The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1942-09-18
6-Month Burial
Of Yogi Called
Worlds Record
India Reports Novice Lived
Without Food or Drink,
Beard Ceased Growing.

CALCUTTA, INDIA. - Word ha,
come from Benares in northeastern
inola, that Yogi, a mere novice a
mat, has hung up a world record BY
nvlng In a state of suspended ANNA
ZION Tor six months, in a grave with.
out food or drink.
Wnen he emerged his clothes were
SAID to have been worn away and
ms body covered with white ants
however, by rigid body discipline
ne was said to have forced his beard
10 stop growing, and his whiskers
were no longer than when he was
Inferred.
Inc Claims were advanced by DR..
d. l.. Atreya, professor of philos-
ophy IN the Benares Hindu univer-
Slty and general secretary of the
Anolan Society of Psychic Research.
Inc Sannyasi-a novice of the art
OF Yoga, which consists of suppress
sion OF all mental activities, diSci-
pine OF the body, control of involun-
tary muscles, withdrawal of senses
from natural outward functioning
and a few other things-lay in the
PIT from September S, 1941, to March
Il, 1912, according to DR.. Atreya.
Inc Yogi passed his time in a pit
cell reinforced with brick and
cement.
Inspected Inside of Pit.
1 inspected the pit, the cell and
the enclosure around the cell Just
two hours before the Yogi entered
tne grave" the doctors report said.
he entered the pit in my presence;
the door Of the cell was closed with
bricks in my presence. The whole
structure was open to police and
public inspection at all times before
two hours of his entry into the
grave"
The doctor said there was large
crowd around the grave when the
Yogi prepared to descend into it.
de said he watched the proceedings
critically" both on the day of en-
try and emergence. On the day the
Yogi emerged from the tomb a
crowd Of more than one hundred
thousand was on hand, the doctor
said.
Certain selected people were al
lowed to enter the enclosure" the
report said. "Dandiswami Shri Ma
dhusudana Shramaji, the high-souled
teacher of the Yogi, passed a very
anxious time and was prepared for
all sorts of emergencies before the
Yogi came out.
AT 2:30 p. m. he ordered an open
ing to be made in the outer enclo-
sure. Then an opening was made in
the all-around closed cell. The first
slab of stone was removed with
great difficulty on account of its
heaviness by four or FIVE selected
persons, some of whom were pro-
fessors of the Hindu university.
Clothes Eaten Away.
1.-THE Yogi was already awake,
and he raised his hand to indicate
that state. Then he was dressed
with new clothes. His old clothes
were partly worn away under the
influence of the atmosphere inside
the pit and partly eaten up by white
ants, some of which were found
collected over portions of his body.
He was then brought out covered
with blankets and placed on an easy
chair, on high platform, so that
he could be visible to everyone.
1.-THE Yogi looked just the same as
when he entered the pit. Even the
beard on his face had not grown.
He looked hale and hearty, and
saluted the crowd assembled to well
come him. He insisted on walking
about Is yards from the place, but
we did not allow him to do so for
fear Of his being crushed by the
crowd, which wanted to touch his
feet"