Two Goddess Temples in Northern Germany



Photo © 2004 Annette Wilke/The Pluralism Project



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The left-hand picture shows the former altar of Lord Shiva with several representations of the god (January 2003): a poster of Shiva as an ascetic yogi and a second color print depicting the divine pair Shiva-Shakti (Shiva lovingly caressing his spouse Parvati), one metal and two black stone lingas, and a metal icon of the dancing Shiva-Nataraja. The trident in front of the altar represents Bhairava(-Shiva). It is usually kept in the corner niche next to Murukan. The new Shiva altar in the photo to the right was installed in March 2003. While the stone Shiva-lingas have been retained, the colorful "dharmic pictures" have been removed to make space for the new metal icon of Shiva and his spouse. Note that the Shiva-Shakti image has been selected from all Shiva representations. Photo left: 5.1.2003; photo right: 20.7.2004.