NEW DELHI, INDIA, November 5, 2008: Indian congressman Brij Mohan Bhama credits Barack Obama’s election to Lord Hanuman. “It was the magic of Pawanputra Hanuman that did it all,” asserts a convinced Bhama, who is also an Obama fan. “It is the triumph of Lord Hanuman on the soils of America.” The president-elect of the US said earlier this year that he carries a “Monkey God” talisman.
In July this year, Bhama created waves of excitement when he organized a special puja by 12 priests at the Sankat Mochan Dham on Pusa Road for Obama’s victory. At the time, Obama was sent a two-foot high, gold-plated Deity of Hanuman.