. >> so everyone was telling us to go to the mira datar dargah where they could treat this problem of black magic, so we came here. then they told us that they have this medicine program as well. >> reporter: is it the medicine or the prayer that's working? >> both are working. >> reporter: milesh hamlai is not surprised by that kind of response. he says there can be therapeutic value in pilgrimages to this shrine. >> it's a place to pray, it's a holy place. they are finding some kind of solace. at least that is trying to bring them back to normalcy and in that if we are able to provide them with medical interventions and proper care, counseling, listening, i'm sure they really feel very good that there is some place where they can go offload themselves. >> reporter: so far hamlai's group, called the altruist, has managed to bring some 16,000 patients to the program called dava dua medicine and prayer. it's a tiny number amid vast need but some experts say a promising prototype to expand psychiatric services without disrupting or antagonizing age old belief systems. for "religion and