Case file · High strangeness
Subbayah Pullavar's levitation
On 6 June 1936 in the Tinnevelly district of south India, the yogi Subbayah Pullavar appeared to float horizontally with one hand on a cloth-wrapped staff, photographed by P. Y. Plunkett.
1936 CE · 8.73, 77.70 · status: claim
The sceptical view
Magicians identify the classic 'Indian levitation' trick: a rigid frame hidden in the staff and under the cloth supports the body.