The
‘idols’ of the ‘gods’ in the temples are generally black in color or in white
color. Stones of other colors are not used to carve the statues of the ‘gods’
as the sastras [scriptures] don’t
recommend this and this doesn’t mean that the ‘god’ is in back color. This has
many reasons and meanings as in any saying of the scriptures but, here one such
reason is brought to light.
We do
understand the world with our ‘mind’ but, the ‘god’ is something beyond the
grasp of the mind. The Hindu scriptures are saying this as, avaak manasa gocharam, this implies - beyond
the grasp of the mind and thought. On the other hand, it is a common
practice to mention something as being in the dark or black – when nothing is
known or when we are uncertain about the ‘thing’ concerned. Even the modern
scientists term the unknown thing as – black hole, black box, etc. So, the ‘idol’
of the ‘god’ in the temples is made with ‘black’ color generally, due to the fact
that we don’t know anything about the ‘god’. Even the ‘god’ realized persons fail
to say anything about the ‘god’ because - god the truth can’t be expressed in words.
Another
point is that – according to the modern science, physics in particular – the
black color is the perfect absorber. Only due to this reason, the ‘pupil’ in
the eye is black; the nose tip is also in black for all the animals generally –
for eye and nose have to absorb light and scent respectively. So, ‘god’ in
black – implies that ‘god’ can absorb all the beings [souls, the worlds] into
‘it’, thereby bestowing ‘moksha’ or emancipation. For this reason too, the
statue of the ‘god’ is in black color.
Another
reason is that – philosophically the color ‘black’ reflects ‘universality’ and omnipresence.
So, no wonder in representing the ‘god’ in ‘black’ color, the ‘god’ being present
in everywhere.
On the
other hand, the ‘idol’ of the ‘god’ is in white color in some temples. This is
due to a different reason. ‘White’ color implies – purity, piousness, brilliance,
etc., and these are all the qualities of the ‘god’. So, the ‘idol’ in the temples
is made in ‘white’ color.
Only few
reasons are presented here and there are still some more religious reasons behind
this - but, honestly I agree that I don’t know the ‘scientific’ reasons behind them.
1 comment:
Because the material used in making idol is resulted in black. and there is only two natural colour that is black and white . to represent god we have only two colours . either black or white. black is present everywhere in this universe like god. to remove the effect of black we need light like white light.
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