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Standing Baba's

  • 14-08-2010 11:45pm
    #1
    epgc3fyqirnbsx
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    A Standing Baba, or Khareshwari, is a Hindu who has vowed to stand, not sitting or lying down even to sleep. The vow is a form of Hindu Tapa (or Tapasas), a self-inflicted corporal punishment intended to help bring spiritual enlightenment. Khareshwari are primarily found in India, but are not limited to that country.

    The length of the vow is unclear from available references. One source says that the vow lasts for twelve years. Other sources do not attach a specific time frame.

    Khareshwari traditionally stood under a tree. This may be connected to the Yoga position known as Vrikasana, the Tree Position. A seventeenth-century engraving shows some images of what may be Standing Baba.

    More recently Khareshwari seem to stand inside. Author Gregory David Roberts places Babas inside in his description of Khareshwari in the novel Shantaram. Additionally, two online photos of Khareshwari both show men inside, not under a tree.

    The Standing Baba have a swing-like device that allows them to rest their arms during the day. During the night, a Khareshwari will support his torso on the swing as he sleeps. The swing usually has a sling beneath it. The sling can hold one of the Khareshwari's legs at a time. It is unclear if this is intended to rest one leg or to increase the pressure on the other leg. While Khareshwaris may walk about, they usually just stand/hang in their swing.

    Standing for years at a time causes swollen legs and ulcerated feet. Roberts and others describe the Khareshwari tapa as extremely painful and even permanently disabling.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_Baba

    These fellas stand up for years on end, their legs swell up before withering and they are in eternal agony. No wonder they're stoned 24/7


Comments

  • #2
    mink_man
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    tl;dr


  • #3
    FearDark
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,425 ✭✭✭FearDark


    Religions great isint it. Making people do retarded things for absolutely nothing.


  • #4
    enniscorthy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,046 ✭✭✭enniscorthy


    SHES A BIT OF ALRI AINT SHE


  • #5
    JayEnnis
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    enniscorthy wrote: »
    SHES A BIT OF ALRI AINT SHE

    I was just about to post this.

    Would smash.

    Edit: And we're from the same.. 'Town'.


  • #6
    enniscorthy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,046 ✭✭✭enniscorthy


    JayEnnis wrote: »
    I was just about to post this.

    Would smash.

    Edit: And we're from the same.. 'Town'.

    HEHE TOWN....... GOOD 1 HAHA DONT GET ME STARTED ON THAT 1 MATE


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  • #7
    mickydoomsux
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,290 ✭✭✭mickydoomsux


    People really need to find better things to do to occupy their time.

    'I'm doing some retarded **** because, you know, God and ****!'.

    Go for a walk, read a book or have a **** or something you clown.


  • #8
    SeaFields
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,551 ✭✭✭SeaFields


    enniscorthy wrote: »
    SHES A BIT OF ALRI AINT SHE

    i would ;)

    couldn't be arsed watching tho...unless she get naked tho?


  • #9
    spider guardian
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    ah she might make the guinness book of records yet, and it made her an internet star too, she might make it on jimmy kimmel yet

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NattlyH0IeM


  • #10
    RMD
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,662 ✭✭✭RMD


    Am I the only one who thought this topic would be about standing babies, you know funny stories and the likes.


  • #11
    SeaFields
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    RMD wrote: »
    Am I the only one who thought this topic would be about standing babies, you know funny stories and the likes.

    >>>>>Parenting forum :p


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  • #12
    we'llallhavetea_old
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    RMD wrote: »
    Am I the only one who thought this topic would be about standing babies, you know funny stories and the likes.

    nope, i thought aw, mcgurks gettin all broody. not the case.

    didn't watch the video, but the whole thing is just fcuking stupid. a sling to sleep? if you're gonna use a sling, just lay the fcuk down. :rolleyes:


  • #13
    epgc3fyqirnbsx
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    we'llallhavetea wrote: »
    nope, i thought aw, mcgurks gettin all broody. not the case.

    didn't watch the video, but the whole thing is just fcuking stupid. a sling to sleep? if you're gonna use a sling, just lay the fcuk down. :rolleyes:

    I didn't watch the video either tbh and it prop doesn't do it justice, I just read it outta Shantaram and it seemed prett cool, albeit stupid

    Like you


  • #14
    starbelgrade
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    Holland Ripe Platoon wrote: »
    I didn't watch the video either tbh

    I did. She's super Indian hot... like a Madras.


  • #15
    we'llallhavetea_old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,971 ✭✭✭we'llallhavetea_old


    Holland Ripe Platoon wrote: »
    Like you

    :eek:

    are ye fcukin startin are ye? :mad:


  • #16
    epgc3fyqirnbsx
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,228 ✭✭✭epgc3fyqirnbsx


    Back off bumface, I have the steely determination of a standing baba, you got nufink


  • #17
    we'llallhavetea_old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,971 ✭✭✭we'llallhavetea_old


    Holland Ripe Platoon wrote: »
    Back off bumface, I have the steely determination of a standing baba, you got nufink

    'ats whu' yoo fink mistaw, i've gots ... a pain in me face trying to spell out skanger language.

    anyway, i think it's interesting, but i deem the "babas" stupid. thats all bruv, innit?


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