Have you ever experienced that on entering a temple, you almost feel a rush of uncontrollable emotions and end up in tears, and that too without any reason!If this has ever happened to you, you are far from alone. It’s one of the most common and least talked-about experiences people have in sacred places, the kind of experiences that we rarely mention because we can’t quite explain them.But why does that happen? Is there some specific reason behind it, or is it just a coincidence?Let’s dig to find out
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Why do people cry as soon as they enter inside a temple?
The question was put beautifully by Namratha Mohan, a content creator popularly known as the Temple Girl. She describes walking into a temple completely fine and suddenly feeling like crying, with no warning, and that too without any reason.According to her, ancient temples were not built only for prayer but “engineered to affect your mind and body” in ways we don’t notice. She says in a video posted on her social media, “Most people think it’s emotional. But what if it’s actually designed that way? Ancient temples were not just built for prayer… they were engineered to affect your mind and body in ways you don’t even realize.”
The creator has herself experienced it
She adds that this energy and architecture in the temples together combine to bring out what we hide inside of ourselves long enough, so it all bursts out tiger into the form of tears, “And in that moment… something inside you drops. The noise. The stress. The guard you carry every day. And what’s left… comes out”.She says she has felt it many times at Tirumala, “You walk in one person… and walk out feeling something you can’t explain.”
What could be the other reasons for it?
Another reason for this sudden burst of emotions could be the activation of the ‘Asht Satvik Bhav’. In classical Indian thought, the ashta sattvika bhavas are eight involuntary bodily reactions that become visible when emotion becomes too strong to contain.
The Asht Satvik Bhav
These transcendental physical and mental changes spontaneously happen in the body of a devotee during devotion, meditation, or a state of intense love and ecstasy for God.Ancient temples are built in the form of a specific geometry or architecture that channels vibrations, energy, and frequencies produced from chants and bells, which can align with spiritual energies and together harness the divine energy that might lead the devotees to breaking into tears.
