The Hindu Temple v2.c11.s2.10

v2.c11.s2.10

In this respect the door is God through whom man enters into the presence of the Supreme Principle which is established in the Garbhagṛha and has its seat in the consecrated image. To be able to enter into the Supreme Presence, man has to undergo a transmutation, for only when he has acquired a celestial body himself is he qualified to pass the company of the gods and confront the Supreme Presence which is beyond form and dwells in the image of the divinity of the temple. The transformation or regeneration which man has to undergo is promoted by the divinities carved on the door-jambs.³⁷