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Figure 10.2 A jharphuke vaidya, or Hindu Tantric healer, and his clients in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal. He offers healing for a variety of ailments, including physical disease, social problems, and mental illness, especially when caused by witchcraft or other supernatural causes. (Source: © David Gellner. Reproduced with permission.)