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  • Indian seer berated by crowds for failing to die

    11/20/2004 7:45:35 AM PST · by martin_fierro · 10 replies · 282+ views
    AFP/Yahoo ^ | Fri Nov 19, 2:40 PM ET
    Indian seer berated by crowds for failing to die Fri Nov 19, 2:40 PM ET NEW DELHI (AFP) - A Hindu seer in India's eastern Orissa state was berated by angry crowds when he failed to die after declaring his soul would leave his body at an appointed time. The chief cleric of Sriguru Ashram at Kharagaon area of Konark district said he would die a natural death on Wednesday between 6.00 am and noon, the Asian Age newspaper said, without naming him. Elaborate police arrangements were made as a crowd of 15,000 turned up to see the "death by...