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...achieved fame when he told a gathering that he was, at the moment of addressing them, also making a divinely simultaneous appearance in a bus traveling from Cuttack to Calcutta. On the basis of this success he claimed to be a personal incarnation of the Hindu god Brahma, and frequently threatened to destroy the universe. His worshipful believers included many rich people from Cuttack and a maharaja or two. Even the police, before breaking into the Kaliaboda math, respectfully obeyed the mad monk's injunction against bringing leather into a holy place: they removed their shoes, belts, holsters...
...their action on Lord Krishna's scriptures, the wives washed their husbands' feet and drank a few drops of the washing water. They made floral offerings to their husbands and walked respectfully round them. They laid their heads on their husbands' feet and prayed: "You are Brahma [Creator], You are Vishnu [Preserver], You are Maheswara [Destroyer], You are my god. If I have committed any sin, my beloved husband and lord, forgive me, forgive me." In token of forgiveness, the husbands offered flowers to their wives...
Make no mistake, except for a few exceptions, these are real cowboys. Most are from Texas, and none are form New England. Each event snacks of realism, and it is very real in Event No. Four when a steer wrestler gets gored in the midriff. The Brahma bulls are pretty tough to ride, too, and they come charging down the sidelines roaring and throwing their horns about. Customers eight feet above the corral are warned to keep their fingers and toes inside, "No telling what one of these bulls will do. Keep your children back!" says the announcer...
...Were Violent." For ten weeks every twelve years, Hindu millions bathe where the sacred rivers meet. The scriptures tell how divine nectar, which is said to confer immortality and everlasting bliss, was once spilled into the rivers during an epic fight between the demons and the gods. There, too, Brahma, Lord of Creation, gathered strength for his mighty task. And when the sun, Jupiter and the moon enter a certain astrological relationship-this occurs during a few hours on one day once in 144 years-it is the most auspicious time for bathing...
Carmen Basilio is a swaggering young (26) ex-marine with the biceps of a riveter and the combative instincts of a Brahma bull. As a prizefighter, he has won 36 out of 51 professional fights, and out of this indifferent record has won the title of New York State welterweight (147 Ibs.) champion. Boxers respect his clumsy punch, but Basilio cuts easily, and when he earned a shot at the world championship, the experts thought him easy meat for a slashing hitter like Cuba's Champion Kid Gavilan. Last week, fighting in his home town of Syracuse, Underdog Basilio...