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[10] [11] There are naked (digambara, or "sky-clad") sadhus who wear their hair in thick dreadlocks called jata. Sadhus engage in a wide variety of religious practices. Some practice asceticism and solitary meditation, while others prefer group praying, chanting or meditating. They typically live a simple lifestyle, and have very few or no ...
[web 7] Each akhara is divided into sub-branches and traditions. An example is the Dattatreya Akhara (Ujjain) of the naked sadhus of Juna Naga establishment. [web 8] The naga sadhus generally remain in the ambit of non-violence, though some sections are also known to practice the sport of Indian wrestling.
A Digambara monk or Digambara Sādhu (also muni, sādhu) is a Sādhu in the Digambar tradition of Jainism, and as such an occupant of the highest limb of the four-fold sangha.
It has the largest number of akharas for the Sadhus, Sants and the Naga Sadhus as well. There are seven Nirvani Akharas: [7] Shri Panchadashanam Juna Akhara : It is the largest of the 13 akharas. The Juna Akhara follows the Dashanami Sampradaya of Shaivism founded by Adi Shankaracharya. They worship Lord Dattatreya. [8]
[1] [2] Juna Akhara is the largest Akhara for Naga Sadhus in India. [3] [4] Giri has initiated about one million Naga sadhus. [5] [6] His Ashram is situated at Kankhal, Haridwar. [7] He is the president of Hindu Dharm Acharya Sabha and also a board member of the World Council of Religious Leaders. [8] [9] [10] [11]
The Kumbh Melas attract many loner sadhus (monks) who do not belong to any akharas. Of those who do belong to a group, the thirteen active akharas have been, [74] 7 Shaiva akharas: [note 2] Mahanirvani, Atal, Niranjani, Anand, Juna, Avahan, and Agni; 3 Vaishnava akharas: [note 3] Nirvani, Digambar, and Nirmohi
Baba Rampuri, born William A. Gans (July 14, 1950) is an American born Sadhu.He claims to be the first westerner to become a Naga Sadhu, having been initiated in 1970.He is the author of the 2010 Destiny Books published book Autobiography of a Sadhu: A Journey into Mystic India, originally published in 2005 by Harmony/Bell Tower as Baba: Autobiography of a Blue-Eyed Yogi, and now released by ...
Siddhashrama (Siddhāśrama; Devanagari:सिद्धाश्रम), popularly called Gyangunj, is considered as a mystical hermitage, which according to a tradition, is located in a secret land deep in the Himalayas, where great yogis, sadhus, and sages who are siddhas live.