Sunday, August 4, 2013

Hindu Culture (Temples) -1

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Hindu  Culture - Temples




Hindu Temples in India

The temple is the focus for all aspects of everyday life in the Hindu community - religious, cultural, educational and social. The temple is also the place where one can transcend the world of man.
Hindus believe that their lives are merely stages in the progression to ultimate enlightenment. The temple is a place where God may be approached and where divine knowledge can be discovered. All aspects of the Hindu temple focus on the goal of enlightenment and liberation - the principles of design and construction, the forms of its architecture and decoration, and the rituals performed. And all of these are determined by ancient texts called shastras compiled by the priests, the brahmins. The vastushastras were theoretical and idealised descriptions of the architectural traditions and conventions to be followed.
The temple is designed to dissolve the boundaries between man and the divine. Not merely his abode, the temple ‘is’ God. God and therefore by implication the whole universe is identified with the temple’s design and actual fabric. The ground plan is perhaps the best example. The vastushastras describe it as a symbolic, miniature representation of the cosmos. It is based on a strict grid made up of squares and equilateral triangles which are imbued with deep religious significance. To the Indian priest-architect the square was an absolute and mystical form. The grid, usually of 64 or 81 squares, is in fact a mandala, a model of the cosmos, with each square belonging to a deity. The position of the squares is in accordance with the importance attached to each of the deities, with the square in the center representating the temple deity; the outer squares cover the gods of lower rank.
Some of the names of the Temples in India has been given …

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Mahabodhi Temple ty, that is he will not able to do physical work satisfactorily.   
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  • Ajgaivinath Temple, sultanganj,Bhagalpur
  • Vishnupad Temple, Gaya
  • Mangalagauri Temple, Gaya
  • Mahavir Temple, Patna
  • The Durga Temple
  • The Mandar Hill Temple
  • The Kurkihar Temple
  • The Hariharnath Temple Sonepur, Bihar, India
  • The Mundesvari Temple, Mundesvari, Bhabua, Kaimur
  • Parasnath Temple
  • Budhanath Temple, Bhagalpur
  • Kaali Temple, Police Line , Madhubani
  • Kaali Temple Madhubani
  • shiv mandir ,baikatpur,patna
  • maa sitla temple,agamkua,patna
  • maa tripursundari temple,barahiya,lakhisarai
  • shiv mandir ,ashok dham ,lakhisarai
  • manaskamna nath mandir,nathnagar,bhagalpur
baba biteswarnath temple bihta patna sun temple ulark patna

According to the sastras,” once a learned man told me, "the Brahmin must weGoa Temples


Mallikarjun Temple Mahalaxmi Temple MahalsaTemple Mangueshi Temple  Naguesh Temple Ramnath Temple  Saptakoteshwar Temple  Sri Devaki Krishna Temple ar white, the Ksatriya red, the Vaisya yellow and the Sudra blue. At first, I wondered whether in this o 
Shree Dev Godhaneshwar Temple, Mapusa

Kerala Temples

Aranmula Temple Guruvayoor Temple Sabarimala Temple Padmanabhaswamy Temple  Parassinikadavu Sri Muthappan Temple he pandita to explain the principle behind the arrangement he has spoken about. He said: "Even the slightest stain will be visible on the white. When a Brahmin performs a sacrifice he has to be careful that he does not spill anything or waste anytThiruvanantapuram

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  • Poovattoor Bhagavathy Temple,Poovattoor
  • Kumaranchira Devi Temple,Soorandu South, Patharam
  • Mavelikkonam Devi Temple,Nagaroor Attingal ,Kilimanoor
  • Sri Pazhayidam Narasimha Swamy Temple, Anayadi, Sooranadu North
  • Sri Puthiyidam Sreekrishna Swamy Temple, Anayadi, Sooranadu Noth



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