Devotees at a Hindu temple in central India were amazed by a "spiritually-minded" stray dog, which joins them for prayers everyday. <br /><br />The Goddess Narmada temple at Dindori in Madhya Pradesh holds special prayers twice a day at 8:00am and 8:30pm. As devotees troop in to take part in the prayers, "Honey", as the stray is called, climbs the steps of the temple to join them. <br /><br />As the devotees begin to sing the hymns, Honey also joins them howling into a separate mike placed by the temple management, as seen here on October 1. <br /><br />Batches of devotees come and go, but Honey sits before the idol till the prayer time is over. It leaves only after having the edible offering provided by the priest. <br /><br />Temple priest Dinesh Gowtham said: “Honey has been coming for prayers, twice a day, for the past three years. The moment we ring the temple bells, he comes up and stays till the end.” <br /><br />Devotees would initially chase away the dog, but slowly accepted it seeing how serious it was in joining them. <br /><br />A devotee, Maya, said: “Honey even fasts during ‘Ekadashi’ (a Hindu a day of fast). If we offer food on those days, he doesn't even touch it.”
