Although there are millions of these roving Indian renunciants, beggar monks, spiritual walkers, travelling philosophers, miracle-workers, hashish smokers, and holy men, very little is known about them. Despite being frequently photographed, their comments are rarely heard. Some began this way of life from childhood, while others were civil workers, retailers, real estate brokers, robbers . . . who left their families and jobs to become renunciants. Sadhus. Patrick Levy describes their daily routines, the respect they receive and how they use it, their teachings and philosophical beliefs and how they apply them to their way of life. A novel created in the style of a road movie is titled Sadhus - Going Beyond the Dreadlocks. It is a spiritual excursion into the sadhu universe.