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In India, Hinduism is very much a part of everyday, public life. Part of that are Sadhus. These are Hindi ascetics. They are part shaman, part yogi, part priest, part hermit. They renounce all material possessions, some spread leftover ashes from funeral pyres all over their bodies, and they are fairly well respected in the community.
They also practice self mortification and give up sex. Put these two together and some interesting practices arise. I won't put a photo here, but here's the link to some photos of a pair of Sadhus practicing mortification. One sadhu takes a stick, wraps it around his penis 4 times and then another sadhu climbs on top of the stick. The first man supports all of the weight of the second. When it was all over, his penis was flat as a pancake.