A lone ascetic covered in ash, Gaya
Gaya
Description
A lone ascetic, covered in ash. The ash with which many ascetics coat themselves symbolizes renunciation and death. For this reason, unlike all other Hindus, sadhus are not cremated; their corpses are generally put, seated, into a bamboo cage and immersed in the Ganga.
Project Title
Cultural Mapping of Gaya, Bihar
DOCUMENT TYPE
image
Identifier:
GY_710
Related Term
Customs and Rituals
Related place
Gaya, Bihar
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