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Jaya
Jagannath,
Sri Jagannath Temple Bangalore Celebrates “Garva Muda
Pratistha”, the foundation ceremony of soul house of the temple on
Thursday the 2nd of April 2009. All are cordially invited to witness
this spectacular event. As per hindu archeology Garva Muda bears the
highest mythological and spiritual significance among the temple
parts and thus is considered to be the soul sack of the temple
Garva Gruha :
It is the cella or inner sanctum of the temple (Garva literally
means "womb," and griha means "house"). The dark and quite room with
fragrance of flower incense womb chamber of the temple where no one
can enter except the sacred priest and the temple tower build
directly above this room. The Shikhara of the temple is made of red
stone atop the Garva-Griha or Sanctum Sanctorum is pyramidal in
nature. Garva-Griha literally means the womb of the temple, the
inner most chamber of sanctuary containing the idols of the main
divinity. Underneath the Singhasana of the main deity. As per Hindu
archeological guidelines, Before the temple is actually built a
special ceremony to bless the temple-ground takes place. It’s called
Garva Dhana, literally impregnating the womb. Special ceremonial
objects are buried in the ground underneath where the main chamber
of the temple would be. Above it the Vimana, basic sanctuary of the
temple, is built. The Vimana contains the Garva Griha, the womb
house. This is the holiest part of
the temple as the deity resides within it. Pilgrims do Parikrama,
circumnavigation, around the Garva Griha. They walk seven times
around the holy sanctum to signify the seven worlds of which the
universe is made up. Hindu laity is not allowed inside the Garva
Griha which is the exclusive domain of the priests.
Above the Vimana is the Shikara, a tall tapering tower usually built
of stone. Above the Shikara is a Nilachakra topped with Kapi Ketana
Flag, a flagstaff from which a flag particularly signifying the
presence of the deity inside flies. Attached to the Vimana, or often
inside it as in later styles of temple architecture, is the Mandapa,
a pillared hall in which pilgrims congregate to view the deity. In
cases where the Mandapa is placed outside the Vimana a special
structure called Antarala, vestibule, is built to connect the
Mandapa to the Vimana. Almost all temples have intricate carvings on
both the outside and inside except the inner sanctum – the Garva
Griha.
Regards
Team Nilachakra |
