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Hindu Mandir Structure & Meaning - Vishwa Hindu Parishad of ...

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Murti<br />

• Not idol worship, but worship<br />

God through the idolconcentration-<br />

help human<br />

mind that needs to focus on a<br />

name and form for support(idol<br />

worshipper considers idol to be<br />

god as if god is nowhere else)<br />

• God’s presence is invoked in<br />

the statue during puja<br />

• Nirguna (transcendent nature of<br />

the Brahman) and Saguna<br />

(symbolize Brahman in<br />

concrete form so it’s<br />

approachable)- visible image to<br />

symbolize invisible divinity

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