In India, faith is known to move mountains. Rich and poor, educated
and unlettered, they Indians all converge at temples and churches
and mosques to offer their destinies to the Divine. Nowhere is this
more evident than at Siddhi Vinayak, a temple devoted to Ganesh, the
elephant-headed God of Good Fortune. On auspicious Tuesdays, the
serpentine queue of worshippers is over 2kms long. People stand for
several hours with offerings of flowers and coconut, waiting
patiently for a two minute "Darshan" or meeting with the
Lord. The path to the divine is never easy, but it is said that
those who tread it with true devotion will always have their wishes
fulfilled.
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