In Donkeli village, Hathras district, 'Bhole Baba' reportedly has 10 to 12 main followers (sevadars) in each village. " (Image: X) Narayan Sakar Vishwa Hari, known to his followers as ‘Bhole Baba’, ...

Two deadly back-to-back stampedes in north India at religious events in the past few days in Haridwar and Barabanki pose the troubling question of how prepared India is to manage sudden crowd surges.

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Thursday responded to questions about why self-styled preacher Surajpal, also known as ‘Narayan Sakar Hari’ and ‘Bhole Baba’ has not been named in the First Information ...

A stampede at a religious congregation in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras killed 116 people on July 2 as devotees suffocated to their deaths and bodies piled atop each other in the worst such tragedy in ...

Alway clean shaven and known for his all-white attire, he sits on a throne-like high chair at his satsangs, sometimes with his wife on a similar chair. Narayan Saakar Hari aka Bhole Baba, the preacher ...