... A youth slit his throat before a deity ... in a temple in Gujarat's Amreli district on 4 January,1999. Balubhai Rambhai Makwana, 20, had been fasting for the past four months to 'appease' his chosen deity in Gantada village of Kodinar taluka ... to acquire spiritual powers. On Monday, he performed 'Kamal Pooja' - or offering one's head ... (Source: The Indian Express, 5 January, 1999)