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These
ancient temples - abodes of gods were built in the days of yore by
mighty emperors, ruling princes, amatya sekharas, Navakotinarayanas.
Dharma Pravaktas, feudatory chiefs tribal heads for the sole
purpose of spreading Bhakti cult among the masses and classes both.
As the motive behind such august enterprise being lofty and
ennobling. it earned an ever lasting name to the builders, besides
reaping divine grace. The practice is given a fresh lease of life
from time to time. In every Yuga too. Hence the presence of
countless temples throughout the length and breadth of Akhanda
Bharata Khanda. In
modern times too though the western impact robbed much of our
ageless spiritual treasure humanism and theism are installing the
representations of that Absolute Power in shrines of new models and
diverse patterns infusing into them modern spirit and western
trends. In this century a class of new builders have stepped into
the arena and started building temples to spread bhakti and
spiritualize the core of decadent human nature due to ill digestion
of several cultures into which man is thrown by force of
circumstances.
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