'Miracle' swami's experiment proves costly, ends with death


Daijiworld Media Network – Belgaum (RJP)

Belgaum, Oct 13: The chief of a Mutt has died consuming poison with the promise that he would come back to life in three days. The devotees said they were waiting for his return to life until they were convinced that the Swamiji would not return as promised.

The incident took place on Saturday night at Kempawada mutt near Athani in Belgaum district.

But devotees of 86-year-old Ganesh Yogi Maharaj claimed that he would come back to life after three days as he had promised them. It took the intervention of several government officials to convince the devotees that their Swamiji was indeed dead.

Mutt inmates said the Swamiji had observed fasting on Saturday on account of the auspicious 'Sankashti'. Swamiji told his devotees to observe nightlong vigil with prayers. Before retiring to his room to meditate, he told the devotees that he would die and come back to life in three days. And then he allegedly consumed 200 ml of insecticide at 8 pm.

Devotees told media persons that their swami had conducted such death experiments before also for shorter durations of 16-25 hours successfully. It is said that ‘due to these type of miracles’ Swamiji had gained thousands of followers.

Some villagers claimed that when the Swamiji expressed his desire to conduct this miracle, few villagers had tried to dissuade him.

Taluk health officer Dr TG Kage, who did an ECG test on the body, confirmed that the Swamiji was clinically dead.
Revenue, health and police officials had to convince the devotees to do the final rites. The post mortem was done in the village itself before handing over the dead body to the devotees.

Ganesh Yogi Maharaj also called Anand Swami, had come to Kempawada village as a primary school teacher in 1961. After working there for 3 years, he opened the Ganesh Mutt in the village to manage it for the next 50 years before his death.

Kagwad police have registered a case.

  

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  • Ed,

    Tue, Oct 14 2014

    vinayak prabhu, mangalore
    Quote: First of all many saints and gurus successfully did it
    Unquote:
    Mr. Vinay you keep your knowledge with you only. Please don't share it. Thanks

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  • Florine Cutinho, Mangalore - Bangalore

    Tue, Oct 14 2014

    Lol !!! Like Janet - Mangalore, I too am too amused by the comments, more than the article itself (the most hilarious one was "Ullu banaving" !!!

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  • vinayak prabhu, mangalore

    Tue, Oct 14 2014

    First of all many saints and gurus successfully did it. And for this guru it dint go well. And people here calling him faku is disgusting..we know who do fake miracles the most

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  • John, Belman/UAE

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    I consume more than 200 ml of poison (Whiskey to be precise) every night AND always wake up within 8 hours the next day morning. Poor delusional swami!

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  • ALbert, mangalore

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    what a joke .. fake swami,, many crimes are occurring nowadays because of these stupid fake swamis n the way they convince ppl to sacrifice n kill other for money and some want to show the others that they have powers and are just like god.. what this Swami thought he .. or simply trying to ridicule Jesus Christ....
    foolish man and his foolish followers....
    superstition crap !!

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    In my opinion, irrespective of caste or creed, any selfstyled Godman/entity propagating 'miracles" should be put to a strict scientific scrutiny of proving his/her miraculous powers and if proven wrong, given exemplary punishment as per the law of the land!!!

    NO DOUBT ANY RATIONALIST FIGHTING THESE 'MIRACLE SPECIALISTS' ARE HOUNDED OR ELIMINATED because of obvious reasons!!! Jai Hind!!

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  • A. S. Mathew, U.S.A.

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Some Swamies have promised the blind followers that they will resurrect after three days, to match with the resurrection of JESUS CHRIST. Why exactly on the 3rd day?

    Another swami tried to walk over the water in Mumbai four decades back and went down like an iron pole but made some money from the people who paid to watch the water walking miracle.

    This swami wanted to convince the followers that he is another JESUS, so committed suicide. It was better for him to tell that he will come back after 30000 days.

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  • Stan, Udupi/ Dubai

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Earlier attempts he might have used Chinese poison and emboldened by its failure he might have tried real INDIAN poison .

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    this feku swami must have previously gotten high on some heavy dope or snake venom and in the process must have gotten knocked out for 2 days.....but this time he wasn't lucky.

    Maybe next time Yogi aditynath and asaram can try out such stunts.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    @ Rudolf, Mumbai

    Well said.

    There are lots of Christians (faith followers) who still believe and react to temporary eye washing or momentary miracles. If such is the case then whey the Doctors and modern medicines and treatment ?

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  • Rudolf, Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Bro, that is why I used the words "across religions"!! It is not restricted to any particular religion or sect!! All 'miracle' businesses by conducted by selfstyled Godmen by conducting some 'rituals'/'prayers' is hogwash, there are no miracles some do happen, but it is due to the "placebo effect" and nothing else!!

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  • A. S. Mathew, U.S.A.

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Miracles happen, that is my personal story. I had several personal healing miracles in life, twice from the verge of death, once when I was 21 days old and again when I was 10 years old through a small prayer to the living JESUS CHRIST.

    But, I am not afraid to tell that religion is being used as a big business indeed two of the most lucrative businesses without much education and capital are religion and politics.

    I saw in "youtube", one swami put a mouse in a coconut shell and put the shell together as if looking like an unbroken coconut. In his colorful outfit with long hair and full of red covering on the body went to an area of illiterate people, after talking some language put the coconut outside and it began to roll by itself. The followers began to lay down in front of him, and gave away their money for miracles to happen. How many such miracles are performed by the religious world, thus bluffing the masses and getting rich?

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  • Rudolf, Mangalore/Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    LIFE IS A MIRACLE, MIRACLES OCCUR EACH AND EVERY MOMENT IN NATURE, RIGHT NOW ONE MIRACLE IS HAPPENING, EVERY MOMENT IS A MIRACLE. BUT NOT COURTESY SOME RELIGIOUS PRIESTS/GURUS/BABAS ETC.!!! SHAME ON THEM!!!!!!!!!!!

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  • Rudolf, Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    As some very big philosopher and guide had said without all these multiple religions and associated thousands of rituals, dogmas, beliefs, occult practices etc., which take away considerable amount of our time and energy, and if that same time and energy was used for some constructive work we would have been leaps and bounds ahead from where we are today!!!

    Any person believing in "miracles" across religions is totally gullible and it is surprising that even educated people follow rituals, beliefs, practicals blindly without questioning them and throng these babas, priests, gurus, soothsayers etc. and blindly believe them showering them with money and respect as if they were some Gods!!

    Unless we come out of this bondage, all such selfstyled miraclemen will prosper and the gullible and innocent will be exploited and remain imprisoned due to the fear psychosis they propogate!!! Jai Hind!!

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  • Jaimini P.B., Manipal,Sharjah

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Swami's "JAADOO" didn't work out this time..He fooled people till he dead !..That itself is a great "Magic" !

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  • Simon, Bangalore

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    China poison sometime works!!!

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  • Adil, thekkatte/dubai

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    swami ullu banaving...

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  • Sri, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    First of all why did he took poison ? Was he trying to proov that humans can consume poison and they will not be dead? Isnt he supposed to be arrested for this act?

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  • Amin bhoja, Patte / Riyadh

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    It is learnt that the Sawamiji even conducted death experiment before this.My opinion to this case the insecticide he took previously it was much diluted than this time !! A hard luck but I like the courage and the determination of this Swamiji's gamble with his own life. Anyway The poor devotees and the Swamiji his quest of re -birth and the un-answered question itself !!!!.

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  • PEDDU, MANGALURU

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    HOWEVER HE WAS 86 !! NOTHING MUCH TO DO IN LIFE !! UNLESS SOME FOR NEWS THAT ALSO FOR BAD REASON.

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  • JANET, MANGALORE

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    I really like to read the article but it is interesting to read the comments. We have really interesting and brilliant people. Keep commenting and I love to read your comments.

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  • Flavian, Mangalore/Kuwait

    Mon, Oct 13 2014



    This Swami should have been buried instead of cremation to see the effect, whether the dead body was still remaining or disappeared ?

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  • Richard, Shirva/Sharjah

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    @Roshan P D'Mello, M'lore..
    All these seculars do not tolerate the growth of nation by BJP and Congess never tried in 60years for growth instead they invented different types of scams, congress politicians wealth increased for generations!!please my friend try to accept the truth its good for life!!! leave habit of discrimination good for generations!!!! jai hind

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  • jesse, mangalore/ireland

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    SO FAR NO ONE HAS RESURRECTED IN THREE DAYS EXCEPT JESUS CHRIST.BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST U AND UR FLY WILL B SAVED!!!!!(ACTS OF APOSTLES 16:31)

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  • jnb, bejai

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    "Praise the Lord"
    Alleluia!!!
    Amen,

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  • Rudolf Rodrigues, Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    People across religions, it is high time, being gullible and falling for these babas, priests, gurus et al claiming miracles and miraculous cures!! Actually there are no miracles in real life the ones claimed to have happened also can be attributed to the "placebo effect" (psychoneuroimmonology)!! By inducing fear psychosis and other psychological tools these self-styled guys control and manipulate the gullible and innocent!! No doubt so many high profile crusaders of rationality have been eliminated for obvious reasons!! Religious sects are just another business of controlling crowds by inducing fear and hope in the name of an unseen God and generating humungous amounts of wealth!!

    A quote from the recently honored Indian Nobel laureate:

    "I am not a religious person. I've not gone to a temple or mosque in the last 40 years. I don't worship in temples because i worship children ­ by giving them freedom and childhood. They are the true faces of God and that is my strength."~Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi~

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  • Desi Jawan, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Proved to be a Dongi Baba... played a foolish game of own life and paid a heavy price!!!! ha ha ha

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  • RODRIGUES, UDUPI, DUBAI

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Stupid feku swamiji....and his stupid followers....last month Indian satellite reaches mars...but Indian people never change their mentality....for followers please wait some days...he will send "baba gi ka tu##u" for everyone.....

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  • Hanif, Shirva/Sharjah

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    I GUESS THIS TIME HIS ASSISTANT CHEATED ON HIM BY KEEPING THE REAL POISON. THESE FOLLOWERS ARE LIKE BLIND BHAKTHS OF MODI.

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  • vinay, mangalore

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Why you are dragging Modiji here?
    Another modiphobia person...

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  • Mahendra Shetty, Mumbai Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    ANY DAY BETTER THAN ITALIAN WAITRESS........

    WHEN YOU SEE SOME SECTION OF RELIGIOUS GUY IN NEWS FOR WRONG DOING YOU WILL JUMP LIKE ANYTHING.......OTHERWISE YOUR COMMENT MISSING FROM THE COLLUM.....CHANGE YOUR MENTALITY FIRST...IT IS FREE ADVICE FROM ME.......

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  • Prashant Kumar, Shirva/Dubai

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    BODA SHEERA?

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Total nonsense, Swami invented death instead of Miracle.

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  • prakash, mangalore

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    There may be two things here, The last time he performed such miracle if may not be a real poison, this time by mistake he took real one. Or this time he really want to end life with out hurting his devotees sentiment. This is really unfortunate.

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  • Roshan P D'Mello, M'lore

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Its like Miracle PM's promise of "Acche Din" Vs Miracles swamy's promise of return.

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  • Albert, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Yes. Miracles happened in UPA scams and Robber Vadra's land garbing case!
    Soon miracle will take them to jail.

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  • Roshan P D'Mello, M'lore

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    @Albert Question BJP why Modi/Vasundhara didn't initiate action? Nation wants know where is the proble? @ the center or @ the state or @ mindset of Bhakths??
    Tell me who changed topis & topics to fool the people during LS election. forgot #DamadShree/#DamadGate release in PC.

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Can yo explain another miracle Who give modi and bjp thousands of crores to spend in election rallies alone? That much money even congress could not afford to spend despite ruling for 60 years?

    What about the miracles performed by Yeddiyurappa, Reddy, Shivraj chauhan, Gadkari, Sushma, Amit, nihalchand, 'Harvard' Smriti?

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  • Sri, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    OMG, I cannot believe you!! What does your comment has to do anything with the OP

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  • Praveen, Manchi

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    RIP Miracle swami. RIP blind followers.,

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  • Albert, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    If anybody believes in 'miracle' they are lazy bugs and tugs. Everything depends on 'Karma'!!

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    ANDH VISHVAS....

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  • Koti, Kundapura

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    May be he wanted devotees to worship him like God after his return after 3 days and may be consumed some sleeping pills. God good riddance.

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  • Willy, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Just say your daily prayers, live all the holy people in their places. Let all miracles take in its own time. Just do good on this earth and dont fool & cheat people.

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Our Country would have been in better position had all fake and cunning Swamijis, Priests, Mullahs or religious heads followed the same path long ago!!!!!

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  • jnb, bejai

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Swami's PA must have given real poison instead of FAKE poison unlike previous stunts......

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  • Abdul Jabbar, Mangalore

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Lolz..Ya shettre..I totally agree with you..

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  • Lloyd Dsouza, Dubai/Surathkal

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Foolish act by this so called Swamy

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  • jnb, bejai

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Effects of western culture, Hollywood movies ?
    RIP....

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  • Cynthia, Moodbidri

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    jnb, bejai
    hahah the Western /Hollywood guys are wise enough to fool the world ! This Swami's tried tO 'copy & paste' western style but FAILED !!

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  • John D'costa, Udupi

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    Son of God came to life after 3 days. Swamiji wanted to prove son of God is right.RIP

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  • sam, world

    Mon, Oct 13 2014

    @John D'costa, Udupi

    "Swamiji wanted to prove son of God is right"
    - He probably thought he attained divinity and would escape the karmic cycle.

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