Immigrant Hinduism in Switzerland: Tamils from Sri Lanka and Their Temples



Photo © 2005 Martin Baumann/The Pluralism Project



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After having lit the lamps, the family receives the gods' blessing, passed on by the priest. Then they circumambulate the shrine of the nine plant gods. Like the shrines for the other gods it is also topped by a dome-shaped roof, though open to all for sides.