WHAT IS A SHRINE ?

why a shrine?

Villages develop unique forms over a long period as people enjoy the blessings of nature , while making necessary adjustments to protect themselves from other bad powers.

Normally these are natural shrines , in which gods or spirits live . Shrines are considered as the symbolic representation of god , to promote devotion and the concentration of innate faith in the divine being these shrines are built.

For a person following a religion , a visit to a shrine is one of the most important things to do in his life . But not of faith that it will make their souls pure , and it’s connected with a dead person or with dead people that they want to remember . Miracles are often connected with special sacred places , with a particular holy person or objects .

In villages people believe that by building a shrine or temple , could be created as powerful spaces, where an individual could imbibe the enshrined energies. So by making shrines people feel like they are safe and someone is protecting them.

Shrines are important to Hindus(not only Hindus but all religions) or people following Hinduism. To elaborate, the religion of Hinduism is defined by the Vedas. Nowhere in any Vedas, one can find description of a temple or shrine. Temples or shrines came at a later stage when people wanted to see the forms of God as described in the Vedas. That added many sculptures adorning the temples as well, depicting different acts of God.

Another reason that temples or shrines became important is that temples are places of positive energies. So visiting temples will have a positive effect on people.