Ridiculous temples in India
Posted by Vaibhav Patle on April 23, 2007
1. Do you know that there is Visa Venkateswara Swami temple (near Hyderabad) which is also known as “God of Sure Visas “
The 500-year-old Balaji temple at Chilkur, about 40 km from Hyderabad attracts plenty of visitors, the devout praying for a hundred different things, as at most temples. But none as many as those who want visas. So, much so, the (swayambhu) god here has begun to be referred to as ‘Visa Venkateswara Swami’. It is a growingly popular belief, around here, that this god grants the most difficult-to-obtain visas to go abroad for jobs, post-marriage emigrations, or higher studies, in a miraculously short time after making a vow.
… when your vow is fulfiled, you come back and make 108 circumambulations. To help you remember the numbers as you walk around, the temple gives you little pieces of paper with 108 marks on them so you can keep count by crossing out one number each time you complete a round.
2. There is similar other temple Veetrirundha Perumal Kovil near Chennai that attracts people who are seeking visas to the US.
3. And now we have our own ‘IIT’ Saraswati temple at Kota, Rajasthan. This town is home to coaching centres that train nearly 50,000 students to crack the IITs’ Joint Entrance Exam.
Priceless.
Ankur said
well go and pray in such temples trust me you will get visa too . if not temples always give mental piece . life is uncertain and anyone who is successful in this world have strong faith in god (they may not show externally, but yep they do)