PRIEST BURIED ALIVE.
(Received June 25, 3.5 p.m.) CALCUTTA, June 24
Declaring that his life’s work is finished, a 125-year-old head priest of a Hindu temple in the United Provinces has been buried alive at his own request by pilgrims. lie was at the temple for more than half a centurv. The practice of self-immolation is said to be customary when a priest is con- , vinced that his usefulness is ended.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20340, 25 June 1934, Page 7
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