Science and Scientific Reason behind Indian Tradition and Culture - PART - 6
It's part 6, thank you for all the views and comments. 1. Why must the temple be the tallest construction in the entire town? An unsaid rule from ancient times is that the temple should be the tallest construction in that particular town or city. We see this rule in prevalence in the Agraharam style of civilization in rural areas. I too noticed it when I visited gamanagatti, there most of all the houses are smaller than the deity temple. The reason is commonly stated is that “God is the Supreme, and hence the temple must be the tallest.” The actual reason behind this practice is the absorbing power of the temple gopuram. The gopuram is usually filled with paddy on the inside which is an excellent absorbent of shock waves. Whenever lightning hits, the village, the rays are diverted to gopuram and the excess harmful rays are transmitted to the earth. Beneficial cosmic rays from the atmosphere are retained by the paddy and radiated inside...