Aerial views of hindu temples

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Aerial Views of Hindu Temples
Dr Uday Dokas
Hindu temple is the centerpiece for all aspects of the everyday life of a Hindu – religious,
cultural, educational and social. The Hindu temple is also the place where one can transcend
the world of man.
Hindus believe that their lives are merely stages in the journey to ultimate enlightenment. The
Hindu temple is a place where the Supreme, or the Brahman could be reached and where
divine knowledge can be uncovered. All aspects of the Hindu temple focus on the goal of
Enlightenment and Moksha – 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 hindu scriptures known as Shastras compiled by the Pandits. The Vastushastras were
theoretical and idealized descriptions of the architectural traditions and conventions to be
followed.
The temple is crafted to dissolve the boundaries between man and the divine. Not merely his
home, the temple ‘is’ God and therefore by implication the whole universe is identified with the
temple’s design and actual fabric. Here I present the Aerial view of 50 temples from across the
world
Prambhanan, Yogokarta,Java,Indonesia/// Aerial view of hindu temple ruins of Pura Hulun Danu
at the Tamblingan lake, Bali, Indonesi

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Kanakumbi is a village in Belgaum district in Karnataka, India.
Brihadishwara Temple, India

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Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamy Devasthanam, #Bhadrachalam
Bhadradi temple

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Akshardham Delhi
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Swaminarayan Akshardham New Delhi

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Angkor Wat Cambodia

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Ranganathaswamy Temple Srirangan
Kanchipuram
Athivardar

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Arunachala Temple – Tiruvannamalai
Ekambarnath temple

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Pillayarpatti Sri Karpaga Vinayagar #Temple -dedicated to Lord Ganesha
Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India

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ISKCON Bangalore
Old hindu temple and indian city. Cityscape of Badami, Karnataka.

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Akshardham NJ,USA
Jagannath Temple,PURI

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Bagan, Mayanmar

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Hampi Temples
Brihadeeshwara Temple
Thiruvannamalai Temple

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Vitthala Temple,Hampi

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Bagan

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Mahabalipuran Shore Temple

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Mahabalipuram Again
Rameshwara Temple

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Madurai
Rameshwaran Temple

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Somnath Gujrath

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Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
Sun Temple Modhera, Gujrath

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Jagganath Temple, Puri