Sun Jan 02, 2011 11:15 pm
The Hindu mathematician sees within the design of a mandir a complex pattern of mathematics and geometrics that link the mandir to the universe and its component stars, planets, and galaxies. Underneath the intricate artistic sculpture lies the foundation of regular shapes. Hence, the birth of geometry and numeracy arose from the need to build mandirs of perfect proportions. (
http://www.swaminarayan.org/)
A view of the East Gate of the Baps s Swaminarayan Mandir, just outside of Sugar Land.
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All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost ~ J. R. R. Tolkien