The purpose of the temple is to awaken the Divinity in humanity, inducing people to believe that the physical frames in which they live are themselves houses of God.

 The temples play a vital role in awakening the spiritual impulse in man and directing him towards the realisation of his inherent divinity. The real temple for man is his heart, and forgetting this fact, man goes after temples outside. Temples are erected to remind men about God, but the Divine dwells in the heart and should be sought there. Men go through any amount of difficulties, hardships, trials and tribulations in life, but few try to understand their essential Divinity, which should be the primary aim of life. Men devote considerable care and attention to the preservation of the body which is perishable. But they do not cultivate good thoughts and do good deeds through which they can attain enduring bliss. Temples serve to provide the company of the good and godly and should be used for cultivating such company and acquiring mental peace. It is not enough merely to go to temples as a mechanical ritual.

Bagavan Sri Sri Sri Sathya Sai Baba