The Wild Holy Men Of India, Caught Between Past and Present
Boom Boom Baba
Boom Boom Baba sits on a stone platform above the Benares ghats, the steps where millions of Hindu pilgrims come to bathe every year.
“I am Naga, I am very dangerous. But I will pray for you and make a good puja.”
Boom Boom Baba [...]
Tom Vater
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