Chhattarpur Temple

It was a big deal when the Prophet announced that a second LDS temple would be built in South Jordan Utah. However in Delhi they are hundreds of Hindu temple large and small. The Chhattanpur complex has several all in one area, each with a slightly different look to it. The complex had lots if signs in Hindi and only two in English so I still don't know why they had a gigantic red monkey statue. You can see it from far away, so it is easy to find your way from the nearest metro stop. Maybe that is its purpose?

Look at the detailing on this building, even the fence and gateway.

Another completely different look.

Inside one of the buildings there was a little wax museum featuring stories from the life of the founder of this particular temple complex. Including his bed. All the pictures and the wax replicas of him show him as a simply groomed and dressed man yet he slept in this overly opulant bed. I thought it was a striking example of the contrasts always present in India. There are people living in tents less than a block from major modern shopping malls in the shadows of the modern and efficient metro system.

I thought this one was interesting. It was inspired by Southern Indian architecture but it made me think of Latin America. Inside it looked completely different from the outside. but there was not enough light for good pictures.

It is customary to remove your shoes before entering a Hindu temple. This was the first one we went to that required us to remove our shoes and then walk barefoot across the city street to the security screening entrance. I wonder what the point of barefeet is when they make you get them dirty before you can possibly get inside.

This adventure left a lot of questions unanswered.