Hindu asceticism

thumb|A Sufism|Sufi Muslim ascetic (fakir) in [[Bengal during the 1860s]]

heat, spiritual concept, asceticism in Indian religions

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thumb|Photograph of a Sanyasi ascetic, albumen print, by Captain W. W. Hooper & Surgeon G. Western, Hyderabad,

Vairāgya () is a Sanskrit term used in Jainism and Hinduism as well as Eastern philosophy that roughly translates as dispassion, detachment, or renunciation, in particular renunciation from the pains and pleasures in the temporary material world. The Hindu philosophers who advocated vairāgya told their followers that it is a means to achieve moksha.

Avadhūta (IAST '''', written as अवधूत) is a Sanskrit term from the root 'to shake' (see V. S. Apte and Monier-Williams) that, among its many uses, in some Indian religions indicates a type of mystic or saint who is beyond egoic-consciousness, duality and common worldly concerns and acts without consideration for standard social etiquette. Avadhūta is a Jivanmukta who gives his insight to others and teaches them about his realisation of the true nature of the ultimate reality (Brahman 'ब्रह्म' - not to be confused with Brahmin) and self (Ātman) and takes the role of a guru to show the path of m

The kaupinam, kovanam, kaupina, langot, or lungooty is a loincloth worn by men in the Indian subcontinent as underclothing. It is still commonly worn in South Asia by pehlwans (wrestlers) while exercising or sparring in a dangal. It is basically a rectangular strip of cloth used to cover the genitals, with strings connected to the four ends of the cloth, for binding it around the waist and between the legs. right|thumb|A pehlwan sports a langoti at an [[akhara]]

late 18th century rebellion in Bengal