Garbhagriha
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Garbhagriha
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A garbhagriha is the innermost sanctuary of Hindu and Jain temples, what may be called the "holy of holies" or "sanctum sanctorum". The term garbhagriha comes from the Sanskrit words garbha for womb and griha for house. Although the term is often associated with Hindu temples, it is also found in Jain and Buddhist temples. The garbhagriha is the location of the murti of the temple's primary deity. This might be a murti of Shiva, as the lingam, his consort the Goddess in her consecrated image or
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Innermost sanctum of Hindu and Jain temples
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2024-02-17T19:48:01Z
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