Pathmavathi Temple Relief

 

 

Relief from the Chitharal Jain Temple of the Goddess "Thirucharanathu bhataariyar- Pathmavathi", located just northeast of Kuzhuthurai.

 

 

 

(photo copyright Sidharthrajan)

Temple of Mazu (Matsu)

 

Temple of the Sea Goddess Mazu

Yantai, Shandong province, China

 

Statues from Malta

"The Great Ones"

Temple statues from Hagar Qim, Malta. 

National Museum of Archaeology of Malta

Goddess Mazu

 

Mazu statue at her birthplace, Meizhou Island, Fujian. 

Mazu is a Chinese Goddess of the ocean and Her name means "Mother Ancestor."  She is traditionally honored on the twenty-third day of the third lunar month of the Chinese calendar.  (mid-April to early May: this year it fell on April 13th)

To view a slideshow of this year's celebrations, follow this link:  Mazu Festivals

Oshun Oríkì

Brass and parrot feathers on a velvet skin.
White cowrie shells on black buttocks.
Her eyes sparkle in the forest,

like the sun on the river.
She is the wisdom of the forest
She is the wisdom of the river.
Where doctors failed, she cures with fresh water.
Where medicine is impotent, she cures with cool water.
She cures the child and does not charge the father.
She feeds the barren woman with honey,
and her dry body swells up like a juicy palm fruit.
Oh how sweet is the touch of a child's hand.

Traditional Oriki from "Yoruba Myths" by Ulli Beier.

Photo of Temple of Oshun in Nigeria, by J. Oliveira.

In Her Name ~ Temple of Learning

Triple Coventina

Triple Coventina

Wall relief found at Coventina's Well, Carrawburgh

Temple Detail

Column detail of Hathor Temple.

Hail Lady of the House of Jubilation,

The One Who Fills the Sanctuary with Joy,

Mistress of the West and Lady of the Sycamore!

Temple of Hathor

Temple of the Goddess Hathor, Egypt.

Photo courtesy of Sacred Sites.com and included on this page:  Hathor Temple