The outside of the Hindu Temple, where Christy and I visited this morning. The members were having an "India Bazaar" for the community and it was quite interesting! We saw beautiful artwork, saris, burthas and jewelry. Christy had her hand painted with Henna. We ate Dosa: rice pancakes filled with a potatoe mixture and topped with a spicey sauce. We met some very nice, beautiful Indian people who make their home here in Texas.
This little Indian girl caught my eye. Her brother held her hand as they walked around in wide-eyed delight.
There is major construction going on around the Temple, thus the scaffolding and electrical wires that are part of these photos. Two shrines are being constructed and are mostly finished. This is the smaller one. Inside the shrine is a statue and the sign says you can leave offerings outside on the steps.
The outside of the Hindu Temple, where Christy and I visited this morning. The members were having an "India Bazaar" for the community and it was quite interesting! We saw beautiful artwork, saris, burthas and jewelry. Christy had her hand painted with Henna. We ate Dosa: rice pancakes filled with a potatoe mixture and topped with a spicey sauce. We met some very nice, beautiful Indian people who make their home here in Texas.
This little Indian girl caught my eye. Her brother held her hand as they walked around in wide-eyed delight.
There is major construction going on around the Temple, thus the scaffolding and electrical wires that are part of these photos. Two shrines are being constructed and are mostly finished. This is the smaller one. Inside the shrine is a statue and the sign says you can leave offerings outside on the steps.
5 comments:
at sounds like a fun day. I think henna tatoos are really beautiful. I also thought it was neat that the people in your photo were bare foot. :) Saris are works of art!!!
Sandie...in the large room where the bazaar was held, you could wear shoes but about half of the Indian folks were barefoot. However, Christy and I needed to go the restroom so one of the men directed us through another area where we had to remove our shoes. As we walked down the hall, I heard chanting or prayers and looked through the door into a "worship" area of some sort. People were sitting on the floor and there were niches in the wall with these statues. I guess that was their sanctuary and removing your shoes was considered holy. We went through another set of doors and were back in an area where shoes were allowed. I felt I had stepped into another country.
Somewhat surreal but very interesting.
And yes, saris are beautiful!
Susan
Beautiful place!
What a neat place! You find the most interesting places to go visit!
What a beautiful place. It's such a good feeling to be able to experience another's religion and culture without the pressure to have to evangelize, huh! And to experience it, realizing all is holy...
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