purbi

Updated: January 12, 2026

In 1760, the two rival brotherhoods of Sannyasis and Bairagis had a regular battle amongst them on the sacred day of Purbi, the last day of the religious fair. The Bairagis were conquered, and there were eighteen thousand people slaughtered.

H. P. (Helena Petrovna) Blavatsky - From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan