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Show Hindu's Agonizing Penance An extraordinary Been was witnessed wit-nessed In Calcutta recently when a small trolly studded with rows of Iron , spikes on which a Hindu was lying St full length, was being pull through the strewn A large crowd was following Inqulrtos elicited the information that the man was doing pennnco. and was on hie wav to tho temple of the Goddess Kali at Kallg hat. The Hindu lad been several days on the Journey and was In a terrible condition. The spike which numbered about 1C0 were quite sharp and the man wore only a loin-cloth He must have been suffering acute pain from the- fact that his body was bnilsed and lacerated all over as a result re-sult of lying on Hie sharp nails .Xelth er ihe police r.or any passer by made iny attempt to stop the self-imposed torture |