Will their business survive or not," he added. Indians are flocking to astrologers, tarot card readers and faith healers as they seek to know what lies ahead and find solutions to current health, financial and mental problems in a country where coronavirus cases have rocketed to 3.3 million - the third-highest in the world - with more than 60,000 deaths. Indian astrologers, palm readers, numerologists and tarot card readers are estimated to generate hundreds of millions of dollars a year in revenue. Ajay Bhambi, a well-known astrologer and spiritual consultant to politicians, Bollywood stars and professional cricketers, said his business had risen 40% since the Covid-19 outbreak. "Everyone's very concerned about their finances, very uncertain about how they are going to survive" if the coronavirus crisis extends.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 28, 2020 02:26 UTC