Hindu temple photos

[Sean]

My local Hindu temple, the largest in Europe as it happens. Unfortunately photography inside isn't allowed- there are luxuriously adorned deities, elaborate sculptured columns and full-time Brahmin preists: numerous pooja ceremonies go on for long hours every day morning and evening. Since the early '90s I've studied Indian philosophy and practiced a daily meditation, and visited India three times. It's a Vishnu temple but with two Shiva gods outside as well: here are the Wikipedia links to the myths-

Ventakeswara
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venkateswara

Padmavati
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamelu

Hanuman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanuman

Ganesh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganesh

Murugan
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murugan

Elephants outside main temple entrance, containing the presiding deity Ventakeswara, along with enclosures for his wife Padmavati and servant Hanuman-





Ganesh's temple outside-



Murugan's temple outside, to the right



Vishnu sculpture





Cloudy English weather yesterday...

[The Mad Hatter]

That's really beautiful! Where in England is it?

[Kullervo]

It seems wrong to me for a temple to have handrails.

[greg]

if only churches looked that cool.....

reminds me, that's the same thing i used to think when i used to pass by this one Buddhist temple on the bike trail. I liked the Porsche one of the guys who went there owned

[Sean]

It's in Tividale, West Midlands, the Sri Venkateswara (Balaji) Vishnu temple.

[Don]

Is this temple wheelchair accessible?

[Wendell_E]

NPR's All Things Considered recently had a segment on this new Hindu Temple that's being built near Atlanta.

[Sean]

Hi Wendell- looks very fine.

[BachQ]

That water looks so clear and pure ......... I'd like to drink some .........

[Sean]

[BachQ]

Please provide pix of the interior .........

[Sean]

Hi Dm, unfortunately photos from inside aren't allowed. It's very ornate and interesting but there's no getting round this. The building you have there is the Brahmin priests quarters.