Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari MandirHindu Temple & Community Centre · Willenhall
Folded silks in emerald, crimson, saffron and gold laid out with temple jewellery, pearls and marigold garlands, ready for shringar

Shringar · श्रृंगार

Maa is dressed anew each week

Bathed, dressed and adorned — the murtis of our mandir are cared for as an honoured guest is cared for. The silks change, the flowers change, the jewels change. No two weeks look the same.

What is shringar?

In a Hindu mandir the deity is not an ornament — the deity is present, and is treated exactly as you would treat someone you love who has come to stay. Maa is woken in the morning, offered light and food, and put to rest at night. And she is dressed.

Shringar is that dressing and adornment: the silks, the jewellery, the flowers, the crown. It changes through the week, and it changes with the season and the festival — green for one, crimson and gold for another, deep pink with her hair worn loose for another still.

For devotees this is one of the quiet joys of coming regularly. You never quite know how you will find her. Our sangat will tell you: you come for darshan, and then you catch your breath, because Maa is in a colour you have never seen her wear before.

The same altar, through the year

Maa's shringar

Every photograph below is our own altar — Maa Kali at the centre, with Maa Bhameshwari, Maa Lakshmi and Maa Saraswati beside her — on a different day. Same murtis. Different silks, different flowers, different jewels.

The main altar dressed against a gold backdrop — Maa Saraswati in yellow, Maa Lakshmi in red, Maa Kali in emerald green, and Maa Bhameshwari in red, with sunflowers before them
Gold & greenA gold backdrop with Maa Kali in emerald green and Maa Saraswati in yellow, sunflowers at their feet.

Deity by deity

Each murti, through the year

And here is each deity on their own — the same murti, week after week, in the silks of many seasons. Jump to one:

13 shringar

Who is Maa Kali? →
  • Maa Kali at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (1 of 13)
  • Maa Kali at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (2 of 13)
  • Maa Kali at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (3 of 13)
  • Maa Kali at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (4 of 13)
  • Maa Kali at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (5 of 13)
  • Maa Kali at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (6 of 13)
  • Maa Kali at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (7 of 13)
  • Maa Kali at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (8 of 13)
  • Maa Kali at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (9 of 13)
  • Maa Kali at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (10 of 13)
  • Maa Kali at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (11 of 13)
  • Maa Kali at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (12 of 13)
  • Maa Kali at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (13 of 13)

20 shringar

Who is Maa Bhameshwari? →
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (1 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (2 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (3 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (4 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (5 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (6 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (7 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (8 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (9 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (10 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (11 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (12 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (13 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (14 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (15 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (16 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (17 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (18 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (19 of 20)
  • Maa Bhameshwari at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (20 of 20)

11 shringar

Who is Maa Lakshmi? →
  • Maa Lakshmi at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (1 of 11)
  • Maa Lakshmi at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (2 of 11)
  • Maa Lakshmi at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (3 of 11)
  • Maa Lakshmi at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (4 of 11)
  • Maa Lakshmi at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (5 of 11)
  • Maa Lakshmi at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (6 of 11)
  • Maa Lakshmi at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (7 of 11)
  • Maa Lakshmi at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (8 of 11)
  • Maa Lakshmi at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (9 of 11)
  • Maa Lakshmi at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (10 of 11)
  • Maa Lakshmi at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (11 of 11)

10 shringar

Who is Maa Saraswati? →
  • Maa Saraswati at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (1 of 10)
  • Maa Saraswati at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (2 of 10)
  • Maa Saraswati at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (3 of 10)
  • Maa Saraswati at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (4 of 10)
  • Maa Saraswati at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (5 of 10)
  • Maa Saraswati at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (6 of 10)
  • Maa Saraswati at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (7 of 10)
  • Maa Saraswati at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (8 of 10)
  • Maa Saraswati at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (9 of 10)
  • Maa Saraswati at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (10 of 10)

5 shringar

Who is Ganesh Ji? →
  • Ganesh Ji at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (1 of 5)
  • Ganesh Ji at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (2 of 5)
  • Ganesh Ji at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (3 of 5)
  • Ganesh Ji at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (4 of 5)
  • Ganesh Ji at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (5 of 5)

5 shringar

Who is Shiv Parivar? →
  • Shiv Parivar at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (1 of 5)
  • Shiv Parivar at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (2 of 5)
  • Shiv Parivar at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (3 of 5)
  • Shiv Parivar at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (4 of 5)
  • Shiv Parivar at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (5 of 5)

2 shringar

Who is Shani Dev? →
  • Shani Dev at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (1 of 2)
  • Shani Dev at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (2 of 2)

7 shringar

Who is Bherunath? →
  • Bherunath at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (1 of 7)
  • Bherunath at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (2 of 7)
  • Bherunath at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (3 of 7)
  • Bherunath at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (4 of 7)
  • Bherunath at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (5 of 7)
  • Bherunath at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (6 of 7)
  • Bherunath at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (7 of 7)

6 shringar

Who is Surya Dev? →
  • Surya Dev at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (1 of 6)
  • Surya Dev at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (2 of 6)
  • Surya Dev at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (3 of 6)
  • Surya Dev at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (4 of 6)
  • Surya Dev at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (5 of 6)
  • Surya Dev at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (6 of 6)

7 shringar

Who is Radha–Krishna? →
  • Radha–Krishna at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (1 of 7)
  • Radha–Krishna at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (2 of 7)
  • Radha–Krishna at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (3 of 7)
  • Radha–Krishna at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (4 of 7)
  • Radha–Krishna at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (5 of 7)
  • Radha–Krishna at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (6 of 7)
  • Radha–Krishna at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (7 of 7)

9 shringar

Who is Hanuman Ji? →
  • Hanuman Ji at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (1 of 9)
  • Hanuman Ji at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (2 of 9)
  • Hanuman Ji at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (3 of 9)
  • Hanuman Ji at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (4 of 9)
  • Hanuman Ji at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (5 of 9)
  • Hanuman Ji at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (6 of 9)
  • Hanuman Ji at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (7 of 9)
  • Hanuman Ji at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (8 of 9)
  • Hanuman Ji at Shri Maha Kali Bhameshwari Mandir, dressed in the shringar of a different day (9 of 9)

See how Maa is dressed today

Photographs only go so far. The mandir is open every day, and everyone is welcome — of any faith, or none.

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