Izindawo 10 Zokubona Amakhulu Amadempeli eNingizimu Afrika

Ama-temples ase-South India ane-Architecture emangalisayo ye-Dravidian

Uma kuziwa emathempelini eningizimu ye-India, umbuso weTamil Nadu ulawula izinto eziningi ezasendulo, ezindala ezenziwe nge-Dravidian zobuciko, eziningi zezithombe eziqoshwe ngokucacile kwi- gopuram yazo (imibhoshongo). Lezi zithempeli, ezibonisa ezinye zezakhiwo zethempeli elikhulu kunazo zonke zaseNdiya, ingumgogodla wesiko lesiTamil. Nakhu ukuthola indawo enhle kunazo zonke eNingizimu Afrika. Eziningi zalezi zindawo zinenani elingaphezu kwethempeli elilodwa, ngakho-ke bheka nxazonke!

• 01 kwezingu-10

  Madurai, Tamil Nadu

  I-Madurai yakudala yaseTamil Nadu iyindlu yethempeli elihlaba umxhwele kakhulu futhi elibalulekile eNingizimu India - iThempeli laseMeenakshi. Uma ubona ithempeli elisenyakatho laseNdiya kuphela, leli tempile kufanele libe yilo. Izakhiwo zethempeli zihlanganisa amahektare angama-15, futhi inezinsika ezingu-4 500 nezinqaba ezingu-12 - zikhulu! Okumangalisa kakhulu kuzo zonke izithombe zayo eziningi. I- Chithirai Festival yezinsuku ezingu-12, equkethe umshado osezulwini owakhulunywa ngayo unkulunkulu nonkulunkulukazi wethempeli, uqhutshwa eMadurai ngo-Ephreli unyaka ngamunye. Umhlahlandlela Wabavakashele WaseThempeli WaseMeakakshi unolwazi oluthe xaxa.

• 02 kwezingu-10

  I-Thanjavur (iTanjore), i-Tamil Nadu

  I-Thanjavur yavela njengesiqhingi semikhuba yaseTamil ngekhulu leshumi nanye, neChola King Raja Raja I engozini. I-Cholas yakha amathempeli angaphezu kuka-70 eThandvvur, neyona evelele kakhulu iyindlu yeBrihadeswara (eyaziwa ngokuthi iThempeli Elikhulu). Ukubaluleka kwalo kuhlonishwa ukuthi manje kuyisayithi yeGugu leNhlangano ye-UNESCO. Ithempeli, eliphendulela iminyaka eyi-1 000 ngonyaka ka-2010, liwuphawu lwamandla angalingani namandla we-Cholas. Futhi ngenye yamathempeli amadala azinikele eNkosini Shiva eNdiya. Yakhiwe ngaphandle kwamatshe kuphela, idonga layo likhuphuka liye ngaphezu kwamamitha angama-60, futhi iningi elizungeza i-sanctum lihlotshiswe ngama-frescoes e-Chola.

• 03 ka-10

  I-Kumbakonam, i-Tamil Nadu

  Idolobhana laseKumbakonam, elingaphezu kwehora elingasenyakatho-mpumalanga yeTanjore, linamathempeli angu-18! Yindawo enhle kakhulu yokwakha ithempeli. Uma unesikhathi sokubona ezimbalwa, iThempeli laseSarangapani (elizinikele eNkosini Vishnu) liyona elihlaba umxhwele kakhulu, elinomkhumbi njengenqola egibele amahhashi. Kodwa-ke, entshonalanga yeKumbakonam uzothola ithempeli le-Airatesvara lekhulu le-12 leminyaka. Ithempeli Elikhulu LikaKhola Elikude liyaziwa ngobuciko balo bethempeli, ikakhulukazi imidwebo eqoshiwe yamatshe. Kancane kunethempelini elikhulu le-Tanjore Big, neTheku leGangaikonda Cholapuram (enye ithempeli leKhola Shiva elifanele ukuvakashela eliseduze), kodwa imininingwane iyinkimbinkimbi kakhulu.

• 04 kwezingu-10

  Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

  Eyaziwa ngokuthi "Umuzi Wezinkulungwane ZamaKhombisa", i-Kanchipuram ayiyona idumile nje nge-saris yayo yobuciko ehlukile. Eduze cishe amahora angu-2 eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeChennai , emgwaqweni omkhulu eya eBhithani , kwakuyinto eyinhloko yenhloko yedolobha lasePallava. Namuhla, kuhlala kuphela amathempeli angu-100 noma amaningi, iningi lawo elinokubukeka okuyingqayizivele yobuciko. Ukuhlukahluka kwamathempeli kukhethekile ngokukhethekile. Kukhona kokubili amathempeli eShiva naseVishnu, okwakhiwa ngababusi abahlukahlukene (amakhosi aseCholas, amaVijayanagar, amaSulumane kanye nabaseBrithani abusa lesi sigaba saseTamil Nadu) ngamunye ahlenga ukuklama.

• 05 ka-10

  I-Rameshwaram, i-Tamil Nadu

  Isici esikhethekile eThempeli laseRamanathaswamy eRameshwaram yindlela ephawulekayo yokubamba iqhwa, ebhekwa njengelona elide kunayo yonke eNdiya, lithengisa indawo yalo. Imigqa ebonakalayo engenamkhawulo yezinsika eziqoshiwe ine-plafond eqoshiwe. Ithempeli lingamamitha angu-100 ukusuka olwandle (Agni Theertham) kanye nabahambi lapho begeza khona kuqala, ngaphambi kokungena ethempelini nokugeza emithonjeni yayo engu-22. Amanzi acatshangwa angcwele futhi ahlanza engqondweni nasemzimbeni. I-Rameshwaram, esesesiqhingini esincane esiqhingini se-Peninsula yaseNdiya, inendawo ekhethekile emfundisweni yamaHindu njengoba lapho iNkosi Rama yakha ibhuloho ngaphesheya kolwandle ukuze ikhulule uSita emaceleni edimoni eRavana, eSri Lanka.

• 06 kwangu-10

  I-Chidambaram, i-Tamil Nadu

  I-Chidambaram ishiya indlela yokuvakasha futhi abantu ikakhulukazi baya lapho bevakashela iNataraj yayo, ezinikele eNkosini Shiva edlala umdanso we-cosmic. Lethempeli lasendulo aliyona into engavamile ngoba ilandela imikhosi yamaVedic, ehlelwe yi-sage Patanjali, ngokungafani namanye amathempeli aseShiva eTamil Nadu amasiko awo agamic asekelwe emiBhalweni yeSanskrit. Imikhosi yamaVedic igxile emlilweni, kanti i- yagna (umhlatshelo womlilo) yenziwa njalo ekuseni njengengxenye ye-puja eKanaka Sabha (iHollywood Hall). Abangewona amaHindu bangayibona. Thola lapho ngo-8: 00 ekuseni. Abapristi bethempelini, abaziwa ngokuthi uPodu Dikshitars, kuthiwa balethwe endaweni yokuhlala yeNkosi Shiva nguPatanjali ngokwakhe! Ama- mangrove aseduze ne- Photosvaram enza uhambo oluthandekayo.

• 07 kwangu-10

  Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu

  Ithempeli lase-Arunachaleswar lihlezi phansi eNtabeni i-Arunachala engcwele eTiruvannamalai, cishe amahora amane eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeChennai. Yenye enye indawo enkulu yethempeli, enezingqimba eziyisishiyagalolunye namagceke amathathu angaphakathi, futhi iNkosi Shiva inikelwa lapho njengengxenye yomlilo. Abahambeli bahamba baya edolobheni njalo ngenyanga, bahamba bezungeza intaba. Amathempeli amaningi kanye nama- sadhus (amadoda angcwele amaHindu) futhi angatholakala endleleni. Kanye ngonyaka, ngesikhathi seKarthikai Deepam Festival ngenyanga egcwele phakathi kukaNovemba noDisemba, umlilo omkhulu uvulwe phezulu entabeni futhi uvutha izinsuku. Leli dolobha elingcwele linamandla amakhulu ngokomoya ngakho, ikakhulukazi emaphandleni okuzindla angatholakala ezindaweni ezihlukahlukene entabeni. I-Ashok yezinyawo zeBougainvillea iyisiqondiso esihle kakhulu.

• 08 kwezingu-10

  I-Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), i-Tamil Nadu

  I-Tiruchirappalli, noma i-Trichy njengoba ibizwa ngokungekho emthethweni, ikhaya lethempeli elikhulu kunazo zonke eNdiya - Ithempeli laseSri Rathaathaswamy, elizinikezelwe ngendlela ehleliwe yeNkosi Vishnu. Leli thempeli lihlala endaweni enamamitha ama-acre angu-156 futhi ine-21 gopuram (imibhoshongo). Umbhoshongo omkhulu, ophakeme ngamamitha angu-73, umbhoshongo wesibili wethempeli elide kakhulu e-Asia. Futhi, ungaphuthelwa iThempeli LaseRed Fort, elakhiwe yi-Nayaks laseMadurai ngesitayela esimangalisayo emanzini amamitha angu-83 ngaphezu kwamadolobha. Njengoba kulindeleke, lunikeza umbono we-panoramic. Uma uthola ukukhathala ukuhamba ngezinyathelo ezingama-437 ezinqunywe ngamadwala ukuya ethempelini laseRed Fort, yimise ethempelini leThayumanaswamy elizinikele eNkosini Shiva endleleni. I-Vinayaka Temple, ezinikele eNkosini Ganesh, kufanelekile ukuvakashela phezulu kanye!

• 09 kwezingu-10

  Belur, Karnataka

  Enye yezindawo eziphezulu ukuvakashela eKarnataka , iBelur iyinhloko yeTheku le-12 leChennakeshava, eliyakhelwe yiHoysala lombuso wokubusa ukukhumbula ukunqoba kwabo phezu kwamaCholas futhi bazinikele eNkosini Vishnu. Kwasithatha iminyaka engu-103 ukuba igcwalise futhi ihlotshiswe ezinye zezithombe ezidume kakhulu eNdiya. Uzothola amanye amathempeli angaphansi koMbuso WaseHoysala eBelur, njengoba inhloko-dolobha yawo ikhona lapho ingakafiki ukuhlasela kukaMughal ngekhulu le-14.

• 10 kwangu-10

  I-Tirupati, ne-Andhra Pradesh

  Eyithandwa kakhulu ngabahambi, abahlali beThemateshwar (iNkosi Vishnu) ekhonjiswe ngasethempelini lase-Andhra Pradesh. Labo abakwaziyo ukuhamba ngezinyathelo ezingu-4,000 phezulu kwentaba ethempelini, okuthatha amahora amabili kuya kwangu amane. Uma kungenjalo, kulula ukuhamba ngebhasi. Ithempeli ingenye yezindawo ezivakashelwa kakhulu futhi ezicebile kunazo zonke eNdiya, njengoba kubonakala ngodonga lwayo lwegolide. Kuye kwahlonishwa yibo bonke ababusi namakhosi ahlukahlukene phakathi neminyaka. Ezikhathini zamuva, izinkanyezi ze-Bollywood Abhishek Bachchan no-Aishwarya Rai bathandaza ethempelini ngemuva komshado wabo ngo-2007. Kodwa-ke, kunezinselelo eziningi lapho bevakashela iThempeli iTirupati, kufaka phakathi izixuku ezinkulu, okwenza kube ngcono ukuvakashelwa abahambi abahamba phambili kuphela.