No-Goodniks Amputate “Godman’s” Holy Leg
Posted by John Brownlee
I hate it when this happens:
Police in southern India are hunting for two men who attacked a Hindu holy man, cut off his right leg and then made off with it.
The 80-year-old holy man, Yanadi Kondaiah, claimed to have healing powers in the leg.
He is now recovering from his ordeal in hospital in the city of Tirupati in the state of Andhra Pradesh.
Local people believed they could be healed of spiritual and physical problems if they touched his leg.
But here’s the thousand dollar question: if the police recover the leg and then touch the stump with it, could Godman (as he is apparently known) grow another holy leg? Slap a Web 2.0 website together and that’s a business plan if I ever heard one.
Categories: Amputation, Godman, India, Religion
Posted at 1:23 pm on January 3, 2008
5 Comments -
Healer, heal thyself?
Comment by Mike Cane — January 3, 2008 @ 2:32 pm
If he can grow himself a new leg, I’d say James Randi owes him a million bucks.
Comment by Peregrine — January 3, 2008 @ 4:22 pm
Actually, if he can produce his own legs, I’d recommend he start up a franchise business. I’m pretty sure Holy Legs with hot sauce could give KFC a run for its money.
Comment by CJ — January 4, 2008 @ 6:27 pm
Peregrine - Only if it can be proven that the newer leg walks better than the original through a double-blind test.
Comment by Ross Rosenberg — January 5, 2008 @ 12:36 pm
If he could grow himself several legs, he could win every tap-dancing contest in the world.
Comment by Bleepless — January 5, 2008 @ 6:37 pm