Young priests on Shivaratri
April 23, 2008
On Shivaratri night, we went to the country side temple for until about 12:30 AM for abishekams and to feed the local village a great meal. On the way back in to Kanchipuram we stopped at a series of neighborhood temples which were fantastic! Each one had a different story and each was special in its own right.
There were two at which women were serving as priests which was the first time that I saw that anywhere in India. The temples were festive and crowded and everyone was in a great mood.
These photos are from one of the temples that we went to where it was owned by a family and the sons were doing pujas all night. They were great.
