A magical tree that heals? These people in central India seem to think so, woman goes into trance, in Madhya Pradesh

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People in Naogaon, Madhya Pradesh in central India flock to a Mahua tree as they believe that it has magical healing properties. So many people came it it, hugged it and prayed to it that a large police contingent had to be arranged to be on site! People brought their sick children for blessings, to the tree. A woman goes into a trance at the tree, wildly swinging and head banging her head at the base of the tree. Magical Mahua 'healer tree' in MP This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion and Full HD. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast format, for use in y