Guest guest Posted December 14, 2005 Report Share Posted December 14, 2005 Namaste, Below is a Kallimaa Temple in Orissa. If the below picture is not available , kindly visit the link below. It is too good to be missed. Hirapur One of these centres was at the Mahamaya Temple on the banks of the sacred Bhargavi river at Hirapur, 15 km. from Bhubaneshwar, Orissa. It is one of only four examples of the roofless temple or "hypaethral" that is still standing in India. (Another Orissan one is at Ranipur. The others are at Khajuraho, and at Bhedaghat near Jabalpur.) Mahamaya, the presiding deity of the Hirapur temple is still regularly adorned with red cloth and vermilion. Mahamaya or, Great Illusion is also a name by which the Buddha's mother is known. Hirapur means the diamond city. The Hindi or Sanskrit name is also transliterated Heera. This is the name familiar to us from Greek mythology, where her name, Hera, is taken to mean widow, although she was Zeus' lawful wife and mother to Heracles. In Minoan times (pre-1500 BCE) Hera was depicted bearing a staff and bowl, similar to Vajrayogini. On an archaic amphora, she is depicted attended by Nike, whose association with space is conveyed by means of wings. http://membres.lycos.fr/indes/ori/ori_tnt.htm Shopping Find Great Deals on Holiday Gifts at Shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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