THE SACRED GANGES
A RUSH TO DEATH Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright DELHI, April 13. (Received April 14, at 11 a.m.) Fifty-five people, mostly women, were crushed to death in a wild rush by 1,000 Hindus for the honor of being the first to bathe in the Ganges at the famous United Provinces Festival, which is held every twelfth year. __
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Evening Star, Issue 19533, 14 April 1927, Page 6
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58THE SACRED GANGES Evening Star, Issue 19533, 14 April 1927, Page 6
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