1350-1689 - Praying, statue of A. C. Bhakivedanta Swami Prabhupada the founder of hare Krishna movement, in ISKCON temple, Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir,Vrindavan,Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
805-557 - Monk, follower of Mahima Dharma sect, wearing orange loincloth carrying brass pots of water into the temple at sunset, Joranda, Orissa, India, Asia
1161-4355 - Tourists watch body bathed in River Ganges and traditional Hindu cremation on funeral pyre at Manikarnika Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India
1161-4356 - Tourists watch body bathed in River Ganges and traditional Hindu cremation on funeral pyre at Manikarnika Ghat in Holy City of Varanasi, Benares, India
1196-165 - Forehead designs, called tilakas, show a sadhus religious sectarian affiliations range from a simple daub of color to complex designs involving entire face. Vertical design of this sadhus tilaka shows to be a vaishnava, or follower of vishnu, preserver of universe. He is a benevolent gentle. gentility is reflected in worshippers devotess. application of a tilaka is usually done at start of each after bathing as a to sanctify body prepare it to receive divine. India
817-200389 - Portrait of an Indian Sadhu (holy man): sadhus have different markings on their forehead, horizontal lines identify this Sadhu as a Shiva Hindu god follower