HINDU TEMPLES: village temples: Goddesses
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Village shrine to Durga, Udayagiri, Madhya Pradesh. LBE14.


Goddess shrines with linga as a "vahana", Kanchipuram, TN. LZ33.



Goddess shrine below a tree, Kalavai, TN. LL43.



Goddess represented emerging from the Earth, Kalavai, TN. LAH48.
Temple used for exorcism


"Trisula" in from of a shrine of Kali, Tiruvalangadu, TN. LM11.



Goddess shrine below a tree, Kalavai, TN. LL41.



Sapta kanni (7 virgins) roadside shrine, Kanchipuram, TN. LM10.


Woman putting glass bangles on a "trisula" in from of a shrine of Kali, Tiruvalangadu, TN. LM12.



Women cooking pongal for the sumangali puja at the Kannikkil Amarandaval temple, Kanchipuram, TN. LZ36.


Linga as vehicle (vahana) of the goddess in a village temple. Kanchipuram, TN. LZ35.


Village goddess shrine with children, Kanchipuram, TN. LZ34.


Goddess represented emerging from the Earth, Kalavai, Tamil Nadu. LN49.
Temple used for exorcism.


Puja to Mariyamman, Kanchipuram, TN. LAB33.
More about Goddess worship.


Goddess represented emerging from the Earth. LAP44.


Goddess represented emerging from the Earth. Kalavai, Tamil Nadu. LN48.


Tribal Goddess in shrine, Mudumalai, TN. LAA49.

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