Temple dedicated to Brahman (Universal Consciousness) : Was Gita Satsangh

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advaitin, "rajkumarknair" <rajkumarknair> wrote:

> There is a temple in Ochira, in Kerala dedicated to ParaBrahman.

> This site has some information about it:

> http://www.godsownkerala.net/quilon%20ochira.htm

 

Namaste,

 

It would seem as if only the name Parabrahman is retained, but

none of the activities described show any difference from other

temples. A first-hand account of the visit is in the book:

 

Meeting God: Elements of Hindu Devotion (280 pages, Yale University

Press. us$35.00).

 

http://www.hinduismtoday.com/1999/11/1999-11-10.html

 

STEPHEN P. HUYLER, 10 SEA STREET, CAMDEN, MAINE 04843 USA.

STIVIJI. YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS, PO BOX 209040, NEW HAVEN,

CONNECTICUT 06520 USA. TEL: 203.432.0964; WWW.YALE.EDU/YUP/. AMBER

LOTUS, PO BOX 31538, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA 94131 USA.

WWW.AMBERLOTUS.COM

 

It is a great 'healing center' like Lourdes, and a wooden idol of

Parvati is worshipped by those seeking cures, according to Mr. Huyler.

 

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As Sadaji mentioned Las Vegas location of a temple, I could not resist

mentioning one of Nature's wonders in Grand Canyon also called

"Brahma's Temple"! [so named by Clarence Dutton in 1880].

 

Great pictures at:

 

http://www.kaibab.org/usgs/gc_ba_df.htm#map_top

 

http://www.kaibab.org/gc/tr983/md983307.htm

 

http://www.solarnet.org/Travel/US/jour313.htm

 

http://www.hinduismtoday.com/1987/08/1987-08-09.html

 

"..From Yavapai, the Hindu temple buttes spread out across 12 miles

enveloped in sun and shadow. Contoured maps inside the Yavapai

outlook make them easy to spot. Major Clarence E. Dutton, explorer,

geologist, mystic orientalist, named the buttes in 1880, seeing in

them characteristics of the Hindu Deities. Are they really ancient

Hindu temples? No. They were named as such. "Shiva Temple" is the

largest. Dutton described it as "the grandest of all the buttes, and

the most majestic in aspect." He records, "All around it are side

gorges sunk to a depth nearly as profound as that of the main

channel. It stands in the midst of a great throng of cluster-like

buttes. In such a stupendous scene of wreck, it seemed as if the

fabled 'Destroyer' might find an abode not wholly uncongenial."

The "Brahma Temple" and "Vishnu Temple" stand perched more like real

temples on their exposed buttes. Vishnu especially has temple-like

lines from certain vantages. Dutton named a host of other temple

buttes after the East: Isis, Osiris, Buddha Temple. "Vishnu Schist"

is the oldest geological formation exposed at the Canyon's

bottom. "Hindu Amphitheatre" is seen by hiking into the gorge. It

reminded Dutton of a "profusion and richness which suggests an

oriental character."

 

[i assure you this will be my last posting on this thread, as the

diversion will not be savored further by anyone.]

 

Regards,

 

Sunder