Essay: The Price of Prayer, National Geographic Traveler online, October 2009

by Monica Bhide on October 14, 2009 · 2 comments

in My Writings

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One of my favorite things to do in India is to visit temples, but as I set out to visit several in New Delhi during my recent trip, I noticed that one major thing had changed. At the entrance of all the temples were metal detectors .. read more here and please leave comments! I would LOVE to hear what you think.

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(Picture of the sweets available at the temple – this is made with gram flour and sugar).

 

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Jennifer Haupt October 14, 2009 at 2:30 pm

As always, I love reading your work m’dear. You are a powerful writer.

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Bhalchandra Bhide October 15, 2009 at 4:12 am

We in India believe that the God in the shrine we visit protects us all. If this is so why should he/she need police protection?

B.M.Bhide

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