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Winter is here and a sharp dip in temperature across north India has people reeling. As the temperature continues to slide, woollens alone are not enough. People lighting fire to keep them warm by the pavements is quite a common sight and so is using heaters at home. But have you ever seen an electric heater being installed at a temple to keep gods warm? Baffled? Well, so were Twitterati.
According to news agency ANI, a temple in Uttar Pradesh has set up the electric heater to ensure temple idols are not affected by the cold. Of course, there are woollen shawls adorned on the deity at Janki Ghat Bada Sthan temple in Ayodhya to keep them safe from the cold. And they also ‘jalabhishek’ with hot water just in case the idols were to catch a cold. Priest Mahant Janmejay Sharan at the temple said all the measures were taken keeping in mind the harsh temperature.
But they are surely not the only one. Vishwa Hindu Parishad too requested to instal heaters and sweaters for “Ram Lalla” in Ayodhya due to the cold wave. “Our demand is that Lord Ram must be provided woollen clothes, quilt and a room heater so that he can counter the cold weather,” regional media in-charge of the VHP, Sharad Sharma was quoted by PTI.
People on Twitter were surprised by the news and while many couldn’t believe it others slammed the temple authorities.
https://twitter.com/NationalAunty/status/943758110681739265
