Patient walks with the newly fitted artificial limbs, in Jaipur

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Patients waiting for their turn at the Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) in Jaipur, Rajasthan. One of the patient is trying to adjust walking with the new limbs he had been equipped with at the BMVSS, Jaipur - India. A patient's limb being measured for an artificial limb at the Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) in Jaipur, Rajasthan. The manufacturing process of the foot. Each craftsperson makes 5 to 6 feet per day. They work a 6 day week and the majority of them are amputees or affected by polio themselves. Various rubber and wooden pieces are used to construct the foot before it is put into a die that gives it the realistic appearance. Bhagwan Mahaveer Viklang Sahayata Samiti (BMVSS) is the world's largest organisation serving the disabled. This NGO provides