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Dhwaja Stambha, also known as Dhwaja Stambham is a flagstaff, a common feature of South Indian Hindu temples and Syrian Christian churches.[1]
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.[2]
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References
- ↑ 1938-, Menachery, George (2000). Thomapedia. Thomapedia. ISBN 81-87132-13-2. OCLC 56405161.
{{cite book}}:|last=has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Hiltebeitel, Alf (1991). The Cult of Draupadi, Volume 2: On Hindu Ritual and the Goddess. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 0226340473. pp. 91-92.
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