India, Jan. 21 -- There was a sudden flash of lightning and a deafening thunder. Suddenly, the frightened collector fell on his knees, lifted his hands and shouted, "Oh Lord of the Universe, O Lord Ram, please save the lake, the people and the countryside, the fields, the cattle; the fury of the rains is of your making and you alone can check it.

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