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In the Hindu tradition, a murti (Sanskrit: मूर्ति, romanized: mūrti, lit. ' form, embodiment, or solid object ') [1] is a devotional image, such as a statue or icon, of a deity or saint [2] used during puja and/or in other customary forms of actively expressing devotion or reverence - whether at Hindu temples or shrines.
It is a compound of Sanskrit origin, derived from the Hindu deity Krishna and the term murti (form), meaning "in the form (or image) of Krishna". In regional Indian naming conventions it is usually a given name, but it may also be a family name. In other cases it may be westernized as a surname.
Poet Gary Snyder has given a naturalistic meaning to darshana: It's a gift; it's like there's a moment in which the thing is ready to let you see it. In India, this is called darshan. Darshan means getting a view, and if the clouds blow away, as they did once for me, and you get a view of the Himalayas from the foothills, an Indian person would ...
Dakshinamurti (Sanskrit: दक्षिणामूर्ति, romanized: Dakṣiṇāmūrti) [1] is an aspect of the Hindu god Shiva as a guru (teacher). He is ...
The term svayambhu is also used to describe the belief of a self-manifested image (murti) of a deity present in a temple, which is described to be not of human creation, but of natural or divine origin.
Purification (Shuddhi) - the murti is cleansed and purified to remove impurities. [13] Invocation (Avahana) - the deity is invoked into the murti through specific mantras and rituals prescribed in the scriptures. [14] Infusion of life (Prana pratishtha) - this is the core of the ritual where pran is put into the murti through various mantras. [7]
A murti denotes an object with a distinct form that symbolizes the shape or manifestation of a particular deity, either a god or goddess. A ritual called pranapratishta is performed before worshipping a murti, establishing prana (life force) into the image and inviting the god or goddess to reside in the murti. [99]
Garbhagriha (lit. womb chamber) is a Sanskrit word referring to the interior of the sanctum sanctorum, the innermost sanctum of a Hindu temple, where resides the murti (idol or icon) of the primary deity of the temple. The sanctum is located at the centre of the temple, and its only opening mostly faces east.