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- Source :
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National Review . 12/25/1995, Vol. 47 Issue 24, p55. 2p. - Publication Year :
- 1995
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Abstract
- The article provides a description of the temple of Meenakshi in Madurai, India and the beliefs of Hindus. The temple has the plan of many Indian temples including a square, walled enclosure, with four gates, a courtyard, then the temple itself, with a reinforced pool somewhere in the middle. There is a statue of Nandi bull, the mount of Shiva, gazing at a lingam, depicting Shiva's penis, in the courtyard.
- Subjects :
- *TEMPLES
*BELIEF & doubt
*SIVA (Hindu deity)
*HINDUISM
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00280038
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 24
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- National Review
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 9512274289