Bhutanese Jumping Doctor in Nepali Refugee Camp

A jumping doctor performs a healing ritual in the Beldangi Refugee Camp No. 2 in Damak, Nepal. Many Bhutanese of Nepali descent were forced to leave Bhutan in the early 1990s and have been living in refugee camps until recently when they began to resettle in other countries including the U.S. More stories, slide shows and video here:
http://www.insidebayarea.com/bhutan

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• beldangi
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[Megraj551]

Fucked that shit!.

[leastshrew]

@Pardeshitara Sometimes you just have to take what you can get. Apparently you have never been in that position. Have a little humility.

[mariotaz]

@ardnega

Actually, when you put it into the perspective of it being a Placebo, then it makes. Ha Chickenfoot

[ardnega]

@mariotaz think of a placebo effect or the power of suggestion. love Van Halen and think Eddie should bring back Michael Anthony though he's doing well with ChickenFoot.

[TheHepta7]

:))

[Pardeshitara]

has no sense. it is ridiculous.

[mariotaz]

@ardnega

No I understand that, I just fail to see how this is even going to work.

[ardnega]

@mariotaz It is practiced as and is part of the culture in this region and I think you need a lesson in cultural relativism.

[ram1000ism]

wat a hell is this.

[mariotaz]

That makes.... no sense.

Saying;You/Me/We believe it' doesn't make it so. And that's gotta be annoying with those pans being banged. Someone give 'em a CD player and Van Halen and then they can mosh.