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THE BACKGROUND OF THE TEMPLES IN
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In the temples
in the frozen climate naturally the deities have to be appeased by Chhang or home-brewn
intoxicating beverage. When the worshippers cannot possibly-live without Chhang how could
their Gods? Baba Bhutnath of Mandi assures rain and as a result he is taken to love water
and the linga emblem of Baba Bhutnath is constantly bathed which has become a community
affair and is known as gadua. It is firmly held that gadua alone could assure rain.
From our study and travels we have concluded that the faith of the people is firstly in
Durga or Devi and then Siva and then Vishnu or Krishna. It is peculiar that though of the
Hindu trinity Brahma is the creator, Vishnu the preserver and Siva is the destroyer,
Brahma is hardly worshipped in a temple. The temple of Brahma in Ajmer (Rajasthan) is the
best known Brahma temple in Northern India. * Brahma is, more or less, put on the shelf
for worshipping purposes.
* Fra Brahm or Brahma Deity, an Indian God is much
more worshipped in Buddhist Thailand than in Hindu India. Worship of Erawan or Airavata
the elephant bahan (carrier) of Brahma in Thailand is also common. |
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