01 ka 03
Ubume beTempile yaseMeenakshi
I-Tuul / robertharding / Getty Izithombe Into ephawulekayo kunye nokubaluleka kwamathempeli asezantsi eIndiya, itempile yaseMeenakshi eMadurai ibuyele kwiminyaka eyi-3 500! Kubonakala ukuba, umzi wakhiwa ngeShiva lingam ngaphakathi kwendlu yayo. Izakhiwo zetempile ziquka iihektare eziyi-15, kwaye zinemitambo engu-4 500 kunye neendonga ezili-12 - zikhulu!
Iindonga ezine zetempile kunye neminyango ebomini nganye ibhekene nenye yeendlela ezine (ngasentla, empuma, ngasentla nangasentshona). Elona lide kunazo zonke, inqaba yaseningizimu, ilula malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-52! Ngaphakathi, kukho ezimbini iintsika eziphezulu - enye idluliselwe ku -kazikazikazi uMeenakshi (owaziwa ngokuba nguThixokazikazi Parvati) kunye nomnye kumyeni wakhe iNkosi Shiva. Inqaba yaseMeenakshi, eluhlaza, ihlala i-emerald eyabuyiselwa eSri Lanka ngekhulu le-10. Ithempeli liqulethe iholo elingu-1 000, i-museum yezobugcisa zetempile, ithala le-lotus yegolide engcwele, iintsika zomculo, izithambiso ezithengisa zonke izinto ezisuka kwimidlalo yeplastiki kwimifanekiso yobhedu kaThikazikazi, kunye neentsika ezincinci.
Inxalenye engaphantsi kwetempile yenziwa kwi-granite, ngelixa iinqaba zayo ( gopuram ) zenziwe kwi-limestone. Kuzo zizinto ezinqamlekileyo zithixo eziqingqiweyo neziqingqiweyo, oothixokazi, izilwanyana kunye needemon. Inqaba enqabileyo yasemazantsi yakhiwa ngo-1559. Inqaba enkulu kunazo zonke, eyona mpuma, yakhiwa iMaravarman Sundara Pandyan ukusuka ngo-1216 ukuya ku-1238. Nangona kunjalo, umsebenzi omkhulu wenziwa ngexesha lokulawula kweTirumalai Nayak, ukususela ngo-1623 ukuya ku-1655 .
Ubungakanani obukhulu beetempile kuthetha ukuba kulula ukulahleka ngaphakathi, kwaye kuninzi ukubona nokumangaliswa ukuba unokuchitha ixesha elide. Ithempiliti "ephilayo", igcwele umboniso kunye nomlambo oqhubekayo lwezibini ezilindele ukutshata kwimizila yazo. Nangona abangewona amaHindus banokujikeleza ngaphakathi kwetempile, abanako ukungena kwiingcwele.
Imithendeleko ebalulekileyo ethempelini
Ngomhla we-Apreli udumo oludumileyo lwe- Chithirai lwenzeka ezitratweni ezijikeleze itempile. Lo mthendeleko uqala ukutshata ngomtshato weNkosi Shiva (Sundareswarar) kwi-Goddess Meenakshi.
E Madurai, iMeenakshi ithathwa njengodade kaNkosi uVishnu. Ngokwesiko, iNkosi uVishnu inabalandeli abakhulu, ngelixa iNkosi uShiva inqulwa yilabo base-castes abaphantsi. Into enomdla ukuba uqaphele kukuba umtshato wakhe eNkosini uShiva uhlanganisana nabantu bazo zonke i-castes, ngoko ke bhinqa i-caste gap.
Ithempile Ecocekileyo
Ngo-Oktobha 2017, urhulumente waseNdiya wamemezela ukuba iTempile yaseMeenakshi yayiyindawo engcono kakhulu "iSachh Iconic Place" (i-Clean Iconic Place) eIndiya, phantsi kwayo "iSychh Iconic Places" isicwangciso sokucoca iindawo zelifa lemveli. Kufuneka kulindeleke ukuba iphrojekthi yokucoca umda wethempelini igqitywe ngo-Matshi 2018. Injongo kukukwenza izitalato ezungeze itempile ngaphandle kweplastiki. Iibhonkco ze-biodegradable kunye ne-non-biodegradable waste ziye zafakwa kwiindawo ezicwangcisiweyo, kwaye izithuthi ezitshayo ziya kucima loo ndawo. Kukho i-25 ye-elektroniki eco-friendly yoluntu yangasese kunye neeyunithi ezingama-25 zokuhambisa amanzi ukuze abatyeleli basebenzise.
Funda ukuze ufumene indlela yokutyelela iTempile yaseMeenakshi kunye neNkathi yoBusuku.
02 ka 03
Ukutyelela iTempeli laseMeenakshi
I-Tuul / robertharding / Getty Izithombe Ithempeli laseMeenakshi livulekile imihla ngemihla ukususela ngentsasa ukuya ku-10 ntambama, ngaphandle kokuba ivala phakathi kwe-12: 30 ntambama ukuya ku-4 ntambama. Kungenxa yokuba izibhalo zamaHindu zichaza ukuba indawo yokuhlala yeNkosi Shiva akufanele ihlale ivulekile emini.
Kulungele ukutyelela itempile kanye ekuseni kwaye kanye ngokuhlwa (kubusuku bobusuku). Ingeniso eyintloko yetempile isempuma, kwaye abangewona amaHindu bangangena apho. Ingubo egxininisayo, engabonakali imilenze okanye amahlombe, iyimfuneko.
Ukhuseleko lweNdlu kunye Nokuba awukwazi ukuthatha ngaphakathi
Ngaba uqaphele ukuba ukhuseleko lwakhiwe ethempelini ngo-2013, emva kokuqhuma kwebhomba e-Hyderabad. Iikhamera azivumelekanga ngaphakathi kwetempile. Iifowuni zeekhamera zavunyelwa kude kube ngoFebruwari 2018, kodwa ngoku sele zivinjelwe kunye nazo zonke izinto ezenziwe ngeplastiki. Ngelishwa ithetha ukuba akusenakwenzeka ukuthatha iifoto ngaphakathi kwetempile.
Unokugcina ngokukhuselekileyo ikhamera yakho kunye nezinye izinto ngaphakathi kwendawo yokupakisha kwisitrato ukuba izicathulo zengqondo zisemnyango wetempileni. Emva koko, isikhwama sakho siya kukhishwa ngumshini we-X kwaye uza kutshekiswa ngabalindi.
Amaphuzu avelele ngaphakathi kweNdlu
Ukukhanga kwetempile kukuba yiHolo elimangalisayo leentsika ezili-1. Enyanisweni kukho iintsika eziyi-985 kuphela, ngasinye sinemifanekiso emangalisayo ye- yaali (ingonyama yeengonyama kunye nendlovu hybrid) okanye izithixo zase-Hindi. Ihholo lakhiwa ngo-1569 nguAriyanatha Mudaliyar, jikelele kunye nomphathiswa omkhulu wenkosi yaseMadurai yaseNayak. Uluhlu lwayo obunombala obunemibala luyakhuphaza kwaye lubonakalisa isondo elijikelezayo. Kukho isethi yamatye omculo kunye neMyuziyam yoLondolozo lweeMbali ezifanele ukubona. Izindleko zithengisa ama-rupie angama-50 kubantu basemzini kunye nama-rupe ama-5 amaNdiya.
I-Darshan (Ukubukela) kaNyanakazikazi
AmaHind kuphela angena kwii-sanctums zangaphakathi ukufumana isithixo sikaThixokazikazi uMeenakshi kunye neNkosi Nkosi. Ukuba awufuni ukulinda ukuya kwiiyure ezintathu kwiimigqa yamahhala, kunokwenzeka ukuhlawula ngokukodwa kwiikitikiti ze "darshan ezikhethekileyo". Ezi tikiti zinika ukufikelela ngqo kwizithixo kwaye zingathengwa ngaphakathi kwetempile. Zibiza ama-rupies angama-50 kuphela ngo-Goddess Meenakshi, kunye ne-100 rupees kubomi bobabini.
Puja (Unqulo) IShedyuli
Ithempeli linabalandeli abangaba ngu-50, abaqhuba imikhosi ye- puja kathathu ngosuku ngalandelayo:
- Ngo-5 ukuya ku-6 ngomhla-i-Thiruvanandal pooja.
- 6.30 ukuya ku-7: 15 ekuseni-i-Vizha pooja kunye neKalasandhi pooja.
- 10.30 ukuya ku-11.15 ekuseni-uTrukalasandhi pooja no-Uchikkala pooja.
- 4.30 ntambama ukuya ku-5: 5 ntambama - i-Maalai pooja.
- 7.30 ntambama ukuya ku-8.15 ntambama - Ardhajama pooja.
- 9.30 ukuya kwe-10 ntambama - uPalliarai pooja.
KwiTyelelo leNdlu
Ukuba unqwenela ukuthatha uhambo olukhokelekileyo lwetempile, okucetyiswayo, iMadurai Abemi basebenzi kakhulu. Ngenye indlela, uya kufumana izikhokelo zokulinda emnyango wetempile. I-Pinakin inika kwakhona izikhokelo zokulalelwayo ezilayishiwe kwi-app yazo.
03 ka 03
I-Meenakshi Temple Night Ceremony
Inqwelo yeNkosi uShiva yenziwa. Iifoto Zenkolo / UIG / Getty Izithombe Enye yezinto ezigqwesileyo kwiTempile yaseMeenakshi, engabonakaliyo amaHindu kwaye akufanele ulahleke, yinto yokuhlwa. Ubusuku bonke, umfanekiso weNkosi uShiva (ngohlobo lweSundareswarar) uqhutyelwa kwindlu yakhe yabafundisi beetempile, ehamba ngeenqwelo, kumfazi wakhe uMeenakshi apho uya kuhlala khona ebusuku. Iinyawo zakhe zegolide zikhutshwa ngaphandle kwendlu yakhe, ngelixa inqwelo yakhe iqhutyelwa ukuba ihlale ipholile, kunye ne-puja (unqulo) lwenziwe, phakathi kweengoma, iingoma, iimpondo kunye nomsi.
Umcimbi wobusuku uqala ngo-9: 00 ngemini ngaphandle kweLwesihlanu. NgoLwesihlanu, kuqhubeka phakathi kwe-9.30-10.00 ntambama.
Jonga iividiyo zama-night celebration: Nkosi Shiva ethwele inqwelo, iNkosi uShiva ikhutshwe, iinyawo zikaNkosi Shiva zikhutshwa ngaphandle, umkhosi we-night puja.