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Patna, Sep 8 (IANS) They are not Hindus, not even Indians. They all are from various foreign lands, visiting India as tourists; yet they are performing the Hindu ritual of Pind Daan , like lakhs of other Hindus, in the pilgrim town of Gaya in Bihar. Every year during "Pitrapaksh" -- the 15-day lunar period as per the Hindu calendar, falling immediately after "Anant Chaturdashi" or "Ganesh Visarjan" -- Hindus descend on this pilgrim town to perform the  Pind Daan  ritual for salvation of their ancestors' souls. A group of 18 foreign tourists, mostly from Germany, Spain and Russia, offered  Pind Daan  on Friday in Gaya, about 100 km from state capital Patna, much to the surprise of thousands of Hindu pilgrims gathered here from across the country, a district administration official said. "They performed  Pind Daan  in Gaya for their family and ancestors and expressed their amazing experiences," said an official. They will stay in Ga...

GOD was never before so easily accessible! If you feel like offering prayer, and don’t feel like walking up to the temple, all you are required to do now is just  SMS your wishes to the temple-managed electronic message box. After doing that tough, tedious and tiring job(!), you can rest assured that your prayer has reached the destination, the temple, the God’s abode! And if you thought it’s a joke, dear friend, you are utterly mistaken!  Shree Siddhivinayak Temple  in Mumbai, which is known to be frequented by celebrity-devotees, including aging-Don  Big B  and oft-in trouble  Sanjay Dutt , has struck a deal with a mobile phone service provider. Using this  mobile  service, now  couch potatoes  and those really hard-pressed for time can SMS their prayers to the “wish box” of the temple…to be heard (and acted upon?) by  Lord Ganesha  at His convenience. With around 1,000 SMSes lying to be attended to by the deity in just a week’s time, it seems hi-tech prayer is catching fast! Shree S...