As police moved in to arrest Rampal on Wednesday night, many of his injured supporters, admitted to the Maharaja Agrasen Medical College in Agroha some 20 km away from the ashram, provided graphic and bizarre accounts of the Barwala cult.

Followers said Rampal was bathed in milk which was later used to make kheer for prasad. This ritual, they claimed, was key to the "miracles' he performed. Read more