Urdhava Bahus permanently hold an arm upright
Imagine raising your hand to ask a question and just leaving it there for the rest of your life. These ascetics take a vow to keep one arm raised endlessly, causing the limb to eventually wither and lock into place permanently. It is an astonishingly painful display of mind-over-matter devotion.

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