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The lord god made them all

I have realized as I showered today that I have come close to god without even knowing it.  The lord does work in mysterious ways the believers will have you believe.  It is not that the soap lather took on the shape of Shiva's head or Ganesh's trunk rather the fact that I have been religously dining at establishments titled in the lord's name. So it is a uniquely Hinduwadi theme (those that prescribe to the Hindu religion) to find eating establishments all across India to bear the moniker of a local deity - from Jai Bhawani tea stall to Ramkrishna dhaba to Shankar restaurant to Balaji cafe.  A good blend of almighty and local latte if there is one. While Balaji knew of the powers of caffiene is a subject of another inspriring blog, the notion of engaging with customers with what they crave in their daily regimen while also servicing their basic nutritional need is a marketing strategy all its own. So that theme carries to the far corners of the world where these fo...