Emergency Shrines – India’s Deities for Lost Phones, Court Cases & Exam Results

India is famous for its deep spirituality, but you may not realize that there are shrines where the faithful pray, not for redemption—but for a missing iPhone, a visa clearance, or passing a physics exam?

These "Emergency Shrines" are multiplying particularly in urban Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Maharashtra, combining traditional systems of faith with contemporary anxiety.

Let us take a leap into this unconventional world of faith, where life hacks present themselves as divine intervention.