The supposed extraordinary abilities and claims of this indian fakir, to live without any source of chemically bound energy and without water, were object of an examination in november 2003. Jani was examinated in the private "Sterling Hospital"<ref>Sterling Hospital, Gurukul Road, Ahmedabad</ref> in the west-indian town of Ahmedabad in Gujarat – state during a nine day period of supposed absence of food and drinking water. At the beginning, it was planned to check him over a seven day period in order to prolong the planned observation time without theratening his life, however. Sterling Hospital declined any responsability and refuted any payment in case of side effects. At the end, the state of Gujarat (the tax payers) guaranteed an insurance in case of side effects. | The supposed extraordinary abilities and claims of this indian fakir, to live without any source of chemically bound energy and without water, were object of an examination in november 2003. Jani was examinated in the private "Sterling Hospital"<ref>Sterling Hospital, Gurukul Road, Ahmedabad</ref> in the west-indian town of Ahmedabad in Gujarat – state during a nine day period of supposed absence of food and drinking water. At the beginning, it was planned to check him over a seven day period in order to prolong the planned observation time without theratening his life, however. Sterling Hospital declined any responsability and refuted any payment in case of side effects. At the end, the state of Gujarat (the tax payers) guaranteed an insurance in case of side effects. |