Hinduism originated in India about 4000 years ago and is the world’s oldest existing religion. Hinduism has now widely spread across the shores and people are attracted towards the themes in Hinduism which includes- Dharma, Samsara, Karma, and Moksha. The Hindu temple is a place of worship for Hindus with its rich architecture which attracts millions of people from around the world. Badrinath temple, Brihadeeswara temple, Somnath temple, Kashi Vishwanath temple, Tirupati Balaji, and Vaishno Devi temple are some of the great temples in India.
Scholars regard Hinduism as “a fusion or synthesis of various Indian cultures and traditions, with diverse roots and no founders.” Hinduism teaches peace and calm and the Hindu …show more content…
Temple doors: the doors of the temple are very essential as prevents the positive energy of the temple from getting shattered. Huge doors were built for temples those days to prevent invaders from harming the idols.
6. Moolavar and Uthsavar: Moolavar is the main deity placed in the Garbhagriha and cannot be moved, whereas Uthsavar is the representation of the main deity which is comparatively small and can’t be taken around during the Uthsavam.
7. Ringing the bell: It is our traditional belief that it resembles knocking God’s entrance and also it keeps the negative forces and negative thought away from the temple. The bells in the temple are made up of various metals like lead, copper, cadmium, zinc, nickel, chromium and manganese in such a proportion that, when it is rung, it produces an echo lasts for 6 seconds. A well-designed bell would produce “om” sound. The sound produced by the bell creates the unity of your left and right brains and also awakens your senses thus helping you attain the state of …show more content…
Satari: Satari is crown made up of copper or gold. It is designed so, that it has feet of god on top of it. Satari is placed near the chief deity in the Garbhagriha where the positive vibrations are high. When the priest keeps the Satari over the head of the devotees, there is a rotation of these positive vibrations. Hinduism states that we are mortals and my bowing towards god and placing our head in his foot, we get rid of our sins.
11. Pradakshina: Pradakshina is a process of walking around the Garbhagriha or Moolasthanam slowly thrice. The Arathi takes place in the Garbhagriha and thus it has a lot of positive energy, when you walk slowly around it you can absorb the positive energy.
12. Applying holy ash: Applying holy ash remind human of the mortal life and is believed to free us from the sin and keep us away from danger and provide us with prosperity. The holy ash is made from cow dung or remains of Havan kund. This increases positive energy, prevents headache and allergies and also regulates the seven chakras of the human