Smithsonian Magazine

Early Films (Including One by Thomas Edison) Made Yoga Look Like Magic

To Americans living in the late 19th century, yoga looked an awful lot like magic. The ancient discipline appeared to Western observers primarily in the form of ethnographic images of “fakirs”—a ...
The Hindu

Fakir Dingaleshwara swami accuses BJP of discriminating between communities in Karnataka, says his fight in Dharwad against Union Minister Pralhad Joshi is for self-respect

Accusing Union Minister and BJP candidate from Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency Pralhad Joshi of ‘crushing careers of Veerashaiva-Lingayat leaders’, Fakir Dingaleshwara swami of Bhavaikyatha ...
The New York Times

HINDU FAKIR IS ARRESTED.; Buchakji Is Accused of Theft of Oriental Silks Worth $20,000.

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...
Los Angeles Times

Dhanush stars in agreeable ‘The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir’

The comic-romantic adventure “The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir” takes a winding path, but the trip is pleasant enough. According to Merriam-Webster, “fakir” can mean Hindu ascetic or ...