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Asthma sufferers gather at a temporary shelter as they prepare to receive the special

Asthma sufferers gather at a temporary shelter as they prepare to receive the special "fish medicine" which they hope will cure them, in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, June 7, 2011. Every June, some thousands of asthmatic people come to seek a cure from the Goud family who claims to have received the formula from a Hindu saint 162-years ago, and the cure is for the sufferers to swallow live sardines smeared with a secret blend of herbs. The live sardine treatment is given free and the yearly ritual begins on upcoming Wednesday, and for the thousands of Asthma sufferers who flock here convinced the ritual will cure them, the wait is nearly over.