Religious devotion is expressed in different ways across the world. Humans fantasize in the way they worship their divine. They allocate all their energy and creativity in order to build exotic monuments, statues, icons, etc...
Other than the art of architecture which is different in every religion. They differentiate themselves in the way they design their clothing or do their haircuts.
What attracted me about the Sadhus, the Hindu holy men, is the way they paint their faces. This ritual is called Tilak which is the forehead, it is the place of the third eye or the eye of wisdom.
The paintings come in different shapes and color combinations to symbolize the deity they devoted themselves to.
At the end, I believe art & design are an essential part of the human evolution since the beginning of our time. It also plays a main role in how people worship their supreme power.
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Because they detach themselves from everything. I think they have high level of self satisfaction.
I like the way his face shape is... His mouth has this pout shape and his upper cheeks puff out, but not in a bad way at all. It's interesting
I am not religious, but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate other people and their uniqueness. Beautiful photos!
We just need to see it from a moderate human being perspective. Once we see it like this we appreciate the diversity of humanity cultures.
Load More Replies...These are gorgeous! In a world were ones religion is thought of as a downside (unfortunately), this makes it look like the beautiful thing that it is!
What I found during my trips and exploration of religions. That all of them preach peace and love, but unfortunately some of the followers behave opposite to the religion's teaching.
Load More Replies...These are such great photos! Thank you for sharing their culture with us!
Thanks a lot Bella for your kind words 😊😊
Load More Replies...This document is Work of Art. I'm nt able to take my eyes away. Impossible to choose best photo, each one face is Masterpiece! Soul kneels!
Is there a significance that a lot use orange and red stripes? Does it have a meaning? Thank you for sharing these.
(please let me be ignorant for one momemt) does the face paint mean anything
The painting are not done randomly, each shape represents a diety. And the colors symbolize a lot.
Load More Replies...I think these Sadhus are from different Hindu sects. They came from all over India and Nepal for a Hindu festival. I dunno of one of them is from the Aghori sect.
Load More Replies...Yeah in Pashupatina temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. I went twice there and spent hours, I was lucky because there was a Hindu festival and Sadhus from all over India and Nepal are coming to visit this place. It was a magnificent experience.
Load More Replies...It's amayzing to see this kind of diversity between people around the world .great job...
Thanks a lot Alice😊 we have amazing diversity of cultures and traditions. I keep be amazed every time I visit a country.
Load More Replies...Sir, please respect the community and the people who follow this religion. We are just sharing world's cultures and traditions.
Load More Replies...Sorry I didn't take photos of the Sadhvis (The Female Sadhus) 😔
Load More Replies...I am not religious, but that doesn't mean I can't appreciate other people and their uniqueness. Beautiful photos!
We just need to see it from a moderate human being perspective. Once we see it like this we appreciate the diversity of humanity cultures.
Load More Replies...These are gorgeous! In a world were ones religion is thought of as a downside (unfortunately), this makes it look like the beautiful thing that it is!
What I found during my trips and exploration of religions. That all of them preach peace and love, but unfortunately some of the followers behave opposite to the religion's teaching.
Load More Replies...These are such great photos! Thank you for sharing their culture with us!
Thanks a lot Bella for your kind words 😊😊
Load More Replies...This document is Work of Art. I'm nt able to take my eyes away. Impossible to choose best photo, each one face is Masterpiece! Soul kneels!
Is there a significance that a lot use orange and red stripes? Does it have a meaning? Thank you for sharing these.
(please let me be ignorant for one momemt) does the face paint mean anything
The painting are not done randomly, each shape represents a diety. And the colors symbolize a lot.
Load More Replies...I think these Sadhus are from different Hindu sects. They came from all over India and Nepal for a Hindu festival. I dunno of one of them is from the Aghori sect.
Load More Replies...Yeah in Pashupatina temple in Kathmandu, Nepal. I went twice there and spent hours, I was lucky because there was a Hindu festival and Sadhus from all over India and Nepal are coming to visit this place. It was a magnificent experience.
Load More Replies...It's amayzing to see this kind of diversity between people around the world .great job...
Thanks a lot Alice😊 we have amazing diversity of cultures and traditions. I keep be amazed every time I visit a country.
Load More Replies...Sir, please respect the community and the people who follow this religion. We are just sharing world's cultures and traditions.
Load More Replies...Sorry I didn't take photos of the Sadhvis (The Female Sadhus) 😔
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