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Milk Miracle
On September 21, 1995, miraculous milk-drinking by Ganesha statues is reported to have occurred all over India after a man living in New Delhi dreamt the night before that Ganesha craved a little milk. Upon awakening, he rushed in the dark before dawn to the nearest temple, where a skeptical priest allowed him to proffer a spoonful of milk to the small stone image. Both watched in astonishment as the milk allegedly disappeared, miraculously consumed by the deity. Within hours news of the phenomenon had spread all over India that Ganesha was accepting milk offerings. All over India, it was reported that when people would hold a spoonful of milk up to the trunk of a Ganesh statue, Ganesh would miraculously drink the milk. Tens of millions visited temples in hopes of witnessing the miracle. So much milk was purchased -more than a million liters of milk was purchased in New Delhi alone, and New Delhi's stores were temporarily emptied of milk. The phenomenon is reported to have stopped after 24 hours.