Caption: Date: 1968 Location: Surkhet Description: This is a picture of a shaman who worked in the Surkhet area. The man in the white shirt is sitting next to his wife who was sick. The shaman would go outside the circle of onlookers, chant, beat his drum, invoke the spirits, and return with his prescription for a cure. In the absence of a doctor or nurse in the entire area, his services was often in demand. Keywords: John Greer, Nepal Photo History Project, Peace Corp Photo History, People, priest/monk/lama/nun
