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Interior of the temple, with images of Krishna and Radha at the center. |
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Side "stage" of the temple, where special presentations are held. This area is also used as the center of activities during festivals on Hindu holidays. In the current temple set-up, one faces this direction as one enters the temple, but after the current construction is finished, one will enter from another side so that one will face the altar when one enters. |
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Current entrance of the temple (through the central double doors). |
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Central niche of the altar, including Krishna and Radha at the center, who are both around three feet tall, and smaller figures of the Rama family (Hanuman, Lakshmana, Rama and Sita) to the left and Ganesha and Durga to the right. |
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Shiva figure with lingum (a nonanthropomorphic representation of Shiva) in front of the figure. |
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Nandi (the bull), Shiva's vehicle, is placed in front of the Shiva figure in the temple. Note the sign and rope telling the devotees, "Do Not Enter Beyond This Point." Since the temple has performed ceremonies installing the living presence of God into the figures and images, only the priests are allowed to serve the deities in the altar area. |
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Smaller Shiva lingum brought to the front of the altar area on Mondays, the night of the Shiva puja, so devotees can stop by the temple anytime during the day and make their own offerings of milk or water to Shiva. |
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Saraswati, goddess of learning and the arts (inside the
glass case). |
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Lord Mahavir, the founder of the Jain religion |
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Lord Venkatesvara, in the niche immediately to the left of the central niche. |
