One guy told me in India, that life for them was divided in four stages. From 1 to 25 years, was the time to study and learn, from 25 to 50 years was time to have and raise children, hopefully one boy and one girl, from 50 to 75 years was the time to accumulate money and from 75 until death was the time to leave all material possessions and go live in the forest to meditate, eating only from charity.
Well, not all Indians follow that path, but incredibly as many things in India, there are some people that do give away all what they have to live not in the forest, but in the cities in pilgrimage, and are called holy men.
The first time I saw one of these, I thought It was some kind of tourist attraction to take pictures and ask for money. This is true in Kathmandu, where a lot of Indians go to charge for each picture, but in India, they walk from one city to another, as there are a lot of special places for pilgrims to sleep and eat for free, mainly at Hinduism temples.
Just one more of those amazing things we find in India!
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