How old big Temples of India Beautifully constructed in ancient times?

 After visiting the grand temples of ancient India, it is expected that you might be in awe of the grandeur that is exhibited by those temples.

The scale of the temples, the momentous splendor that could be witnessed in the architecture tells the tales of an era gone by, of kingdoms and their rise, the integration of faith with the general public.

The architecture of the ancient Hindu temples is synonymous with the belief that Hinduism holds.

The temple was a place of pilgrimage, of finding oneself, of teaching and learning.

It was a delicate balance of arts, encrusted in everlasting stones.

It does make one question, how were we able to do this?

How were we able to build such grand, beautiful temples in ancient times?

What tools did they use?

What techniques did they employ?

How marvelous the engineering must have been, to enable the temples to withstand the sands of times.

 In this article, we attempt to explore how the old, beautiful temples of India were constructed in ancient times when there were no machines, no electricity, no computer or software programs to ease the work.

The temples of those times are the remnants of the hard work of labor, of the will and wit of the ancients who accomplished the seemingly impossible.

It is said that all the cosmic elements that create life are depicted in the temple.

It is the balance of all the five elements of creation.

Typically the space beneath and above the deity is hollow, bare from any decoration.

This represents the supreme principle.

The purpose of the temple is to encourage reflection, facilitate the triggering of the process of inner realization.

 Let us talk a bit about the architecture of the temple and how it was developed.

Central to Hinduism is the search for the eternal truth.

It is when one attains the truth that one is liberated from the cycle of birth and death and achieves moksha.

The architecture of the temples aimed to depict the link between man and the truth.

It depicted the various ways in which it could be achieved, through deities, through karma, and so on.

This idea is the root of the architecture of the temple.

The various principles which stemmed from this would go on to be described in Shilpa Shastras.

Based on the geographical locations, Vastu would be developed and temples would be designed accordingly.

 There are many different styles in the temple construction but the basic features remain the same consisting of the inner sanctum, the outer area where devotees could meditate or pray, then comes the outer boundary.

Coming to how they were able to build such lasting temples depends a lot on the materials they chose and their workmanship.

Most temples that still stand today are made of stone.

As could be inferred from the above and the ancient texts, it could be said that the temples were a very important construction for the ancient people.

Temples at a time were the mark of a victory, at times they were the pillar of celebration.

Owing to the importance of the construction of temples, it can be understood that the very best craftsmen, workers, and laborers were chosen to work under accomplished architects and engineers who had been trained in the principles of temple construction.

The lifting of stones was done with pulleys and possibly ramps were constructed.

It is theories that as the construction happened, many lessons were learned from mistakes made previously and as the ancients learned more about the world around them, as science and mathematics advanced so did their application.

So the success behind the long-standing temples could be the previous experimental ones and as the construction and their understanding of it were refined, a theory was developed.