September 03, 2023 12:58 am | Updated 12:58 am ISTA nine-year-old boy was being readied for his first visit to a famous temple in Kerala. A small brocaded dhothi was wrapped around his tubby waist and secured with a fastener, ignoring his protests about being bare-bodied for this major event. As he drew near the stupendous aura of the presiding deity, he could sense the mounting emotional tension and struggle. Meanwhile, over his head flew the priestly litany — “move on, move on…” — as he too was swept along. He blinked in the sunlight, looked up around and finally at his mother, and asked the universal question: “Where is the God?”minioup@gmail.com

Source: The Hindu September 02, 2023 22:31 UTC