A saint wearing ochre color robes? Anyone can do that and does it?
He should be a avadhoot – minimum clothes maybe naked. Let me look for some infants !!
He should be a rich person but detached – how are you going to know if he is detached? Ram cried for days together when he lost his wife ! What a drama – and he was totally detached
He should be very well read – Ramana Maharshi , ( very little school) Neem karoli Baba never went to school so are they not qualified?
Truth is we constantly restrict growth by putting a Guru into a certain box and reject everything else! Isn’t it foolish?
In Tripura Rahasya Lord Dattataya says it is Very difficult to recognize a liberated person or Guru. The only way to know a Guru is ask him about any scripture – the interpretation and he can give it instantly even thought it is something he has not read
For example ask him about the Bible and he can instantly tell you what the real meaning was
The link to Tripura Rahasya
Bhavin