Sacred Bath Water
The batli water of the Princo Aga Khan, whose horse Blenheim won the Derby in 1930, is sold as sacred water to his 00,000,000 Mohammedan followers.
As the reputed descendant of Pa tuna —the daughter of Mohammed —the person of the Aga Khan is sacred to a degree inconceivable to Western minds. ITc exercises the most absolute spiritual control over his followers, and ho receivers a large annual tribute. His bath water is bottled carefully and is shipped to India, where the faithfui buy it for its sacred significance.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6619, 4 August 1931, Page 3
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92Sacred Bath Water Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6619, 4 August 1931, Page 3
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