It is true that India is the land of many gods. From Vishnu to Shiva, the number sums up to 3,00,00,000 gods. They worship the Sun, the Moon and planets. They also pray Vaayu (Wind god), Varun (Rain god), Agni (Fire god) for good harvest and balance in nature.
They worship numerous deities in animal form as they believe that god resides in every living creature on Earth. Hinduism cannot actually be called a religion but science. Only in Hinduism there is a clear reference of how life evolved on Earth.
They worship Hanuman (the Monkey god) and also believe that he is existed in 2nd century BCE which is clear proof of Darwin's theory of evolution.
I love visiting temples in India as they are magnificent and ancient. One of the best remembered trips was to the Konark temple, Orissa. The oldest monument built exclusively for Sun god, who is, the soul of life on planet.
The beauty of Konark cannot be described in just a few words. The temple is quite uncommon of the others in India. It has different style of carving (Kalinga architecture) and depiction of how Suryanarayan or Sun god may look is well portrayed through the stone art.
The powerful Sun god sits in a massive golden chariot driven with 7 horses. At the entrance of Konark temple you find the stone horses and carved wheels of the chariot. The Shikara or tower is symmetric and the overall alignment is in the east west direction (rise and set of the Sun). The temple is about 70 kilometres from Orissa's capital Bhubaneshwar.
Other sightseeing spots in Orissa include Udayagiri caves and Chandipur beach.
They worship numerous deities in animal form as they believe that god resides in every living creature on Earth. Hinduism cannot actually be called a religion but science. Only in Hinduism there is a clear reference of how life evolved on Earth.
They worship Hanuman (the Monkey god) and also believe that he is existed in 2nd century BCE which is clear proof of Darwin's theory of evolution.
I love visiting temples in India as they are magnificent and ancient. One of the best remembered trips was to the Konark temple, Orissa. The oldest monument built exclusively for Sun god, who is, the soul of life on planet.
The beauty of Konark cannot be described in just a few words. The temple is quite uncommon of the others in India. It has different style of carving (Kalinga architecture) and depiction of how Suryanarayan or Sun god may look is well portrayed through the stone art.
The powerful Sun god sits in a massive golden chariot driven with 7 horses. At the entrance of Konark temple you find the stone horses and carved wheels of the chariot. The Shikara or tower is symmetric and the overall alignment is in the east west direction (rise and set of the Sun). The temple is about 70 kilometres from Orissa's capital Bhubaneshwar.
Other sightseeing spots in Orissa include Udayagiri caves and Chandipur beach.
