Sunday, March 05, 2006

Some unusual physical traits of Sri Ramakrishna


Do you notice anything unusual about this photo of Shyam Saran in Saturday's ToI? I was zapped by the length of his hand. When laid against the body, it might as well reach the knee.

That was one of the unusual physical traits of Sri Ramakrishna, his extraordinarily long hands. My Dad is fond of saying that such a person is called an Ajanubahu.

Ajanubahu

Another unusual thing were his ears that were so far below the line of the eyes, as can be seen in this painting by Dvorak:

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