Rationalists take a break. Some Bangaloreans recall incidents that astonished them and seemed miraculous
Rationalists take a break. Some Bangaloreans recall incidents that astonished them and seemed miraculous
As news spread about babies being dunked in hot water, MiD DAY asked some prominent Bangaloreans whether they had ever witnessed miracles.
Rationalists believe the Hubli temple incident was just a trick, but people we interviewed said miracles, big and small, do take place in their lives.
Vision restored
Ashleyy, tarot card reader, believes science can't explain some things.
"About ten years ago, I met with an accident and I injured my head and lost my vision. I was in a coma for six months and the doctors had lost hope. But I recovered, after which I would dream about angels every night," she said.
Back to life
Radio One RJ Rakesh Kumar once saw a miracle on his cellphone. 'Miracles happen when you least expect them.
I'm completely dependent on my phone and I have everything stored in it from contacts to assignments to show timings. In short my life cannot go on without it," he said.
On Christmas eve, he stored a big line up of events for the week on his cell. Suddenly, in the middle of the night, his battery died and the display stopped working. The phone just wouldn't switch on.
"Then I said to myself that if it doesn't work, I'm finished. I say my prayers and try to switch it on. The moment I open my eyes I see the display!" he said.
Saved from blast
"On July 25, I was on my way to Brigade Road, listening to Sting's Fields of Gold. I got a call from my friend so I stopped to answer. Within seconds I heard a deafening sound but continued to talk on the phone," said writer Gayatri Makhija.
She passed through the road and realised that a blast had occurred and a man was injured. "I was just a few feet away," she said. She believes a miracle saved her.
Brinda Sarah Jacob, dance therapist, helps depressed people. "I see miracles happening every single day.
People come out of depression and get better, that's a huge thing. Depression can kill people and it's hope and a miracle thatu00a0 they come out of it and live their lives normally," she said.
Cash in pocket
"I experienced a miracle yesterday. I did not have any cash on me and if I had pulled money out of the bank a cheque might have bounced," said DJ Abbas.
He went to get some pants out of the dryer and found Rs 1,000 in one of them. "I'm thankful for such miracles," said DJ Abbas.
Broken leg magic
Dancer Madhu Natraj believes miracles sometimes come in disguise. "My mother fractured her hip while we were vacationing in Canada. I cursed my luck, and God for doing this. But the moment I got her back to Bangalore everything fell in place. My relatives from Sri Lanka and other places flew in to see her. I'd never seen my mother that happy before," she said.
Surviving hot-dip
Recently a three-month-old infant was dipped in boiling water in Bijapur in a local Hanuman temple. The child came out of the water unscathed. This was hailed as a miracle.
Rationalists explained that when lime juice was added to water, the water bubbled even at low temperatures, thus giving an impression that the water was boiling at a very high temperature.
Miracles that made headlines through the year
Sai Baba Idol opens its eyes
Bangalore: An idol of Shirdi Sai Baba in a house was said to have opened its eyes. Devotees flocked in droves and donations were collected in lakhs. On investigation, it was discovered the sculptor had painted the eyes black and had repainted them white later. When the idol was washed, the white paint peeled off.
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Jesus picture bleeds
Mumbai: Red patches appeared on a picture of Jesus in a church in Mahim in Mumbai. The patches looked like blood and were near the heart. Devotees thronged the church believing that Jesus' heart was bleeding. It was later clarified that the spots might have appeared because of moisture that might have made the paint darker.
Sea water turns sweet
Mumbai: Sea water near a dargah in Mahim in Mumbai turned sweet. Thousands flooded the creek to drink the water and bathe in it. The water was in fact polluted. Later the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board explained heavy rainfall had forced ground water through the soil, which being lighter than sea water floated on the surface.u00a0
Idols drink milk: This can be aptly called the mother of all miracles. The frenzy that started in 1995, when Ganesha idols drank milk, has repeated itself every year. Now all idols drink milk. The scientific explanation says that when the surface of a liquid touches the protruding tip of another surface, capillary action takes place. The largeru00a0 surface of the idol or any other object acts as the larger end of a syphon.
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