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The waist should be raised a little higher. The neck and the legs should be fixed firmly by a strap and held firmly by assistants. Thereafter, his anus should be lubricated with *ghṛta* (clarified butter) and a sterilized well lubricated rectal speculum should be introduced in the rectum along its passage slowly while the patient is straining.