Blessing a vehicle is a familiar site in any parish. The priest says … bless this vehicle with Your holy right hand, send down upon it Thy guardian Angel, that all who desire to journey therein may be safely preserved and shielded from every evil end…
But in affluent places, luxury cars are on display. But in villages and hamlets, blessing a bike is a big event. It means the owner has achieved something. Here is a glimpse of such a ceremony in a very remote tribal dominate Songadh area of Gujarat.