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Examples
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His Spanish-language book, "Sadhus," published in Chile in 2003, will be on sale at the exhibit.
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'Sadhus' and 'Babas' who misguide the visitors and dupe them of funds on one pretext or the other.
Goa Blog Goa Blog 2010
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Mr. Shantaram Naik M.P. appealed to the youth of Goa to track down bogus and fake "Sadhus" and "Babas" with criminal records operating in Goa, in the interest of the people of the state, specially common masses.
Goa Blog Goa Blog 2010
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Thomas Kelly A group of sadhus engage in an austerity called the panch-agni-tapasya, or five fire practice, in which pieces of burning cow dung are placed around the Sadhu as he meditates or performs hatha yoga.
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In Hinduism, the Sadhus are holy men, derelicts, madmen, charlatans, wanderers, mystics and yogis, their boldly painted bodies a map of the Hindu universe.
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Sometimes the Sadhus write on their bodies in devanagari, the Indian alphabet used to write such languages as Sanskrit and Hindi.
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Thomas Kelly It's easy to idealize the Sadhus or mythologize them.
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The Sadhus' acceptance of Mr. Kelly, who speaks both Hindi and Nepalese, required slow and careful cultivation.
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Many Sadhus angrily wave away photographers, and Mr. Kelly said that spontaneous photography of Sadhus can be dangerous: "You can easily be trampled or attacked."
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There are anywhere from eight to 15 million Sadhus, who have abandoned their worldly possessions and follow such Hindu gods as Shiva and Vishnu.
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