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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.
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.
Utsavar of the Abirameswarar temple, Thiruvamathur. In Hinduism, utsava murti, [1] utsavar or uthsavar, is a form of a murti (icon) which represents a deity.The portable utsavar is employed in the tradition of temple processions, serving as a substitute for the central idol present in the temple shrine, called the mulavar.
This list of tallest Hindu deity statues includes completed statues that are at least 4 m (13 ft) tall. The height values in this list are measured to the highest part of the murti, but exclude the height of any pedestal (plinth), or other base platform as well as any mast, spire, or other structure that extends higher than the tallest figure in the monument.
Ekapada is the one-footed aspect of the Hindu god Shiva. This form is primarily found in South India and Orissa, but also occasionally in Rajasthan and Nepal. The Ekapada is primarily represented in three iconographical forms. In the Ekapada-murti ("one-footed icon") form, he is depicted
The brass images (utsav-murtis) are paraded around town and placed at their respective pithas once every year. Like Vishnudharmottara Purana (discussed in Legends ), the Matrikas are considered as representing a vice and are worshipped by pithapuja (a pilgrimage around the pithas ) to free oneself from them. [ 9 ]
A shikharbaddha mandir is a traditional Hindu or Jain place of worship, typically featuring architecture characterized by superstructures with towers pinnacles and domes and often built of carved marble, sandstone, or other stone.
Mūrtipūjaka (lit. "image-worshipper"), also known as Derāvāsī ("temple-dweller") [1] or Mandir Mārgī ("follower of the temple path"), [1] is the largest sect of Śvetāmbara Jainism. [2] Mūrtipūjaka Jains differ from both Śvetāmbara Sthānakavāsī and Śvetāmbara Terāpanthī Jains in that they worship images of the Tīrthaṅkaras .