Ganesh (the elephant god) has a temple in Pondicherry. If your god is an elephant you might as well have a full grown real elephant stood outside. It brings in the tourists, generates a bit of spectacle and no doubt a good supply of fertilizer for the plants. You feed the elephant some offerings and he pats you on the head. Nice. You are now guaranteed your place in nirvana or something. It all seems a lot easier than all […]