nagas and researcher

I was reading some reporting on haridwar kumbh mela. One of the attractions now a day is the recluse Naga sadhus. It was told that when a person wants to become naga sadhu he has to go through a very tough training period of 10-12 years, during which he had to find 5 different gurus. if he successfully completes this feat then he is fit to join the group of naga sadhu else he has to leave.
i think something similar is in research field. Once you want to get in you have to start doing projects under different guides and after some training you can start your independent research.
i see much more similarity between these two groups. While all other profession hogs the lime light the research is the one which always remain in the background. Any researcher who gets attracted to the flash of media gets caught into it. i think it is something similar to naga sadhus. of course naga sadhusa re more perfect in their approach. They gave up everything for their attainment. Something similar is expected even from researcher. Give up name, fame and if you happen to work for some sensitive project then list to give up thing increases further. Sometimes even identity.
Some times it is aked what do the sadhus achieve by doing all this. It is answered that first of all they live in a self satisfied life and secondly in their own way they are making this world a better place by sending their energy. Researchers are also working in that direction. naga sadhus are also being directed by the cosmic energy and the researchers are also being directed by the force of nature.

There could be many but I stop here.

I look back and I think I have got few guide to name for me.

Dr Rao, then Dr Kumar, then Dr Nishino and now is Dr Matsumi. I think I will have to look for the fifth.