What are some mind-blowing facts about Indian Temples?

Jaydeep Ranipa
Jaydeep Ranipa, Regular Visitor of Hindu Temples
  1. All the Hanumanji Temples have following Characteristics:Image result for hanumanRelated imageRelated image
    1. They are south facing.
    2. Left leg of Hanumanji Idol is made such that it looks injured. (According to the legend in Ramayan). This is the leg on which people offer edible oil as a cure to the injury. This oil can be used by the priest of the temple later.
    3. Mostly Hanumanji Idol will be covered in Sindoor (A red clay material used by Hindu wives as a symbol of their marriage).
    4. Generally, Ladies and Girls are not allowed to touch Hanumanji Idol. Since Hanumanji is considered Bal-brahmachari.
  2. All the Shiv Temples have following characteristics:Image result for shivaImage result for shiva
    1. They are east facing.
    2. They have Gomukh (Shape of Cow’s head) at the end of Pradakshina ( circumambulation) route of temple. This is used as a passage of water or milk offered to Shiv-Ling in the temple. It is basically a place used by temple-priest to collect the milk offered by devotees.
    3. The Shiv-Ling is generally placed below the ground level.
    4. When any Shiv temple is being constructed, the Shikhar (Mountain peak like structure over the temple) is constructed later after the Shiv-Ling is placed. Because, it is a custom that Shiv-Ling should not enter from the temple door but should be placed from the top of the temple.
    5. Shiv temples have Idols of Turtle and Nandi (Bull - Vehicle of Shiv) right in front of Shiv-Ling.
  3. As a respect to Almighty God, we should not come out of any temple showing our back to the Idol. It is recommended to walk while facing the Idol while coming out of any temple.
  4. Almost all the hindu-temples have bells. They have got certain significance.
    1. The long running sound of the bell reaches so far from the temple, that can be used to guide the person towards the temple.
    2. The sound of bell impacts all the 7 Chakras, residing in our body. So making the whole body fully receptive to the blessings of Almighty God. Scientifically it can wake all the parts of the body up to receive the positive vibes running all around the temple.
  5. Some very old hindu temples have sculptures of life. Because at that time, the only common place of gathering was temples. So they were used to teach people the way of life.
EDIT: A legend in Ramayan which mentions about injury in left leg of Hanumanji is - Hanumanji was travelling with carrying in his hand a mountain with Sanjivani ( A medicine to cure Lakshman who was severely injured by attack of Meghnad - Son of Raavan). While Hanumanji was flying over Ayodhya, Bharat saw him and mis-recognized him as Rakshash coming to attack Ayodhya. Since he was the representative ruler of Ayodhya and also the protector of the throne, he immediately shot an arrow towards Hanumanji. It was very easy for Hanumanji to tackle the arrow, but since the arrow had the name ‘Shri Ram’ written over it, he let the arrow attack him. This resulted in the leg-injury and he fell down to Ayodhya. Later, Bharat came to know about whole story and he cured Hanumanji and let him go.
Thank you all folks for the upvotes. This is my first 100+ upvoted answer.
A comment from Shaukat Zaidi requested the details about the legend in point 1.b, so posting it as an edit.
My First answer to cross 500 Upvotes. Thanks folks for the response.

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