A YOUNG man in India ‘died twice’ after being bitten by a snake.
As mourners lit a funeral pyre to burn his body, he started moaning and they realised he was still alive. Instead of taking Sandeep to a hospital, they brought him to a traditional tantric practitioner
The 23-year-old, known only as Sandeep, had gone to gather wood from the forest when he was bitten.
When he returned back to his village in India, he was taken to a traditional Tantric healer in the next village.
The Tantric’s methods appeared ineffective and villagers believed he had died so they decided to bury him in the local cemetery.
Devastated . . . Sandeep’s wife holding their child
However, after the funeral pyre was lit, Sandeep started to shout and mourners realised he was still alive.
After he regained consciousness, relatives took him back to the same Tantric practitioners instead of a hospital.
Tragically, his life could not be saved and the Tantic declared Sandeep dead for the second time.
He was take to the district hospital for a post-mortem examination.
In India, many superstitious beliefs and practices still occur at a daily basis especially in rural areas.
Tantra is an ancient Indian tradition of beliefs and meditation and ritual practices.
