Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Water temple


We drove to a water temple and saw three levels within the complex: the part for animals dominated by a huge carp pond, the part for humans and the higher part for the gods. Goody explained the deal with the offerings. To us they look like a random basket of flowers and snacks, but each leaf or piece of grain has a deeper significance to Hindus. Particular colour lowers are meant for certain gods and so on. Goody also gave us an explanation about the swastika symbol, but he lost me a bit. Goody’s swastikas seemed to have a lot more than 8 sides….

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