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It's also the day of the Shahi snan - or the royal bath - that sees thousands of ash-smeared ascetics taking a plunge in the river.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025

These ascetics attracted followers, and as a result monasteries and hermitages flourished in less hospitable areas.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

Or consider 12th century Taoist ascetics who thought sleep deprivation could bring them closer to the truth.

From Salon • Jan. 9, 2023

It’s not long before one starts to wonder just what “Father” these ascetics are working in the name of.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2022

Most of it he contributed anonymously to the monks of a local monastery—humble ascetics who had dedicated their lives to raising German police dogs.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger