Thousands of residents of a Karnataka town poured on to the streets to perform the last rites of a local beggar.
Videos and pictures on social media showed thousands in Hoovina Hadagali in Vijayanagara district gathered to bid farewell to Basava, also known as Huchcha Basya, who died in a road accident Saturday.
A local told the Indian Express that the residents of the town had a special bond with Basya and believed he would bring good luck to them.
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The resident said after his death, several organisations, shopkeepers and residents came forward, pooled in money and arranged a procession for the funeral.
Basya would take only Re 1 as alms from every person and return the rest of the money.