WAS THE 'SANYASI' THE PRINCE OF BHOWAL?


   In India there is a group of wandering holy men who go about the country praying and helping the poor people. These men are called 'sanyasi'.
   One day four 'sanyasi' found a young man who was not with fever outside their cave. Quickly the holy men carried him into their cave and looked after him until he recovered several days later.
  "Who are you?" they asked the young man.
  "I...I don't remember!" he replied.
  From that day onwards the young man joined the holy men and became a 'sanyasi' too. For elevent years, he wandered about with them, praying, and helping the poor. Then one day his memory suddenly returned.
  'I'm the Prince of Bhowal!" he cried. "My wife and I came to Darmeeling for a holiday. Then I fell ill ..... I don't remember what happened after that."
  Soon afterwards the 'sanyasi' went to Bhowal in East Pakistan where he declared to the people that he was their prince. All the people believed him except the prince's wife and relatives who thought that he was an impostor.
  Ten years passed before the 'sanyasi's' problem was brought to court. Many people came forward to give evidence which supported his claim.
  It was found that just around the time when the four  'sanyasi' rescued the sick young man, the Prince of Bhowal had fallen seriously ill and soon afterwards had become unconscious. Thinking that he was dead, his relatives decided to bury him. However, on the day of his burial there was a thunderstorm and the people who were following the funeral procession took shelter in some huts near by. When the rain stopped, they returned and found that the 'dead body' was gone. The people now believed that the rain had revived the prince and he had got up and wandered to the holy men's cave.
  On the 'sanyasi' body there were several battle wounds that resembled the prince's too.So finally the court upheld his claim that he was the Prince of Bhowal. However, till today some people are still doubtful about the 'sanyasi's' identity.
 

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