en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_Baba
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It is unclear if this is intended to rest one leg or to increase the pressure on the other leg.
A British Museum catalog entry on khareshwari practice explicitly says the sling is used to rest one leg, so the article's claim that its purpose is unclear is contradicted by a specialist source.
Full reasoning
This sentence says the function of the sling is unknown. But a British Museum catalog entry describing a khareshwari (“standing baba”) states the opposite: “He may rest one leg by hanging it in the sling under his swing.” That is a direct description of the sling's purpose from a museum record that cites Dolf Hartsuiker's Sadhus: Holy Men of India.
Because the source specifically explains what the sling is for, saying “It is unclear” is inaccurate here. The available specialist description identifies the sling as a way to rest one leg while maintaining the standing vow.
1 source
- British Museum – medium format slide (colour), object 2014,3004.72
A ‘standing’ Baba, who is called khareshwari, has taken the vow not to sit or lie down for twelve years. He may rest one leg by hanging it in the sling under his swing.