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Hindu temple

1 A Hindu temple or Mandir (Sanskrit: मन्दिर) is a place of worship for followers of ________.

2 There are also dates and times for devotional dances such as the classical Bharata Natyam dance performed by accomplished ________ performers.

3 These are followed by a series of shlokas or verses from the holy texts such as the ________, Upanishads or Vedas.

4 The word mandir or mandira is used in many languages, including ________, and is derived from a Sanskrit word, mandira, for 'house' (of a deity by implication).

5 Temples in India are typically surrounded by small stores called 'dukan' (Hindi) which offer them typically wrapped in organic containers such as ________ leaves.

6 A picture of most temples is the presence of murtis (images) of the ________ to whom the temple is dedicated.

7 The oldest temples that were built of ________ and wood no longer exist.

8 In India, theoretically, a temple is managed by a temple board ________ that administers its finances, management and events.

9 Temples are known as Gudi, Devalayam or Kovela in Telugu, as Devasthana or Gudi in ________ and Mondir (মন্দির) in Bengali, as Kshetram or Ambalam in Malayalam.

10 Temple construction in ________ started nearly 2000 years ago.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • the Hindu temple Swaminaryan Mandir in Colonia, New Jersey, USA, was originally a synagogue?
  • the Kandariya Mahadeva (pictured) is one of the best examples of Hindu temples preserved from the medieval period in India?
  • the Nassak Diamond (replica pictured), pillaged in the 1800s from a Hindu temple where it had resided for 300 years, was later used as a gimmick to attract partygoers to a 1976 benefit?
  • the largest Hindu temple in South East England is being built in Crawley, where 3.4% of residents are Hindu compared to 1.1% in England as a whole?
  • the 9th-century Sambisari Hindu temple (pictured) in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, was buried five meters underground for centuries?
  • the 9th century Navalinga temple in Karnataka, India, is a cluster of nine Hindu temples, each containing a Shiva linga?
  • although the Siddhesvara Temple (pictured) in Karnataka, India is currently a temple of Shiva, historians are unsure of its original faith?
  • before the launch of a satellite, a group of scientists from ISRO's Master Control Facility at Hassan offer prayers to a miniature model of the satellite and donate it to a temple in Dharmasthala?
  • the 15th-century mosque Atala Masjid, Jaunpur, India (pictured) exists at the site of the Atala Devi Hindu temple?
  • Bhima Devi Temple Complex (pictured) in Haryana, India, includes the restored ruins of a Hindu temple dated from the 8th to 11th century AD and Pinjore Gardens from the 17th century?
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