HYDERABAD, INDIA, October 13, 2018 (The Hans India): In any sphere of life, it’s common for people to seek divine intervention when the chips are down, and sport is no different. However, a temple inside an international cricket stadium premises? That’s the sight one is greeted with on entering the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, which is hosting on the ongoing second Test between India and England.
On normal days, it might escape the attention but on a match day — like the ongoing one — it is a vibrant sight. Asked about the story behind the temple, its priest Hanumanth Sharma claimed, “This temple was built (in 2011) because neither the Indian team nor the now defunct IPL franchise Deccan Chargers were winning their matches at this ground. “It was proving to be an inauspicious ground for the home teams. Then it was found out that there was Vaastu Dosham (problem in architecture as per ancient Hindu architectural system),” he said. “Lord Ganesha is the God of Vaastu Shastra. You can check the records and after 2011, the Indian team never lost here,” Hanumanth said.