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{{Short description|Indian religious figure}}
{{Orphan|date=July 2023}}
[[File:Kumbh011.jpg|thumb|Amar Bharati at the [[Kumbha Mela]] in 2001, having raised his arm for 28 years as of the time being photographed.]]
'''Amar Bharati''' is an Indian [[Sadhu]] or [[ascetic]] who is known for claiming to have kept his right arm raised for years in a testament of his devotion to the [[Hindu]] [[deity]] [[Shiva]], and as a call for [[world peace]].<ref>https://greekreporter.com/2023/08/25/indian-ascetic-holding-arm-up-world-peace/</ref>

== Description ==
Bharati worked as a [[clerk]] in [[New Delhi]] until he quit his job and left his family and friends in 1970 in order to develop his devotion to [[Shiva]], one of the [[Hindu deities|principal deities]] of [[Hinduism]]. After quitting his job, he felt like he was still connected to his old life and raised his arm starting in 1973 as a sign of his devotion and "to militate against wars and support world peace".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ali |first=Mehr |date=2021-12-16 |title=Man has held his hand raised for more than 45 years |language=en-US |work=The Khaama Press News Agency |url=https://www.khaama.com/man-has-held-his-hand-raised-for-more-than-45-years-0980/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |archive-date=2022-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101044439/https://www.khaama.com/man-has-held-his-hand-raised-for-more-than-45-years-0980/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Meet the man whose arm has been raised for almost 50 years |url=https://www.jpost.com/omg/meet-the-man-whose-arm-has-been-raised-for-almost-50-years-688399 |access-date=2022-11-01 |work=The Jerusalem Post |archive-date=2022-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101045455/https://www.jpost.com/omg/meet-the-man-whose-arm-has-been-raised-for-almost-50-years-688399 |url-status=live }}</ref> He spent two years of his life in severe pain by doing this, but later lost all sensation in his arm. The muscles in his arm [[Muscle atrophy|atrophied]] during this time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Andrei Tapalaga |title=The Man Who Held His Hand Raised for 45 Years |url=https://historyofyesterday.com/the-man-who-held-his-hand-raised-for-45-years/ |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=historyofyesterday.com |language=en-us |archive-date=2022-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101045447/https://historyofyesterday.com/the-man-who-held-his-hand-raised-for-45-years/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=La historia de Amar Bharati, el hombre que tiene levantado su brazo hace 49 años |url=https://www.airedesantafe.com.ar/ocio/la-historia-amar-bharati-el-hombre-que-tiene-levantado-su-brazo-hace-49-anos-n355654 |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=www.airedesantafe.com.ar |language=es-AR |archive-date=2022-11-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221101050405/https://www.airedesantafe.com.ar/ocio/la-historia-amar-bharati-el-hombre-que-tiene-levantado-su-brazo-hace-49-anos-n355654 |url-status=live }}</ref> Many of his followers have taken inspiration from his actions, calling it a "beacon of hope" and even raising their own arms for years.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Man raises arm for 38 years |url=https://au.news.yahoo.com/man-raises-arm-for-38-years-10289557.html |access-date=2022-11-01 |website=au.news.yahoo.com |language=en-AU |archive-date=2023-07-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230725110228/https://au.news.yahoo.com/man-raises-arm-for-38-years-10289557.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

There is a fakir in the novel [[The Mystery of the Black Jungle]] by [[Emilio Salgari]] who does the same practice.

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ReggieHuntley0 at 01:24, 2 May 2026