One morning, I got an excited WhatsApp message, one of the many that try to prove Hinduism is scientific, a popular trend seen in religions around the world ever since the scientist began to be taken more seriously than the priest. This message had an image of a Google map that showed that the distance from Sri Lanka to Ayodhya could be covered by foot in 21 days, the same number of days between Vijayadashami (which marks the killing of Ravana) and Diwali (which marks the return of Ram to Ayodhya). This got many people excited.