Many of those who look at this man will be thrown into shock. Tell me, surely you’ve ever pulled down curtains or a curtain rod?
You’ll agree that in that position, your hand quickly becomes stiff, which causes discomfort and pain. You want to put it down as soon as possible and let the blood rush to the limb.Our hero today, named Amar Bharati, is apparently an exception.
This sadhus (Hinduism calls them saints and yogis) has kept his arm raised for over 49 years. How, you may ask, is this possible? He is aided by willpower and faith. Thus he pays homage to the deity Shiva.
Although his life before that was very ordinary. If specialists had intervened at the initial stage, his arm could have been saved. Amar is a unique person and extremely popular in the world, especially among Internet users. Let’s learn more about him.
How did the man live before?
He was an ordinary clerk, working and living in the Indian city of New Delhi. He was always an ascetic and tried to shun people. He has a wife and three children.
One day he simply left his home without explaining anything to his family or friends. It was as if something had gone off in his head. How could a normal person do that?
In 1973 he raised his hand up and still holds it. According to Bharati, it was painful at first, but he endured and did not give up.
The man stressed that he was in favor of peace on the entire planet Earth and that was his way of expressing his position. There were desperate people who tried to repeat himself.
Some gave up after a few days, weeks, but the most persistent ones lasted about 25 years without surpassing the “teacher”.In India itself, this phenomenon is called “urdhaman tapasya”. This is the name of a special kind of service to the gods, when a novice puts a part of his body at the disposal of the deity.
ResultScientists have tried to study this phenomenon and this is what they have concluded. His limb had completely atrophied, losing all his muscles. All that was left was the bone and the fingernails at the ends of the fingers. That was it! For half a century he had never trimmed his nails. It looked, to put it mildly, not very attractive.
It’s even disgusting! Remarkably, he can’t put his hand down by himself because his muscular system is incapacitated. He will never be able to use it in normal life again. His nerves are completely damaged and cannot perform their function (conduct signals from the brain). Most likely, if you try to change its position, it will lead to a bone fracture and rupture of tendons and cartilage.