In 2010, a team of military doctors studied him for 2 weeks at a hospital. FMTNews PrahladJani
Prahlad Jani claimed ‘the hole in my palate enables me to go without food and water’.
The long-haired and bearded Prahlad Jani – who dressed in red and wore a nose ring in the fashion of Hindu goddesses – hailed from Charada village in the western state of Gujarat, where he spent his life in a routine of yoga and mediation.“He died early Tuesday morning at his residence due to old age,” Sheetal Chaudhary, who lived next door to Jani, told AFP.Jani’s body was taken to Ambaji, a town renowned for its temples and where he had built a small ashram and was known as “Mataji” .
Jani’s tale that he was blessed by a goddess when he was a child which enabled him to survive without sustenance won him a small group of followers – despite the doubts of medical professionals. There was no way of verifying Jani’s claims, but doctors have said a person cannot go for long periods without food or water without organ damage and the body breaking down.In 2010, a team of military doctors studied him for two weeks at a hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat’s biggest city.
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