Rohit M
Lali Baba
Lali Baba at "Harishchandra Ghat" which is the second cremation ghat at Benares. He supposedly was a businessman from Bengal and left everything to embrace the path to the divine. I don't know how much truth is in that. One thing that makes me skeptical of such Sadhus is that almost all of them barring a select few claim to have been prosperous prior to becoming sanyasis and claim that they have a brother who works for India's prestigious civil services. Perhaps they were and and they do actually, but seems more like oneupmanship to me.
My remarks were quoted in a news story published here:
www.asiaone.com/News/The%2BNew%2BPaper/Story/A1Story20090...
It appears my hunch was right on, the man supposedly has a dark past, so if you are in Benares and are intrigued enough to approach this man in the spooky ghat, do that with caution. But again let not people like him deter you to interact with people and enjoy India fully, just remember to be prudent.
Lali Baba
Lali Baba at "Harishchandra Ghat" which is the second cremation ghat at Benares. He supposedly was a businessman from Bengal and left everything to embrace the path to the divine. I don't know how much truth is in that. One thing that makes me skeptical of such Sadhus is that almost all of them barring a select few claim to have been prosperous prior to becoming sanyasis and claim that they have a brother who works for India's prestigious civil services. Perhaps they were and and they do actually, but seems more like oneupmanship to me.
My remarks were quoted in a news story published here:
www.asiaone.com/News/The%2BNew%2BPaper/Story/A1Story20090...
It appears my hunch was right on, the man supposedly has a dark past, so if you are in Benares and are intrigued enough to approach this man in the spooky ghat, do that with caution. But again let not people like him deter you to interact with people and enjoy India fully, just remember to be prudent.