God’s own enterprise

Every time I visit the great Gods of Chinna Mastika, Deoghar, Baba Vishwanath, Siddhi Vinayak or Sirdi Sai Baba, I am in awe. These gods have been kind to me and blessed me in many ways. But the sense of awe is for a very differen reason, I am amazed by the industrialization of the the whole thing. Its an industry in its own right.

The priest brigade, the prasad sellers, the hawkers. Not to talk of the hospitality and travel industry that comes up to support the whole pilgrimage business.

At times I do wonder if its God's way of blessing the local populace with a livelihood opportunity, I think this is the case.