KHURDA, Oct. 10 -- We had so far seen priests blessing devotees with their hands. However, a video purportedly showing a priest placing his feet on the devotees' heads and back to bless them, has now gone viral on social media platforms.
The incident reportedly took place after Vahana Puja (worshipping vehicles) on Vijaya Dashami at the Paltan ground in Banpur of Khurda district.
The viral video shows how the drivers and owners of the vehicles, after the Vahana Puja, sat in a single row to seek blessings of the temple priest. The priest Ramchandra Samantaray then came reciting prayers and touched every person's head and back with his feet.
No sooner than the video went viral, criticism poured in from several sections of the society. Howe...