Monday, April 20, 2015

Our Sadhus - Real or Reel?

#kumbhmela #kumbhmela2013 #travel #lonelyplanetindia #lonelyplanet #worthsaving #mypassport #naga #nagas #sadhu #sadhus #techsavvy #glares #juna #akhara#mobile#indianpenalcode I liked the style statement of this naga. The glares on, but clothes off. He was busy with some important call, might be closing some important business deals. Who knows?They don't wear clothes as it is beleived that they have denounced everything and accept the mother nature as it is. They rub ash all over their body, considering it as their only outfit, exact reasons I am not sure of. The white face beacuse of rubbed ash and the sunglasses, made me say "wow!" and brought hindi film number to my lips "gore gore mukhrey per kala kala chashma". I sometimes wonder are they actually the sadhus? Are they jogis or are they bhogis? They charge in USD to foreigners and in INR to indians for the getting the photograph clicked. True professional one must say. I don't know whether they are the true representation of the cult? Amounts are spent in organising such events and is it for this representation of the culture? Looking at it seems like that becoming a sadhu is an easy way of making money and get such benefits from the government and loot people. One of the very few and rare professions that do not require any formal education. Because, dharm yaan culture k naam per kuch bhi chalta hai. Raising such questions may even attract violation of section 153A, 295, 295A under Indian Penal Code. But these question boggle my mind when I come across them and heart shouts "kya hai yeh?" Or rather "kyu hai yeh?"

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