Hindu Temple Part.1
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A Hindu temple or mandir or Devasthana is a symbolic house, seat and body of divinity for Hindus. It is a structure designed to bring human beings and gods together,using symbolism to express the ideas and beliefs of Hinduism.The symbolism and structure of a Hindu temple are rooted in Vedic traditions, deploying circles and squares.It also represents recursion and equivalence of the macrocosm and the microcosm by astronomical numbers, and by "specific alignments related to the geography of the place and the presumed linkages of the deity and the patron".
A temple incorporates all elements of Hindu cosmos—presenting the good, the evil and the human, as well as the elements of Hindu sense of cyclic time and theessence of life—symbolically presenting dharma, kama, artha, moksa, and karma.
Clockwise from top-left: Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Madhya Pradesh; Chennakesava Temple, Karnataka; Thanjavur Brihadisvara Temple, Tamil Nadu; Panchchura Temple, West Bengal.
The spiritual principles symbolically represented in Hindu temples are given in the ancient Sanskrit texts of India (for example, Vedas and Upanishads), while their structural rules are described in various ancient Sanskrit treatises on architecture (Brhat Samhita, Vastu Sastras). The layout, the motifs, the plan and the building process recite ancient rituals, geometric symbolisms, and reflect beliefs and values innate within various schools of Hinduism.A Hindu temple is a spiritual destination for many Hindus, as well as landmarks around which ancient arts, community celebrations and economy have flourished.Hindu temples come in many styles, aresituated in diverse locations, deploy different construction methods and are adapted to different deities and regional beliefs,yet almost all of them share certain core ideas, symbolism and themes.They are found in South Asia particularly India and Nepal, Pakistan, in southeast Asian countries such as Sri Lanka,Cambodia, Vietnam, and islands of Indonesia and Malaysia,and countries such as Canada, Fiji, France,Guyana, Kenya, Mauritius, the Netherlands, South Africa, Suriname, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, the United Kingdom,the United States, and other countries with a significant Hindu population.
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