Ancient Hindu Temple Uncovered - 2000 years old

Описание: Ancient Hindu Temple Uncovered :- Early in the morning on February 15, 1975, at his Hindu monastery on Hawaii's Garden Island of Kauai, Hinduism Today's founder, Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (1927-2001), had a vision of God Siva. This profound experience inspired a project unparalleled on Earth today: to build a traditional, Agamic Siva temple, all carved by hand out of white granite in India, then shipped to and assembled on Kauai. Carving began in Bangalore in December 1990, and seven stone craftsmen from India began assembling the stones on Kauai in May 2001. Hundreds of pilgrims and visitors from around the world come each week to view the steady progress made manifest by generous donations from 8,000 devotees in 55 countries. Here we will give you a glimpse of some of the mystical qualities of Iraivan Temple and other Hindu temples being built around the world following Agamic principles.

It is not widely known that a traditional Hindu temple is a secret mystical marvel. Its ornate architecture, dimensions, stones, the carved images and motifs, surrounding halls, even the gardens and the lay of the land are all full of metaphysical meaning and purpose, so much so that the temple itself is revered as a form of God. Dr. V. Ganapati Sthapati, the traditional architect who designed Iraivan Temple, noted, "The parts of the temple are so integrated that they become a living organism worthy of worship." The Upanishads say, "Look upon the temple building as embodied energy and worship Him with Vedic mantras."

The Agamas and the Vastu Shastras, Hinduism's scriptural authorities on temple architecture, give precise details and formulas prescribing how to design, carve and assemble a temple. The resulting structure and its relationship with its surroundings create a subtle, sublime atmosphere in which ceremonies performed by priests easily lift the veil between this world and the world of the Gods and devas so their blessings can pour forth to gathered devotees.

Every step has been taken to ensure that Iraivan Temple in Hawaii is built according to exacting scriptural standards, which is not common in modern times when finances and fast-track schedules govern the outcome of most activities.

One thing that makes Iraivan Temple so special is that it was inspired by a God-Realized satguru's personal vision of God. Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, affectionately known as Gurudeva, also added insights from his own mystical experiences to the many shastric rules and reasons behind the temple design and construction methods. One example is the fact that there are no depictions of other Deities in the temple, only Siva, a return to an ancient temple tradition not seen today.

Another example is that Gurudeva ordered that Iraivan Temple be completely free of electricity. Why no watts? Through his well-developed clairvoyant and clairaudient abilities, Gurudeva sometimes saw and communicated with inner-world beings. In one exchange, the devas conveyed that the presence of electrical energy fields makes it more difficult for the Gods and devas to see into and send blessings to those in the physical world, much like static on a telephone line makes it difficult to converse with the person on the other end. The Deity's power and blessings projected through the veil between this world and that world are stronger, clearer and more sublime if not affected by electromagnetic fields.