Questions tagged [temple]
A temple is a place and structure reserved for religious or spiritual activities, such as prayer, worship and sacrifice, or analogous rites.
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Features in Temple architecture
What are the eight standard architectural features a Hindu temple should have?
The renowned archeologist KK Muhammed among others determined after long research that a large Hindu temple once stood in ...
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Do Agama shastras say anything about how small/big temples can be?
From website qz.com,
Angkor Wat could potentially lose its status as the world’s largest religious monument to a $78 million upstart being conceived in the backlands of Bihar, one of India’s most ...
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What are Char Dham?
What is the meaning of dham?
Why there are 4 only i.e char-dham.
If someone visit to char-dham, then will their sin be erased?
Means why people visit there and what do they get there?
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Navagraham in Vishnu temples
In many Vishnu or Vaishnavism temples, the Navagraham deities are not installed. You may find them in some temples, but in at least 70% of Vishnu temples, you would not.
Is there a specific reason ...
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Who owns a Hindu temple according to Hindu scriptures?
Subramanian Swamy said in a video that God owns the temple, and the pundit only acts as a 'trustee'. Is this validated by the Hindu scriptures? Also, assuming it is validated, is this applicable to ...
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Any evidence of Ram Temple in Ayodhya being destroyed before Babri Masjid? [duplicate]
I am looking for clarity on the case, argument or evidence of destruction (non-existence) of the Ram temple in Ayodhya before the Babri Masjid.
That is, is there any source that talks about the ...
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Are Vaikhanasa Agamas supposed to be followed in Swayambhu Vishnu temples?
As I discuss in this answer, one of the early movements that was important in the development of Vaishnavism was the ancient Pancharatra movement, whose sacred texts consisted of detailed procedures ...
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Why is Panguni Revati considered the "birthday" of Vishnu's Ranganatha form?
As I discuss in this answer, the oldest Vishnu statue in the world, and probably the oldest Hindu statue in the world period, is the famous Ranganatha statue in Sri Rangam. The story of Ranganatha ...
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What is the location of Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga?
According to Wikipedia, the location of Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga is given at two places: Parli in Maharashtra and Deoghar in Jharkhand. Which of those is the correct location of the Jyotirlinga?
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