The poet has expressed in rather melancholic words ‘Time is a thief of precious life, never to be recovered’. The adage -that the ‘time is a thief’ is true every time. But it leaves its imprints on everything and it gives experience to humans as a return gift. At Angkor, however, these imprints are omnipresent ; some …
It has been ordained that the best form for a temple is square. Then rectangular or even circular or oblong, in that order of sacredness. For square is the perfect shape and most loved by the Gods. At Angkor, the same principles have been followed. We go there and are slowly taken to the centre …
The setting is quantitatively and qualitatively similar. A grand musician say, an Ustad Zakir Hussain with Pandit Rakesh Chourasia giving rendition of their virtuosity in say a Royal Albert Hall or the Sydney Opera House. You enter from the dazzling world of the outside. Inside is all dark but for a very faint blue light heaping …
Angkor Wat is a structural Temple. And so are the other temples at Angkor. But the Ellora’s (India) Shri Kailashnath Temple is a Rock Temple. Trust we all, when we are told that the Chief architect of this particular Temple could not believe after its completion when he is as per the Legend believed to have …
Four entities make the Temple complete, namely – the Building of the Temple, The Presiding Deity, the Devotee and his devotion. Whilst the physical entities create the right environment for the Devotee, it is the devotion which completes the soul of any temple. Temples are crafted to a well laid down design norms. The main …
Through the statement “I am the door,” Jesus points the exclusive nature of salvation by saying that He is “the door,” by which we may enter and be saved. The Lord is the only means we have of receiving eternal life; Moksha – release. There is no other way.
From the Southern shores of India and Deccan to far off lands of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, these Kings have left their indelible imprints wherever they went. Kings were mighty, owned everything within their kingdoms and always possessed a desire to propel their territories. However, they also knew well enough that in order to …
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All temples at Angkor make an exquisite collage. Variedness in the designs, architecture, sculpting and the very thought behind each Temple make them worthy of research & study. The present state, though not very scenic, but makes one believe into the grandness of their distant past, their faith & beliefs, their capabilities in performance of …
Everything in the universe is inexorably linked to the other. Apply tiny bit of force on anyone, the entire weave & waft of the fabric gets affected. Be it international relations, study of science or engineering or familial relationships back home, there always are linkages that need be nurtured, not strained. In my view, everything …