He along with three other sadhus were just returning from the shrine when water gushed out in the Kedarnath market, bringing down boulders, trees and stones, and leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
He saw his fellow sadhus being swept away by the water, but managed to cling on to a tree for eternal life.
Giri then ran to the nearest forest and hid for five-six days without food. Like everyone else, he was rescued by the army.
As he had to lie in the dirty water, Giri's skin has peeled off in many places.
Speaking to IANS from the hospital bed, Giri continuously scratched his scalp that was red and puffy. He also tried to tear his matted, long tresses, coiled in a bun.
"I was in tattered clothes and had not taken bath for days. Thanks to a woman from an NGO, I got a change of cloth and someone washed my hair too. But my skin is burning and I feel like tearing it away," said Giri, as he started furiously scratching his skin, which turned red once again.
After another bout of scratching, he said : "They should kill me. They should give me a medicine that will end my life. I have seen so many bodies. My friends have gone away. I don't know how I will live with these memories."
"The state authorities are not bothered with us. They just dumped us in this hospital where again no one is bothered about us," Giri added.
