In search of a Naga Sadhu

in travel •  7 years ago 

This guy went to the Kumbh Mela of Nashik to met "Naga Sadhus", he met his namesake there . Naga sadhus(saints) lives in the caves of Himalayan, isolated from human civilization and come to mainland only during the Kumbh Mela. This is the only time when these ascetic saints can be seen among the general population.They hold tridents crowned with human skulls. Their bodies are smeared in thick ash and they wear heavy coils of matted hair on the head. These saints remain completely naked even during biting cold. They smoke Marijuana through a pipe called a Chillum or Shiv Muli. They use it as a tool to avoid the worldly distraction. But some say that as they advance in spiritual life they leave renounce the intoxication too. Anyways, check the video. The soundtrack in the video is "Hilltop" by Mumbai based indie/ electro post rockband SkyRabbit.

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Interesting! Upvoted you. Post for more. :)

Thanks

very interesting. Never heard of them.

A bunch of crazy stoners or spiritual advanced.

Thanks. Yeah they smoke a lot and have been doing that for thousands of years. But they live in the mountain(Himalaya), isolated from normal human society, doing a lot of meditation. The road to become a naga is not easy . It takes about 20 years and a lot of dedication