188-year-old man Bengaluru Cave Rescue, 188-year-old man Bengaluru Cave Rescue Fact Check: Social media users around the world are shell-shocked after a video went viral with the claims that a 188-year-old man was rescued from a cave near Bengaluru. Bengaluru 188-year-old man rescue video is spreading like wildfire on X and millions of users around the world have already watched it. Not only this but Bengaluru 188-year-old man video is also being shared by multiple Spanish portals with the same claims. In the viral video, the old man can be seen barely able to walk while two men help him walk outside.
A Spanish social media page shared the video with the claims "(Translated) This old man was taken out of a cave in India, the city of Bangalore. He claims that he is 188 years old and that death had forgotten him."
Another social media user wrote, "This Indian Man has just been discovered in a cave. he's alleged to be 188 years old."
One more user wrote, "This Indian man was just found in a cave. He is believed to be 188 years old. Crazy."
The truth behind 188-year-old Indian man video
X posted a disclaimer in one of the videos and wrote, "Misinformation! The elderly man is a Hindu Saint named 'Siyaram Baba' who lives in Madhya Pradesh, India. According to reports he is about 110 years old."
True Scoop tried to dig more about the 188-year-old Indian man video and it found that the man is Siyaram Baba and he is at most 110 years old.
The man claimed to be 188 years old is Siyaram Baba, who resides in the Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh. There are multiple stories about Siyaram Baba are famous in the region. It is said that Siyaram Baba performed penance while standing on one leg for 10 years. Even at the age of 109 now 110, Siyaram Baba reads the Ramayana without glasses and does all his work by himself. Baba speaks very little, yet devotees still flock to seek his blessings. Siyaram Baba is a saint residing at the Bhatyan Ashram, located on the banks of the Narmada River in Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.
While no one knows his exact age, it is believed that he is around 109 or 110 years old. There are differing opinions regarding his age in the surrounding areas, which is why the exact number remains uncertain. Some people even claim that Baba is 130 years old. However, Baba himself has never provided any information regarding his actual age.
Therefore, the claim that Baba is 188 years old and rescued from a cave near Bengaluru is false and misleading.