Bachchans walked to the Siddhivinayak temple barefoot
{image-bahchcan familywe_28052008.jpg news.oneindia.in}Mumbai, May 27: The Bachchan's visited Siddhivinayak temple at Prabhadevi in Central Mumbai early today to offer prayers to Lord Ganesh. Amitabh Bachchan, his son Abhishek and daughter-in-law Aishwarya left their home 'Jalsa' in Juhu, a western suburb, at 0130 hrs and walked to the temple barefoot.
They
reached
there
around
0430
hrs
to
participate
in
the
'Kakad'
arti
(before
sunrise),
sources
said.
A
serpentine
queue
of
devotees,
who
had
come
from
near
and
distant
areas
of
the
city,
had
to
wait
for
over
an
hour
when
the
Bachchans
were
offering
prayers
to
the
deity,
they
said.
According
to
sources,
Mr
Bachchan,
sporting
a
grey
track
suit,
drove
from
his
bungalow
'Prateeksha'
to
his
other
residence
'Jalsa'
where
he
was
joined
by
Abhishek
and
his
wife
Aishwarya
to
walk
towards
the
temple.
Amitabh's
wife
Jaya
joined
them
directly
at
the
temple,
the
sources
added.
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Every
Tuesday,
devotees
visit
the
temple
in
large
numbers
to
offer
prayers
and
some
even
walk
several
miles
from
their
homes
to
the
temple
to
reach
on
time
for
the
'Kakad
arti'
as
Tuesday
is
considered
"Lord
Ganesha's
day".
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