A psychiatric patient sitting in a male ward at Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry & Allied Sciences in Ranchi.

A patient shows his name tattooed on his hand at Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry & Allied Sciences in Ranchi.

A psychiatric patient is occupied with making a mat in the femail ward at Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry & Allied Sciences in Ranchi.

A patient with mental illness is doing her make-up in the female ward of Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry & Allied Sciences in Ranchi.

Psychiatric patients are enjoying a good time with the swing.

General view of a female ward at Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry & Allied Sciences in Ranchi.

Ludo playing has been a popular activity among psychiatric patients at the Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry & Allied Sciences in Ranchi.

Plates are stored after dinner at the Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatry & Allied Sciences in Ranchi.

A signboard displaying the ward number is located in the hospital compound in Ranchi.

Patients are going to their respective sleeping area in a female ward