01 ka-03
Sibutsetelo seThempeli laseMeenakshi
I-Tuul / i-robertharding / i-Getty Images Into ehlaba umxhwele kakhulu futhi ebalulekile emathempelini eningizimu ye-India , ithempeli laseMeenakshi eMadurai libuya eminyakeni engaba ngu-3 500! Ngokusobala, idolobha lakhiwa eduze neShiva lingam engaphakathi kwe-sanctum yayo. Izakhiwo zethempeli zihlanganisa amahektare angama-15, futhi inezinsika ezingu-4 500 nezinqaba ezingu-12 - zikhulu!
Imibhoshongo emine yethempeli neminyango ngayinye ibhekana nesinye seziqondiso ezine (enyakatho, empumalanga, eningizimu nasentshonalanga). Omude kunabo bonke, umbhoshongo oseningizimu, ude ubude obude ngamamitha angu-52! Ngaphakathi, kunezikhonkwane ezimbili eziyinhloko - eyodwa ezinikezelwe ku-Goddess Meenakshi (owaziwa nangokuthi u-Goddess Parvati) nomunye kumyeni wakhe iNkosi Shiva. I-Meenakshi's shrine, eluhlaza, ihlala nengxenye ye-emerald eyabuyiselwa eSri Lanka ngekhulu le-10. Ithempeli libuye libe nehholo elingu-1 000, i-museum yobuciko bethempeli, i-lotus tank egcwele yegolide, izinsika zomculo, izitolo ezithengisa zonke izinto ezisuka kumathoyizi epulasitiki kuya kwezithombe zamatshe zethempelikazi, nezinqaba eziningi ezincane.
Ingxenye engezansi yethempelini yenziwe nge-granite, kuyilapho imibhoshongo yayo ( gopuram ) yenziwe kusukela ku-limestone. Kuzo izinhlobonhlobo ezimangalisa zithixo eziqoshwe futhi eziqoshiwe, onkulunkulukazi, izilwane, namademoni. Umbhoshongo odumile waseningizimu wakhiwa ngo-1559. Umbhoshongo omdala kunawo wonke, owawusempumalanga, wakhiwa iMaravarman Sundara Pandyan kusukela ngo-1216 kuya ku-1238. Nokho, umsebenzi omkhulu wenziwa ngesikhathi sokubusa kweTirumalai Nayak, kusukela ngo-1623 kuya ku-1655 .
Ubukhulu obukhulu bethempeli kusho ukuthi kulula ukulahlekelwa ngaphakathi, futhi kukhona okuningi ukubona nokumangala ukuthi ungasebenzisa kalula izinsuku lapho. Ithempeli "eliphilayo", eligcwele imboni kanye nokuqhutshwa njalo kwemibhangqwana elindele ukushada emakhanini ayo. Nakuba abangewona amaHindu bangadabula ngaphakathi ethempelini, abakwazi ukungena emathempelini.
Imikhosi ebalulekile ethempelini
Njalo ngo-Ephreli i- Chithirai Festival eyaziwa kakhulu yenziwa emigwaqweni ezungeze ithempeli. Lo mkhosi uphinde uthathe umshado weNkosi Shiva (Sundareswarar) ku-Goddess Meenakshi.
EMadurai, uMeenakshi uthathwa njengodadewabo kaNkosi Vishnu. Ngokwesiko, iNkosi Vishnu inabo abalandeli be-caste ephezulu, kuyilapho iNkosi Shiva inqulwa yilabo abangaphansi kwama-castes aphansi. Okuthakazelisayo ukuphawula ukuthi umshado wakhe eNkosini Shiva uhlanganisa abantu bazo zonke izinhlobo ze-castes, ngaleyo ndlela bhinqa i-caste gap.
Ithempeli Elihlanzekile
Ngo-Okthoba 2017, uhulumeni waseNdiya wamemezela ukuthi iMeenakshi Temple yiyona "iSachh Iconic Place" engcono kunazo zonke eNdiya, ngaphansi kohlelo lwe "Swachh Iconic Places" lokuhlanza izindawo zefa. Iprojekthi yokuhlanza i-periphery ethempelini nayo kulindeleke ukuthi igcwaliswe ngo-March 2018. Inhloso yenzelwa ukwenza imigwaqo ezungeze ithempeli ngaphandle kwepulasitiki. Amabhodlela edotigradable and non-biodegradable waste has been placed in places strategic, kanti izimoto ezikhulayo zizosula indawo. Kukhona futhi izindlu zangasese eziphakathi kwe-electronic eco-friendly kanye namayunithi angama-25 okuhambisa amanzi okuvakasha.
Funda ukuze uthole ukuthi ungayivakashela kanjani i-Meenakshi Temple ne-Night Ceremony.
02 ka-03
Indlela Yokuvakashela Ithempeli LaseMeenakshi
I-Tuul / i-robertharding / i-Getty Images Ithempeli laseMeenakshi livulekile nsuku zonke kusukela ekuseni kuze kube ngu-10 ntambama, ngaphandle uma ivala phakathi kuka-12: 30 ntambama kuya ku-4 ntambama Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi imiBhalo yamaHindu ichaza ukuthi indawo yokuhlala yeNkosi Shiva akufanele ihlale ivulekile ntambama.
Kungcono ukuvakashela ithempeli ekuseni kanye nakusihlwa (ngomcimbi wobusuku). Umnyango omkhulu wethempeli usehlangothini lwasempumalanga, futhi abangewona amaHindu bangangena lapho. Ingubo yokuqapha, engabonakali imilenze noma amahlombe, kuyimfuneko.
Ukuphepha Kwethempeli Nalokho Ongakwazi Ukukwenza Ngaphakathi
Qaphela ukuthi ukuphepha kwanda ethempelini ngo-2013, ngemuva kokuqhuma kwamabhomu e-Hyderabad. Amakhamera awasavunyelwe ngaphakathi ethempelini. Amakholi anamakhamera avunyelwe kuze kube sekuqaleni kukaFebruwari 2018, kodwa manje avinjelwe kanye nanoma yiziphi izinto ezenziwe ngepulasitiki. Ngeshwa kusho ukuthi akusakwazi ukuthatha izithombe ngaphakathi kwenkimbinkimbi yethempeli.
Ungakwazi ukugcina ngokuphepha ngokuzenzekelayo ikhamera yakho nezinye izinto ngaphakathi kwendawo yokubeka esitolo lapho izicathulo ezingqondweni ezisemnyango wangasempumalanga zithempelini. Ngemuva kwalokho, isikhwama sakho sizokhishwa umshini we-X futhi uzosesha ngesandla ngabalindi.
Amaphuzu avelele ngaphakathi kweThempeli
Ukukhanga okukhulu kwethempeli yiHholo elimangalisayo lamaPilenti ayi-1,000. Eqinisweni kunezinsika ezingu-985 kuphela, ngasinye esinezifanekiselo eziveziwe ze- yaali (ingonyama yendlovu nendlovu hybrid) noma izidalwa zase-Hindi. Ihholo lakhiwa ngo-1569 ngu-Ariyanatha Mudaliyar, oyisikhulu kanye nongqongqoshe weNdabuko yaseMadurai yaseNayak. Ukudweba kwendwangu eluhlaza okwebalabala nakho kuyathandeka futhi kufaka isondo esithinta isikhathi. Kunezinsika zezingoma zomculo kanye ne-Art Museum okufanele ukubonwa nayo. Amathikithi asebenzisa ama-rupe ama-50 kubantu bamazwe angaphandle kanye nama-rupees ama-5 amaNdiya.
I-Darshan (Ukubukwa) kaNkulunkulukazikazi
AmaHindu kuphela angangena kuma-sanctums angaphakathi ukuze abone isithombe se-Goddess Meenakshi neNkosi Sundareshwarar. Uma ungafuni ukulinda kuze kube amahora amathathu emigqeni yamahhala, kungenzeka ukhokhele amanye amathikithi "ekhethekile e-darshan". La mathikithi ahlinzeka ngokuqondile kwezithombe futhi angathengwa ngaphakathi ethempelini. Bathenga ama-rupe ama-50 kuphela ku-Goddess Meenakshi, namagundane angu-100 kubo bobabili onkulunkulu.
I-Puja (Ukukhulekela) Isimiso
Ithempeli linabapristi abangaba ngu-50, abaqhuba imikhosi ye- puja kasithupha ngosuku ngalokhu okulandelayo:
- 5 ekuseni kuya ku-6 ekuseni - Thiruvanandal pooja.
- 6.30 ekuseni kuya ku-7: 15 ekuseni - uVizha pooja noKalasandhi pooja.
- 10.30 ekuseni kuya ku-11.15 ekuseni - uTrukalasandhi pooja no-Uchikkala pooja.
- 4.30 pm kuya ku-5.15 pm - Maalai pooja.
- 7.30 pm kuya ku-8.15 pm - i-Ardhajama pooja.
- 9.30 pm kuya ku-10: 00 - uPalliarai pooja.
Ukuvakasha kwethempeli
Uma ufisa ukuthatha uhambo oluqondiswe ethempelini, okunconywayo, iMadurai izakhamizi zikwazi kakhulu. Ngaphandle kwalokho, uzothola iziqondiso zokulinda emnyango wethempeli. I-Pinakin inikeza futhi iziqondiso zomsindo ezilandwayo kuhlelo lwabo lokusebenza.
03 ka 03
Imikhosi yaseMexico yaseMeenakshi Night
Inqola yeNkosi Shiva yenziwa. Izithombe Zenkolo / UIG / Getty Images Enye yezinto ezivelele eNtabeni yaseMeenakshi, abangewona amaHindu abangabona futhi akufanele uphuthelwe ngempela, yilo mkhosi ebusuku. Njalo ebusuku, isithombe seNkosi Lord Shiva (ngesimo se-Sundareswarar) senziwa ekhoneni lakhe labapristi bezethempelini, emgodini wenqola, kumkhanda wakhe uMeenakshi lapho ezohlala khona ebusuku. Izinyawo zakhe zegolide zikhishwa endlini yakhe, kuyilapho inqola yakhe ikhishwa ukuze ihlale ipholile, futhi i-puja (ukukhulekelwa) kwenziwa, phakathi nokukhala okukhulu, amadubhu, izimpondo nomusi.
Umkhosi wobusika uqala ngo-9: 00 ntambama ngaphandle kweLwesihlanu. NgoLwesihlanu, kuqhubeka phakathi kuka-9.30-10.00 pm Madurai izakhamuzi zinikeza izinkambo.
Buka amavidiyo womcimbi wobusika: Nkosi Shiva ethwele inqola, iNkosi Shiva ishaywe, izinyawo zikaNkosi Shiva zikhishwe, ebusuku umkhosi puja.