NaMo namah: The Modi temple in Bhagalpur

March 10, 2014 11:11

As the clock approaches 11, priest Brijendra Narayan Mishra, who is seated cross-legged, positions himself next to a small Shivling in the temple's garba griha. Mishra starts chanting mantras, but not in praise of Lord Shiva.

His veneration is reserved for another 'deity -- a four-foot seated replica of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. The idol is garlanded with fresh marigold and its forehead is adorned with a red tika. Mishra's Modi wears spectacles too. Read more

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