Hard Rock Jarugandi

I was in Hard Rock Cafe a few minutes back.....Led Zeppelin was playing loud, the smoke was hanging in the air....the atmosphere was charged, absolutely ethereal, then they turned the lights on, like the "Jarugandi" in Tirupati, Sujju and I were shown the way out. We along with the house full of people walked out grumpy...damned it's not even midnight !!
In a lot of ways religion is like alcohol. Both delude us... and give us temporary relief from the worldly stress. Why go to Tirupati when you can pray at home ? is like asking why to go Hard Rock Cafe when you can drink at home ? Both give us a feeling of solidarity....getting to see people like us...in one place. One small difference though.....the people who go to Hard Rock Cafe know they are going to get deluded......