Chapter 4: Epic and Puranic World Views Lakshmi Pictures of Lakshmi adorn booths selling lottery tickets in Chennai. 1996-97. Krishna The baby Krishna in a crib, ISKCON Temple, Alachua FL. c.1997 Krishna with Rukmini and Satyabhama in neon lights outside the Radha Silk House, Chennai. New Years Eve, c.2002. Krishna holding the Govardhana Hill, Belur Temple, Karnataka Ram Parivar Hanuman carrying the mountain with the Sanjeevi plant is the logo for the ABT parcel service in India Sita, Rama, Lakshmana Home shrine, Chennai. c. Ram Parivar. Hindu temple in Cape Town, South Africa. Ram Parivar Hindu Temple of Central Florida, Orlando. c. 1999 Hanuman in a temple in the “Hundred Feet” Road, Bangalore. Devotee dressed up as Hanuman seeks donations in the Chennai-Tirupati road. c.1995 Durga Durga, Hindu Temple of Central FL, Orlando. The Goddess Mariamman, a form of Durga, in neon lights during the Tamil month of Adi. East Coast Rd., Chennai c.1997 Shiva The Dancing Shiva, Badami Caves, 576 CE. Shiva-Dakshinamurti, 12th-13th century, Tamil Nadu, now at the Musee Guimet in Paris. Nandi Shiva from Vietnam (Myson A1-Thapmam style) 11th-12th centuries Shiva Nataraja, bronze, Tamil Nadu, now at the Musee Guimet. Shiva lingodbhara, c.12th-13th century Chola style, Tamil Nadu (Musee Guimet) Saraswati Temples dedicated to the Goddess Saraswati are seldom found in India. Here is a rare example in Kuthanoor, Tamil Nadu. Devotees take notebooks and pens to be blessed by the Goddess in Kuthanoor, Tamil Nadu