Two Goddess Temples in Northern Germany



Photo © 2004 Annette Wilke/The Pluralism Project



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Ground-plan of the temple indicating the route for visiting and circumambulating the shrines of the tempel deites in the correct order: 1. Ganesha also called Vinayakar (the goddess's first son), 2. Kamakshi, 3. Shiva (her husband) in the form of a linga, 4. Murugan with his two wives, 5. Lakshmi-Narayana, 6. Somaskanda, 7. Ayappan, 8. the Navagraha (planets), 9. Bhairava, 10. Candeshvara. The plan hangs in a hall adjacent to the temple entrance where the visitors leave their shoes before entering the sacred area. Next to it there is another ground-plan indicating the private sponsors of the shrines. Photo: 26.6.2004.