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Mon 07 Jul 2009Rationalists seek to prove holy men's power not so 'divine' after all
DELHI LETTER:Rural Indians who believe in the supernatural are often prey to charlatans posing as ‘god men’, writes RAHUL BEDI
SEVERAL HUNDRED villagers in northern India watched enthralled as a longhaired sadhu, or holy man, dressed in saffron robes produced ash out of thin air, exploded huge stones with “mental power”, and turned water into blood.
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