Sadhu - India - Madhy Pradesh
Roadside scene in the Madhya Pradesh Province, India. A sadhu, or holy man, begging for alms. In Hinduism, sadhu is a common term for an ascetic or practitioner of yoga (yogi) who has achieved the first three Hindu goals of life: kama (enjoyment), artha (practical objectives), and even dharma (duty). The sadhu is solely dedicated to achieving the fourth and final Hindu goal of life, moksha (liberation), through meditation and contemplation. Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Picture No
10281278
Media ID
47524226
Size
2192px x 2148px
(1.8MB)
Credit
Mary Evans/Nigel Sorrell Collection
Source
Photograph by Ralph Ponsonby Watts
Date
circa 1940
