Often seen in spotless white attire and surrounded by three tiers of bodyguards Bhole Baba or Surajpal Singh is a godman who comes with a distinct sartorial style. Born to Jatav parents in Bahadur ...

In July 2024, 121 people were killed in a stampede in Hathras in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh. The stampede occurred during a religious congregation led by self-styled godman Narayan Sakar ...

‘Godman’ ‘Bhole Baba’ draws Dalits, the poor and illiterate in droves. At his recent congregation in Uttar Pradesh, 121 followers died in a stampede. FILE- In this Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, file photo, ...

The devotees rushed to collect soil from the ground the man had just walked on, thousands thronging to the front of a venue densely crammed with a quarter of a million people, under stifling heat. But ...

Hathras: It has been a year since the devastating stampede at a religious congregation of self-styled godman 'Bhole Baba' (also known as Sakar Hari) in Hathras claimed 121 lives and left over 250 ...