Brown Motion

The Hindus love their gods and goddesses.  For time immemorial this religion has been gender agnostic when it comes to their deities and super powers.  As may super dudettes as dudes. No discrimination is a tenet of the religion as it were.  This weekend we visited the abode of multiple lords of both sexes in the nearby Livermore compound named after Shiva and Vishnu, respectively the destroyer of the Universe and the caretaker or preserver.  The place is colloquially known to the Indian ex-pats as Shiva Vishnu temple.  These two are part of a triumvirate called Dattatreya, who manifests all three aspects of the universal lifecycle, by including Brahma as the creator of said universe. The temple building houses among its idols those carved from black obsidian and marble and granite.  Some represent the half elephant, half man form of Ganesha, the lord of new beginnings, the Ram Sita duo, Kali or Durga Mata the all powerful she god,  Laxmi the go...