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Faith comes in all forms, shapes and sizes. Even in the form of toy aeroplanes!
From temples that serve noodles as prasad to providing breakfast to a dead soldier, take a look at these places which redefine the word 'unusual'
Kal Bhairav Nath Temple, Madhya Pradesh
The unusual: Wine is given as Prasad
Hic! Hic! Holy! Thousands of devotees throng the Kal Bhairav Nath temple in Ujjain and offer wine to the deity. Kal Bhairav Nath is considered to be the protector of the city. Liquor is always available outside the temple throughout the year.
Photo Courtesy: Xianzi Tan
Chinese Kali Temple, Kolkata
The unusual: Noodles are given as Prasad
This unusual Kali temple is maintained by ethnic Chinese residents of Tangra in Kolkata. Interestingly, most of the Chinese residents here are either Buddhists or Christians. If that was not enough, prasad offered here is noodles, rice and chopseuy.
Hawai jahaj gurudwara or the Aeroplane temple, Punjab
The unusual: toy aeroplanes as offerings
Devotees throng the Sant Baba Nihal Singh Gurudwara temple in Punjab's Doaba region to offer toy aeroplanes in the hope of a better life abroad, preferably in America or the UK. No one knows how this bizarre trend started. Shops in the vicinity have a roaring business selling toy Airbuses and Boeings.
Photo Courtesy: Vberger
The only Brahma temple, Rajasthan
Unusual: The only Brahma temple in the World
The only Brahma temple in the world is in Pushkar, Rajasthan. The temple was built in 14th century and has a huge idol of four-headed Lord Brahma.
Photo courtesy: Sentiments777
Bullet Baba temple, Rajasthan
The Unusual: A Royal Enfield bike is worshipped
Why fear when Bullet Baba is here! The Bullet baba or the Om Banna shrine is situated close to Jodhpur in Rajasthan. Devotees worship a Royal Enfield bullet here and the deity is also offered liquor. The residents of the village believe that the deity saves them from road accidents and other perils while travelling.
Photo courtesy: Rupkamal Sarma
'Baba' Jaswant Singh war memorial
The unusual: A war memorial revered like a temple
This one is not really a temple but is revered as a temple by soldiers of the Indian army. Every morning bed tea is served to the Baba at 4.30 am, breakfast at 0900 hrs and dinner at 1900 hrs. His shoes are polished everyday, bed is made and mail addressed to the Baba is delivered. Any man would love to be in the Baba's shoes except for the fact that the 'Baba' is not there. He has been dead for the last 52 years. This is a war memorial enroute to Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh ,built in the memory of rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, Maha Vir Chakra, of 4 Garhwal Rifles who became a martyr during the Sino-Indian war of 1962.
