temple wealth

seen in the religious/spiritual perspective
wealth of temple is not public's nor government’s nor any individual's.

it be there in the hands of temple, ie the temple authority which manages all activities of the temple

right from sweeping, up keep, renovation, repairs, festivals, pujas, sathrams, roads, lighting, amenities, salaries, events

nicely, abundantly, without the need to ask x or y to give money, --

let the temple become a heaven of gods

ie of humans in association of gods,

exceptionally, clean, shining, with soothing, music, dance, drama, veda, yagna, homa, tapasya, with greenery, with vastness for animals, birds, bees, butterflies,

a visit to such a temple will sanctify one

body and soul divine aishvarya overflowing, a indra lok, a vishnulok, a kailash, with winds, waterfalls, rivers, seas,

endlessly charming, elevating , and providing the glorious prathyaksha anubhuti of god here on earth
it be a puja room of the whole earthians it also needs to be well protected from misuse, and thieves

Temple is like R and D lab for the human society to explore the best that lies dormant in the human

It  is like a puja room for the home

here in these the community and the family gets involved fully to give their best in what ever way they like to express, may be art, music ,dance, sculpture, etc

every age has constructed temples with contemporary knowledge, techniques ,means and materials

our IT age has to also, st is its manifestation

so many seekers visiting, contributing, benefitting
st is a temple in the clouds

gods from heaven are blessing all with knowledge, ways, to get deliverance in the most modern style.

like rich temples, with gold silver diamonds, offered to god by devotees,

the new temple is being enriched by all visitors by their treasures of wisdom more valuable than material richness

traditions have found new ways to endure in line with changed times

i feel gratitude, with all reverence, to new temple, and realize my great responsibility to build and preserve pavithratha

and feel the necessity to contribute an iota of my effort , with what ever small the drop of wisdom that i might have gained in my journey of life, simultaneuosly gaining updating of my little knowledge with the torrential downpour from rishis of every level

St the temple, knowledge the god

As human evolves, temples that he constructs also evolve

the more the evolution ,the more the quality of temples.

in the state of ultimate evolution, the temple he constructs will be in his inside, deepest.

and the god therein will be his self,

the self visits the temple, and worships the god his own self

self worshipping itself is the goal of all temples, physical, subtle, unmanifest within.

self blessing self, life is blessed in turn,bringing all glories, material and non material to oneself and to the universe.

the next step after visit to st, the golden temple, is to enter the inner temple, and be with oneself, the ultimate god, one's self

with sweet association here, i would prefer more to be within my inner temple

tukaram says

देह देवाचे मंदिर, आत आत्मा परमेश्वर ॥१॥

जशी उसात हो साखर, तसा देहात हो ईश्वर ।
जसे दुग्धामध 81;ये लोणी, तसा देही चक्रपाणि ॥२॥

देव देहात देहात, का हो जाता देवळात ।
तुका सांगे मूढ जना, देही देव का पहाना ॥३॥

temple is precious manifestation of human spirit exploring some thing higher, some ideal, some unknown dimension of existence, 

at once one overflows in emotions at the sight of such grandeur, 

so much devotion, extreme commitment, creative imagination
that has been expressed in the temple architecture,
as if the builders have had a direct peep into the devaloka,
and absorbed the beauty truth and bliss
and came down to earth to share with all the world for ever 

particularly one becomes utterly humble in the way ..kannada saint basava ...felt ...
enjoying the presence of divinity, in present moment, here and now, 

ಉಳ್ಳವರು ಶಿವಾಲಯ ಮಾಡುವರು
ń 0;ಾನೇನು ಮಾಡಲಿ ಬಡವನಯ್ಯಾ
14;ನ್ನ ಕಾಲೇ ಕಂಬ, ದೇಹವೇ ದೇಗುಲ,
ಶಿ 48;ವೇ ಹೊನ್ನ ಕಳಸವಯ್ಯಾ
21;ೂಡಲಸಂಗಮದ& #3271;ವಾ ಕೇಳಯ್ಯಾ,
56;್ಥಾವರಕ್ಕ& #3251;ಿವುಂಟು ಜಂಗಮಕ್ಕಳ 63;ವಿಲ್ಲ,

uLLavaru shiválaya máduvaru nánénu mádali badavanayyá
enna kále kambha dehavé degula shiravé honna kaLashavayyá
Kúdala Sangama Devá keLayya sthavarakkaLivunTu jangamakaLivilla

The rich will make temples for Shiva.
What shall I, a poor man, do?
My legs are pillars,
The body the shrine,
The head a cupola of gold.
Listen, O lord Kudal Sangama deva,
Things standing shall fall,
But the moving ever shall stayther than temple

in a way, temple is a school , devotees learn experience and grow

and a few graduate it, they found their answers in something else other than temple

"ಎಲ್ಲೋ ಹುಡುಕಿದೆ ಇಲ್ಲದ ದೇವರ ಕಲ್Ņ 0;ು ಮಣ್ಣುಗಳ ಗುಡಿಯೊಳಗ 70;

ಇಲ್ಲೇ ಇರುವ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಸ್ನೇಹಗಳಗ 65;ರುತಿಸದಾದ& #3270;ವು ನಮ್ಮೊಳಗೆ || ಎಲ್ಲೋ ||

ಎಲ್ಲಿದೆ ನಂದನ ಎಲ್ಲಿದೆ ಬಂಧನಎಲ್ಲ 62; ಇವೆ ಈ ನಮ್ಮೊಳಗೆ

18;ಳಗಿನ ತಿಳಿಯನು ಕಲಕದೆ ಇದ್ದರೆ  ಅಮೃತದ ಸವಿಯಿದೆ ನಾಲಗೆಗೆ || ಎಲ್ಲೋ ||

ಹತ್ತಿರವ 263;ದ್ದೂ ದೂರ ನಿಲ್ಲುವೆ 53;ುನಮ್ಮ ಅಹಂಮಿನ ಕೋಟೆಯಲಿ

ಎ 55;್ಟು ಕಷ್ಟವೋ ಹೊಂದಿಕೆಯ 70;ಂಬುದುನಾಲ& #3277;ಕು ದಿನದ ಈ ಬದುಕಿನಲ್ 50;ಿ || ಎಲ್ಲೋ ||

ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ – ಜಿ ಎಸ್ ಶಿವರುದ್ರ 42;್ಪ ಸಂಗೀತ / ಗಾಯನ – ಸಿ ಅಶ್ವಥ್

I searched elsewhere for god who is not therein the temples of stone and mud

missing to see the friendliness and love that is right here amongst us

Where is nandan, where is bandhan  every thing is within us

without knowing what lies withinhow can tongue taste the sweetness

Though we are nearest   we stand afar in the fort of the ego

what a great trouble unable to accommodatein the short life of four days

--------g s siva rudrappa"

Basava implied an answerfor  the '' why '' of a temple 

neerige naiDile sR^i~Ngaara
samuDrake tereye sR^i~Ngaara
naarige guNave sR^i~Ngaara
gaganake chandrama sR^i~Ngaara
namma kUDala sangana sharaNara
nosalige vibhUtiye sR^i~Ngaara

 For the water (pond) water-lily is the charm;

For the ocean tides are the charm;

For the woman character is the charm;

For the sky moon is the charm;

For foreheads of the devotees of the Lord of kUDala sangama,

the holy ash is the charm.

and thus  leads me to extrapolate it as 

 for the earth [ civilization] a temple is the charm
and can i say for the web-world speaking tree is a the charm 
speaking tree is the new temple

deity, even the entire place

deity, even the entire place where the temple is located has the divine vibration. One should relate with the 5 elements of that place to get the best benefits.

Earth – We walk inside temple without our footwear

Water – We are given Thirtha

Fire – We are shown the Aarti plate and we take the heat to our eyes and forehead

Air – We breathe the atmospheric air of the place

Sky – Of course, after our Dharshan we sit in an open area within the temple place and meditate.

So every pilgrimage has its own worth.

god exists as a system

God exists as a system that temple is with all its procedur | 

god exists as a system that temple is 
with all its procedures specifications functions practices 
every one serves the temple in their own way, 
responsible for his deeds misdeeds
i see god in the totality that exists around ,
and happening in the name of deity 

lord venkateshwara is existing not only the moola virat in the sanctum sanctorium, but is fully alive in the system that prevails their composed of every thing that happens 

similarly, i see jagannaath in the rathayathra , in the crowd and all that prevails
some undesirable things do happen , but temple and god is meant to refine and surely refinement does take place, in due course 

if a few people are thriving, a few people are trading, it is all a insignificant aspect when compared to the total glory of the system 

like tree is a system , around it lot happens, thrives, it is the mechanics of organism, birds, bees, reptiles, beasts, pests, thorns, dry leaves, falling bark , nothing is excluded, nothing is holy or unholy , all is a process with its own best logic .

and i recall, panda helped me at allahabad, 
and pujari in any temple is a means to carry out my intentions
me not knowing how, and he knowing it all
and my concern is my destination, not the means or modes to reach