MUMBAI | Devout Muslims go to Mecca. Jews travel to Jerusalem. Catholics visit the Vatican. Hindus go to… well, there are numerous pilgrimage sites for Hindus, and some are quite harrowing. But for the urban Hindu, there are many shorter, less extreme pilgrimages. Mumbai has several, one of which takes you to a 200-year old temple in the center of town.
Each and every Tuesday in the wee hours of the morning, devotees (and the respectfully curious) can experience the Shree Darshan, or vision of the god, at Siddhivinayak. This temple in Prabhadevi, Dadar, is devoted to Ganesha, the elephant god. Pilgrims often walk barefoot from their houses...
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