Medications that Aruna Ghimire of Thali, Kathmandu, went through a couple of months back was no less than a miracle, at least for herself, her family and neighbours. As doctors and experts of medical sciences were reportedly unable to identify her ailment, the 17-year-old continued to lose consciousness and faint over two times a day for the past more than seven months.

Helpless, as suggested by relatives and neighbours, her family finally decided to take Aruna to a faith healer in Bouddha. By virtue of a “magic touch” of the faith healer she slowly started recovering as a healthy teen. She, now, no more faints, neither is she an unhealthy girl.

Krishna Nepali, 32, of Basantapur, had a similar problem with his five-year-old son last year. “My son was showing unusual symptoms,” he said. “He would fall sick and lose consciousness whenever there was a puja at home or during festivals.”