Waiting for exorcism
At a small Hindu temple on the eastern outskirts of Rajasthan, India's largest state, the spiritually possessed come to have their demons expelled. Here we see "possessed" people waiting for exorcism.

This image is part of a series featured by CNN about faith healers in India:
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/04/01/mental.health.faith.healers/

In India -- where there is one psychiatrist per 500,000 people and only one psychiatric nurse per 2 million, according to World Health Organization figures -- faith healers are commonplace. "They are everywhere," said Shoba Raba, director of policy at the Indian branch of Basic Needs, an international mental health and development charity. "And they are almost always the first and only person in a community to 'treat' psychiatric disorders."

I would like to thank to the crew and everyone who voted for the publication of this image, despite the lack of title and comments during the selection process.
Related photos
Write
hessam chavosh 11 months ago
niice
chat noir 11 months ago
very intense ... your work impressed me!
Al Sheihk 1 year ago
fine ,and a lot more.
Matthew Hull 1 year ago
Sad.
very interest
Kim Ayres 1 year ago
It's a great photo, but the story gives it a context that makes it even more powerful
Phyllis Clarke 1 year ago
Mr. B..Interesting story, and really important here to give this image meaning. The 'room' has an ominous feeling to it...and they all seem so disconnected from their environment....well faith can matter ..and psychology is not perfect..still a little of the right medication can help psychoses..so you have an interesting picture here...Congratulations..it almost seems strange to say congratulations - based on the circumstances..still i like it. :) Phyllis
mustafa demirtas 1 year ago
Nice composition..!!Congratulations.
excellent.
Mihaly Zoltan 1 year ago
Te jó ég....hogy mik vannak ..... és még mi panaszkodunk !
Gratula a fotóhoz!
holger droste 1 year ago
remarkable , very intense !
Colmar Wocke 1 year ago
Balazs,

Also thanks to you for the descriptive write-up. I've learned something and been allowed, via your picture, to see an aspect of other's lives. In the context of what you're presenting here, I think the mottled window and the figure standing there, lends another dimension to the picture.

Congratulations!

Go well,

Colmar
Codrin Lupei 1 year ago
Balazs, thank you for sharing the image and also the story! Great one, congrats!
Zoltan Huszti 1 year ago
fantasztikus kep!
gratula!
poker333 1 year ago
Congratulations .
Risquillo 1 year ago
Un trabajo estupendo. Bello y dramático a la vez!
John Parminter 1 year ago
Great image Balazs, I never saw it in screening but it would have benefited from a title in there as it does now.

JP
limawhisky 1 year ago
oh ya.. the eye contact with one of them made this image perfect !!
limawhisky 1 year ago
Balazs, I'm sure that you have more than one, let me see all of them... and additional story would be great !!
Mojib 1 year ago
god preserve us!
great!
Andre du Plessis 1 year ago
Thanks for the story behind this. Truly a splendid and touching documentary image. Need is say that that figure behind that grille and window makes this all the more special.
Glen Ballis 1 year ago
This is very good Balazs!
Ricky Siegers 1 year ago
I like the way you commpose it, Balazs. I can feel the athmosphere.
Excellent.
Robert 1 year ago
Very good work Balazs! Robert
László Csiki 1 year ago
Megindító...
grat...
Scary, but very good!
Onur Guner Guray 1 year ago
great
João Fernandes 1 year ago
Wonderful moment, composition and work!
Many .. many congratulations!
Christoph Hessel 1 year ago
a touching work Balazs, great
Add to favorites
Share this image on StumbleUpon:   
  Click here to share this image on Facebook
 
Equipment
Eos 5D
Location
India, Rajasthan/Balaji temple
Unique views
16141
Comments
29
Category
Documentary
 
© 1X Innovations AB 2007-2011. All rights reserved.