Temple architecture and human body

The structure of a temple represents the structure of our body. The ‘sapta prAkAras’ (seven corridors around the Sanctum Sanctorum) represent the six ‘chakras’ and the ‘sahasrara’ (in the head). The ‘pancha prAkAras’ (five corridors) represent the five ‘kosas’ – ‘annamaya’, ‘pranamaya’, ‘manomaya’, ‘vijnanamaya’ and ‘anandamaya’.
The ‘dwajastamba’ represents the spinal cord while the ‘sushumna’ is the creeper that entwines it. The sounds made through various instruments in the temple are the sounds that are produced when the Sushumna rises up.