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World Service,3 mins

Searching for the "secret to eternal life"

Newsday

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The "Sanjeevani Booti" is a mythical plant in Hinduism which is said to have restored life to the brother of a God. Now the government of India's northern state of Uttarakhand is to begin a multi-million dollar hunt for it in the Himalayas. The BBC's Rahul Tandon has been telling Newsday all about it. (Photo: Himalaya mountain range. Credit: Thinkstock)

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