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Temples,
temples temples and, temples; everywhere and anywhere
are seen in our Punya Bharat right from the high snowcapped
Himalayan peaks down to the salt-soaked shores of Kanyakumari. and
Dwaraka to Kamakshipur across. Just look-up a temple tower piercing
into the glimmering blue sky greets your eyes; or bend your head
from any mount, the fluttering of saffron-dyed temple banner assails
your ears; stretch your gaze along any river bank, a concourse of
pilgrims drapped almost in wet outfit hurrying to, temples gleam
into your sight How then about the case of concrete jungles, and
idyllic rural areas? Surprise over-whelms you now; for either in
street corners or at cross roads or under trees, or near ponds, or
along highways or pathless forests, mini-temples enshrining a wide
variety of adorable divinities of all denominations of every major
religion meet your eye and bend your head in veneration provided you
have well developed theistic instincts say in sound condition, of
course justifiably they justify thereby, the omnipresence of the
Omnipotent Lord. In icon form to the naked eye but to the inner eye the
concrete living, all-observing ever succoring Omni
compassionate Infinite Power worthy to be adored with flowers. Or,
sacrifices in extreme cases only Does this not then appear that the
sacred mother Earth out of infinite compassion has thrown up in
certain places, some of her priceless gems for the benefit for her
own dear children?
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