Mehndipur

Village in the state of Rajasthan in the
southern region between the cities of
Agra and Jaipur. The village is best
known for the temple to the god Balaji,
considered to be a form of the monkeygod Hanuman. People possessed by
malevolent spirits come to Balaji to be
cured through his power. For a thorough
discussion of the language of possession and exorcism, see Sudhir Kakar,
Shamans, Mystics, and Doctors, 1991