Kirti Mukha represents one who has eaten his own body. Kirti means popularity. Once a Rakshasa wanted to be the most popular one. He got a blessing from Brahma. He started overpowering everyone and in his greed he started eating his own body with unlimited power. So only the eyes and mouth are shown in the Keerti Mukha. Brahma recreated him eventually. As a sign of warning he granted him a position above all deities. This serves as a metaphor for greed and excessive consumption. It reminds the devotees to give up greed and avarice when visiting a temple.

The prominent Jagamohan is the only portion that is still intact. The walls of the Natya Mandapa are intact but the roof is missing. The Deul has totally collapsed.

The foundation of the devalaya is only 5 feet. This demonstrated how advanced and experienced temple builders of the past were.

Musicians and devadasis were employed by the temple during the construction stage of the temple to take care of the welfare of the labour through music and dance performances

The pillars in cave temples are not primarily intended for any structural benefit. This indicates that they replicated existing structures which had structural pillars. Karla caves have beautifully carved pillars. The pillars are not necessary for cave cut Caityas. But they must have imitated the existing architecture.

Prambanan in Java Indonesia is a Tri Murti temple. it has devaalayas of Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva with their respective Vanahama Mandapas. There are smaller shrines for Agastya and other parivara devatas. The temple has all the 108 dance Karanas carved. It also has the entire Ramayana carved kandawise.

The temple had been destroyed in an earthquake. It was reconstructed and the karana and Ramayana sculptures provided them the idea of the original arrangement of the sculptures which had been dislocated. There are many shrines that are yet to be restored.

An interpretation is that Prambnan is derived from the word Parabhramham. The temple was completed in the mid 9th century.

Hoysala Jain temples in South India are not ornamental. They reflect the Jain philosophy. Architecture is similar to Hoysala or Badami Chalukya architecture

Gyana refers to the ultimate formless spiritual knowledge. The Gnana Kanda describes the precautions a Sadhaka has to take and methods to be followed in gaining Gyana.

Malika is the columned corridor inside the Prakara and goes around the temple. Pilgrims could rest and sleep there. Patashalas could also be held there. Prasadam could be distributed there.

Our temples cannot be called religious monuments because the term religion itself is not appropriate to our culture. There is no single book or one God or prophet.

Jyoti refers to light. Jyotisha refers to the study of light giving objects like Sun, starts and other planets.

Common shapes are Square; Ayata is an expanded square or a rectangle; for Sayana Murtis you may have a rectangular Garba Graha. Vrtta – Circular, Gajaprastha and Vrittayata (rectangle and a circle). Also Kurmapitha (tortoise shaped). Kurmapitha is generally built for Gurus. Vidyashankara Devalaya in Sringeri is Kurmapitha structure.

Temples and Sanskrit language are cultural edifices of our civilisation. Deliberate discrimination against these contribute to weakening of Indian civilisation. Princely States had strong practices of temples and Hindu tradition. With their abolishment, support and protection to temples and Hindu cultural practices also weakened.

Rig Veda , kila (10.75) has the earliest reference to Teerthayatra. It explains the mahatmayan of Ganga and Yamuna rivers.