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aarti
(the auspicious lighting of lamps or candles) and the playing of bhajans (devo-
tional songs).
A sadhu is someone who has surrendered all material possessions in pursuit of spirituality through med-
itation, the study of sacred texts, self-mortification and pilgrimage. Explore further in
Sadhus: India's Mystic
Holy Men
by Dolf Hartsuiker.