Sadhus offer laptops, cars to Gods

TEMPLE ON WHEELS: Sadhus carry their mobile temples since there is not temple banks of the River Ganges.

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Allahabad: Sadhus, who travel from their destinations to the Ardh Kumbh, have to no temple to visit on the sandy banks of the River Ganga.

However, they have now found a solution to their problem. The sadhus have a makeshift temple on the banks. And with the Ardh Kumbh spanning 41 days, wherever the sadhus go, their deities travel with them.

“We need to worship our deities everyday and so we have to travel with them,” says head of Juna akhada, Swami Avdheshanand.

The temple too has got a makeover with time. So while, conches and tridents still remain the favourites of the sadhus, there are some unconventional offerings like a teddy bear, a cricket bat and even a ball that is offered to the deities.

And if you are looking for a divine connection, you can call on a mobile phone or a landline too.

However, that’s not all. There’s also a letterbox to snail mail your prayers to the Gods, and a chopper and a car to drive home the point.

“We offer computers, laptops and helicopters to please gods,” says Swami Avdheshanand

However, one should not think that its just gizmos all the way. A conventional aarti is also held every day.

And by the end of the Kumbh Mela the mobile temple will be dismantled and the articles on the throne would go back to their original places of worship.