Photo Inventory Project (Hindu Temple)

1. HINDU TEMPLE
Dr. Wolfe
Anthropology 121
March 11, 2013
By: Jasmin Uribe &
Vanessa Rosas

2. Y O U M U S T TA K E O F F Y O U R S H O E S W H E N Y O U
ENTER THE TEMPLE!!

3. Many people pray on these gods for
different reasons. Some woman pray
on them to conceive a baby or to be
loved. Some men pray on these gods
to give them strength to protect their
families and to provide shelter and
money for them. These gods are
considered Gods of different planets.

4.  Inside the temple they have different gods. All of these gods have different
meanings. For example, this lady god on the left represent a teacher that teaches
children the alphabet as well as English and Math problems. People pray on this elephant
god to the right for wealth, money, fortune and shelter

5. This tree represents donations
that people donate to the
temple. Some people donate
food, clothes and some donate
money. For each donation that
is made, the people inside the
temple pray so they can be
blessed with always having
money with them, as well as to
always maintain and keep a job.

6. *Inside the Hindu
Hindu Desserts Temple people
offered us
desserts.
This dessert is called
This Hindu dessert is This dessert is called Bal Mithai. It is made
call Jalebi. It is made Kozhukkatta. It is made our of milk and sugar
with Maida flour and out of Rice balls
yogurt. flour, Sugar/molasses,
Coconut, and
Cardamom

7. This red dot that they are putting on Vanessa is called “Bindi”. They
use the color red because red is a traditional Indian color.
Traditionally it is a bright dot of red color applied in the center of the
forehead close to the eyebrows, but it can also consist of a sign or
piece of jewelry. Bindi can also represent as a symbol of the "third
eye" in Hindu Tantric philosophy but most ladies use it mainly as a
decoration.