Some followers of the buyout world say the firm may soon become active again.

It is not just changeless being, as the followers of Parmenides said.

Many more have come from outlying provinces in recent days, followers said.

The Bishop's punishment, his followers say, was death from stab wounds to the back and heart.

Some followers say they find the Gurumayi particularly appealing because she is not preaching a religion.

His followers said the cleric told them that all great religious believers had been imprisoned for their views.

A follower said some of the parents looked a little embarrassed.

Patience, as one ardent follower said, is her shining quality.

She died five years ago, a prophet who went back to be with her maker, her followers say.

"Well, his followers would say 'yes,' but I have severe doubts about their sanity."