the hindu temple

ntains, and springs and in towns with pleasure-gardens" (Michell 68). This is why many temples are located along the shores of the sacred Ganges River, which flows from the mountain of Shiva.
             The ground plan of the temple is also very significant, for it "functions as a sacred geometric diagram (mandala) of the essential structure of the universe" (Michell 71). The floor plan is divided into squares, usually either 64 or 81, the central nine of which are occupied by Brahma, with the rest occupied by various planetary divinities, such as the Sun and the Moon (Michell 71). The center of the temple mandala is the most sacred, and is often made into one room, which serves as the shrine to the temple deity. In the center of this central shrine is often a massive statue of the god Vishnu, in his transcendent, four-armed form, as the keeper of cosmic order. The statue is so large as to fill nearly every inch of the room. The room itself is small, and the statue is nine feet tall. Located around the vast statue are smaller statues of consorts to Vishnu.
             In the construction of a Hindu temple, very strict attention is payed to
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