sadhu

It is our opinion that ashrams developed by a 'sadhu' should be run by sadhus after the founder's passing.

Sometime before the age of 20, he was initiated into sannyas by an old 'sadhu' named Pandit Devi Sahaya Shukla.

In ecstasy, the disciples prepared a huge feast, the guru ate heartily and the ashrama was once again a happy home for 'sadhus' .

Those who follow the fast track, mostly men, are the 'sadhus' , the ‘holy men’ of India.

It was at times as if the Western press was reflecting the images of a colonial India: mysterious Pagan rites, naked 'sadhus' , teeming masses praying to an alien God.

India is the birthplace of Hinduism as well as Buddhism, motherland of Sikhs and Jains, the abode of more rishis, 'sadhus' , mahatmas, and maharishis than any place on earth.

During Muslim and British times, the mela gathering of pilgrims and 'sadhus' was a significant force in the preservation of Hinduism and the continued identity of India as a Hindu nation.