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Neem Karoli Baba constantly stole cheap watches

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The divine really needed to know the exact time. Neem Karoli Baba had a weird, consistent habit of stealing his disciples' cheap watches, which they bizarrely considered a profound blessing.

Neem Karoli Baba constantly stole cheap watches
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