MEDITATION

MAYUR M. BAGAITKAR
S.Y.C [BVCOA] -SEM3
 MEDITATION

INTRODUCTION
MEDITATION IS A PRACTICE WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL
USES A TECHNIQUE – SUCH AS MINDFULNESS, OR
FOCUSING THE MIND ON A PARTICULAR OBJECT,
THOUGHT, OR ACTIVITY – TO TRAIN ATTENTION
 AND AWARENESS, AND ACHIEVE A MENTALLY
CLEAR AND EMOTIONALLY CALM AND STABLE
STATE. SCHOLARS HAVE FOUND MEDITATION
ELUSIVE TO DEFINE, AS PRACTICES VARY BOTH
BETWEEN TRADITIONS AND WITHIN THEM.
MEDITATION MAY SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE STRESS
, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND PAIN, AND ENHANCE
PEACE, PERCEPTION , SELF-CONCEPT, AND  UPPER BODY, WHICH GOVERN OUR MENTAL PROPERTIES,
WELL-BEING.RESEARCH IS ONGOING TO BETTER
UNDERSTAND THE EFFECTS OF MEDITATION ON
HEALTH (PSYCHOLOGICAL, NEUROLOGICAL, AND  CHAKRAS ARE NOT OPENED, MEANS THEY ARE
CARDIOVASCULAR) AND OTHER AREAS.
YOGA -
YOGA IS A MIND AND BODY PRACTICE. VARIOUS STYLES •Yoga improves strength, balance and flexibility. ...
OF YOGA COMBINE PHYSICAL POSTURES, BREATHING •Yoga helps with back pain relief. ...
TECHNIQUES, AND MEDITATION OR RELAXATION. ... IT
•Yoga can ease arthritis symptoms. ...
INVOLVES MOVEMENT, MEDITATION, AND BREATHING •Yoga benefits heart health. ...
TECHNIQUES TO PROMOTE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL
•Yoga relaxes you, to help you sleep better. ...
WELL-BEING. THERE ARE SEVERAL TYPES OF YOGA •Yoga can mean more energy and brighter moods. ...
AND MANY DISCIPLINES WITHIN THE PRACTICE.
•Yoga helps you manage stress.
7 CHAKRAS-
THERE ARE SEVEN MAIN CHAKRAS IN ALL; FOUR IN OUR
AND THREE IN THE LOWER BODY, WHICH GOVERN OUR
INSTINCTUAL PROPERTIES. GENERALLY SOME OF OUR
OPERATING JUST LIKE WHEN WE WERE BORN. IF WE
WANT TO BE AT PEACE WITH OURSELVES, THE BALANCES
OF CHAKRAS ARE MUST. WHEN ALL OUR CHAKRAS ARE
OPENED, THE ENERGY EVENS OUT AND BECOMES
BALANCED.

TYPES OF MEDITATION -
MINDFULNESS

ZAZEN

Qi GONG

GUIDED VISUALIZATION

KUNDALINI

HEART RHYTHM

WALKING

IMPROVED OVERALL HEALTH AND WELL BEING.

GREATER AND FASTER ABILITY TO HEAL YOUR MENTAL,
PHYSICAL, SPIRITUAL AND EMOTIONAL ISSUES.
INCREASED OPENNESS, MEMORY, CONCENTRATION AND
AWARENESS. POSITIVE OUTLOOK IN TERMS OF
UNDERSTANDING, PERCEPTION OF BEHAVIORS AND
THOUGHT PROCESS.

MAYUR M. BAGAITKAR
CASE STUDIES S.Y.C [BVCOA] SEM3 1
 LOTUS
TEMPLE
INTRODUCTION
LOTUS TEMPLE IS ALSO KNOWN BY THE BAHAI HOUSE OF
WORSHIP/ BAHAI FAITH. THE TEMPLE ARE WELL KNOWN FOR
THEIR ARCHITECTURAL SPLENDOUR AND THE TEMPLE
CONSTRUCTED IN DELHI IS A CONTINUATION OF THIS RICH
TRADITION. THIS IS PROMINENT ATTRACTION IN DELHI. IT WAS
COMPLETED IN 1986 AND SERVES AS THE MOTHER TEMPLE OF
THE INDIA SUBCONTINENT. THE TEMPLE STRUCTURE LIKE AS
THE HALF OPEN LOTUS FLOWER, AFLOAT SURROUNDED BY ITS
LEAVES. THE TEMPLE IS OPEN TO PEOPLE OF ALL CULTURES,
FAITHS, AND LANGUAGES. IT IS THE SYMBOL OF A UNITED
INDIA.
CONCEPT
WHEN ONE LOOKS CLOSELY AT INDIAN ARCHITECTURE,
ONE REALIZES THAT DESPITE THE OUTWARD
DISSIMILARITIES TO BE SEEN BETWEEN VARIOUS TEMPLES,
WE CAN SOMETIMES DISCOVER SIGNIFICANT AND SACRED
SYMBOLS REGARDED AS HOLY AND DIVINE BY ALL THE
INDIAN RELIGIONS, SYMBOLS WHICH HAVE EVEN
PENETRATED TO OTHER COUNTRIES AND OTHER
RELIGIONS. ONE OF THESE SYMBOLS IS THE SACRED
FLOWER OF THE INDIANS, THE LOTUS.
CLIMATE

• SITE HAS A SEMI ARID CLIMATE, WITH AN EXTREMELY

LOCATION
BRIEF HOT SUMMER, AVERAGE RAINFALL AND VERY COLD
WINTER.
• Architect: FARIBORZ SAHBA
• STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: FLINT & NEILL • MEAN MONTHLY TEMPERATURE RANGE FROM 14.3 °C IN
• ARCHITECTURAL STYLE: EXPRESSIONIST JANUARY (MINIMUM 3°C) TO 34.5 °C IN JUNE (MAXIMUM 47
• LOCATION: NEW DELHI °C).
• COMPLETED: 13 NOVEMBER 1986 • THE ANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURE IS 25.3 °C.
• OPENING: 24 DECEMBER 1986
• HEIGHT: 34.27M
• STRUCTURAL SYSTEM: CONCRETE FRAME AND
PRECAST CONCRETE RIBBED ROOF • LOTUS TEMPLE LOCATED IN BAHAPUR , NEW DELHI , INDIA NEAR KALKAJI TEMPLE.
• DIAMETER: 70M • THE SITE IS WELL CONNECTED WITH ALL THE REGION OR AREAS OF DELHI BY THE MEANS OF VARIOUS TRANSPORT SYSTEMS LIKE METRO LINE ,
• SEATING CAPACITY: 1,300 CITY BUS SERVICES AND BY ROAD ETC.
• • APPROCH ROAD – LOTUS TEMPLE ROAD 8.0 M WIDE
CLIMATE: TROPICAL WITH GREAT VARIATIONS
• NEAREST METRO STATION – KALKAJI METRO STATION IS AT A DISTANCE OF 0.5 K.M.
IN TEMPERATURE • IT IS VERY NEAR TO NEHRU PLACE AND KALKAJI TEMPLE.
• BUILDING TYPE TIME OF CONSTRUCTION: • SITE CONTEXT OF LOTUS TEMPLE IS VISUAL AXIS AND BUILT ON THE HIGHEST PART OF THE SITE .
WORSHIP PLACE • THE VISUAL AXIS HAS VISUAL CONNECTION WITH SURROUNDING TEMPLE LIKE KALKAJI MANDIR AND ISKON TEMPLE THE MAIN AXIS OF THE
SITE IS SLOPING UP TOWARDS TEMPLE SO THE TEMPLE VIEW FROM THE MAIN LEADING VISTA IS VERY DOMINATING AND GRADE.
IDEOLOGY
• ALL BAHÁʼÍ HOUSES OF WORSHIP, INCLUDING THE LOTUS
TEMPLE, SHARE CERTAIN ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS,
SOME OF WHICH ARE SPECIFIED BY BAHÁʼÍ SCRIPTURE. ʻ
ABDU'L-BAHÁ, THE SON OF THE FOUNDER OF THE
RELIGION, STIPULATED THAT AN ESSENTIAL
ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER OF A HOUSE OF WORSHIP IS
A NINE- SIDED CIRCULAR SHAPE. WHILE ALL CURRENT
BAHÁʼÍ HOUSES OF WORSHIP HAVE A DOME, THIS IS NOT
REGARDED AS AN ESSENTIAL PART OF THEIR
ARCHITECTURE. TOPOGRAPHY - GEOMETRY - CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM -
• BAHÁʼÍ SCRIPTURE ALSO STATES THAT NO PICTURES,
STATUES OR IMAGES BE DISPLAYED WITHIN THE HOUSE • THE LOTUS TEMPLE SITE IS • THE LOTUS TEMPLE IS CONSTRUCTED
• THE BEAUTIFUL CONCEPT OF THE
OF WORSHIP AND NO PULPITS OR ALTARS BE SLOPING DOWN NATURALLY LOTUS, AS CONCEIVED BY THE BASED ON THE ARCADED
INCORPORATED AS AN ARCHITECTURAL FEATURE. THE TOWARDS NORTH EAST ARCHITECT, HAD TO BE CONVERTED CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM.
SURFACE OF THE HOUSE OF WORSHIP IS MADE OF DIRECTION. INTO DEFINABLE GEOMETRICAL
WHITE MARBLE FROM PENTELI MOUNTAIN IN GREECE, SHAPES SUCH AS SPHERES, • BASED ON 9 RADIAL GRIDS.
• THE LEVEL DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CYLINDERS, TOROIDS AND CONES.
THE SAME MARBLE USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION
N-E AND S-W IS ABOUT 10.0M • THE LOTUS TEMPLE IN WHICH THE
• THESE SHAPES WERE TRANSLATED STRUCTURE OF INNER LEAVES ENCLOSE
• THERE ARE NATURAL CONTOURS INTO EQUATIONS, WHICH WERE THE INTERIOR DOME IN A CANOPY
AS WELL AS MANMADE THEN USED AS A BASIS FOR MADE OF CRISSCROSSING RIBS AND
CONTOURS IN THE FORM OF STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS AND
ENGINEERING DRAWINGS. THE SHELLS OF INTRICATE PATTERN.
GRASS SLOPE. RESULTANT GEOMETRY WAS SO
COMPLEX THAT IT TOOK THE • WHEN VIEWS FROM INSIDE EACH LAYER
• THE TEMPLE IS BUILT ON THE DESIGNERS OVER TWO AND A HALF OF RIBS AND SHELLS DISAPPEARS AS IT
HIGHEST AREA OF THE SITE. YEARS TO COMPLETE THE DETAILED
DRAWINGS OF THE TEMPLE. RISES, BEHIND THE NEXT, LOWER LAYER.

MAYUR M. BAGAITKAR
CASE STUDIES S.Y.C [BVCOA] SEM3 2
 SITE ZONING
HOUSE WORKSHIP

LOTUS INFORMATION
CENTER
PUBLIC UTILITIES

TEMPLE PARKING

• THE TEMPLE GIVES THE IMPRESSION OF A HALF-OPEN LOTUS FLOWER , A FLOAT ,

FORM
CIRCULATION SURROUNDING BY ITS LEAVES. EACH COMPONENT OF THE TEMPLE IS REPEATED NINE
TIMES .
INNER LEAVES HOUSING
THE MAIN PRAYER HALL.
ALL THE POINT
JOIN TO FORM
LINES OF THE
SITE INTERNAL OUTER LEAVES COVERING THE LEAVES AND
• THE INNER LEAVES ENCLOSE THE INTERIOR DOME IN A CANOPY MADE OF THESE CURVED
CIRCULATION CIRCULATION CRISSCROSSING RIBS AND SHELLS OF INTRICATE PATTERN .
INNER HALL.
LINES FROM THE
ENTRANCE LEAVES STRUCTURE.
CONFIGURATION OF LINEAR PATH RADIAL PATH • WHEN VIEWED FROM INSIDE , EACH LAYER OF RIBS AND SHELLS DISAPPEAR AS IT SINCE THE LOTUS IS OPEN AT THE
PATH RISES BEHIND THE NEXT , LOWER LAYER. SOME OF THE RIBS CONVERGE RADIALLY TOP, A GLASS AND STEEL ROOF AT THE SURFACE
AND MEET AT A CENTRAL HUB. THE LEVEL OF THE RADIAL BEAMS ARE ALL
PATH-SPACE PATH PASSED BY PATH PASSES BY • ALL ELEMENTS ARE IN MUTIPLES OF “ 9” AS IT IS SAID TO SYMBOLISE PROVIDES PROTECTION FROM INCLINED TO 4
RAIN AND FACILITATES THE ENTRY DEGREE ANGLE
COMPREHENSIVENESS , ONENESS AND UNITY.
RELATIONSHIP THE SPACES. IT IS THE SPACES AND OF NATURAL LIGHT INTO THE FROM EACH
OTHER
DONE BY TERMINATES AT AUDITORIUM .

PLANTING
AVENUE TREES.
THE CENTERAL
CHAMBER .
DETAILS
APPROACH WITH RESPECT FRONTAL
TO THE MAIN APPROACH. THE
ENTRANCE OF OUTERMOST
THE SITE , THE PETALS OPEN
TEMPLE OUTWARDS TO
ENTRANCE IS FROM
OBLIQUE. ENTRANCE .

• THE TEMPLE IS REACHED BY A FLIGHT OF STEPS ON THE

FRONT AND GREEN MOUNDS ON BOTH SIDES WHICH
ADDS A VERTICAL DIMENSION TO IT.

ORGANISATION OF SPACE-
IDEOLOGY
• SPACE WITHIN A SPACE

PRAYER HALL AS SPACE WITHIN

SPACE AS IT IS AT COMMON
PLINTH

GREEN SITE AS SPACE

• SPATIAL ORGANISATION – CENTRALISED ORGANISATION

ALL THE SPACES ARE ARRANGED AROUND THE CENTRAL

PRAYER HALL COVERED BY LEAVES.
CONCLUSION
MAIN SPACE ( PRAYER HALL )

SECONDARY SPACE (WATER BODIES)
• PATTERN OF ORGANISATION
• IN THIS CASE THE PATTERN IS
TERMINATING IN OR AROUND THE
CENTRAL SPACE.
• A SPACE MAY BE CONTAINED WITHIN THE
VOLUME OF A LARGER SPACE.
• THE OUTER COATING OF WHITE MARBLE
MAKES THE BUILDING VISIBLE FROM A
DISTANCE AND HIGHLIGHT WITH SUNLIGHT ,
TURNING PURPLE AT SUNSET.
• THE TEMPLE IS SURROUNDING BY NINE
LARGE POOLS OF WATER THAT NOT ONNLY
ENHANCE ITS BEAUTY BUT ALSO PLAY A
ROLE IN THE NATURAL COOLING SYSTEM
OF THE HALL.
• EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO MAKE THE
TEMPLE ENERGY EFFICIENT.
• NATURAL VENTILATION AND LIGHTING HAS
BEEN USED IN THE BUILDING.
• WATER BODY PRESENT SHOWS THE LEAVES OF LOTUS
FLOWER AND MAKE THE BUILDING SO THERE GREAT
OF TEMPERATURE INSIDE THE BUILDING AS COMPARE
TO OUTSIDE.
• PARKS AND OPEN SPACES WITH
APPROPRIATE SPECIES OF PLANTS, NOISE
REDUCTION BARRIERS ALONG BOUNDARY.
• THERE’S NO RAMP TO ACCESS THE
TEMPLE.
• STRUCTURE CONSISTS OF 9 RADIAL GRIDS
BASED ON ARCADE CONSTRUCTION
MAKING IT A COLUMN FREE.
MAYUR M. BAGAITKAR
CASE STUDIES S.Y.C [BVCOA] SEM3 3
 ISHA YOGA
CENTER
INTRODUCTION
ISHA YOGA CENTER IS AN ASHRAM [1] NEAR THE CITY OF
COIMBATORE IN TAMIL NADU, SOUTHERN INDIA. THE
ASHRAM WAS FOUNDED BY SADHGURU JAGGI VASUDEV
TWO DECADES AGO AND IS ADMINISTERED BY THE ISHA
FOUNDATION. IT IS LOCATED ON 150 ACRES OF LUSH LAND
AT THE FOOTHILLS OF THE VELLIANGIRI MOUNTAINS.
SURROUNDED BY THICK FORESTS AND SITUATED RIGHT
NEXT TO THE NILGIRI BIOSPHERE RESERVE, THE ASHRAM IS
THE SITE OF THE DHYANALINGA YOGIC TEMPLE AND THE
LINGA BHAIRAVI TEMPLE AND HOSTS SEVERAL YOGA
PROGRAMS EVERY MONTH.
LOCATION-
THE ISHA YOGA CENTER IS SITUATED 30 KILOMETERS (20 MILES) WEST OF COIMBATORE,
TAMIL NADU. COIMBATORE, A MAJOR INDUSTRIAL CITY IN SOUTHERN INDIA, IS WELL
CONNECTED BY AIR, RAIL AND ROAD. MAJOR AIRLINES OPERATE REGULAR FLIGHTS TO
COIMBATORE FROM CHENNAI, DELHI, MUMBAI AND BANGALORE. TRAIN SERVICES ARE
AVAILABLE FROM ALL MAJOR CITIES IN INDIA.
THERE ARE DIRECT BUSES BETWEEN COIMBATORE AND THE ISHA YOGA CENTER (
VIEW THE TIMETABLE).
TAXIS CAN BE BOOKED FROM THE AIRPORT AS WELL AS THE RAILWAY STATION.
ALTERNATIVELY, YOU CAN CONTACT THE YOGA CENTER’S TRAVEL DESK TO BOOK A TAXI
CLIMATE TO THE CENTER.
THE DESK IS OPEN 24 HOURS A DAY.

BRIEF
• LOCATION: FOOTHILLS OF VELLIANGIRI
MOUNTAINS, NEARCOIMBATORE , TAMILNADU.
• CONTEXT – THICK FORESTS , NILGIRI BIOSPHERE
RESERVE.
• FOUNDER – SADHGURU JAGGI VASUDEV
• CLIMATE – WARM AND HUMIDE
• TEMPERATURE: SUMMER (MAX 40’C MIN
27’C)WINTER (MAX 29’C MIN 20’C)RAINFALL: 500
MM TO 700 MM.
• VEGETATION : PRE DOMINANTLY DRY DECIDIOUS,
EVERGREENFOREST
• ACCESIBILITY:RGEULAR BUS SERVICES FROM
COIMBATORE AND PONDICHERRY. DOMESTIC AS
WELL INTERNATIONAL FLIGHTS TO COIMBATORE.
• AREA: 105 ACRES IN TOTAL.(IT ALSO INCLUDES
SEVERAL OTHER ACTIVITIES OTHER THAN
THISYOGA CENTER , LIKE SCHOOL ETC).
• SEATING CAPACITY – 5000 PEOPLE
• CONCEPT:BASED ON THE PHILOSOPHY THAT THE
BUILDINGS , STRUCTURES THE CAMPUS SHOULD
ITSELF MEDITATE.
• “IF EVEN THE BUILDINGS CAN MEDITATE, THEN
WE HUMANS ARE NOT THAT HARD CASE.”
IDEOLOGY
SADHGURU EXPLORES THE NATURE OF GEOMETRY
AND ARCHITECTURE, AND EXPLAINS THE UNIQUE NATURE • ISHA YOGA PROGRAMS ARE OFFERED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AT THE CENTER, INCLUDING INNER ENGINEERING RETREATS, HATHA
OF THE BUILDINGS AT THE ISHA YOGA CENTER, ESPECIALLY YOGA, AND SHOONYA MEDITATIONS, AS WELL AS MORE ADVANCED PROGRAMS SUCH AS BHAVA SPANDANA AND SAMYAMA.
THE DHYANALINGA DOME .THEY STAND ONLY • THE NALANDA CONFERENCE CENTER HOSTS GUESTS FOR CORPORATE RETREATS AND EVENTS. ISHA COTTAGES’ LOVING DESIGN AND
BECAUSE OF PERFECTNESS OF THE GEOMETRY. SERENE AMBIENCE INVITE GUESTS AND VISITORS TO ABIDE FOR SOME TIME AT ISHA YOGA CENTER.
THAT IS THE BEAUTY OF WHAT WE ARE DOING • MEETING INDIVIDUAL REQUIREMENTS, DIFFERENT TYPES OF COTTAGES ARE AVAILABLE, EACH EQUIPPED WITH AN ATTACHED
HERE. IF YOU USE CONCRETE, CEMENT OR STEEL, BATHROOM.
GENERALLY YOU CAN MAKE THE BUILDING ANY • A DISTINCTIVE INTERIOR DESIGN AND ISHA’S OWN FURNITURE LINE UNDERSCORE THE SIMPLE, ORGANIC STYLE OF GUEST UNITS.
WAY YOU WANT BECAUSE IT’S THE MATERIAL
THAT HOLDS IT TOGETHER, NOT THE GEOMETRY. • THE ASHRAM AND RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT AT ISHA YOGA CENTER IS A VIBRANT HUB OF ACTIVITY AND AN OPTIMAL
AT THE YOGA CENTER, ALL WE HAVE USED IS
ENVIRONMENT TO PURSUE ONE’S GROWTH. TRIANGLE BLOCK, DESIGNED IN THE SHAPE OF A TRIANGLE —A YANTRA, WHICH
REPRESENTS ULTIMATE PERCEPTION— HOUSES AN ACTIVE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY OF BRAHMACHARIS (YOGIC MONKS) AND
BRICK, LIME AND MUD. IT IS ONLY THE
FULL-TIME RESIDENTS.
GEOMETRY THAT IS MAKES THE STRUCTURES
STAND, SIMILAR TO THE WAY THE GLOBE IS • THE VANAPRASTHA ACCOMMODATION ON THE PREMISES WAS DESIGNED TO GIVE PEOPLE WITH FAMILIES THE OPPORTUNITY TO
MADE.. COME AND BE INVOLVED WITH THE CENTER.

• ISHA HATHA SCHOOL OF YOGA DELIVERS CLASSICAL HATHA YOGA IN ITS FULL DEPTH AND DIMENSION. IT IS SADHGURU’S VISION TO
OFFER THIS ANCIENT SCIENCE IN ALL ITS PURITY AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE TO EVERY INDIVIDUAL.

MAYUR M. BAGAITKAR
CASE STUDIES S.Y.C [BVCOA] SEM3 4
 The first place to visit is the Nandi - a large metal sculpture of a bull, reclining in a posture that is simultaneously relaxed and alert. This in a way represents the qualities needed to enjoy meditation.
The Outer Parikrama of the Temple Complex. This is a circular path which runs around the main temple - the Dhyanalinga Yogic Temple. The Outer Parikrama incorporates several mystical and aesthetic elements. The monolithic Trimurthi Panel located behind the Dhyanalinga dome depicts the three fundamental qualities essential for a human being's inner growth: Rudra, Hara and Sadashiva. Rudra is an intense state of mind, Hara is the quality of childlike meditativeness and Sadashiva is an ever blissful state.
TEERTHA KUNDS- DHYANALINGA DOME- CON. SSEQ. OF DOME -

ISHA YOGA
CENTER

CIRCULATION
• THE MAJOR ATTRACTION FOR THE FIRST-TIME VISITOR IS THE
DHYANALINGA YOGIC TEMPLE COMPLEX.
• THE TEMPLE COMPLEX IS A FUSION OF VARIOUS ELEMENTS,
EACH OF WHICH IS WORTH A VISIT.
• THIS IS A TEMPLE COMPLEX AND WALKING BAREFOOT IS THE
NORM.
• THE FIRST PLACE TO VISIT IS THE NANDI - A LARGE METAL
SCULPTURE OF A BULL, RECLINING IN A POSTURE THAT IS
SIMULTANEOUSLY RELAXED AND ALERT.
• THIS IN A WAY REPRESENTS THE QUALITIES NEEDED TO
ENJOY MEDITATION.
• THE OUTER PARIKRAMA OF THE TEMPLE COMPLEX. THIS IS A ADIYOGI ALAYAM- NALANDA STAY-
SARVA DHARMASTHAMBHA-
CIRCULAR PATH WHICH RUNS AROUND THE MAIN TEMPLE -
THE DHYANALINGA YOGIC TEMPLE.
• THE OUTER PARIKRAMA INCORPORATES SEVERAL MYSTICAL BHIKSHA HALL-
AND AESTHETIC ELEMENTS.
• THE MONOLITHIC TRIMURTHI PANEL LOCATED BEHIND THE
DHYANALINGA DOME DEPICTS THE THREE FUNDAMENTAL
QUALITIES ESSENTIAL FOR A HUMAN BEING'S INNER
GROWTH: RUDRA, HARA AND SADASHIVA. RUDRA IS AN
INTENSE STATE OF MIND, HARA IS THE QUALITY OF CHILDLIKE
MEDITATIVENESS AND SADASHIVA IS AN EVER BLISSFUL STATE. SADHANA HALL- PAPPER VINE EATERY-
SPANDA HALL-

NANDI-
• AS ONE ENTERS FIRST FIRST THING TO BE ENCOUNTERED IS
THE NANDI. SARVA DHARMASTHAMBHA- SCULPTURES- INNER PARIKRAMA-
• IT IS A LARGE METAL SCULPTURE OF A BULL.
• RECLINING POSTURE. WHICH IS RELAXED AND ALERT
SIMULTANEOUSLY.
• THIS REPRESENTS THE QUALITIES NEEDED TO ENJOY
MEDITATION.
• THAT IS WHY THE NORTH DIRECTION SHOULD BE
CHOSEN TO PUT A PICTURE OF LORD SHIVA IN
THE HOUSE. APPLYING A PICTURE IN THIS
DIRECTION GIVES AUSPICIOUS RESULTS. PUT
SUCH A PICTURE OF LORD SHIVA IN THE NORTH
DIRECTION, IN WHICH HE IS CALM AND
MEDITATIVE OR SITTING ON THE NANDI.

WHY NANDI IN FRONT OF SHIVLING ?

THE POISON IN THE THROAT IS ALWAYS A

BURNING SENSATION FOR LORD SHIVA. LORD
SHIVA LOVES TO SPEND TIME IN MEDITATION
(DHYANAM). ... THEN HE ORDERED NANDI TO SIT
IN FRONT OF HIM AND BLOW SOME AIR ON TO
HIS THROAT. THE AIR BLOWN ON TO HIS
THROAT RELIEVES HIM FROM THE BURNING
SENSATION.
MAYUR M. BAGAITKAR
CASE STUDIES S.Y.C [BVCOA] SEM3 5
 MAYUR M. BAGAITKAR
RELIGION MINDMAP S.Y.C [BVCOA] SEM3 6