Guru Purnima, falling on July 10 this year, is the festival for students and disciples to show their reverence for gurus, the ...

Hinduism offers no equality between upper and lower castes, instead practising discrimination against Dalits — members of the lowest caste. The majority of Bhole Baba’s devotees are poor, landless, ...

Self-styled godman Suraj Pal alias Bhole Baba on Thursday appeared before the judicial commission probing the July 2 stampede at his congregation in Hathras that claimed 121 lives. Suraj Pal, also ...

The spiritual preacher Suraj Pal, popularly addressed as "Bhole Baba" (Innocent Elder), is just one of thousands of "godmen" in India. He was once a constable with the Uttar Pradesh state police.

How ‘Baba’nomics Works The space in which self-proclaimed godmen/women function is crowded and competitive, compelling them to adopt creative means to stand out and build their brands ...

An Indian preacher who led an overcrowded gathering in which 121 people were crushed to death has said he was "deeply disturbed" by the tragedy but that no-one could change destiny. Bhole Baba's ...

Those who survived were left scarred and traumatized. The man they had come to see was known to his disciples as Bhole Baba, a self-styled Hindu spiritual leader worshipped by many as a living god.

Will the self-styled godman, Narayan Sakar Hari, also known as Bhole Baba, go unpunished and escape arrest? Bhole Baba seems to be tucked away in some safe refuge. It is strange that a certain ...