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Faith Healing in India: An Ancient Way of Tending to Madness

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Little did it know that this incident would alter the course of the nation’s approach to mental health care. For centuries, this dargah had attracted pilgrims from diverse faiths, all drawn by the belief in the shrine’s miraculous powers to cure mental ailments brought on by evil spirits, djinns , and black magic.