It was only a matter of time before the goddess Meenakshi descended from her lofty perch and began to distribute her blessings over the World Wide Web. The Meenakshi temple in Madurai is one of the most sacred sites for Hindus yet not everyone is able to make a pilgrimage into central Tamil Nadu to be blessed by the goddess.
The answer came when the CEO of Winways, Mr. R Sivarajah teamed up with the temple staff and created a website where members can put in advanced requests for temple priests to say prayers for special occasions, birthdays or anniversaries. For an additional fee prasadam, eatable sugar coated blessings, can be mailed anywhere in the globe.
The website offers bookings up to 90 days in advance and services range from 300 rupees to 3180 ($6-$75).
This isn’t the first temple that is taking IT and Faith to the next level.Some are even giving devotee’s the opportunity to perform the pooja’s by them selves via the net!
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