A person undertaking such a practice is known as a sadhu or a sadhaka. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions] Reference
A sadhu poses with a football in Allahabad, India, June 9, 2010. From Wordnik.com. [Holy Men of India] Reference
I took a carotid pulse and found that the sadhu was still alive. From Wordnik.com. [Mccoy Photo | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
As a sadhu, the Rolling Baba is a wanderer who survives on alms. From Wordnik.com. [Indian holy man heard the roll call for nirvana] Reference
Yet to the 55-year-old sadhu, the constant turning is refreshing. From Wordnik.com. [Indian holy man heard the roll call for nirvana] Reference
A sadhu on the banks of river Ganges in Haridwar, India, Jan. 16, 2010. From Wordnik.com. [Holy Men of India] Reference
He said he then went to a temple, renounced the world and became a sadhu. From Wordnik.com. [Indian holy man heard the roll call for nirvana] Reference
The Metrosexual sadhu, originally uploaded by firoze shakir photographerno1. From Wordnik.com. [2008 April 09 « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1] Reference
A sadhu sits near his tent as he prays in Allahabad, India, January 25, 2010. From Wordnik.com. [Holy Men of India] Reference
Today, as he rolls toward Pakistan, the sadhu thinks he might go to Iraq next. From Wordnik.com. [Indian holy man heard the roll call for nirvana] Reference
A sadhu takes a bath on the banks of the river Ganges in Haridwar on January 14, 2010. From Wordnik.com. [Holy Men of India] Reference
A sadhu paints his face on the banks of river Ganges in Varanasi, India, July 22, 2009. From Wordnik.com. [Holy Men of India] Reference
A distraught Chandran runs away from home, and becomes a wandering sadhu for some weeks. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Narayan] Reference
A sadhu washes his hair during a festival at Sangam in Allahabad, India, January 15, 2010. From Wordnik.com. [Holy Men of India] Reference
Filed under: Firoze Shakir Bollywoods Most Wanted , glenn losack md, ling kriya, naga sadhu. From Wordnik.com. [2008 January 28 « bollywoods most wanted photographerno1] Reference
A sadhu waits for donations from devotees outside a temple in Allahabad, India, May 10, 2010. From Wordnik.com. [Holy Men of India] Reference
A sadhu carries water from the Ganges river in a pitcher in Allahabad, India, March 24, 2010. From Wordnik.com. [Holy Men of India] Reference
A sadhu from Varanasi displays his long hair at Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati, Assam, June 15, 2009. From Wordnik.com. [Holy Men of India] Reference
But that doesn't mean that I will become some sadhu. From Wordnik.com. [rediff.com] Reference
The very thing that Prabhupada describes about a sadhu. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Political Fraud Exposed for GM crops approved in Western Australia January 2010] Reference
Training to be a Naga sadhu, his days are spent running. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to India celebrates the Hindu festival of Makar Sankranti] Reference
Then His dear devotees, the sadhu-vaisnava-mahajanas will come. From Wordnik.com. [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference
A sadhu returns after taking a dip at pious Sangam in Allahabad. From Wordnik.com. [Elections - fresh news by plazoo.com] Reference
After the sadhu had told me a few of his spiritual realizations. From Wordnik.com. [Autobiography of a Yogi] Reference
A Naga sadhu in a state of meditation during a religious ceremony. From Wordnik.com. [Qwaider Planet] Reference
So similarly, in other places also, the definition of sadhu is there. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Political Fraud Exposed for GM crops approved in Western Australia January 2010] Reference
There was a sadhu in saffron clothes near the dustbin, with a kamadhal. From Wordnik.com. [rediff.com] Reference
Bapu also asked for food that is served to inmates as'Bhiksha 'to a sadhu. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
According to police, the foreign visitor, Sebastian, dressed like a sadhu. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
Moreover, He also comes here for sadhu-samraksana, to protect His dear devotees. From Wordnik.com. [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference
Why hearing from a bonafied sadhu who has no contamination at all is so important. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Patnaik meets PM, seeks assurance on industrial projects] Reference
Next election, inshallah, these shall matter more than sadhu, taraazu and talwaar. From Wordnik.com. [Kafila] Reference
An angry sadhu shouting at the pilgrims for not giving him enough alms at the famous gangasgar fair. From Wordnik.com. [Qwaider Planet] Reference
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