Ibn Batuta was a Muslim traveler who had visited India around 1325 AD (see his “Travels in Asia and Africa: 1325-1354 AD”). He came to Delhi and met the reigning Sultan. He was even appointed by the Sultan to an office of the State. He had occasions to witness many things here and recorded them in his book.
He while speaking of Hindu Yogis says thus: “The men of this class (Jugis = Yogis) do some marvelous things. One of them will spend months without eating or drinking, and many of them have holes dug for them in the earth which is then built in on top of them, leaving only a space for air to enter.”
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Ibn Batuta writes, “The sultan sent for me once when I was at Delhi, and on entering I found him in a private apartment with some of his intimates and two of these Jugis. One of them squatted on the ground, and then rose into the air above our heads, still sitting.
“I was so astonished and frightened that I fell to the floor in a faint. A potion was administered to me, and I revived and set up.
“Meantime this man remained in his sitting posture. His companion then took a sandal from a bag he had with him, and beat it on the ground like one infuriated. The sandal rose in the air until it came above the neck of the sitting man and then began hitting him on the neck while he descended little by little until he sat down alongside us.
“Then the sultan said ‘If I did not fear for your reason I would have ordered them to do still stranger things than this you have seen.’
“I took my leave, but was affected with palpitation fell ill, until he ordered me to be given a drought which removed it all.”