Naga Sadhu and His Camp Fire in Varanasi (India)

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Naga Sadhu and His Camp Fire in Varanasi (India)

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Naga Sadhu on a Ghat in Varanasi (India).

Also called Naga babas, those sadhus (acetic Hindu monks) are wanderers with no possessions. Their "home" is just a small wood camp fire.

For more info on Sadhus, go to:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sadhu

- or this less serious article www.gonomad.com/951-smokin-sadhus-indias-wandering-stoned...

For more info about Naga [naked] Sadhus, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashanami_Sampradaya.

For more info about Varanasi, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanasi.

Date & GPS location
Photo taken on February 5, 2013
Dasāshwamedh, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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