His favourite composition, in a raga named after a town linked in Hindu mythology to the god Krishna, used words in praise of a 12th-century Sufi saint, Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti, the saviour of the poor.

ECONOMIST: Bhimsen Joshi

"We have taken this step, and we wish the Church of England 'God speed' as they deliberate this week, " Cape Town's Anglican archbishop said.

BBC: Ellinah Wamukoya

When God failed to appear, the cult leader made excuses and left town.

CNN: THE CULT THAT WON'T DIE

Many of these servants of god appear to live tragic lives on the streets of this romance-drenched town.

BBC: The Indian town with 6,000 widows

God knows human beings are made for falling, and most human beings in that town were going to fall sooner rather than later.

NEWYORKER: Something Like Happy

My God, for a minute there it looked like a...like a real town meeting!

CNN: Essay: Ye Olde Town Gimmick

The festival is now held in honour of the town's patron saint, St Louis Bertrand, and the Mare de Deu dels Desemparats (Mother of God of the Defenceless).

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