An Indian father-of-two bled to death after cutting out his own tongue as a sacrifice to a Hindu goddess. Deepak Kol, 28, collapsed minutes after using a knife to chop off the vital organ during the holy festival of Navratri. But
instead of taking him to the hospital, Deepak's desperate family and
festival worshippers tried to 'resurrect' him by singing hymns and
praying. Graphical photos after the cut
Deepak,
from Kharhata village, northern India, had been fasting for days before
he removed his tongue in tribute to Durga, the goddess of good
triumphing over evil.
He
fell unconscious in the village temple - but other worshippers, who had
fallen into a prayer-induced trance failed to notice anything was wrong
for five hours.
When they realised he was unconscious, they continued to pray and chant to resurrect him.
His father said:
'We
kept praying until 4am in the morning, hoping that Devi [Hindu goddess]
would instil life in my son's body,' his father Sukhdeo, a farmer, told
MailOnline.
'When that did not happen, I knew that the Goddess has given Deepak a place in her lotus feet.'
After
his death on October 22, his father said: 'He did not die. The deity
has sought him at Her service. It is a supreme sacrifice that my son has
done.
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