Ananova picked up this story from an Indian site, and it’s been blogged and quoted on various sites, but the original might be this:
UP’s newest godman is an English captain!
The newest deity to be worshipped in Uttar Pradesh is not one amongst the pantheon of gods and goddesses revered across India.
The deity is an Englishman who died in the mutiny of 1857, more than 145 years ago!
People have begun offering not just fruits and flowers at the Mazar (grave) of Captain F Wale at the historic Moosa Bagh about six km from Lucknow.
They also offer liquor, cigarettes and meat and have composed hymns and prayers for the Englishman. Locals now refer to their new “god” as “Captain Baba”, or Gora Baba or Gora Bhagwan.