HINDU TEMPLES: tanks - tirtta (artificial sacred ponds)
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Sacred pond (tirtha) of the 7 Siva temples, Kanchipuram, TN. LN19.


Temple elephant drinking in the tank, Nataraja temple, Chidambaram, TN.LQ05



Tirtha Teppakulam, with sanctuary used during the festival of Meenakshi, Madurai, TN. LN18.



Tanks for worshippers from Gomukha Bhageerati Tirtha water, Kadri temple, Mangalore, Karnataka. 6AA04


Worshippers bathing their feet in the tirtha, Kacchabesvara temple, Kanchipuram, TN. LN16.



View of the tirtta (sacred pond) of the Krishna temple in Udupi, Karnataka. LAP15



Children jumping in the holy tank (tirtha), Ekambareshvara temple, Kanchipuram, TN. LAH05


Priest doing ablutions in the tirtha, Nataraja temple, Chidambaram, TN. LQ02.



Temple elephant going to drink in the tank, Nataraja temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu. LQ04



Worshipper bathing in a tank below the Gomukha Bhageerati Tirtha source, Kadri temple, Mangalore, Karnataka. 6AA05


Worshippers bathing their feet in the tirtha, Kacchabesvara temple, Kanchipuram, TN. LN15.


Worshippers preparing their offerings in the tirtha, Kacchabesvara temple, Kanchipuram, TN. LN17.




Worshippers bathing in tanks below the Gomukha Bhageerati Tirtha source, Kadri temple, Mangalore, Karnataka. 6AA06



Worshipper bathing in a tank below the Gomukha Bhageerati Tirtha source, Kadri temple, Mangalore, Karnataka. 6AA07

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