Hindu Ascetic doing Penance on a Bed of Spikes near the Shrine of Kali, Calcutta (Kolkata) - c.1903

Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program

Portrait of Man, Sadhu (Mendicant), Wearing Permanent Iron Collar - Nicholas Bros

Source: http://photography.si.edu

Group Photos of Sadhus (Religious Ascetic) in front of a Temple - North India, c. 1890's

Credit: sothebys.com

Hindu Sanyasi (Ascetic) - c1890's

Source: Ebay Seller pumpparkphotos

Dandi Sanyasi, a Hindu Ascetic - Eastern Bengal 1860's

Source: British Library (bl.uk)

Urdha-Bahu Sannyasi, Eastern Bengal - 1860's

Photograph showing a 'sanyasi' or wandering Hindu mendicant taken by an unknown photographer in the early 1860s. Sanyasis or sadhus are holy men who have taken the path of renunciation.
Source: British Library

Indian Holy Men (Sadhu) at The Chowk - Faizabad c1880's

Source: ebay

Various Vintage Photographs of Indian Holy Men (Sadhu)

Source: marcdeclercqcollection.wordpress.com

Photographs of Ascetics or sadhus in Calcutta (Kolkata), Possibly Pilgrims to a Festival (Gangasagar Mela?) - c1912-14

Source: rcahms.gov.uk

Group of Fakirs (Sadhus) - c1884

Source: The J. Paul Getty Museum

Hindu Priest Yogi Swami, Wearing Various Strands including Rudraksha Beads

Source: ebay

Group of Indian Hindu Religious Ascetic or Sadhus - c1880's

Credit: James Kerr (pumpparkphotos.com)

Vintage Photograph of an Indian Sadhu (Religious Ascetic) - c1900's

Source: Ebay Seller i-s-burr

Fakir on his bed of spikes - 1903

Source: Library of Congress (loc.gov)

Indian Holy Men Sitting Together - Beares (Varanasi) c1890's

Credit: James Kerr (pumpparkphotos.com)

Hindu Spiritual Guru Ramana Maharshi - 1949

Ramana Maharshi (30 December 1879 – 14 April 1950) is widely acknowledged as one of the outstanding Hindu gurus of modern times. He was born Venkataraman Iyer, in Tiruchuli, Tamil Nadu, South India, and given the name Bhagavan Sri Ramana Maharshi in 1907, by one of his first devotees, Ganapati Muni. This would be the name by which he became known to the world.

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Brother of Hindu Spiritual Guru Ramana Maharshi - 1949

Brother of Hindu Spiritual Guru Ramana Maharshi - 1949

Source: Life Archive hosted by Google

Hindu Mahratta Priest - Hand Coloured Post Card c1910-20's

Source: Ebay Seller kovac35

Brahman priest painting his forehead with the red and white marks of his sect and caste - Early 20th Century

Source: Library of Congress (lov.gov)

Vintage Photographs of India - From a Personal Collection - c1900, Part - 5

View: Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

The first 70 or so photos in this set are a selection of lantern slides dating I estimate to c. 1900. The set appears to be a personal collection, with items connected to Northern Ireland, missionary work, the YMCA, and India - this set contains the latter.

Hand captioned "Christian family, native"

Hand captioned "Christian family"

Hand captioned "Hindu woman"

Unknown Woman

Hand captioned "Daniel", but no idea how that relates to this scene.

Hand captioned "Indian YMCA conference" and a YMCA sash can be seen.

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