PATNA:
What is the relation between cricket and
bhajan?
Mahendra Singh Dhoni! Tired of trying to net the cricketer himself, young girls
in Bihar are now praying to Lord Shiva to grant husbands like
him.
Temples are echoing with
the Bhojpuri song,
Set
kara di life he Baba Dhoni sangh hamaar
ho
. (Lord Shiva, please set our lives with
Dhoni or men like him). With the Hindi month of Shrawan on, the
recently-released album,
Baba ke nagariya bada
pawan lage la
, (Lord Shiva's abode is
sacred to us) has become a favourite for girls in Bihar. Unmarried girls throng
Shiva temples during the month to seek suitable
husbands.
Humming the song
while coming out of a city temple, Shruti, a young devotee said, ''Any sensible
girl would love to have a husband like Dhoni.''
Dipali, another devotee, said,
''With Dhoni moving around with a posse of female guards these days, girls like
us have stopped thinking of him and instead started praying for a life partner
having similar qualities.''
Singer Saloni, who has lent
her voice to the song, said, ''The idea of a devotional song featuring Dhoni
struck a few months ago. We decided to release the song before Shrawan which is
the time girls come to Shiva temples praying for a suitable life
partner.''