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I am a Hindu and I visit temples. We believe GOD is everywhere. Here you see my brother being blessed by an elephant. I too have a similar photo but decided not to share that. Mind you, that trunk WAS heavy!! BTW, Lord Ganesha is our elephant God!!
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I'll bet that trunk is really heavy. Your brother is trusting to let an elephant do that. Nice shot!
I'd be afraid to pose like that.
Wow! Impressive shot...thanks for sharing.
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It's fine as long as the elephant doesn't have the sniffles! I bet a lot of temple visitors have similar pics - what a great souvenir.
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I think that is really brave. I'm not sure I would be so trusting of such a large animal.
Oh my!
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What an interesting custom - do you only get blessed by an elephant once, or can you go back at a different stage in your life, or to a different temple in a differerent place? My snapshot is at http://goo.gl/LUiDP
Hi Gautami,
As I was researching Lord Ganesha, to discover a little more about the customs surrounding this creature, I couldn't help but think that I would be quite happy if the blessing involved one of the many Lord Ganesha icons, however I wouldn't be quite so comfortable when coming face to face with the real thing!
Your brother was very trusting, but then I guess that is the whole point of having faith in a God.
A nice picture to capture the moment and to remember the experience by, thanks for sharing.
Yvonne
I bet that is quite an experience!
Hindu was my favorite religion to study in my college religion class. I love this shot of your brother.
I bet the trunk was heavy.
He is brave.
Elizabeth
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