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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-3-908260,00.html The Times 26-Nov-03 Guru 'lives without food or water' >From Catherine Philp in Delhi Jani: astounded doctors FORGET David Blaine and his mere 44 days of fasting: an ageing Indian guru has handed himself over to doctors to prove his claim that he has survived nearly seven decades without food or water with no apparent damage to his health. Prahlad Jani, 76, emerged from hospital in Ahmadabad at the weekend after ten days of close surveillance, with doctors no closer to disproving his claim. During his time locked in a glass room watched over by closed-circuit cameras, he was not seen to eat Although they can neither prove nor disprove his claim to have lasted this way for decades, doctors are baffled. Sudhir Shah, the neurologist who oversaw the test, said: âHe has evidence of the formation of urine, which was reabsorbed on his bladder wall. Mr Jani made the journey to Ahmadabad from the remote cave where he lives as a hermit after being challenged to prove his claim of having gone without food or water for decades. He claims that his talent is the result of a blessing from the goddess Ambaji Doctors had prepared a special glass-walled room equipped with CCTV cameras to monitor his activities. The lavatory adjacent to the room was sealed to test his claim that he had no need to urinate or defecate. The only fluid that he was allowed was a smal Doctors had intended to halt the exercise after seven days, but carried on after tests showed Mr Jani to be in perfect health. At the end of ten days, he left the hospital as a team of more than 40 doctors continued to puzzle over his condition. Mr Jani offered his own explanation, yet to be tested by the doctors. âI get the elixir of life from the hole in my palate, which enables me to go without food and water,â? he said. Â Copyright 2005 Times Newspapers Ltd. This service is provided on Times Newspapers' standard Terms and Conditions . Please read our Privacy Policy . To inquire about a licence to reproduce material from The Times, visit the Syndication website . __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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The Times
26-Nov-03
Guru 'lives without food or water'
>From Catherine Philp in Delhi
Jani: astounded doctors
FORGET David Blaine and his mere 44 days of fasting: an ageing Indian guru
has handed himself over to doctors to prove his claim that he has survived
nearly seven decades without food or water with no apparent damage to his
health. Prahlad Jani, 76, emerged from hospital in Ahmadabad at the weekend
after ten days of close surveillance, with doctors no closer to disproving his
claim. During his time locked in a glass room watched over by closed-circuit
cameras, he was not seen to eat Although they can neither prove nor disprove
his claim to have lasted this way for decades, doctors are baffled. Sudhir Shah,
the neurologist who oversaw the test, said: “He has evidence of the formation
of urine, which was reabsorbed on his bladder wall. Mr Jani made the journey to
Ahmadabad from the remote cave where he lives as a hermit after being
challenged to prove his claim of having gone without food or water for decades.
He claims that his talent is the result of a blessing from the goddess Ambaji
Doctors had prepared a special glass-walled room equipped with CCTV cameras
to monitor his activities. The lavatory adjacent to the room was sealed to test
his claim that he had no need to urinate or defecate. The only fluid that he was
allowed was a smal Doctors had intended to halt the exercise after seven days,
but carried on after tests showed Mr Jani to be in perfect health. At the end of
ten days, he left the hospital as a team of more than 40 doctors continued to
puzzle over his condition. Mr Jani offered his own explanation, yet to be tested
by the doctors. “I get the elixir of life from the hole in my palate, which enables
me to go without food and water,” he said.
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