She then entered the anteroom before entering the main, inner sanctum of the Priestess of the Divine Great Mother-Tridevi.
The Mother Thing, Marianna knew from her grandmother Elvira, had thousands of shapes and faces, and time and space were filled with them, again and again, and again. And this temple, she knew, stood not only in the midst of this time and city, but also in the midst of eternity in the heart for anyone who felt her call.
Here, in the foyer, she was stopped on her way by Hirani Sandi, who was the priestess’s guardian and the women’s guide traveling to the priestess’s inner sanctum with a ceremonial gesture of respect.
The woman guarding this temple was dressed in a crimson red ceremonial sari.
Immediately, Marianna asked in a brisk, already slightly exasperated voice what the reason for her unexpected and unannounced visit outside of proper public ceremonies was.
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Understanding her anger at her position, Marianna remained silent with submission, dropping to her knees before the woman and bowing to her. In doing so she showed her unwavering and unquestionably absolute respect, for she bowed to her inner Goddess, who was revealed in every woman. Hirani Sandi was stunned, and the anger drained from her without a trace. She now fully understood who had come to the temple.
After this initial act of reverence, Marianna rose and wordlessly took a loose lotus white flower in front of the women with nearby sacrificial bowls full of different-colored flowers placed next to a scale model of the temple.
At this, she could feel the wandering eyes of the guardian on her body and soul, who watched her ceremony closely and did not interfere. Subsequently, Marianna dipped a lotus white flower in the ceremonial red oil, all of which went on without a word.
Like a divine dancer, she sank the flower a second later into a hanging sacrificial bowl over an empty fire for one purpose only, a ceremony sacrificing fire that would rise to the heavens, together with ceremonial prayers in a precise order.
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