150 likes | 552 Views
MANDIR. Hindu temple: place of worship Dedicated to one or many Hindu deities Japa - Individual silent or soft repetition of mantras. Delhi: Largest Hindu Temple Complex. London. Krishna Temple, Utah. PUJAS (Prayers, Songs, Rituals).
E N D
MANDIR • Hindu temple: place of worship • Dedicated to one or many Hindu deities • Japa - Individual silent or soft repetition of mantras
PUJAS (Prayers, Songs, Rituals) • Create shrines in temples, in the home, and in outdoor public spaces. • Priests perform puja at sunrise, noon, sunset, and midnight. • Visiting a temple every day or even regularly is not mandatory so many worship at home.
FAMILY SHRINE • A photograph of god/gods, flowers, fruits, incense, perfume, a bell, an oil lamp, scripture
HOLIDAYS: DIWALI (A Row of Lights) • Hindu New Year (October or November) • Decorate streets and doorways with small clay lamps in anticipation of the coming of Lakshmi (prosperity and good fortune) • Lasts for five days • Clean homes, decorate floors with floor paintings made of rice flour • Wears finest clothes & offers gifts to neighbors
CHAITRA (HOLI) • Spring festival (March or April) celebrating coming of Krishna • Bonfires lit in the evening to empower the sun as it moves to longer and warmer spring hours • Sing and dance all night and extinguish fire with water at dawn • Water colored with dyes are thrown at each other, eat holiday foods and sweets • Lasts for 3 days
SYMBOLS: AUM • Means yes or will be • Said in the beginning of mantras or Hindu texts and at the end of reading the Vedas
SRI YANTRA • 9 interlocking triangles (4 upward: masculine and 5 downward: feminine) meet at a point representing the interlocking of the two and representing all creation
THE SWASTIKA • Good fortune, luck, well-being
THE LOTUS • Represents beauty