GALLERY A Parashuram Vaidya relaxing in a garden.

The hilly tract bordering Karnataka and Maharashtra is Parashuram Vaidya’s extended home. He feasts on a breathtaking view en route to Goa.

Standing in the waters of the Hiranyakeshi, Parashuram Vaidya collects medicinal herbs.

Parashuram Vaidya feels equally at home with corporate managers and rustic farmers.

Village of Parashuram Vaidya

A view of the lush countryside around Gavanal. Opposite Page: For generations, the Vaidya family has given

Gavanal its identity. The signboard at the village’s entrance says ‘Ayurveda Bhavan (vaidya)’.

A relaxed Parashuram Vaidya during a solitary walk.

Re-visiting his childhood, the vaidya wields the bat in his old school playground.

The Early Years.

A moment during Karnataka Rajyostav Award Event.

During Award Presentation Moment in Sanskrutik Bhavan.

Shri Ravi Naik Chief Minister Of Goa visited to Dr. Parshuram Vaidya's house at Gavanal.

Dr. Parashuram Vaidya Deep discussion with Dr. Alka Deshpande Dean Of J J Hospital Mumbai.

Dr. Parashuram Vaidya And Dr. Ben Gupta Of U S Discussing with Patient.

Smt. Padma Parshuram Mishrikoti (Vaidya) examining (Naadi Pariksha) patient with their son's Praveen Mishrikoti and Sachin Mishrikoti in home clinic Gavanal.

Treatment to Village People

Treatment to Village People.

Ayurveda Medicine.

Dr.Parashuram Vaidya (winner of rajyostsava award in 1992)

Dr.Sachin Mishrikoti(Vaidya) and Shri.Praveen Parashuram Mishrikoti,awarded with certificates by Shri B.M.Kankanwadi Ayurvedic Mahavidyalaya(K.L.E.UNIVERSITY),BELGAUM.

Dr.Sachin Mishrikoti(Vaidya) and Shri.Praveen Parashuram Mishrikoti diagnoses the patients by feeling their pulse(Nadi Pariksha).

Dr.Sachin Mishrikoti(Vaidya) and Shri.Praveen Parashuram Mishrikoti,awarded with certificates by Shri B.M.Kankanwadi Ayurvedic Mahavidyalaya(K.L.E.UNIVERSITY),BELGAUM.

Parashuram Vaidya collects medicinal sap from a shrub.

Parashuram Vaidya diagnoses a patient by feeling his pulse – a method that baffles modern medical science.

Parashuram Vaidya outside the T.B. Sanatorium in Goa, where his first AIDS patient was confined.

Parashuram Vaidya feels equally at home with corporate managers and rustic farmers.

Village women returning to Gavanal with water drawn from nearby streams.

Sketch of Parashuram Vaidya

Sketch of Parashuram Vaidya

Parashuram Vaidya at Calangute Beach, Goa. He loves the outdoors, and is always moved by a vibrant sunset.

Parashuram Vaidya at Calangute Beach, Goa. He loves the outdoors, and is always moved by a vibrant sunset.

The Vaidya family with Parashuram’s mother. ‘My mother still treats me like a child’, says the vaidya.

In search of a rare Ayurvedic ingredient, Parashuram Vaidya examines the thick, bristly growth on a tree-trunk.

Parashuram Vaidya treasures his moments of solitude.