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A sadhu (wandering holy man) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. The four Hindu stages of life consist of student, householder, forest dweller, and wandering dependant. The sadhu depends on gifts of food or money to support himself in the final stage of his life.
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A sadhu in Nepal. In Hinduism, a sadhu (or saddhu) is an itinerant holy man. He survives by begging for food and money.

In Hinduism, a wandering holy man who devotes himself to the goal of moksha, or liberation from the cycle of reincarnation.



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