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
