When thousands of devotees turned up
for their regular "darshan" of deity Mahalaxmi earlier this week, they
noticed a strange glint in her eyes — glowing but very different from
what they were accustomed to. They were surprised to learn that deity Mahalaxmi was "wearing"
diamond-studded contact lenses, donated by an eye surgeon,
Chandrashekhar Chavan,"reports
Gulf News. "Considered to be over 5,000 years old, the 40-kilogram idol of the
deity here is made of gemstone and is studded with precious stones.But controversy has erupted among devotees and media which has
questioned the limits to which various temples and other religious
places can go while accepting devotees' donations." It is said that "the diamond contact lenses actually block
the deity's divine energies believed to pass through her eyes on to the
devotees."
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