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Indians begin worshipping dead British soldier as 'god'

Hundreds of people in northern India have begun worshipping a British soldier who died 145 years ago.

They believe he has divine powers and has helped people get off court cases and solve their sexual problems.

Devotees are offering fruit, flowers, meat, cigarettes and liquor at the grave of Captain F Wale, at the palace garden ruins of Moosa Bagh in Lucknow.

Captain Wale of the 1st Sikh Cavalry was killed in action during the Mutiny of 1857.

Locals have even composed hymns and prayers to the soldier and taken to describing him variously as "Captain Baba" (Captain Sage), "Gora Baba" (White Sage) or "Gora Bhagwan" (White God).

The grave, normally deserted, began attracting visitors following rumours of the captain's powers.

It was believed people involved in serious criminal cases were acquitted by the courts after prayers were offered at the grave, or 'mazaar'.

Young men looking for solutions to their sexual problems and barren women hoping to have children are also among those who regularly visit the grave.

Sify.com reports one local man, Krishna Prasad, is reported to have offered beer at the grave in the hope Gora Baba would help him fulfil a wish to have sexual relations with a neighbour.

The self-appointed caretaker of the grave, who is known only by her first name, Sakina, said: "Devotees took to the practice of offering alcohol and cigarettes at the grave because the captain was thought to be fond of drinking, smoking and sex."


http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_632637.html

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Sakina means "soft" or "quiet."

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really god was a limey. its all true. all limeys are gods.......

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Sakina "tends" the grave for all the free cigars and booze.

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Sakina "tends" the grave for all the free cigars and booze.

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Young men looking for solutions to their sexual problems.....

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YOUNG men don't have sexual problems.

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man, indians are fucking stupid.

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man, indians are fucking stupid.

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Maybe you do.

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Maybe you do.

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I never said americans weren't stupid, and I really wouldn't say I'm representative of anything.

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You can't exist without being representive of something. Representing nothing is non-existence.

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Can you prove I actually exist? Can you prove anything exists?

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Can you prove I actually exist? Can you prove anything exists?

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.............. common sense says that you exist.

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Wait a minute! Is that British Common Sense, American Common Sense, or Indian Common Sense we are talkin' about???

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what you are talking about is phenomenology.

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There's ample proof that Jeebus existed.

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I thought it was called existentialism

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