We took Taj to the hospital the other day. He was getting thinner and quieter with every trip to the toilet. It was past time for an expert opinion.
It was Day 11 of the yearly Ganesh Festival, the culmination of celebrations and worship that had rocked the town for days. Lord Ganesh is the Indian god who is half boy and half elephant. He is thought to remove obstacles and is very popular in Hinduism.
There was a hush over the city as teams of women, men, and children, with idols of Ganesh perched on shoulders, in rickshaws and trucks, headed across the road to Lake Powai for the Immersion.