Fish prasadam

Bathini Harinath Goud holds fish medicine prior to administering to a patient at the Katedan stadium in Hyderabad.AFP Photo/Noah Seelam

Updated on: Jun 8, 2012 4:12 PM IST

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Bathini Harinath Goud holds fish medicine prior to administering to a patient at the Katedan stadium in Hyderabad.AFP Photo/Noah Seelam

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People wait to collect their tokens prior to receiving fish medicine at the Katedan stadium in Hyderabad. AFP Photo/Noah Seelam

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A member of the Bathini Goud family administers fish medicine to a patient at the Katedan stadium in Hyderabad.AFP Photo/Noah Seelam

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A woman waits to collect her tokens prior to receiving fish medicine at the Katedan stadium in Hyderabad.AFP Photo/Noah Seelam

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Bathini Harinath Goud inspects fish medicine prior to administering to patients at the Katedan stadium in Hyderabad. AFP Photo/Noah Seelam

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A member of the Bathini Goud family administers fish medicine to a patient at the Katedan stadium in Hyderabad. AFP Photo/Noah Seelam

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Bathini Harinath Goud administers fish medicine to a patient at the Katedan stadium in Hyderabad. AFP Photo/Noah Seelam

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People wait to collect their tokens prior to receiving fish medicine at the Katedan stadium in Hyderabad. AFP Photo/Noah Seelam

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The medicine, is offered by Bathini family to patients for the last 161 years as a cure to asthma and other breathing disorders. AFP Photo/Noah Seelam

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The medicine is placed in the mouth of a live murrel fish and then slipped into the mouth of the patient. AFP Photo/Noah Seelam

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A member of the Bathini Goud family administers fish medicine to a patient at the Katedan stadium in Hyderabad. The medicine is administered on the auspicious day of Mrigasira Karti which falls in June with the onset of the annual monsoon. AFP Photo/Noah Seelam