Temple in India Blend of Different Religious Community

“India is a land of many religions”. There are Christians, Muslims, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, Zoroastrians, Masonists and Hindus, etc. who follow the ritual of remembering the Supreme Power in their own way. Hinduism is the predominant religion of this land. Every religious community has its own unique house of worship. One can see churches, mosques, dargahs, and temples in abundance around the Sub-Continent.

Religious Community in India

Hindu temples are devoted to different Gods and Goddesses. Some are unique temples where Snakes and other natural elements are worshipped. Saintly men have lived and given much to humanity. Sai Baba of Shirdi is worshipped in his Samadhi Temple.

There are many sects and sub-sects of the Hindu religion. Temples set up by these sects and sub-sects are different too. Followers of Vishnu worship the lord in his original and his various incarnations in temples specially dedicated to him.

Shiva worshippers worship the lord at his 12 Jyotirlinga shrine temples. Shiva is worshipped in Linga form in almost all the temples dedicated to him. The Lord’s idol can be seen in various sizes all over India. He is worshipped along with his consort Parvati and two sons Ganesha and Kartikeya. His Vahana Nandi too is worshipped at the entrance to his temples.

12 Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva

Parvati is supposed to be the avatar of Mahashakti in this world. In her previous birth as Sati, she had given up her life in her Yoga Agni on being angered at a Yajna held by her father Daksha where Shiva was not invited. Grieved Shiva performed Tandava with Sati’s dead body in his arms. Devas prayed to Lord Vishnu to save the earth which trembled under the fierce dance of Shiva. Lord Vishnu let go of his Sudharshna Chakra to cut the dead body of Sati into small pieces which then fell on the earth to give rise to Shakti peethas. Temples dedicated to Shakti are mainly found in the Himalayan region. Most of the temples are found in Himachal Pradesh.

Nau Devi of Himachal

Holy cities of India are temple cities. Each temple can be visited to get blessed by the deity. Temples of Khajuraho Art pride of India because of their beautiful artistic caliber. Cave temples around the country reveal all the great artistic skills of Indian artisans down the ages. India has been ruled over by many dynasties. Each dynasty has left for modern India something special to its age in the form of temple architecture.