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Portrait of a Sadhu, Pashupatinath temple, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal, Asia

Aside from a life of simplicity focus on divine, many sadhus engage in a diverse array of practices both internal external in order to attain higher states of awareness consciousness. This sadhu chosen hatha yoga shows results--a well-disciplined, strong body--while holding kukkuta asana, or cock posture. India

A young sadhu reads holy scripture near fire. Worship is part of daily life. Some sadhus chant mantras. gayatri mantra is of several mantras that sacred incantations or mystical formulas of ancient literature. gayatri mantra given by brahma mentioned in rigveda is named after consort of brahma: o that glory- of savitri most high. Oh divine us mediate upon. it inspire understanding. goal of recitation is to attain realization. Practice lead mind into a transcendental union with deity.Pashupatinath, kathmandu, nepa

Forehead designs, called tilakas, show a sadhus religious and sectarian affiliations and range from a simple daub of color to complex designs involving the entire face. the application of a tilaka is usually done at the start of each day after bathing as a way to sanctify the body and prepare it to receive the divine. pashupatinath, nepal

Forehead designs, called tilakas, show a sadhus religious sectarian affiliations range from a simple daub of color to complex designs involving entire face. Vertical design of this sadhus tilaka shows to be a vaishnava, or follower of vishnu, preserver of universe. He is a benevolent gentle. gentility is reflected in worshippers devotess. application of a tilaka is usually done at start of each after bathing as a to sanctify body prepare it to receive divine. India

Holy Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva in Kedernath with Sadhu at evening ceremony, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Sadhu with a white beard and a begging bowl, Ramanathaswami Temple, Rameshwaram or Ramesvaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Sadhu, portrait, Kumbh Mela or Kumbha, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, Indian Himalayas, North India, India, Asia

Old man, Sadhu, itinerant monk during a wedding ceremony, Sufi shrine, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India, South Asia

Chanting Sadhu reciting from the holy books at the ghats of Varanasi in the morning, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Old man, Sadhu, itinerant monk during a wedding ceremony, Sufi shrine, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India, South Asia

Sadhu with decoration, participant in the archaic Shivratri procession, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Physically disabled Sadhu, holy man, at one of the ghats of the historic city of Varanasi, India, Asia

A small group of Sadhus doing their morning pooja at the ghats along the river Ganges in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, India, Asia

Sadhu during a Hindu morning prayer in the Ganges River, Puja, Kumbh or Kumbha Mela, Har Ki Pauri Ghat, a famous bathing ghat at Haridwar or Hardwar, Uttarakhand, formerly Uttaranchal, North India, India, Asia

Portait of a Sadhu, holy man, sitting at a shrine at Pashupatinath temple, Kathmandu, Kathmandu District, Nepal, Asia

A Sadhu, holy man, is sitting and meditating in lotus pose, padmasana, on a block of ice at Gaumukh, the main source of the holy river Ganges, Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

A Sadhu, holy man, is standing and praying on a block of ice at Gaumukh, the main source of the holy river Ganges, Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

A Sadhu, holy man, is standing in tree pose, vrikshasana, on a block of ice at Gaumukh, the main source of the holy river Ganges, Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India, Asia

Sadhu with red shawl on a boat on the Ganges river at sunrise, Allahabad Kumbh Mela, world's largest religious gathering, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Sadhu reciting from the holy books in the morning, at Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges, Yamuna and Saraswati, in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

TIRUVANAMALLAI, INDIA, JANUARY 7, 2010: Sadhu, religious ascetic or holy person, sleeping in Hindu temple Arunachaleswar. Tiruvanamallai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Sadhu wearing glasses in front of a blue wall, portrait, Ramanathaswami Temple, Rameshwaram or Ramesvaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia