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| Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by Nobody: 3:24am On Sep 27, 2011 |
Mahant Amar Bharti Ji.  If you're ever looking for a volunteer to put their hand up for something, head to New Delhi and ask Mahant Amar Bharti Ji. In 1973, the clerk raised his hand in honour of Hindu deity Shiva – and he hasn't put it down since. In 1970 Amar left his job, family and friends to dedicate himself to his religious beliefs. Three years later, feeling he was still too connected to his old life, Amar simply raised his hand as a sign of his devotion. It's now been 38 years and the arm has not yet come down. Amar's followers claim his sacrifice is a beacon of peace, while others say he has given up the use of a limb in order to separate himself from the pleasures of mortal life. Amar's sacrifice has turned his arm into a useless stump of flesh and bone, with a gnarled hand and unclipped fingernails hanging from the end. Amar says he experienced years of excruciating pain in order to follow his beliefs, but the pain has now passed. What's left of his arm is now stuck in the bizarre position, atrophied after years of non-use. Devotees of Hinduism will often undergo incredible acts of self-sacrifice, sometimes involving starvation or vows of silence. Many of Amar’s followers have followed suit, raising their own arms for years and even decades. A closeup of Amar's hand after 38 years:  Source: http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/10289557/man-raises-arm-for-38-years |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by SisiKill1: 3:29am On Sep 27, 2011 |
  Speechless!!  |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by Nobody: 3:34am On Sep 27, 2011 |
Wow!! I love to respect culture, but these Indians are weird mf'ers. 1 Like |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by SisiKill1: 3:36am On Sep 27, 2011 |
Okay, I'm no longer speechless, I have one question. . .WHY?!! Seriously what is the purpose of this?!  1 Like |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by Nobody: 3:40am On Sep 27, 2011 |
Sisi_Kill: Those ppl are weird. Another one did something as drastic as that, looking for the video on youtube. something about not laying down for yrs. |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by Osama10(m): 7:55am On Sep 27, 2011 |
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| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by Nobody: 7:59am On Sep 27, 2011 |
f**k Religion!  |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by hakunajay(m): 8:45am On Sep 27, 2011 |
Na wa oh! |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by Kunbee: 11:47pm On Sep 27, 2011 |
They do funny crap for Hindu When Gandhi became a vegetarian, he said he would stop sleeping with his wife  She be meat  1 Like |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by harakiri(m): 3:30am On Sep 28, 2011 |
Now that's some serious $hit right there. That hand has been up before I was born, lol. I wonder if it's possible to keep an erecti@n for years as well. That would be some mean freaking $hit, lol. 1 Like |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by PAGAN9JA(m): 1:13pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
this Hindu ascetic has done this as a symbol gesture of detachment from wordly pleasures and a sacrifice to the Gods. it also probably symbolises the fact that the word of God is immortal. it might seem foolish at first, but infact it is a sign of supreme perserverance, courage, sacrifice and devotion. the Hindu peoples are well-known for their strange ascetic/hermit community. what this man has done here is commendable as he has sacrificed his arm to prove his devotion and love for his Gods. solong as he doesnt cause harm to anyone lyk the muslims blowing up people or the forced conversions done by the christians and their bribe-for-faith policies, what this man has done is for himself alone. it is the personal business between himself and his God, so we must not interfere. 1 Like |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by Nobody: 6:36pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
Sometimes you have to give it to the indians. To me, they exhibit more self-restraint than so-called born again Nigerians 1 Like |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by JeSoul(f): 8:37pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
Yield, how body my sister? I modified the title to be a little bit more descriptive. Sisi, thanks for posting the pics. @Topic, this is just gross beyond gross. One can admire the extreme dedication and incredible sacrifice such a feat requires but that's where my admiration ends. Use that passion towards some other profitable, meaningful end, not that piece of firewood hanging from his body. This is truly gross . |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by mazaje(m): 8:40pm On Sep 28, 2011 |
Fu[i]c[/i]k crazy beliefs. . . . |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by PAGAN9JA(m): 1:15pm On Sep 29, 2011 |
JeSoul: not everyone look for profit brother.  |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by JeSoul(f): 2:35pm On Sep 29, 2011 |
PAGAN 9JA:And by "profitable" I did not mean "profit" but rather "useful" . . . brother  . |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by thehomer: 3:03pm On Sep 29, 2011 |
Yield: Just as I suspected, the real God Shiva has been working wonders in this world of ours. Why will this man go through this if he didn't really experience Shiva? |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by PAGAN9JA(m): 8:31pm On Sep 29, 2011 |
JeSoul: this man is an ascetic, i.e., he doesnt take anything from society, therefore it would be fair enough in his case, not to give back anything to society. also, engaging in materialistic activities will disrupt his meditation and life-long sacrifice. however in our case , we are people of the material world and so, just we take things from society, it is OUR[b] DUTY [/b] to do something useful in return. thehomer: how do you know that he didnt experience or wont experience Shiva |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by thehomer: 10:51pm On Sep 29, 2011 |
PAGAN 9JA: Maybe because Shiva is in a similar state to Jehovah. |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by oderemo(m): 12:29am On Sep 30, 2011 |
how i love to see pasitor oyedepo to raise his hand up for just ten minutes, oooch that hurts. with my 4 jets ,GOD 4bid. |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by PAGAN9JA(m): 1:11am On Sep 30, 2011 |
thehomer: Shiva is Pagan God of the destructive forces, while jehovah = xtian monotheistic christian God. so how did you arrive at this base & senseless conclusion |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by thehomer: 9:53am On Sep 30, 2011 |
PAGAN 9JA: I think the question to you should be how you arrived at the senseless conclusion that Shiva is the pagan God of destructive forces. What you need to realize is that Shiva is a Hindu God and not some sort of universal pagan God. Shiva simply isn't supposed to exist according to the monotheistic religions. |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by Image123(m): 11:57am On Sep 30, 2011 |
PAGAN 9JA:Not everyone looks for profit ke? Who's looking for loss. |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by PAGAN9JA(m): 12:28pm On Sep 30, 2011 |
thehomer: The Hindus are the largest surving group of Pagan peoples alive on this planet. Most Pagan deities are actually the same God, but with different names: let me give you a couple of examples: Olodumare = Saarki Alji = Chukwu = Zeus = Brahma = Odin = PanGu' = Aramazd = Ngai = Nhialic ,etc (Creator Deities) Ala = Asase Ya = Mbaba Mwana Waresa = Denka =Anahit = Kunapipi, etc. (Fertility Gods) IN FACT, GIVEN BELOW IS A FULL LIST OF FERTILITY GODS FROM DIFFERENT PAGAN CULTURES. THIS SHOWS HOW WE PAGAN TRIBES ARE ALL UNITED AND HOW EACH GOD IS ONLY DIFFERENT IN NAME. and most of these culture had nevere even interacted with each other. yet they all had the same concept of religion. this in itself is a miracle. this shows hows true Pagan religion are.  African mythology Ala, Igbo goddess of fertility Asase Ya, Ashanti earth goddess of fertility Denka, Dinka god of the sky, rain and fertility Mbaba Mwana Waresa, Zulu goddess of fertility, rainbows, agriculture, rain and beer Armenian mythology Anahit, goddess of fertility, birth, beauty and water Aramazd, creator-god and source of the Earth's fertility Aztec mythology Chiconahui, domestic fertility goddess Cihuacoatl, goddess of motherhood, fertility and midwives Coatlicue, goddess of fertility, life, death and rebirth Huixtocihuatl, fertility goddess who presided over salt and salt water Mayahuel, goddess of maguey plants, associated with fertility Patecatl, god of healing and fertility Tepoztecatl, god of pulque, of drunkenness and fertility Tlaloc, god of rain, fertility and water Tlazolteotl, goddess of purification, steam bath, midwives, filth, and a patroness of adulterers Toci, is the "Mother of the Gods", often associated with Tlazolteotl Tonacatecuhtli, god of fertility Tzitzimimeh, a group of star deities associated with fertility Xipe Totec, god of agriculture, vegetation, the east, disease, spring, goldsmiths, silversmiths and the seasons Xochipilli, god of art, games, beauty, dance, flowers, maize, fertility, and song Xochiquetzal, goddess of fertility, beauty, female intimate power, protection of young mothers, pregnancy, childbirth, and women's crafts Baltic mythology Laima, goddess of luck and fate, associated with childbirth, pregnancy marriage, and death Saulė, solar goddess of life and fertility, warmth and health Canaanite mythology Baal, name of a number of gods with possible associations with fertility In Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Sowathara, A female figure as symbol of the fertile earh. Celtic mythology Brigid, Irish goddess associated with fertility Cernunnos, horned god associated with fertility Damara, fertility goddess worshipped in Britain Damona, Gaulish fertility goddess Epona, goddess of horses and fertility Hooded Spirits, a group of deities theorised to be fertility spirits Nantosuelta, goddess of nature, the earth, fire, and fertility Onuava, goddess of fertility Rosmerta, Gallo-Roman goddess of fertility and abundance Egyptian mythology Min, ancient Egyptian god of fertility and lettuce Amun, creator-god, associated with fertility Bastet, cat goddess sometimes associated with fertility Bes, household protector god associated with music, dance, and intimate pleasure Hathor, goddess who personified the principles of love, motherhood and joy Heget, frog-goddess of fertility Heryshaf, god of creation and fertility Isis, goddess of motherhood, magic and fertility Mesenet, goddess of childbirth Min, god of fertility, reproduction, and lettuce Osiris, god of the afterlife, the dead, and the underworld agency that granted all life, including sprouting vegetation and the fertile flooding of the Nile River Renenutet, goddess of the true name, the harvest and fertile fields Sobek, god of the river, warfare and fertility Sopdet, goddess of the fertility of the soil Tawaret, goddess of fertility and childbirth Tefnut, goddess of water and fertility Qetesh, goddess of sacred ecstasy and intimate pleasure Etruscan mythology Fufluns, god of plant life, happiness and health and growth in all things Thesan, goddess of the dawn, associated with the generation of life Finnish mythology Äkräs, god of fertility Rauni, goddess of fertility Germanic mythology Nerthus, goddess associated with fertility Anyak-Schlikh, goddess of fertility and passionate love Greek mythology Adonis, a figure associated with death, rebirth and vegetation Aphaea, local goddess associated with fertility and the agricultural cycle Aphrodite, goddess of love, beauty and sexuality Artemis, goddess of the hunt, wild animals, wilderness, childbirth, virginity, fertility, young girls and health and disease in women Cybele, Phrygian Earth Mother goddess who embodies the fertile earth Demeter, goddess of agriculture and the fertility of the earth Dionysus, god of wine and festivity, associated with fertility Eros, god of intimate love, fertility and beauty Priapus, Greek god of fertility, gardens and male Cores Gaia, Earth Mother and goddess of the fertile earth Hera, goddess of the air, marriage, women, women's fertility, childbirth, heirs, kings and empires Ilithyia, goddess of childbirth and midwifery Pan, god of shepherds, flocks, mountain wilds, hunting and rustic music; associated with fertility Phanes, primeval deity of procreation and the generation of new life Priapus, rustic god of fertility, protection of livestock, fruit plants, gardens and male Cores Hawaiian mythology Haumea, goddess of fertility and childbirth Kamapua'a, demi-god of fertility Laka, patron of the hula dance and god of fertility Lono, god associated with fertility, agriculture, rainfall, and music Hindu mythology Parvati Aditi, goddess of space, consciousness, the past, the future, and fertility Banka-Mundi, goddess of the hunt and fertility Bhūmi, goddess of the earth and the fertility form of Lakshmi Chandra, lunar god associated with fertility Lajja Gauri, goddess associated with abundance and fertility Manasa, snake goddess associated with fertility and prosperity Parvati, goddess associated with fertility, marital felicity, devotion to the spouse, asceticism, and power Sinivali, goddess associated with fecundity and easy Hittite mythology Shaushka, goddess of fertility, war and healing Inca mythology Mama Quilla, the goddess of the moon, the menstrual cycle, and a protector of women Mama Ocllo, mother goddess, associated with fertility Sara Mama, goddess of grain Pacha Kamaq, Creator of the World Pachamama, fertility goddess who presides over planting and harvesting and causes earthquakes Indigenous Australian mythology Anjea, goddess or spirit of fertility Birrahgnooloo, Kamilaroi goddess of fertility Dilga, Karadjeri goddess of fertility and growth Julunggul, Yolgnu rainbow snake goddess associated with fertility, initiation, rebirth and the weather Kunapipi, mother goddess and the patron deity of many heroes Ungud, snake god or goddess associated with rainbows and the fertility and erections of the tribe's shaman Wollunqua, snake god of rain and fertility Inuit mythology Akna, goddess of fertility and childbirth Pukkeenegak, goddess of children, pregnancy, childbirth and the making of clothes Japanese mythology Kichijōten, goddess of happiness, fertility, and beauty Maya mythology Akna, goddess of motherhood and childbirth Ixchel, jaguar goddess of midwifery and medicine Inanna, Sumerian goddess of intimate love, fertility and warfare Mesopotamian mythology Ama-arhus, goddess of fertility Amasagnul, goddess of fertility Emesh, Sumerian god of vegetation, associated with the abundance of the earth Enten, Sumerian fertility god Gatumdag, goddess of fertility Inanna (Ishtar), goddess of intimate love, fertility and warfare Nanshe, goddess of social justice, prophecy, fertility and fishing Nidaba, goddess of writing, learning, and the harvest Ninhursag, mother goddess associated with fertility Nin-imma, goddess of fertility and deification of the female sex organs Sharra Itu, goddess of fertility Shu-pa-e, Sumerian astral and fertility god, personifying the planet Jupiter Shulmanu, god of the underworld, fertility and war Tammuz, god of food, vegetation and fertility Native American mythology Atahensic, Iroquois goddess associated with marriage, childbirth, and feminine endeavors Kokopelli, Hopi trickster god associated with fertility, childbirth and agriculture Norse mythology Freyja, goddess associated with love, beauty, fertility, gold, seiðr, war, and death Freyr, god associated with farming, weather and fertility Frigg, goddess associated with prophecy, marriage and childbirth Gefjun, goddess of ploughing and possibly fertility Oceania mythology Gedi (mythology), Fijian god of fertility, who taught mankind the use of fire Makemake, Rapa Nui creator-god, associated with fertility Tagroa Siria, Fijian god associated with fertility Tangaroa, Rarotongan god of the sea and creation, associated with fertility Persian mythology Anahita goddess of fertility, healing and wisdom Roman mythology Bona Dea, goddess of fertility, healing, virginity, and women Candelifera, goddess of childbirth Carmenta, goddess of childbirth and prophecy Ceres, goddess of cereal and of motherly relationships equated with the Greek goddess Demeter Diana, goddess of the hunt, wilderness, the moon and childbirth, equivalent to the Greek Artemis Fascinus, embodiment of the divine phallus Fecunditas, goddess of fertility Feronia, goddess associated with fertility and abundance Flora, goddess of flowers and spring Inuus, god of intimate intercourse Juno, goddess of marriage and childbirth, equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera Liber, god of viniculture, wine and male fertility, equivalent to Greek Dionysus; in archaic Lavinium, a phallic deity Libera, goddess of female fertility and the earth Lucina, goddess of childbirth Mars, god initially associated with fertility and vegetation, but later associated with warfare and the Greek god Ares Mutunus Tutunus, phallic marriage deity associated with the Greek god Priapus Ops, fertility and earth-goddess Venus, Roman goddess of love, beauty and fertility Partula, goddess of childbirth, who determined the duration of each pregnancy Picumnus, god of fertility, agriculture, matrimony, infants and children Robigus, fertility god who protects crops against disease Terra, earth goddess associated with marriage, motherhood, pregnant women, and pregnant animals; equivalent to the Greek Gaia Venus, goddess of love, beauty and fertility, equivalent to the Greek goddess Aphrodite Sami mythology Beiwe, goddess of fertility and sanity Rana Niejta, goddess of spring and fertility Slavic mythology Dzydzilelya, Polish goddess of love, marriage, sexuality and fertility Jarilo, god of fertility, spring, the harvest and war Kostroma, goddess of fertility Radegast, West Slavic god of hospitality, fertility, and crops, associated with war and the sun Siebog, god of love and marriage Svetovid, god of war, fertility and abundance Zeme, goddess of the earth, associated with fertility Živa, goddess of love and fertility Turkic mythology Ajysyt, mother goddess associated with childbirth Umay, goddess of fertility and virginity (and many more) Image123: its not necessary to seek for a profit or a loss. one can always remain neutral. |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by thehomer: 4:49pm On Sep 30, 2011 |
PAGAN 9JA: The claim that all these Gods with various names in various cultures are actually the same isn't really plausible because some cultures say there is only one God. In such a case what happens to the others? How about when certain cultures do not have a certain concept that is considered to be the field of a certain God? Does this then mean that the God doesn't exist? |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by Nobody: 5:30pm On Sep 30, 2011 |
I wish he were in Christ  I pray he gets guided correctly. |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by lepasharon(f): 6:00pm On Sep 30, 2011 |
| how could he have kept the arm upright all those years?? were ni awon ppl yi sha |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by Akwenukemarho(m): 6:57pm On Sep 30, 2011 |
well, the hindus are a funny bunch, i'll give dem dat, bt onto some serious shit, religion has caused far more harm dan gud, CHRISTIANITY ESPECIALLY. true story. |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by PAGAN9JA(m): 7:14am On Oct 01, 2011 |
thehomer: the cultures that say there is only on God are all formed by humans. these are the[b] monotheistic cultures[/b] and include namely : islam ( founded by muhammad), christianity (founded by jesus) and the current form of judaism (founded by moses). these three are false religions founded by[b] [size=16pt]MAN[/size][/b]. they are all a fanatical bunch of lies and they do not accept the possibility of the plurality of the Gods. We Pagans on the other hand, believe that if there can be one God, then at the same time there can be many. we believe that there is a Supreme Creator God and this God has different forms which control different aspects of life (and death). we believe that there is a God in everything. that we see God in his creations. the monotheists however say there is only one God and no other and that he cant have pluralistic forms. also[b] ALL PAGAN RELIGIONS DO NOT HAVE A FOUNDER[/b]. rings a bell dont it and before monotheism, each and every culture was Pagan. (NO EXCEPTIONS). Akwenuke marho: christianity AND islam. brothers in destruction. |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by thehomer: 8:45am On Oct 01, 2011 |
PAGAN 9JA: Sorry but all religions are founded by humans. What you can say is that for some pagan religions, we do not know the particular person or people who founded it. PAGAN 9JA: The fact that polytheism started before monotheism doesn't make any of them true. PAGAN 9JA: This I can agree with. |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by PAGAN9JA(m): 3:34pm On Oct 01, 2011 |
thehomer: now this where history and beleif comes in. how can it be such a coincidence that EACH AND EVERY PAGAN pre-christian/islamo religion around the world not have a founder or as you say, recorded founder as I said, this is why we beleive that Paganism has something much deeper thean that, something very much possibly to do with the supernatura. and this has nothing to do with Polytheism starting first. In fact, monotheism or the idea of GOD, would never have even come into existence without Polytheism. this is well-known fact and common sense. jesus, muhammad and moses founded their own religions because they wanted to oppose the existence of their contemporary religions. and so they end up corrupting the very idea of religion with their fanaticsm. |
| Re: Religious Man Has Kept His Hand Raised For 38 Years (PIC) by thehomer: 6:11pm On Oct 03, 2011 |
PAGAN 9JA: I don't know if it is every one but have you considered a natural reason like writing not being invented at that time? PAGAN 9JA: Do you think the pagans weren't fanatic? How on earth did Christianity and Islam corrupt the idea of religion? They are religions too. |
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