Hindus invariably circumambulate around their deities. The word kaaba came from the tamil language which originated around 1700bc. Circumambulation from latin circum around and ambulatus to walk is the act of moving around a sacred object or idol circumambulation of temples or deity images is an integral part of hindu and buddhist devotional practice known in sanskrit as pradaksi. The south indian hindu temple building design system on the architecture of the silpa sastra and the dravida style k. Tamil is considered one of the oldest languages of the world. Managing a hindu temple magazine web edition julyaugust. He illustrates his points with a profusion of photographs, building plans, and drawings of architectural details, making the book a useful guide for travelers to asia as well as.
Today, most hindus live in india or the countries near india. Response to antiislamists who claim kaaba to be a hindu temple. Pdf finding the patterns of indian mosques architecture. Comparison of religions hinduism and sanatan dharma. The garbhagriha is made to house the main icon which is.
Kaaba, a hindu temple, stolen by muslims let us start with rituals practiced by hindus, jainese, buddhists, even sikhs practice most of these rituals. Architecture of hindu temples hindu temples in india. King vikramaditya is known for his great devotion to lord mahadev siva. It is the hindu temple where the contact between man and gods take place and it is also where a man progresses from the world of illusion to knowledge and truth and thus, a temple is not only a place to worship but an object. Although there are numerous regional variants of the architecture of the hindu temple, they can basically be classifed under the nagara or the north indian and the dravida or the south indian styles. One can see the shiva linga with avudaiyar clearly. However, hinduism is practiced differently by individuals. Hindu temples the temple is a holy site tirtha, where they practitioners can perform circumambulation pradaksina.
For example, it says the height of the temple should be double its width, and the height of the foundation above the ground with the steps equal to a third of this height. Famous temples in india list pdf covers the all the important and famous temples in india to be learnt for bank, ssc and other exams. A muslim resident of kuwait requested historical research material that can help explain the connection between hindu civilisation and arabia. An ideal temple serves the purpose well to make one entertain the divine thoughts, at least during the time he is in the temple. To a hindu, the temple is significant, not only for its religious elements, but also for the elements of culture, society and education that it brings to the community. Is kaaba a shiva temple asked on behalf of hindu friend dr zakir. The words sanatan dharma means the eternal religion. Economic shocks and temple desecrations in medieval india. The destruction of hindu temples in india during the islamic conquest of india.
We should go deeper into the history of mankind and rediscover the lost glory. Few years back when i was working on a article on significance of hajj in islam, i came across many websites, blogs, forums claiming kaaba is a hindu temple on the internet. This list give the important temple locations and other details. The kaaba was an original hindu temple and the black stone is the shiva linga. Near here is the vahanamandapa, where the carrier vahana of the deity, garuda in a vishnutemple or nandi in a siva temple. The sanctity of the place soothes and revitalizes his wornout nerves with a unique spiritual aura. The temple is a fractal part of the whole of hinduism, and that the use of fractal geometry has a special symbolic meaning in the forms of hindu temples. Muslim pilgrims visiting the kaaba temple go around it seven times. Each hindu temple usually has a temple tank teppakulam, flower garden nandavana, and temple chariot ratha. Nagara style of architecture the nagara style has its origin in the structural temples of the gupta period. The interior walls, measuring m 43 ft by 9 m 30 ft, are clad with tiled, white marble. The practice of taking seven steps known as saptapadi in sanskrit is associated with the hindu marriage ceremony and fire worship.
Haram al haram kaaba hindu shiva temple garbhagriha black stone shivalinga more similarities. Having exposed his lies about the quran and prophet muhammad saw, here gurbachan singh bhindranwale alleges that the kabah was originally a hindu temple. We will briefly examine aspects of these styles as explained. The following are the findings of the famous historian pn oakwas the kaaba originally a hindu. In the hindu temple, considered the standard introduction to the subject, george michell explains the cultural, religious, and architectural significance of the temple. The origin of the hindu temple is said to be the ancient basic circle of stones within which one cherished holy relics, human or divine. I shrugged it off my shoulders as nothing of this sort ever appeared in mainstream media. A hindu temple set up under a dominant religious leader can adopt a set of rules and guidelines as a part of the constitution or articles of incorporation and bylaws of the temple that recognize the leaders preeminence in deciding matters of both religious teaching and organization. Quizzes on hinduism and examples of some famous hindu.
Respecting idol paying obeisance to the structure around idol circumambulating around the structure where idol is located walking around it placing the image or painting of the structure above ground at home. Gold dish of king vikramadithya found inside kaaba. The goal of the study was to document the histories of each of the temples and to compare them to each other. Kaaba mecca is kabaaleswaran shiva rare image video. In no other mosque does the circumambulation prevail. But on the other hand if it is proved with evidences, proofs and reasons that kaaba is not a hindu temple but a universal pilgrimage center for the whole of humanity who submit their will. He wanted the kaaba to be dedicated to the worship of the one god alone, and all the idols were evicted. He said, hi all muslim friends, can u plz tell me what is inside kabba. A recent archeological find in kuwait unearthed a goldplated statue of the hindu deity ganesh. Kaaba is a hindu temple october 28, 2012 one of our friend mr lokesh chauhan also alleged that the practice of taking seven steps known as saptapadi in sanskrit is associated with hindu marriage ceremony and fire worship. Not all hindu temples are based on sacred geometry but many are. Kaaba was built by prophet abraham and his son ismael, as mentioned in quran, in verses 121127 in chapter albaqarah, for the worship of one god, allah. They also perform the pious act of gazing at the deity darsan and offering prayers, flowers and food puja.
The hindu temple also represents the meru mountain, the navel of the earth. First, the kaaba housed prior to muhammads arrival, more that 360 idols and was the center of trade as you may now know. Recent incidents ranging from the desecration of the bamiyan buddhas by the taliban. Akshardham temple in delhi worlds largest hindu temple. It is the shankara siva stone that muslim pilgrims reverently touch and kiss in the kaaba. Antivedic hawan method in islam to invoke negative forces. Hinduism interesting history kaaba originallya a hindu. Canonical texts describing the plan of the hindu temple allude to its astronomical basis, and in this indian sacred geometry is not different in conception from the sacred geometry of other ancient cultures,1 although it has its own unique features. The hindu temple, volume 1 stella kramrisch snippet view 1976. Since 2001, haribhakt is a small drop in an ocean of efforts to spread history, knowledge and facts about hinduism and bharat. Questions like where is venkateswara temple located and where is lotus temple are. Construction of temples on natural height and creating the staircases, ellora caves.
Some temples are under unesco world heritage sites. Inside kaaba one of our hindu brother who visited our blog posted a question, which compelled me to create this post. I looked at your site and it is from hindu website obviously now youre trying to prove the kaaba is a hindu temple. As the pilgrim proceeds towards mecca he is asked to shave his head and beard and to don special sacred attire that consists of two seamless sheets of white cloth. Sanatan dharma sanatan dharma is neither a man made nor a oneman. It is also present in other religions, including christianity, judaism, and islam.
Nagara north indian styles dravidian south indian style 2. A case shidy of five hindu temples in southern ontario master of arts 1995 centre for south asian studies university of toronto the focus of this study is five hindu temples situated in the greater metro area of toronto in southem ontario. Both of these are usually right next to each other directly in front of the doorway. An encyclopaedia of hindu architecture internet archive. Inside the kaaba, the floor is made of marble and limestone. The temple is never a meeting place for a congregation, but it came to be a focal point of the community. They then circumambulatetawaf in arabicor walk around. The kaaba, located in mecca, is the center of islam. It was the center of the cult that was built by the bani al quraish jewish tribe renegades who took the al hajarul aswad, a meteoric stone that landed near present day mecca to be the sign of the gods, aka the kaaba stone, and built the kaaba as their first temple to the pagan gods whose 365 idols used to be housed in the then rectangular. The basic form of the hindu temple comprises the following. A hindu monasterytemple complex in hawaii of the tamil saivite tradition, home to two dozen monks, pilgrimage destination for sincere devotees, highly respected producer of contemporary, worldclass, hindu religious publications. Gurbachan bhindranwale says kaaba kabah is a hindu temple. The brihat samhita 56 lists the many design requirements that the temple building must satisfy. Kaaba a hindu temple taken over by muslims muhammad shiva.
Hindus believe in one god who created the universe. His entire being is sanctified by the divine vibrations, springing forth. Hindu vedic practice of lighting lamps in mandirs blindly followed by kaaba idol worshippers. Arabic tradition has lost trace of the founding of the kaaba temple. In nagara style temples, the structure consists of two buildings the main shrine taller and an adjoining shorter mandapa. H assalamu alaikum i request all the muslims to help us in deleting this page which contains cartoons of. Famous hindu temples a temple is the central element in all aspects of everyday life for the hindu community. Long before islam came in to existence, kaaba, in mecca in saudi arabia was a pilgrimage site.
King vikramaditya inscription on a gold dish hung inside the kaaba in pure scientific study about the historical muhammad raises basic questions concerning the prophets role as a moral paragon. The conversion of nonislamic places of worship into mosques occurred during the life of. The word kabaa may originate from tamil and the word kabaalishwaran. Hindu templeswhat happened to them hindustan books. Watch this video kaaba proved with evidence that,kaba is a hindu temple. This article deals with architecture, temple design, and art in ancient india and also with continuity between harappan and historical art and writing.
How can this be possible if kaaba is not an ancient shiva temple. If it can be proved with evidences, proofs and reasons that kaaba is a hindu temple, then i am ready to accept it and embrace hinduism as truth and religion. Johnthehutdwellers webcam video august 22, 2011 11. The kaaba is a cuboid stone structure made of granite. Conversion of nonislamic places of worship into mosques wikipedia. The discovery of the vikramaditya inscription affords a clue. Upon arriving in mecca, pilgrims gather in the courtyard of the masjid alharam around the kaaba. Kaaba shariff of mecca is an hindu lord shiva templeancient archaeological teachings published on december 5. The black stone at kaaba is shiva lingam and kaaba is a hindu temple. Kaaba a hindu temple taken over by muslims free download as pdf file.
Like the whole is reflected and celebrated in each part. Christianity 2000 years islam 1400 years who founded the religion. I have some limited reading of history but nowhere does hinduism come up in the history of arabia that i have read. An encyclopaedia of hindu architecture by acharya, prasanna kumar, 1890publication date 1946. Could you please give the source of this historical fact to enlighten us. Whi 4c hindus beginnings hinduism is a faith that originated within india. In tamil nadu kabaalishwaran temple is lord shivas temple and kabaali refers to lord shiva.
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