A cricket-lover in Chennai has built a 'Cricket Ganesha' temple here to allow other fans to pray to Lord Ganesha and his avatars for an Indian win against the West Indies in the ongoing cricket World Cup at Perth in Australia.
The match is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. IST.
The Sri Palayathamman Cricket Ganesha Temple is located in Chennai's Anna Nagar East area and has idols of Lord Ganesha in several cricketing avatars. A special pooja was performed on Thursday, a day before the India-West Indies match.
Eleven Ganeshas idols, installed right next to the principal deity, welcomed both devotees and cricket lovers. Amman, the star attraction, is a 11-headed Ganesha, symbolising the eleven players who will do duty for India during today's match.
On either side of the principal idol, there are five other Ganeshas with trunks turned to the left and right respectively, representing the left-handed and right-handed players.
The founder of this temple, Ramakrishnan, has also composed cricket bhajans, which he recites during his pooja.
He said, "Lord Ganesha will bless both right-handed and left-handed players equally in the game, whether he's a batsman or a bowler. So, if devotees worship him sincerely, they will perform better.