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Prahlad Jani, also known as Mataji or Chunriwala Mataji (13 August 1929 ― 26 May 2020) was an Indian breatharian monk who claimed to have lived without food and water since 1940. He said that the goddess Amba sustained him.
May 26, 2020 · AHMEDABAD: The ascetic, who claimed to have lived without food or water for eight decades of his life, passed away due to illness early on Tuesday. Prahlad Jani, 91, was known among devotees as ...
- He was an Indian breatharian monk. He was born in Charada village. According to Prahlad Jani, he left his home at the age of seven and went to the jungle.
- When he was 11 years old, he underwent a religious experience and became a follower of Amba, the Hindu goddess. From that time he chose to wear a dress as a female devotee of Amba including a red sari like a garment, jewellery, and crimson flowers in his shoulder-length hair.
- He believed that the goddess provides him liquid nourishment or water which drops down through a hole in his palate that allows him to survive without food or water.
- Since 1970, he was living in a hermit in a cave in the rainforest near the Gujarat temple of Ambaji. He awakened at 4 am each day and spends most of his time in meditation.
May 26, 2020 · Prahlad Jani alias Chunriwala Mataji, a breatharian Yogi who claimed to have survived without food or water for over 70 years, died on Tuesday morning in Gujarat's Gandhinagar district, his disciples said.
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May 27, 2020 · The long-haired and bearded Prahlad Jani – who dressed in red and wore a nose ring in the fashion of Hindu goddesses – hailed from Charada village in the western state of Gujarat, where he spent...
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May 26, 2020 · Prahlad Jani alias Chunriwala Mataji, a breatharian Yogi who claimed to have survived without food or water for over 70 years, died on Tuesday morning in Gujarat's Gandhinagar district, his ...
May 31, 2010 · June 1, 2010 -- In a country remarkable for tales powerful deities and exotic mystics, an 82-year-old man who claims he can survive without food or drink has baffled doctors who studied him and did not see him eat or drink anything for more than two weeks.
