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  • A sadhu or sannyasi carrying a trident over his shoulders. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A sadhu or sannyasi wearing orange robes, with horizontal marks on his forehead, carrying a staff and a water pot. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • Four occupations: messenger, sanyasi, water carrier and guard (?). Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • A sanyasi with a tiger skin wrapped around himself. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • The different stages of a sanyasi eating the warm raw flesh of a goat. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A sanyasi with a pink cloth draped around him carrying a staff. Gouache painting on mica by an Indian artist.
  • Different stages of a Purbuttia sanyasi eating the raw warm flesh of a lamb and some leaves. Gouache painting by an Indian artist.
  • A pandaram or Malabar ascetic. Gouache, 18--.
  • A Vaishnavite or bairagi ascetic. Gouache, 18--.