Two Goddess Temples in Northern Germany



Photo © 2004 Annette Wilke/The Pluralism Project



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Copious ablutions (abhisheka) are performed on festival days or during special arcana rites ordered by lay people. The picture on the left shows the priest Arikaraputhira Mathivani Iya pouring milk on the god Bhairava; the picture on the right shows nicely prepared fruits on banana leaves in front of the Vasanta Mandapa for the abhisheka of the utsava Kamakshi. The rich red and green silken curtain covering the entrance of the shrine depicts the gracious goddess Lakshmi, the Indian Fortuna. Photo left: 14.4.2003; photo right: 6.6.2004.