In a crowded neighbourhood building in the western Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay), 30-odd teenagers are chanting Hindu scriptures and singing religious songs.
These children, along with several hundred others, are training in batches to become priests for the city's biggest religious festival.
The 10-day Ganesh Utsav - when the elephant god is worshipped - begins this month and there are not enough priests available to handle the rush of ceremonies: More than 12,000 in different neighbourhoods, and several thousand private ceremonies in homes.
According to one estimate, there are barely 3,500 priests in the city when it needs at least eight times the number. More...
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These children, along with several hundred others, are training in batches to become priests for the city's biggest religious festival.
The 10-day Ganesh Utsav - when the elephant god is worshipped - begins this month and there are not enough priests available to handle the rush of ceremonies: More than 12,000 in different neighbourhoods, and several thousand private ceremonies in homes.
According to one estimate, there are barely 3,500 priests in the city when it needs at least eight times the number. More...
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