NEW DELHI – The ongoing general election in India has brought to prominence not only the usual cast of political aspirants, campaign managers, publicists, and vote-brokers, but also an array of astrologers, numerologists, and pandits. Candidates have been flocking to such soothsayers in large numbers, seeking advice on everything from the precise minute to file their nomination forms to the appropriate alignment of the doors of their campaign offices.
新德里——印度正在举行的大选不仅使雄心勃勃的政治家、竞选经理、公关人员和投票经纪人引起了人们的注意，同时也让占星师、算命师和梵学家站到了聚光灯下。大批候选人纷纷涌向这些算命者，征询从提交报名表的精确时间到竞选办公室的门该如何排列等各种意见。