HINDU FESTIVAL
CROWDS IN HOLY RIVER EXTRAORDINARY SCENES STEPS, AGAINST DISASTER a ■ i «■ .. ■■ By Telegraph—Press Association—Cowriuht (Received February 4, 11.45 p.m.) CALCUTTA, Feb. 4 Half a million Hindus are crowded together in the Holy River Hooghli cleansing , themselves from sin. Thousands 1 of life-savers have prevented frenzied devotees from drowning themselves in order to attain reincarnation. Millionis of Hindus throughout India are celebrating the festival which occurs when the moon is in conjunction with the sun and Capricorn. The authorities have taken special precautions to avert a disaster similar to that which marked the last observance in 1908, when overcrowding led to epidemics of plague and cholera.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22026, 5 February 1935, Page 10
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