Lakshmi, the temple elephant

Well, I've been blessed (and sometimes cursed and cursed out) by priests, monks, pseudo-holymen, and Indian transexuals so far, so it's about time I get some good karma from Lakshmi, the Virupaksha Temple elephant in Hampi.

Lakshmi basically takes a 1 rupee coin from your hand-

And smacks her trunk on the top of your head

Personally, I think I'd take the trunk of Lakshmi over some of the hands of the holymen any day (and I think she smells a bit better too, I know she bathes everday).


I actually have a video clip of my blessing, I'll try to post it online.