Bhole Baba: Preacher At Centre Of Indian Stampede Disaster

Former police constable-turned-preacher Bhole Baba built an immense following among poor and marginalised Indians before his latest sermon ended in a stampede that killed 121 of his followers. India is home to innumerable religious gurus or "godmen", whose devotees beseech them for miracles and donate money and possessions as a token of loyalty. Baba, whose current whereabouts are unknown, was barely known to the wider Indian public before Tuesday's disaster. But in his native state of Uttar Pradesh, he had cultivated a large audience of worshippers and his prayer meetings...