IPTC.Caption(FILES) In this picture taken on June 24, 2008, Indian devotees gather around a statue of Lord Hanuman at a temple in New Delhi, during a special prayer and blessing of Hanuman for US Democratic election candidate Barack Obama ahead of the forthcoming US Presidential elections. Hundreds of devotees including President of Democrats Abroad-India Carolyn Sauvage-Mar, attended the prayer meeting to support Obama's campaign in the elections scheduled for November 2008. The 60cm tall gold polished brass idol of Hanuman which weighs 15 kilogrammes was presented to Sauvage-Mar to give to Obama. A group of Indians have sent a statue of the revered Indian monkey god to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama as a good luck momento ahead of the November polls. The group decided to despatch the idol after reading reports that Obama carried a good luck "monkey king charm with him all the time in his pocket," said Brij Mohan Bhama, an Indian fan of Obama on July 25, 2008. AFP PHOTO/RAVEENDRAN/FILES (Photo credit should read RAVEENDRAN/AFP/Getty Images)