The Bauls are itinerant singers who have been wandering from one Bengali village to another for centuries, extolling the "ways of love". The word Baul means "mentally disturbed," with a connotation of frenzied behavior. The Bauls, "God's Madmen" follow no doctrine and preach, no religion. on the contrary, they stand against all forms of social or religious sectarianism. Freedom of spirit is theirs by word.