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Carolina met this guy near the Golden Temple in Varanasi.
A Sadhu has no past: Chetan seeks baba-hood

December 4th 2011
In India, Hindu holy books extort devotees to seek the company of saints. A Sadhu is most often a wandering ascetic who has also often left a stable family and work life to seek a state of godly bliss. The word Sadhu means ‘good man’ or ‘saint’. They <span> “...walk the streets, sit by the temples, camp under sacred trees, dwell in ashrams and akhara (ascetic camps) that are fou ... read more
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Indian Flag 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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