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Mandir is exactly a place where Deivam-God is present in spirit. It is a house of God or a place for prayer, meditation and recueillement. It purifies our mind, elevates our thought and sublimates our very life. We forget ourselves, get rid of worldly worries and derive much spiritual solace and pleasure, by offering worship in these sacred shrines.
Mandir is like a power station that stores electricity and distributes it to public. It stores up divine power and makes it available for all who reside in the area in which it is situated. The general objective of rituals in Mandir is to bring down the divine power and grace from the higher worlds to the earth and radiate it for the benefit of the humanity after transforming it in a suitable manner.
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Mandir, in popular imagination, is a place of observance of religion which is usually equated with the performance of rites and ceremonies, the holding of certain beliefs, and subscribing to certain tenets. They are the means through which every religion makes its way into the emotional life of its followers. The universal principles of religion become dry and impoverished without them.
Our Mandirs and Deities are the strong-hold of our philosophy and religion. They are more than religious institutions. They are transmitters of our traditions and cherished associations. Our forefathers have left a rich legacy to us in the form of Mandirs which continue to represent in essence our cultural heritage. Mandir is a place where festivals are organized to educate the masses in God awareness and devotion. It is the rendezvous of all that is best and holy in the human being- his art, beauty, poetry, heart's fervour, charitable tendency, self sacrifice.
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