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Indian Cave Exorcism | National Geographic


the town of indy actual in northern
India sprawls on the banks of the river
Ganges here stands one of the most
important temples in India it’s the main
temple of the vindhya vicinity be a
powerful Hindu goddess thousands throng
to this shrine but this is more than a
house of worship within the bustling
temple down a dim corridor is a tiny
locked room out of bounds to all but a
tormented view it’s called the cave of
spirits a home for the dead and last
hope for the possessed
in the holy waters of the Ganges a man
and his helpers prepare for an arduous
task Lakshmi camp Shukla is an exorcist
a pursuer of spirits and today he’ll
take on some formidable foes families
have traveled many miles from all over
northern India to seek his help I have
four five lumps in my neck I get dizzy
sometimes my eyes roll up my neck turns
stiff but their woes appear to begin in
strikingly similar ways usually at
twilight women walking down lonely roads
since an eerie presence they feel
themselves under attack overnight
something takes possession of them some
blame gods of the earth and air others
point to spirits of the Dead no one is
certain
but a lot of people here do say that
this is just superstitious those who
don’t face this problem say it’s
nonsense those who suffer believe it’s
real Sally kromm came with his 15 year
old daughter Mooney for eight months
Mooney has been depressed and acting
strangely she had a stomach ache yeah
her eyes got blood red she starts
talking nonsense whatever comes into her
head Sally kromm and his wife of tri
doctors now as a last resort they’ll
attempt exorcism
for Mooney and the other girls the
moment is at hand The Exorcist works
them into a trance one by one the girls
break down ibadan when the Spirit comes
forth that new girl loses all control
over her body probably that’s what I
know she has been possessed the Exorcist
urges the spirit to talk it seems ready
to surrender I will leave her body you
will leave her forever the Spirit has
agreed to leave but the Exorcist must
find it another home he knows of only
one place a place where he can jail it
for eternity a cave of spirits but first
he has to get Mooney and the other young
women and their demons to the cave the
dancing distracts the spirits keeping
them from bolting the chamber doors are
carefully opened
the spirit that possesses mooney
responds with a spasm of rage then
leaves the girl’s body the Smashing of a
coconut signals the rituals end Nene
will leave but the spirit that tormented
her will remain here forever
two days later the Exorcist makes a
house call to check on many for this
family The Exorcist extreme treatment
seems to have worked and they now count
themselves believers in the world of
spirits
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