With
prime minister Modi as a personal buddy,
donald trump has considerable support among right-wing ideologists in
india who share his political views. To assist him in his presidential run in 2016, followers held
events and prayers at
indian temples, including customs like milk abhisheka on his idols.
We have seen such temples constructed and ceremonies performed for
movie stars in India.
trump is currently equally famous in India. Following a recent attempt on Trump's life, the Hindu Sena in
delhi held a special Hawan in his honor. At a
temple in
delhi, priests conducted a Mahamrityunjay Japa Havan Yagya, reciting the holy Mahamrityunjay
mantra 1.25 lakh times—a practice thought to have healing and protecting properties.
Trump credited divine assistance for his escape, a belief that has been endorsed by a number of his followers and religious authorities who saw his survival as evidence of heavenly favor. ISKCON's Radharamn Das emphasized that precisely forty-eight years prior,
trump offered his
train yard for the building of Rathayatra chariots, which helped to facilitate the inaugural Jagannath Rathayatra celebration in New York City.
Das drew a comparison, saying that Trump's escape from the most recent attack may be interpreted as Jagannath giving back, similar to how
trump helped the
festival succeed forty-eight years ago.
trump, 78, almost escaped catastrophic harm at a recent campaign
event in
pennsylvania when a shooter opened
fire on him, only inflicting a slight cut to his right ear. His supporters cheered and offered encouragement when he showed up at later
events, such as the Republican National Convention, with a bandage on his ear.