India's 'visa temple' bestows tickets to the American dream

More than 1,000 Hindu faithful visit the Chilkur Balaji temple each day in the belief that the divine presence inside can bless worshippers with a successful visa application. Those seeking a shot at the American Dream are instructed to pray for their permission to travel abroad, and to return to give thanks when they receive it. "Every single member of my family who is in the US has come here," Satwika Kondadasula told AFP while walking around the temple's sanctum. The 22-year-old said that moving to New York was a longstanding dream.