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While Indian authorities blamed Islamic militants for car bombings in Bombay that killed 52 people, astrologers are convinced the culprit was Mars, which is dangerously close to Earth.
Astrologers believe the current positions of the moon, Mars, Saturn and Rahu -- an imaginary malefic planet in the horoscope -- bode ill for the near future, with the Indian government due to make wrong decisions and the public responding violently.
Astrologer R.L. Kanthan told The Times of India that the spell of misfortune will not ease until September 20 with the movement of Mars, the planet that "portends violence, wars, bloodshed and combat".
Satish Sharma, another astrologer, saw Thursday as a day of arson and rioting, as the Earth, Mars and the sun would be all in one line.
He said another example of the impending chaos was the political turmoil in India's most populous state Uttar Pradesh, whose leader, Mayawati, quit Tuesday.
Sharma noted that the symbol of Mayawati's party was the elephant -- associated with Rahu.
"Rahu is traditionally associated with fire and sudden explosions," added fellow astrologer Mahendra Mishra.
He was more pessimistic than his colleagues, saying the current danger would not be over until Mars enters Pisces on December 6 -- coincidentally the anniversary of the 1992 razing of a mosque in Ayodhya by Hindu fanatics which set off India's deadliest riots since independence.
At least 52 people were killed and 150 injured Monday in bombings outside the landmark Gateway of India monument and in a busy market near a Hindu temple.
Officials have blamed the attacks on local Islamic militants working with Lashkar-e-Taiba, an extremist group founded in Pakistan but banned there last year.
Source: AP
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08-27-2003 04:18 PM
