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India: For the love of cod! Thousands force-fed live FISH to heal shallow breathing
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08.06.2016
An estimated 100,000 people received an infamous cure for breathing problems in Hyderabad's Exhibition Ground, Wednesday, as they were given live fish to swallow.
The small fish's mouths are covered in a yellow 'medicine' and then swallowed whole by the participant. Due to the fish's bad smell, participants are assisted by others who hold their mouth and pinch their nose as they swallow the live animal.
The practice is run by the Bathini family who has been administering their ancestral medicine, coined 'Fish Prasadm' for the last 170 years. The treatment is only administered for one day each year, as the family believe the 'medicine' can only be delivered on a day determined by astrologers.
The small fish's mouths are covered in a yellow 'medicine' and then swallowed whole by the participant. Due to the fish's bad smell, participants are assisted by others who hold their mouth and pinch their nose as they swallow the live animal.
The practice is run by the Bathini family who has been administering their ancestral medicine, coined 'Fish Prasadm' for the last 170 years. The treatment is only administered for one day each year, as the family believe the 'medicine' can only be delivered on a day determined by astrologers.
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