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--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Ron F <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Note: forwarded message attached. > > Link: > > 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 > > Link: > > 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! 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! 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