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A man in western India reportedly sleeps 20 to 25 days per month, or 300 days per year, because of a rare medical condition called axis hypersomnia.

Family members have to perform daily tasks for him, such as bathing and feeding him while he is asleep.

Afflicted by Axis Hypersomnia, a rare sleeping disorder, he spends an astonishing 300 days per year in a state of slumber. This earned him the comparison to Kumbhakarna, the mythical character from the Ramayana who famously slept undisturbed for six months.

Rajasthan man sleeps 300 days a year due to rare disorder, dubbed as real-life Kumbhkarna Pukharam, a 42-year-old man from Rajasthan, sleeps 300 days a year due to a rare disorder called Axis Hypersomnia and has been dubbed as the real-life Kumbhkarna by the villagers. advertisement UPDATED: July 17, 2021 09:44 IST Pukharam, suffers from a rare disorder called Axis Hypersomnia which makes him sleep for 20-25 days at a stretch once he takes a nap. (Representative Image) A 42-year-old man from Ra...

Meet the real life Kumbhakaran who sleeps for 25 days a month The man was first diagnosed with the rare syndrome 23 years ago, and since then, the condition has impacted his wellbeing and lifestyle. (Image Source: Pixabay/Representative) Updated: Jul 14, 2021, 10:27 AM IST We all have heard or read about the character Kumbhakaran from the epic Ramayana who would sleep for six months undisturbed. But what if somebody does so in real life. Would you believe it? Toda...