HINDUSIM,IS IT A COMBINTION OF CULTURES, RELIGON OR SCIENCE?

[PARAMASHIVAN]

I dont know which ritual you are asking about. Is it about the half clock wise and half anti clock wise going around in Kerala shiva temple or about the small anti clock we make in Tamil Nadu Temples after we clap in chandikeswarar shrine? Or any other ritual.

This is the one I am talking about

[pradheep]

The whole temple is in the way of a human body. The feet is the gopuram. The genitial organs are the flag post (this is where we prostrate down to get the maximum energy). The Navel is the bali-kallu (where they offer rice). the chest is the ardha mandapam. the eyes are the dwara palakar. The head is the garbha graham. the pradakshanam is the flow of energy in clock wise. The ears are the chadikeswarar. so we clap to initiate that listening response in us. Only here we make small anti clock turn to continue the energy flow again in the clockwise pradhakshina.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Thanks Pradheep,

I have heard that the temple were built to illustrate the human body, but as Far as I know , the human head is regarded as the "Gopurum" ?

What i meant about this Anti clockwise rotation is this :

In SL Tamil temples and UK based temples (run by SL Tamil Authorities). We have the "adhi moolam deity" in the centre. Be it Lord Shiva, Ganesh, murugan, ambal...who ever, what the Devotees do is Stand in front of the Adhi Moolam and start to walk around it in an "anti clockwise" manner. This was my question I am not sure if this custom is followed by Hindus in TN

[pradheep]

In Vastu Shastra of Temple, Feet is Gopuram and not head. The "STEP (Padi)" of the gopuram is usually touched with hands and then to the head before we enter a temple. It is a practice to avoid stepping on this step. This is because one of our dissipating Energy focal point is the feet and so is the Gopuram's step. This is why elders feet is not touched but the field around the feet is touched.

I have not encountered the the anti clock wise rotation you mentioned.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

In Vastu Shastra of Temple, Feet is Gopuram and not head. The "STEP (Padi)" of the gopuram is usually touched with hands and then to the head before we enter a temple. It is a practice to avoid stepping on this step. This is because one of our dissipating Energy focal point is the feet and so is the Gopuram's step. This is why elders feet is not touched but the field around the feet is touched.

I have not encountered the the anti clock wise rotation you mentioned.

What is that?

[pradheep]

I did not understand your question. I meant that i have not seen an anti clock wise rotation as you mentioned.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

I did not understand your question. I meant that i have not seen an anti clock wise rotation as you mentioned.

Sorry Pradheep,

I was asking you about what " Vastu Shastra " is?

[pradheep]

Vastu Shastra is the science of architecture. In Vedic science, arts, music, medical, architecture were all structured to represent one Universal Truth. The temple building was designed to represent the Cosmic body through the Human body. All the organs of the human body is represented in the Temple. Like the efficient way of using human organs, there is an efficient way (guideline) to visit a temple.

[PARAMASHIVAN]

The genitial organs are the flag post (this is where we prostrate down to get the maximum energy). .

Similar to the symbolisation of Shivalinga and Yoni ? This makes perfect sense regarding "Centre of Creation" for Mammals (Animals, humans, reptiles, ..etc ), but then how is it applied in plants ?

[PARAMASHIVAN]

Lingam and Yoni is represented as a Shiva lingam, which in turn represents the Creation energy of Male and Female, this makes perfect sense of Mammal Creation and the Creator. This is why I admire Hindu Philosophy, so much "scientific" reasons behind rituals and ideologies! But sadly over the decades it all got misinterpreted and misunderstood due to the work of "Maha Kala”, and Many Hindus still live in Ignorance and Fairy Tales likes beliefs!