Temples in India were regarded as
sacred places or vital links that can connect finite man to infinite God.
The temples are built on the principles of vastushastra. The vastushastras
describe temple as a symbolic, miniature representation of the cosmos. A
typical Hindu temple consists of the following major elements - an entrance,
often with a porch; one or more attached or detached mandapas or halls; the
inner sanctum called the garbagriha, and the tower build directly above the
garbagriha.
