madhouse

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There was excitement among the devotees who sought blessings from the transgender sadhus as well as selfies and videos of them.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2019

Rather than visiting other major houses of worship there, I zoomed in on the sadhus, ascetics who renounce the world to embark on religious quests.

From Washington Post • Aug. 30, 2018

The ashram remained operational for many decades after the band left, housing dozens of straight-backed sadhus, or holy men, in small domed huts.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2018

In six episodes, Aslan spends time with human-flesh-eating sadhus in Varanasi, an ark-building Hawaiian apocalyptic cult, goat-sacrificing Haitian vodouistes, excommunicated Scientologists, devotees of Santa Muerte in Mexico City, and ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 9, 2017

When I looked into the temples, I could see the holy sadhus sitting in long rows, bare chested, their heads shaven, holding sacred lamps and accompanying their chanting with bells.

From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan