A reader and friend from South Africa I spoke to over the phone last night suggested if the temples could have been a manifestation of the mind of the Siddhas. I then added that the world must also be a manifestation of our minds, for no two people see the same thing or see eye to eye. In fact, science says that we originally see things inverted. This is then corrected to the likes of what we see. Some things are understood while others are not. If one understands, another doesn't. Things are not what they seem to be. Finally, we asked if all these were the mind play of Siva, the creator. This needs to be pondered over and understood further.
Agathiyar, in coming to save us from falling for the play of Maya, seems to hint and denounce everything as Maya. He asked me to distinguish between the real and unreal. Both he and Ramalinga Adigal have asked me countless times to read and reread Tavayogi's "Andamum Pindamum" regarding the 96 Tattvas and Bhota Ganangal. If we can detach ourselves from the mind and body stuff and its Tattvas, what remains then is the true self. This is where they want to bring us.
So what are we then? We are the true pure awareness and bliss, Sat Chit Ananda. All else is a cover, a screen, a veil, a clothing that boils down to disillusion or Maya. What stands the test of time and space is, was, and will be is the true entity. This then is the Atma or soul. Thence, we understand why Agathiyar told me that we were together for crores of years. We came on a field trip to study, experience, and learn before returning to our innate state. In coming together to first hold hands and then sit in silence, we create the avenue for the souls to connect and recharge without interference from the ego that dictates and separates us. In doing nothing, we rest in the innate state of the soul. In remaining silent, we rest in the innate state of the soul. In remaining still, we are one with the innate state of the soul.