fakir

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Gillian Murphy brought her imposing technical attack to the role of the treacherous princess Gamzatti, and Alexei Agoudine pumped delirious gesticulation and wild jumps into overdrive as the lead fakir.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 15, 2018

He thereafter wore a loincloth and shawl, looking not much different from the way Churchill famously described him later as a fakir striding “half-naked” up the steps of the viceroy’s palace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2016

When a Hindu fakir declared on live television that he could kill anybody with tantric chanting, Sanal Edamaruku simply had to take him up on the challenge.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2014

As both were guests in the studio, the fakir was put to the test immediately.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2014

"But one with whom you were perfectly willing to go into partnership," a voice in the rear of Teddy cried sharply, and the jewelry fakir stepped directly in front of Uncle Nathan.

From The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair by Otis, James