At least 121 people, the vast majority of them women, have died in a crowd crush on Tuesday in India’s Hathras district, at a religious gathering for the Hindu guru, Bhole Baba. A large crowd of ...

The Uttar Pradesh police said they were looking for the Hindu preacher, Suraj Pal, known by his followers as "Bhole Baba," who hosted the gathering. It was widely reported that the preacher went ...

The guru reportedly fled the scene in his car. This is not the first time a gathering of his congregation has garnered a massive turnout. In 2022, Bhole Baba’s congregation, or “satsang”, in ...

Authorities are investigating what led to the huge stampede, which is believed to have erupted as the event, led by a Hindu guru known locally as Bhole Baba, drew to a close on Tuesday.

His followers, most of whom are women, are usually dressed in pink and worship him as “Bhole Baba”. His wife, who is often present during congregations, is addressed as “Matashri”.

A sense of belonging Subhash Lal was working as a security guard nearly 200 kilometers (124 miles) from Mughal Garhi village, where Bhole Baba was delivering his sermon, when the news flashed ...

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The Hindu guru’s name is Suraj Pal, but he goes by the alias Bhole Baba. Bhole is a Dalit, a group that's at the bottom of India’s caste pyramid, and many of his followers are also from lower ...

“He told me, Dad, your mother is no more,” the 48-year-old said. “My mother believed in (Bhole Baba). I couldn’t tell her anything. She would attend these functions… she believed in him.