There is a person in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh who eats stones apart from food. Surprisingly, even after eating stones for years, this person has not had any health problems till now. He calls it divine power. Many people come to him with their problems and he also claims to get rid of their problems free of cost by eating stones.
51-year-old Santosh Lakra, a resident of Chipatala village under Garden block of Jashpur district, has been eating stones for the last 20 years. If a common person eats a stone, then he is at risk of getting disease, but Santosh has not faced any problem so far. They claim that they have eaten thousands of stones so far. He did not have any health problems even after eating the stone. Santosh calls it divine power. They claim that they remove people’s troubles through divine prayer.
Prayer to God by placing rough stones on the knee
Santosh, who believes in Christianity, has put many statues and photos of Lord Jesus in one of the rooms of the house. Sitting in the same room, Santosh claims to remove the sufferings of the people through prayer. Santosh sits on his knees during the prayer and worships God by placing rough stones under both the knees. After the prayer, Santosh swallows the pieces of stones with his mouth, claiming to absorb the pain and suffering of the people. Santosh, who believes in Christianity, believes in all the gods and goddesses.
eat stones in front of the people who arrive
On Friday people come to him with their problems. They do not charge any fee from anyone. He has claimed that he started eating stones from 2002. He has got divine power. It is a boon of God, due to which there is no harm to them by eating stones. In front of the person whose suffering is to be removed, they eat 4-5 stones in the name of suffering. Then holding the hand of that person, they invoke the deities and wish to remove the misery. (Input- Manoj Kumar)