SCIENCE IN TEMPLE STRUCTURE

We are just one individual and the energy that you can contain within yourself is limited. In a temple there are many mediums to attract and release energy waves to charge and discharge the body.

• Take for instance, the gopuram (the huge triangular structure the acts as an  entrance. 
• The gopuram, or temple entrance, is a very important structure. If you look at it closely you will normally find seven levels in the structure . These levels are the seven main chakras(power points) in our body.

At the peak of the gopuram are the kalasams (beacons) made of gold. This gold icons are kept at the tip of the gopuram to attract the energy that is drawn from the cosmic force at night.

Gold is one of the greatest conductors of electro-magnetic currents and the moon, being a powerful magnetic source, is drawn towards the gold kalasam.

The moon, in particular releases powerful energies that are caught by the kalasam. During the day, the kalasam releases these energies downwards due to the pull of gravity from the Earth's core. 

The passage which leads from the entrance acts as a scanner.
It is like passing through a security check in the airport. When you are in the centre of the beam, subtle rays are directed at your body to scan it.

That is exactly what happens to your body when you enter a temple after washing  your feet and sprinkling water on your head. A static reaction takes place when you cross the centre of the entrance.Within a fraction of a second, your body is zapped with electro-magnetic rays from the cosmic force, creating a balance in your biorhythmic state.

The sudden intrusion of foreign energy into the body, connects us to the cosmic consciousness that is God, thus drawing us into a comfortable frequency as we walk into the temple.

The presence of this extra energy in our body fine-tunes our spirit, allowing the mind and body to go through the cleansing process without much disturbance.

So next time you go through the passage in the entrance, make sure you slow down,bend down and touch the steps that are placed in the middle of the passage.

But you have noticed that most modern temples have the washing area, the place where we wash our feet and face, inside the vicinity. In fact, it is just after you pass the entrance. 

This could be due to land constraints or some other reason but the very science of connecting with the cosmic consciousness is lost here. 

The full benefit of the rays that fall on us as we pass through the passage can be felt only if our feet are wet and water has been sprinkled on the head. 

• Now look at the stone used to carve the image of our Gods. From the beginning, granite has been the only type of stone used. 

Nowadays, due to financial constraints and a shortage of skilled workers, temples are generally built with cement and plaster. However the main statues used for prayers are still sculpted from granite. 

Do you know that granite is the only stone that can absorb, retain and release electro-magnetic-waves.

It has been proven that granite contains more moisture than any other stone. The grains that form this stone are very close and intact. This makes granite a great conductor of energy. 

When the granite is sculpted and polished it becomes black naturally. As we know black absorbs energy more than any other colour.

And during the bathing rituals of the idols, the granite statues absorb the chemical reactions that takes place when milk, water,Chandhanam(sandal paste) and thiruneer(holy ash) is applied.

When the arathi(fire offering) is done to the deities which have been decorated with jewellery and garlands, the heat draws the energy that is kept inside the granite and releases it to the devotees who are nearby. 

The inner chamber in which the main idol is kept is a room with no windows. But if you were to look inside the room, you would find a hollow opening leading to the top- to the gold kalasam. Windows are placed in order to prevent the energy from escaping.

The special opening on the ceiling is designed to allow the cosmic rays that are trapped by the  kalasam to reach the granite statue, below.

During abhishegam (bathing ritual), this energy which is being held by the granite statue, brings about a chemical reaction with water, milk, chandhanam(sandal paste) and thiruneer(holy ash).

This is the reason why priest closes the entrance with a curtain immediately after the bathing ritual. 

After the decoration is complete and the curtain is opened for the Arati(fire offering), the elaborate prayer with oil lamps starts up another reaction. 

The energy that is now stored in and around the statue reacts together with the oil lamp and creates a combustion. 

The release positive energies that are directed the devotees with the aid of the oil lamps brought out for the devotees to touch. In doing so , the absorb the energies.