The Ancient and Medieval Architecture of India: A Study of Indo-Aryan Civilisation c14.49

c14.49

While innumerable Vishnu and Siva shrines are thus dedicated to the last two persons of the Hindu Trimûrtî, it might seem as if Brahmâ, the Creator, remains without any structural symbol of worship. It is a fact that there are very few temples in India dedicated exclusively to Brahmâ, but every chaumukh shrine, or that which has four doors facing the cardinal points, covered by a Vishnu sikhara or a Siva dome, is a Brahmâ-Vishnu or Brahmâ-Siva temple, as the case may be. It is only the uninformed European who regards Brahmâ, Vishnu, and Siva as three “gods,” instead of the three Aspects of the One.