Shilpa Shetty returns to India

After winning the British reality TV show ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ where she endured alleged racial bullying that triggered protests in India and sparked a race relations debate in Britain, Shilpa Shetty has returned to India.

Shilpa went straight to the Siddhivinayak Temple on her arrival in Mumbai from London on Saturday to seek the blessings of Lord Ganesh.

"Shilpa believes in Ganeshji. She has been going to the temple every Tuesday for the past eight months," Dal Bhagwagar, Shilpa's publicist, said.

Shilpa was accompanied by her parents and well-wishers. "She walks from her Versova home to the temple every Tuesday," Bhagwagar said.

"She says she has a lot of faith in Ganeshji," Bhagwagar said when he was asked what Shilpa sought from the elephant god.

Asked if Shilpa, who recently spoke about her single status, had sought a partner in her prayers, Bhagwagar said, "She went to the temple to offer prayers. She wanted to thank the lord for whatever she has received."