According to a story in the Shiva Purana (dedicated to Lord Shiva), at
the beginning of time in Cosmos, Vishnu and Brahmā approached a huge
Shiva linga and set out to find its beginning and end. Vishnu was
appointed to seek the end and Brahma the beginning. Taking the form of a
boar, Vishnu began digging downwards into the earth, while Brahma took
the form of a swan and began flying upwards. However, neither could find
His appointed destination. Vishnu, satisfied, came up to Shiva and
bowed down to him as a swarupa of Brahman. Brahmā did not give up so
easily. As He was going up, he saw a ketaki (Sanskrit - Kaetakee)
flower, dear to Shiva. His ego forced him to ask the flower to bear
false witness about Brahmā's discovery of Shiva's beginning. When Brahmā
told his tale, Shiva, the all-knowing, was angered by the former's ego.
Shiva thus cursed him that no being in the three worlds will worship
him
According to another legend, Brahmā is not worshiped because of a curse by the great sage Brahmarishi Bhrigu. The high priest Bhrigu was organising a great fire-sacrifice (yajna) on Earth. It was decided that the greatest among all Gods would be made the presiding deity. Bhrigu then set off to find the greatest among the Trimurti. When he went to Brahmā, the god was so immersed in the music played by Saraswati that he could hardly hear Bhrigu's calls. The enraged Bhrigu then cursed Brahmā that no person on Earth would ever invoke him or worship him again. Due to curse by Brighu) even Shiva is worshipped as Linga and no prasad is taken home from Shiva temple.
In the Brahma Purana and Hindu cosmology, Brahmā is regarded as the
creator but not necessarily as God. Rather, He is regarded as a creation
of God / Brahman. The lifespan of Brahmā is 100 Brahmā years,
equivalent to 311,040,000,000,000 solar years. At the end of His
lifespan, there will be a gap of 100 Brahmā years, after which another
Brahmā or creator will begin the process of creation anew. This cycle is
thought to repeat without end.
But your information is not completely true as there are few temples of Brahma.
1. At Pushkar, close to Ajmer. Once a year, on Kartik Poornima, the full moon night of the Hindu lunar month of Kartik (October – November), a religious festival is held in Brahmā's honour. Thousands of pilgrims come to bathe in the holy Pushkar Lake adjacent to the temple.
But your information is not completely true as there are few temples of Brahma.
1. At Pushkar, close to Ajmer. Once a year, on Kartik Poornima, the full moon night of the Hindu lunar month of Kartik (October – November), a religious festival is held in Brahmā's honour. Thousands of pilgrims come to bathe in the holy Pushkar Lake adjacent to the temple.
2.Thirunavaya, Thiruvallam in Kerala and The Trimurti temple and the temple dedicated to Lord Brahma accompanied by Lord Ganesh, located outside Sri Padmanabhaswamy temple, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, is also famous
3. In the temple town of Kumbakonam in the Thanjavur District of Tamil Nadu and in Kodumudi in Tamil Nadu and
- Brahma Temple at Royakotta road in Hosur in Tamil Nadu
- Uttamar Kovil in Srirangam, Tamil Nadu
4.In Asotra village in Balotra Taluka of Rajasthan's Barmer district, known as Kheteshwar Brahmadham Tirtha
5. In Goa, in the small, remote village of Carambolim in the Sattari Taluka in the northeast region of the state.Regular pujas are held for Lord Brahmā at the temple in Thirunavaya, and during Navrathris, this temple comes to life with multi-varied festivities.
6.There is also a shrine for Brahmā within the Brahmapureeswarar Temple in Thirukkadaiyur, near Trichy
8.Khedbrahma, Gujarat
9.In Sopara near Mumbai.
10There is a temple dedicated to Lord Brahmā in the temple town of Sri Kalahasti near Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh
11. The largest and most famous shrine to Lord Brahmā may be found in Cambodia's Angkor Wat
12.The golden dome of the Government House of Thailand also contains a statue of Phra Phrom (four face) (Thai representation of Brahma).
13. In Java, Indonesia, the 9th century Prambanan Trimurti
temple mainly is dedicated to Śiva, however Brahmā and Viṣņu also
venerated in separate large shrines inside the temple compound, a single
large shrine dedicated to Brahmā on southern side of Śiva temple. There
is a statue of Brahmā at the Erawan Shrine in Bangkok
14. One of the largest Lord brahma (7 feet height 4 faces) Chaturmukha statue in the world Constructed in bangalore. address: 93 and 98 , behind govt school, karivobanahalli, Nagasandra Post
Bangalore ; 560073 , Karnataka / India . NH4 Tumkur Road Ph: +91- 98454 76436. Courtesy:www.lordbrahma.in Note:Temple Open 7.30 to 9.30 Am (Morning), Evening 6.30 to 8.30 pm, Precious day : Sunday
Bangalore ; 560073 , Karnataka / India . NH4 Tumkur Road Ph: +91- 98454 76436. Courtesy:www.lordbrahma.in Note:Temple Open 7.30 to 9.30 Am (Morning), Evening 6.30 to 8.30 pm, Precious day : Sunday
But number of Brahma's temples are rare.
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