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It is triple-shrine temple dedicated to Vishnu, while the other – Someshvara Temple, Haranhalli few hundred meters to the east – is dedicated to Shiva. Both temples reflect a Vesara-style Hoysala architecture , share similar design ideas and features, and were completed in the 1230s by three wealthy brothers – Peddanna Heggade, Sovanna ...
A Hindu temple is a symbolic house, seat and body of god. It is a structure designed to bring human beings and gods together, using symbolism to express the ideas and beliefs of Hinduism . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The symbolism and structure of a Hindu temple are rooted in Vedic traditions, deploying circles and squares. [ 6 ]
A Tendai sect Buddhist temple, Heisen-ji, was founded in 717 AD by the Japanese Shugendō monk Taichō, who is said to have been the first person to ascend the sacred mountain Hakusan (2,702m) [3] It became a centre for mountain worship involving amalgamation of beliefs, philosophies, doctrines and ritual systems drawn from local folk-religious practices, pre-Buddhist mountain worship, Shinto ...
Almost all Hindu temples take two forms: a house or a palace. A house-themed temple is a simple shelter that serves as a deity's home. The temple is a place where the devotee visits, just like he or she would visit a friend or relative. The use of moveable and immoveable images is mentioned by Pāṇini.
The drawing: The group of monuments at Mahabalipuram are a UNESCO world heritage site, about 60 kilometers south of Chennai. The cave temples, mandapas, ratha and structural temples here are generally dated to 7th to 8th century CE. This is the floor plan of the Shore temple.
A seven-storey vimana. Vimana is the structure over the garbhagriha or inner sanctum in the Hindu temples of South India and Odisha in East India. In typical temples of Odisha using the Kalinga style of architecture, the vimana is the tallest structure of the temple, as it is in the shikhara towers of temples in West and North India.
The central shrine of the temple is that of Mahalingaswamy facing East. The shrine of Ambal faces the east and is situated close to the Mookambigai Amman shrine. [7] The temple was widely expanded during the Nayak period in the 16th century with the development of twin Mahalinga and Devi shrines. [17]
The shrine of Muruga, adoring son of Konesar and his consort, was near one of the gopuram entrances of the complex. [1] [61] A rich collection of local texts written since the fourteenth century record the traditions pertaining to the shrine, including Konamamalai temple's use of the alternate name "Maccakeswaram". [71]