BURIED ALIVE
YOGA DEMONSTRATION INDIAN UNDERGROUND FOR FIFTEEN MINUTES , 0 HTIW > Funds To Build Church Press Association—Copyright. / (Receded 12.5 p.m.) Capetown, June 20. A 25-year-old Indian, Yasbpal, son of a rich landowner, was buried (alive for fifteen minutes at Durban aa * demonstration of yoga, to raise money to build u Vedic church at Durban. Yasphal removed his sandals, enveloped himself in a rich gown, and descended into the hole after signing an indemnity. The hole waa covered with boUrds, sacks and earth a foot deep. When the covering Aas removed Yashpal was- foupd motionless and crosslegged, normality returning in a minute. Yashpal cl/aims that he can remain buried for 28 hours.
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Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 452, 21 June 1937, Page 5
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111BURIED ALIVE Taranaki Central Press, Volume IV, Issue 452, 21 June 1937, Page 5
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