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visited India to strive for peace in the
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on the 50th anniversary of the death of Mor
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A man called Varkey claimed to have suffered from an evil spirit for 20 years. Valiya
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Mar Thoma Church on 2 October 2009 during the 324th memorial feast of
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for several years despite medical treatments. She approached Valiya
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