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'''Dhwaja Stambha,''' also known as '''Dhwaja Stambham''' is a [[Flag#Flagpoles|flagstaff]], a common feature of [[South India]]n [[Hindu temple]]s | '''Dhwaja Stambha,''' also known as '''Dhwaja Stambham''' is a [[Flag#Flagpoles|flagstaff]], a common feature of [[South India]]n [[Hindu temple]]s | ||
Two other objects that are grouped together with this flagstaff, are the ''bali peetam'' (altar for offerings) and the vehicle ([[vahana]]) of the deity to which the temple is dedicated. Symbolically, these three objects are obstacles that protect the sanctuary of the temple from the impure and undevoted.<ref>[[Alf Hiltebeitel|Hiltebeitel, Alf]] (1991). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=diPh4qYtjPUC The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 2: On Hindu Ritual and the Goddess]''. University of Chicago Press. {{ISBN|0226340473}}. pp. 91-92.</ref> | Two other objects that are grouped together with this flagstaff, are the ''bali peetam'' (altar for offerings) and the vehicle ([[vahana]]) of the deity to which the temple is dedicated. Symbolically, these three objects are obstacles that protect the sanctuary of the temple from the impure and undevoted.<ref>[[Alf Hiltebeitel|Hiltebeitel, Alf]] (1991). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=diPh4qYtjPUC The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 2: On Hindu Ritual and the Goddess]''. University of Chicago Press. {{ISBN|0226340473}}. pp. 91-92.</ref> | ||
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Dhwaja Stambha, also known as Dhwaja Stambham is a flagstaff, a common feature of South Indian Hindu temples
Two other objects that are grouped together with this flagstaff, are the bali peetam (altar for offerings) and the vehicle (vahana) of the deity to which the temple is dedicated. Symbolically, these three objects are obstacles that protect the sanctuary of the temple from the impure and undevoted.[1]
See also
References
- ↑ Hiltebeitel, Alf (1991). The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 2: On Hindu Ritual and the Goddess. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0226340473. pp. 91-92.