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'Current baba' is India's shocking new sensation.

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The Asian Pacific Post - Vancouver

'Current baba' is India's shocking new sensation. Three times daily, Sadhu Mangal Das touches a live wire to keep himself intoxicated.



The 54-year-old holyman admits he started taking a cocktail of stimulants, including ganja, bhang and liquor after renouncing the world at the age of 10.



While none of these give him the kick anymore, Das says his current obsession has brought a surge of excitement into his life.



Das' eccentric habit has also left the medical world flummoxed. According to doctors, the human body can absorb currents up to 12 volts.



In the baba's case however, repeated exposure to electricity seems to have built up his body's tolerance levels to as much as 16 volts.



Interestingly Das has tried other grossly unconventional ways of getting high. Before he discovered his passion for electrical energy, the holy man used to get himself bitten by snakes and scorpions. He then took to consuming potions made from poisonous seeds and sulphos tablets.



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