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Poor by Choice

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Poor by Choice
Quilted Shirt of a Fakir, Plassey
This mystic is carrying or wearing all his material possessions

See also:
A Fakir with a Fan and Turban, The "Half Naked Fakir"

Poverty in India
Poverty in India

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Destitute MusicansA blind street beggar plays flute through his nose, BangaloreWho said the poor can not be happy?A beggar at the Mangeshi temple, GoaWhat is Nuclear Testing?
Born in poverty, raised in poverty….The capital of her business does not buy a meal, so imagine her profitsA carpenter hardly needs to wear clothesA handicap beggar on the streetA barefooted Brahmin offers alms to a beggar
A destitute woman takes to begging as a last resortThe face of povertyA patient of Leprosy takes to begging as his means of livingBeggar by choice: A Sufi fakir seeks alms on the streetBegging as a devotion to God
Begging as a devotion to GodWhen man has to fight scavengers for a living.…A rag-picker boyRecycler of a different kindHe blows his sacred conch and seeks assistance
Siddi Boy in Torn ShirtYou are hereTribal women balancing work, errands and childrenAn ascetic (Sadhu) performing rituals

 
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