A Portrait of Devotion

A Photo Illustration of Devotee Service at New Vrindaban



Photo © 2005 Christopher Toothman/The Pluralism Project



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Lotus holds "chandan," sacred clay from the Ganges that is used to mark the body as a temple of God. The marking on their forehead is called a tilak which takes the shape of the Tulsi leaf. Each morning devotees mark their bodies in 13 places to cleanse and purify the body with the different names of God.