Case file · Apparition / miracle
Ganesha drinking milk miracle
On 21 September 1995, millions of Hindus around the world reported that statues of Ganesha were drinking spoonfuls of milk.
1995 CE · 28.61, 77.21 · status: explained
The account
It began before dawn on 20 September at a temple in southern New Delhi and spread within hours to Nepal, Malaysia, Kenya, the UAE, Fiji, Europe and North America. Milk sold out and Delhi's traffic jammed around temples. It is one of the largest claimed mass miracles of modern times.
The sceptical view
Scientists showed that capillary action draws the milk off the spoon and into a thin film down the statue.