Once a symbol of withdrawal and sacrifice, the Indian sadhu now appears across television screens, social media feeds, election rallies, and even corporate spaces. From spiritual gurus wielding ...

An Indian Catholic nun who inspired Hindus with her ascetic way of life in a forest, died in the western state of Gujarat on Feb. 27. She was 88. Father Vinod Kanat who took care of the ailing nun ...

Reports about the duration of the ascetic's vow are varied. Some accounts have claimed that he has remained standing for at least five years, while others have suggested the period may extend to 12 ...

An ascetic draped in a saffron shawl, prayer beads in hand and sacred ash across his body is among the first works to draw ...

The ongoing exhibition at DAG, The Body of The Ascetic, captures the visual representations of this asceticism, situated ...

Combining the lifestyle of an ascetic “holy man” with the devotion of a Christian visionary, Sadhu Sundar Singh became for many a symbol of authentically Indian Christianity. During his 1920 tour of ...

LUCKNOW: Having taken ‘sanyass’ from the glitz and glamour of Bollywood long back, former actress Mamta Kulkarni has proceeded on a new spiritual journey by taking up the role of a Mahamandaleshwar at ...

Dulal Giri Ji Maharaj, an Indian ascetic who has allegedly spent several years standing in an act of devotion to the Hindu deity Shiva, recently went viral online. Some reports said he has been ...

The word 'ascetic,' rooted in ancient Greek for 'to train,' signifies severe self-denial for spiritual growth. It describes a life of simplicity and discipline, rejecting worldly pleasures for inner ...