Bhama to Obama, Hanuman ready for flight

25 Jun 2008, 0306 hrs IS, S!ati "oy,##

#$% &$'HI( he endearing and mu)h re*ered Hanuman is a++arently one of the ,)harms- behind Bara). Obama, the &emo)rati)
+residential )andidate for 2008/ he Hanuman )onne)tion no! has Obama stri.ing a )hord beyond 0S borders/ On uesday, 1ll India
2ongress 2ommittee member, Bri3 4ohan Bhama, +resented a t!o5foot high, gold5+lated idol of Hanuman to 2arolyn Sau*age,
)hair+erson of &emo)rats 1broad India, a gift that he ho+es !ill finally rea)h Obama himself/
Bhama-s gift for Obama !as gi*en at a s+e)ial +rayer +erformed by 62 +riests at the San.at 4o)han &ham on 7usa "oad on uesday
afternoon/ he +rayer, arranged by the San.at 4o)han &ham rust, !as also a sho! of su++ort for Obama-s entry into the %hite House
as it in*o.ed 'ord Hanuman for his blessings for Obama-s *i)tory/
Bhama )laims that !hile he has al!ays been a su++orter of Obama, the &emo)rati) )andidate-s de*otion to Hanuman has strengthened
his ba).ing/ 8Bara). Obama is a Hanuman de*otee and so am I 9 hen)e I thought I should gift him the idol,8 said Bhama/
2arolyn Sau*age !as herself +resented !ith a garland and made to !ear a de)orated turban by Bhama/ O*e!helmed by the gesture, she
+resented Bhama !ith t!o 1meri)an flags and a badge that read ,Obama ,08-/ %hile Sau*age than.ed 8Bhama and this )ommunity
:referring to the rust;8 for the gift, she gra)iously reminded the hosts that she !ould be in5+rin)i+le unable to )arry anything but good
!ishes ba). to Obama/ 8I )an only )arry good !ishes, as any sitting 0S senator )annot re)ei*e a gift of o*er <60 from anybody/8 he
idol, as Bhama informed imes 2ity, is !orth a la.h/
In fa)e of this ne!s, Bhama and others from the rust remained unfa=ed and enthusiasti)/ hey )learly announ)ed that 8the idol shall
rea)h Obama 66 days from no!/ ill then it !ill be .e+t in the same tem+le and !orshi++ed e*eryday/8 S+ea.ing to imes 2ity, Bhama
said( 8If the idol )annot go through 4s Sau*age, someone else !ill )arry it/ In any )ase, the idol !ill rea)h 0nited States of 1meri)a
before the final ele)tions are held, if not 3ust after 66 days/8
1))ording to ne!s re+orts, among Obama-s good lu). )harms are 8a bra)elet belonging to a soldier de+loyed in Ira>, a gambler-s lu).y
)hit, a tiny 4adonna and )hild, and a tiny mon.ey god8 though the god is not identified/ he ,tiny mon.ey ?od- s+ea.s of Obama-s
mu)h tal.ed about international u+bringing, and a +art of his )hildhood days s+ent in Indonesia, !here Hinduism is one of the religions,
dominant es+e)ially in Bali/
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Obama to get Hanuman idol
2C Jun 2008, 686D hrs IS,7I
#$% &$'HI( %ith &emo)rat senator Bara). Obama busy in the run5u+ to the 0S +residential +olls, a grou+ of
!ell5!ishers in the )a+ital ha*e de)ided to send him a symbol of his lu).y )harm, 'ord Hanuman, to hel+ him
emerge *i)torious/
ObamaEs re+resentati*e 2arolyn Sau*age54ar on uesday re)ei*ed a gold5+lated t!o5feet5high idol !hi)h she
!ill +ass it on to the Obama after it is san)tified/
he idol is being +resented to Obama as he is re+orted to be a 'ord Hanuman de*otee and )arries !ith him a
lo).et of the mon.ey god along !ith other good lu). )harms/
1n hour5long +rayer meeting to san)tify the idol !as earlier organised at San.at 4o)han &ham and by 2ongress
leader Bri3mohan Bhama, Balmi.i Sama3 and the tem+leEs +riests/
8Obama has dee+ faith in 'ord Hanuman and that is !hy !e are +resenting an idol of Hanuman to him,8 said
Bhama/
1))e+ting the sou*enir, Sau*age54ar, !ho is )hair+erson of &emo)rats 1broad5India, said, 8Obama has eFtended
his than.s for the su++ort/8
Ho!e*er, >uestions on ObamaEs religious beliefs eli)ited 3ust a smile from Sau*age54ar, a++arently to a*oid
)ontro*ersy ba). home !here the &emo)rat senator is +itted against the "e+ubli)an 7artyEs John 4)2ain in the
7residential +olls/
he idol !ill be .e+t at the tem+le for 66 more days and then sent to 0S/
8%e !ill +erform the +rayers for 66 days and then hand the idol to 2arolyn !ho !ill send it to Obama,8 said the
tem+le +riest/
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Barack Obama seeks Hanumans blessings
It's unusual. But, it's a fact. Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic party's presidential nominee, is
seeking the blessings of Hindu god Hanuman in his battle for the White House. he !"#year#old senator
from Illinois, $ho defeated his rival Hillary %linton in an epic &'#month long electoral battle for the
Democratic party nomination, carries a (tiny monkey god) apparently representing *Hanuman* $ith him for
good luck.
+ recent photo posted on ime's White House ,hoto of the Day collection sho$s the first#ever black
+merican nominee of a ma-or ./ party for the ,residential elections carries $ith him a bracelet belonging to
an +merican soldier deployed in Ira0, a gambler's lucky chit, a tiny monkey god and a tiny 1adonna and
child.
hat (tiny monkey god,) of course, appears to be a statue of the Hindu monkey god, Hanuman, says the
posting but editors and the photographer has not identified it as such. Obama, $hose father $as a 2enyan
and mother a $hite $oman from 2ansas, spent initial days of his life in Indonesia $here Hinduism is a
popular religion.
In addition to a lucky penny, 3epublican candidate 4ohn 1c%ain carries a lucky nickel, and a lucky rubber
band, $hich he $ears around his $rist. He also has a lucky s$eater and a lucky hotel room in 5e$
Hampshire, says the caption on his photo.
(,eople give %linton lucky items all the time on the campaign trail,) said a %linton spokesman. (3ecently, for
e6ample, she's received a lucky coin, a lucky handkerchief that a $oman in e6as gave to her that she
sometimes keeps in her pocket, and a lucky bracelet that a $oman in Ohio gave her that she $ears every
day. /he keeps all of them.) PTI
5e$ 7ork, 4une 8
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Monday, June 09, 2008
Obama seeks Hanuman's blessings for victory
5e$ 7ork9 Barack Obama, the Democratic party's presidential nominee, is seeking the blessings of Hindu :od
Hanuman in his battle for the White House.
he !"#year#old senator from Illinois, $ho defeated his rival Hillary %linton in an epic &'#month long electoral
battle for Democratic party nomination, carries a 'tiny monkey :od' apparently representing Hanuman $ith him
for good luck.
+ recent photo posted on ime's White House ,hoto of the Day collection sho$s that the first ever Black#+merican
nominee of a ma-or ./ party for the ,residential elections carries $ith him a bracelet belonging to an +merican
soldier deployed in Ira0, a gambler's lucky chit, a tiny monkey :od and a tiny 1adonna ;Images< and child.
hat 'tiny monkey :od,' of course, appears to be a statue of the Hindu monkey :od, Hanuman, says the posting
but editors and the photographer have not identified it as such.
Obama, $hose father $as a 2enyan and mother a $hite $oman from 2ansas, spent initial days of his life in
Indonesia $here Hinduism is a popular religion.
In addition to a lucky penny, 3epublican candidate 4ohn 1c%ain carries a lucky nickel, and a lucky rubber band,
$hich he $ears around his $rist. He also has a lucky s$eater and a lucky hotel room in 5e$ Hampshire, says the
caption on his photo.
*,eople give %linton lucky items all the time on the campaign trail,* said a %linton spokesman.
*3ecently, for e6ample, she's received a lucky coin, a lucky handkerchief that a $oman in e6as gave to her that
she sometimes keeps in her pocket, and a lucky bracelet that a $oman in Ohio gave her that she $ears every
day. /he keeps all of them,* he added.
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/pecial 3eport9 3ace for the White House
06/10/2008 - Mumbai Mirror
Barack Obama seeks Hanuman's blessings in
race for White House
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$residential nominee, is seeking t#e blessings of Hindu &od Hanuman in #is battle for t#e White
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'#e ()*year*old senator from $llinois, +#o defeated #is rival Hillar% &linton in an e$ic ,-*mont#
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