Pune-based Sanjiv Kulkarni's invention blends tradition with technology.
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Is there anyone who can resist a modak?
The system created for Ganesh Chaturthi features a Ganesh idol installed inside an ATM machine.
Sharing details about his creation, Sanjiv Kulkarni said, 'It is ATM-Any Time Modak. You'll get a modak through this ATM on inserting a special card. It was an attempt to move forward with technology and culture together.'
The machine is built in a way that one needs to insert a card made especially by Kulkarni to get the prasad in form of a modak.
Instead of numbers, the machine's keyboard has Sanskrit words like gyaan, dhyaan, samadhan which you can enter to receive the prasad as blessing.
Want to know how it works? Watch the video below!
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