Non-Hindus who take the trouble to go Madonna and Pierce Brosnan (James Bond) are expected will beawed less by the spectacle than by the fervour that animates it.
But he should not be unduly awed by them: the voters have made it plain that, though they do not like the current state of affairs, most of them emphatically do not want to go back to the totalitarian past.
It isn't uncommon to find environmentalists who are in awed disbelief that we can be spending billions searching for life on Mars and space explorers who feel that a focus on environmentalism narrows the reach and vision of our civilization.
And we will be standing behind you, as one nation and one people, proud of your actions, awed by your courage, and grateful for your service on our behalves.