By Ashok Bhargava
we are
prayers on the lips
like bare mantras
in anticipation of the cadence
we praise God and sing hymns
like birds
coarse yet melodious
our eyes can see music
hear colors
because music is just a word
before colors make it music
we are stones
sculpted and sonic
responses to deities
we are souls
without a name
* Built in New Delhi in 1933 it is also known as Birla Temple. It is spread over an area of 7.5 acres and comprises of many fountains, shrines and sculptures of religious and national importance. Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated the temple with a condition that devotees of all castes should be allowed to enter and pray in here, whether they are brahmins or shudras/Dalits.
