A SELF-STYLED PROPHET.
SENTENCED TO DEATH. By Cable —Press Association—Copyright Received 13, 10.35 p.m, , Bombay, February 12. A special court at Sunth Ramp'ur sentenced Govindgar, a self-styled prophet, to death for waging war against the King. Pimya, his chief associate, was sentenced to transportation for life. Govindgar attracted an enormous following and defied the authorities, persuading his disciples he had power to make them invulnerable against the soldiers' guns.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 194, 14 February 1914, Page 5
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69A SELF-STYLED PROPHET. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 194, 14 February 1914, Page 5
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