In brief:
NEW DELHI: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama can now expect help from an unexpected quarter — Lord Hanuman.
All-India Congress Committee member Brij Mohan Bhama has organised a 11-day religious ceremony at Karol Bagh here for his success in the U.S. elections.
The idea of sending an idol of Hanuman dawned on him after friends in the United States mentioned a “prominent American politician who carried a miniature Hanuman idol in his pocket for luck,” Mr. Bhama said speaking on the first day of the ceremony on Tuesday.
The idol is being presented to Obama as he is reported to be a Lord Hanuman devotee and carries with him a locket of the monkey god along with other good luck charms.
Obama has carried a small gold statue of the Monkey King, revered in India because Hindus believe monkeys are descendants of the monkey god, Hanuman.
“Obama has deep faith in Lord Hanuman and that is why we are presenting an idol of Hanuman to him,” said Bhama.
Continue reading for insights into this latest divine appointment to the Presidency ’08.
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On a tip from wits0 and then hutchrun. Kudos to Gateway Pundit for the unexpectedly much linkage.
This exercise in ecumenism and One World Religion is also being carried by Obi’s Sister and Moonbattery.
Obama the New God looks to be usurping the old religions one by one…
From The Hindu:
11-day prayer for Obama’s success
Congress leader invokes blessings of Hanuman
15 kg, 21-inch brass idol will reach Obama by August 24
NEW DELHI: Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama can now expect help from an unexpected quarter — Lord Hanuman.
All-India Congress Committee member Brij Mohan Bhama has organised a 11-day religious ceremony at Karol Bagh here for his success in the U.S. elections.
The idea of sending an idol of Hanuman dawned on him after friends in the United States mentioned a “prominent American politician who carried a miniature Hanuman idol in his pocket for luck,” Mr. Bhama said speaking on the first day of the ceremony on Tuesday.
“After hearing that, I decided to gift Mr. Obama a larger, gold-plated version along with the wishes of thousands of his supporters in this country,” said the leader struggling to lift the 15 kg, 21-inch brass idol.
The first-day ceremony, pranapratishta, or infusion of divine life into an idol, was performed by a dozen priests reciting mantras in tandem. It was attended by Democrats Abroad India chairperson Carolyn Sauvage, who spent over an hour at the venue.
The idol was later kept in the sanctum sanctorum of the Sankat Mochan Dham, where it will be kept for 10 more days. Mr. Bhama said several temples in New Delhi had already expressed an interest in keeping the idol for worship on their premises before it begins its journey across the Atlantic.
Along with the idol, a copy of Hanuman Chalisa, a compilation of hymns in praise of the Lord, would be sent.
“We will ensure that Mr. Obama receives the idol by August 24, a day before the Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado,” said Mr. Bhama.
The ‘miniature Hanuman idol in his pocket’ remark refers to this:
From New York Post:
BARACK’S A ‘CHARMER’
WASHINGTON – Barack Obama trounced Hillary Rodham Clinton with the help of the Monkey King, an American eagle and a poker chip.
Obama, campaigning in New Mexico, revealed to a group of voters in a cafe the pocket full of charms that he carries with him.
He said he keeps a “lucky poker chip” given to him by a voter, and an American eagle pin that was given to him by a Native American woman, saying they remind him of the people he meets along the campaign trail.
Obama has also carried a small gold statue of the Monkey King, revered in India because Hindus believe monkeys are descendants of the monkey god, Hanuman.
And alerted by a trackback from Obi’s sister (who has more insights into Obama’s history religious flip-flopping), here’s more…
From The Times of India:
Obama to get Hanuman idol
NEW DELHI: With Democrat senator Barack Obama busy in the run-up to the US presidential polls, a group of well-wishers in the capital have decided to send him a symbol of his lucky charm, Lord Hanuman, to help him emerge victorious.
Obama’s representative Carolyn Sauvage-Mar on Tuesday received a gold-plated two-feet-high idol which she will pass it on to the Obama after it is sanctified.
The idol is being presented to Obama as he is reported to be a Lord Hanuman devotee and carries with him a locket of the monkey god along with other good luck charms.
An hour-long prayer meeting to sanctify the idol was earlier organised at Sankat Mochan Dham and by Congress leader Brijmohan Bhama, Balmiki Samaj and the temple’s priests.
“Obama has deep faith in Lord Hanuman and that is why we are presenting an idol of Hanuman to him,” said Bhama.
Accepting the souvenir, Sauvage-Mar, who is chairperson of Democrats Abroad-India, said, “Obama has extended his thanks for the support.”
However, questions on Obama’s religious beliefs elicited just a smile from Sauvage-Mar, apparently to avoid controversy back home where the Democrat senator is pitted against the Republican Party’s John McCain in the Presidential polls.
The idol will be kept at the temple for 11 more days and then sent to US.
“We will perform the prayers for 11 days and then hand the idol to Carolyn who will send it to Obama,” said the temple priest.
Note that in Hinduism, it is perfectly acceptable to believe in and call upon Jesus at the same time as Hanuman, as Hinduism believes that all religious paths lead to the same final destination.
With all due respect to the religious beliefs of followers of Hanuman…
Will this be decried as ‘racist’ by the Obamapostles? These previous incidences of linking Obama to monkeys sure were.
Not that Obama isn’t getting endorsements from all sorts of characters worldwide.
So the Obamessiah is currently an avowed Christian (or rather, a member of a church that adheres to racist theology/ideology and has a loony reverend), but grew up nominally Muslim and is looked up to by Muslims worldwide as one of their own, and now carries a Hindu idol in his pocket and has the blessings of Hindus.
Looked upon as the new Messiah who deserves new Biblical scriptures, uniting all religions into one mixed-up conglomerate, and declaring himself supportive of Israel but ready to kowtow to its enemies at the drop of a threat…
Anti-Christ anyone? (Messiah is Hebrew for Christ, which is Greek for ‘Anointed One’)
Obi’s Sister had a poignant insight:
…or he’s really crafty in that he’s collecting all these valuable gifts from around the world like Xerxes or Alexander or whatever ancient warrior king he thinks he’s channeling this week…
That got me thinking… As the future Antibama-Christ, he may be modeling his divine emperorship on previous rulers of the world, i.e. by being the agent of ALL gods from ALL religions:
I am Cyrus, king of the world, great king, legitimate king, king of Babylon, king of Sumer and Akkad, king of the four rims of the earth, son of Cambyses, great king, king of Anshan.
I strove for peace in Babylon and in all his other sacred cities. As to the inhabitants of Babylon… I abolished forced labour…
From Nineveh, Assur and Susa, Akkad, Eshnunna, Zamban, Me-Turnu and Der until the region of Gutium, I returned to these sacred cities on the other side of the Tigris, the sanctuaries of which have been ruins for a long time, the images which used to live therein and established for them permanent sanctuaries. I also gathered all their former inhabitants and returned to them their habitations.
- Cyrus the Great, conquerer of Babylon and benefactor to the multitude of religions of various conquered peoples
Legitimate king, eh? Cyrus resembles an ancient-age sounding board for Barack ‘The Presidency is Mine By Birthright of My Race and My Liberalness’ Obama.
Only difference is, Obama would rather Babylon (Iraq) go down in flames while he rushes the troops home, and strongly supports forced labor (aka socialism/communism/welfare taking away your money).
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UPDATE: On a tip from hutchrun, apparently multiple armed Hanuman is unusual for India.
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