Alfred Ford, great-grandson of Henry, thought his new Himalayan luxury ski resort was ready to be built. He had the investors. He had the Indian government’s approval. He was just missing one thing.

The blessing of the gods. From the London Telegraph:

A formal Jagati Puch (grand convention) of 175 local deities was called to decide whether the project was in the interests of local people.

Mr Ford and John Sims, the project’s managing director, adopted the Hindu names of “Amrish” and “Abhiram” ahead of the ceremony, but the gods were not to be appeased.

Nine out of 10 gods who expressed a preference said the village would be inimical to the valley’s interests.

Mr Sims could barely conceal his irritation. “The gods were asked all the wrong questions,” he said.

The Himalayan Ski Village has been rejected “as it is presented” to the gods.

At least the web site is still very pretty.

Site: Telegraph (UK)

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