Chakratirtha Baba and the Five Possessions of a Sadhu
Chakratirtha Baba sitting in front of his dhuni. This photo was taken on November 30, 2010. The winter cold had already begun, hence he was wearing the turban on his head.
Articles on Sadhus and Saints
Inside the Mud Hut of Chakratirtha Baba (31 August, 2012)
Chakratirtha Baba tending the dhuni inside his mud hut in the Salandi Reserve Forest. This photo was taken on August 31, 2012, when he was 91 years old.
Chakratirtha Baba Chanting Hare Krishna by the Sacred Fire (2 June, 2006)
A video of Chakratirtha Baba (recorded on 2 June, 2006), chanting Hare Krishna maha mantra next to his dhuni (sacred fire). At the time of this recording he was 85 years old (now he is 105 years old, and still present at this ashram).
Divine Manifestations Seen Through a Pair of Binoculars
Dayalu Baba’s other most loved “modern” possession was a small binocular I gave him. He would carry it everywhere in the forest and look at things across the mountains. He would look in amazement like a little kid when he used them.
A Lesson in Devotion from Dayalu Baba’s Lotus Pond
Dayalu Baba would grow hundreds of lotuses in his ashram pond to offer to his deities. Because of the lotuses the pond was not very good for bathing in, as it was full of mud and overgrowth of aquatic weeds and water grasses.
A Journey to the Hidden Ashram of Vishwanatha Baba in 2012
Vishwanatha Baba lived in the most remote area along the Salandi river. No vehicles could reach his small mud hut, and you had to walk for many hours through the forest to reach his ashram. He went to this remote area to be away from all the materialistic people who had started flooding into the…
Wild Roots, Forest Foods, and the Diet of Indian Sadhus
Question: Hare Krishna. What do these sadhus generally eat? I heard they eat a lot of wild roots. These must be very nutritious, because some of these sadhus live so long.
Lessons from a Smoky Night: The Aghori Who Cursed Us
[Though this story happened around 2008, I didn’t have a camera back then, so the attached photos are from a later date, around 2010 to 2015. We have no photo of the young aghori baba from the story, nor did we ever see him again.] Over the years I have eaten many strange things given…
A Glimpse into the Mystic Vision of Vadalur Baba
There was a mystic sadhu who lived in a garbage pile in the remote village of Mettukuppam in South India. We called him Vadalur Baba, as that was the name of the nearest city, and that city at one point in time had the famous ashram and residence of his guru saint Vallalar (1823 –…
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