Laughing Sadhu

A nearby vendor intimated that this sadhu made his money from tourists wanting his photo. Perhaps, but when shown his image on my camera his whole face transformed, radiant, thrilled to see himself smiling back.

Even aesthetics like their picture taken!

March 11th 2011
Seven millennium ago Shiva, the Divine Creator, the Omnipotent Hindu God, created the mysterious City of Light. Kashi "The Luminous", the now-ancient Varanasi beguiles us all. Never incarnate, he is often depicted with four or five faces, holding a trident, draped with serpents, and bearing a third eye in his forehead. Regarded as ‘The Creator of the Universe,’ he is identified with the li ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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