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	'''Mohan Das''', more commonly known as '''Lotan Baba''' (or '''"rolling saint"''') is an ~~[[India]]n~~ holy man promoting peace by rolling his body along the ground when he travels. He claims to have covered {{convert\|30,000\|km\|mi\|sp=us}} to various cities in India, including (the disputed territory of [[Kashmir]]), first setting off from his hometown [[Ratlam]], in [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Witnesses report Mohan travels on average roughly 10 to 12 kilometers (six to eight miles) a day rolling on the ground, at times smoking a cigarette while in motion. Media reports indicate Mohan Das began his life as a mystic after leaving home at age 12, and once undertook [[penance]] for 7 years by standing in one place and eating grass.		'''Mohan Das''', more commonly known as '''Lotan Baba''' (or '''"rolling saint"''') is an Indian holy man promoting peace by rolling his body along the ground when he travels. He claims to have covered {{convert\|30,000\|km\|mi\|sp=us}} to various cities in India, including (the disputed territory of [[Kashmir]]), first setting off from his hometown [[Ratlam]], in [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Witnesses report Mohan travels on average roughly 10 to 12 kilometers (six to eight miles) a day rolling on the ground, at times smoking a cigarette while in motion. Media reports indicate Mohan Das began his life as a mystic after leaving home at age 12, and once undertook [[penance]] for 7 years by standing in one place and eating grass.

	Mohan Das has gained media attention recently in his attempts to cross the border between [[Pakistan]] and India. Officials of the Border Security Force and immigration department near [[Wagah]] insisted he will need to acquire a [[passport]] and [[Visa (document)\|visa]] in order to continue his journey, of which he has neither. ''"I am not a politician who requires a passport or visa to visit another country. The government should understand that and give me permission,"'' he said. Lotan Baba stated his intentions were to visit the [[Sikh]] shrine of [[Nankana Sahib]], the birthplace of first Sikh [[Guru Nanak Dev]], and other religious places in Pakistan.		Mohan Das has gained media attention recently in his attempts to cross the border between [[Pakistan]] and India. Officials of the Border Security Force and immigration department near [[Wagah]] insisted he will need to acquire a [[passport]] and [[Visa (document)\|visa]] in order to continue his journey, of which he has neither. ''"I am not a politician who requires a passport or visa to visit another country. The government should understand that and give me permission,"'' he said. Lotan Baba stated his intentions were to visit the [[Sikh]] shrine of [[Nankana Sahib]], the birthplace of the first Sikh [[Guru Nanak Dev]], and other religious places in Pakistan.

	He holds a [[Guinness record]] for longest rolling at about {{convert\|9846\|mi\|km}}.		He holds a [[Guinness record]] for longest rolling at about {{convert\|9846\|mi\|km}}.

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2016}}
'''Mohan Das''', more commonly known as '''Lotan Baba''' (or '''"rolling saint"''') is an [[India]]n holy man promoting peace by rolling his body along the ground when he travels. He claims to have covered {{convert|30,000|km|mi|sp=us}} to various cities in India, including (the disputed territory of [[Kashmir]]), first setting off from his hometown [[Ratlam]], in [[Madhya Pradesh]]. Witnesses report Mohan travels on average roughly 10 to 12 kilometers (six to eight miles) a day rolling on the ground, at times smoking a cigarette while in motion. Media reports indicate Mohan Das began his life as a mystic after leaving home at age 12, and once undertook [[penance]] for 7 years by standing in one place and eating grass.

Mohan Das has gained media attention recently in his attempts to cross the border between [[Pakistan]] and India. Officials of the Border Security Force and immigration department near [[Wagah]] insisted he will need to acquire a [[passport]] and [[Visa (document)|visa]] in order to continue his journey, of which he has neither. ''"I am not a politician who requires a passport or visa to visit another country. The government should understand that and give me permission,"'' he said. Lotan Baba stated his intentions were to visit the [[Sikh]] shrine of [[Nankana Sahib]], the birthplace of first Sikh [[Guru Nanak Dev]], and other religious places in Pakistan.

He holds a [[Guinness record]] for longest rolling at about {{convert|9846|mi|km}}.

==References==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050409145356/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/7242_1016205%2C00180007.htm www.hindustantimes.com article entitled: ''"Rolling" saint blocked at Pakistani border'']

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