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Borobudur, an impressive temple on Java. For more info see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borobudur
the panorama was stitched from 3 captures
The Ashton Memorial in Williamson Park in Lancaster. A long exposure with the Lee Big Stopper filter with a little bit of an HDR shot of the building blended in.
You're just left with yourself all the time, whatever you do anyway. You've got to get down to your own God in your own temple. It's all down to you, mate.
- John Lennon
Having driven past this beautiful location on a number of occasions, usually in a hurry to get from one side of Iceland to another, we finally had time to stop there last year and were able to spend a bit more time exploring the area.
I took this photo of Eystrahorn on a clear evening with (once again) almost no clouds to be seen. However, I was able to find a composition that I was very happy with and which worked nicely in these conditions.
More about this photo on my Blog and Facebook page.
Hoshakuzan Kozenji temple, in Komagane, Japan.
Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS
105mm; 1/125 sec; f/5.6; ISO 6400
Scanned slide, photograph taken in Mid-June 1991
Candi Prambanan or Candi Rara Jonggrang is a 9th-century Hindu temple compound. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the largest Hindu temple site in Indonesia, and one of the biggest in Southeast Asia.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prambanan
For the Smile on Saturday challenge: "Ring the bell"
This is the only bell I have. It is a miniature of the Japanese temple bells, and hanging down is a long paper strip with the prayer written on it. The sound is lovely, gentle and pure, and I tried to capture its movement as it sways in the breeze, and to suggest the meditative quality of its sound by adding some incense. I did some research online to find out more about it ....
"Cast iron furin wind bell following a temple bell design, with greenish finish. Originally they were hung at each corner of a temple to frighten away evil spirits. Now they are used as wind chimes, being hung during summer time in Japan, the bells have a pure, gentle tone."
HSoS ;o)
Cliche and Smile on Saturday: Here
Out to soy and ee meteor shower on 12th night but thick cloud took over right after mid night
Was planning to be nearby Sayreville Lake but was vry crowded hence decided to be here at the temple, was dark enough, no one around
Milkyway not so prominent but visible
Would have been great with meteor shower but hey I enjoy every time I take out my camera to shoot
Enjoy and happy clicking
Shitennō-ji Temple
Tennōji-ku
Osaka, Japan
04-16-24
Photographed from a corner of the inside temple grounds.
Here's some info on the temple from Wikipedia:
"Shitennō-ji (Japanese: 四天王寺, Temple of the Four Heavenly Kings) is a Buddhist temple in Ōsaka, Japan. It is also known as Arahaka-ji, Nanba-ji, or Mitsu-ji. The temple is sometimes regarded as the first Buddhist and oldest officially-administered temple in Japan, although the temple complex and buildings have been rebuilt over the centuries, with the last reconstruction taking place in 1963. Shortly after World War II, Shitennō-ji became independent of the parent Tendai sect, and formed the "Wa" sect (wa-shū, 和宗) of Buddhism."
The temple has been rebuilt many times, most recently in 1963 and is a bit scaled down from the previous build. The five tiered pagoda was completely reduced to rubble in 1934 during the Muroto typhoon. I was continually in awe at how the many shrines and temples in Japan, most hundreds of years old, have been rebuilt, sometimes almost to the exact specifications of the originals. Japan is a large island, and is buffeted by the sea, shaken by earthquakes, and at the mercy of sometimes violent elements, yet still the history and architecture of the past is preserved and restored continually.
Bayon, Angkor, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
The Bayon is a well-known and richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, ...
read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayon
B+W this Temple was a place I struggled to make an image I like now 3 months later another look and a crop adding B+W I'm liking it
Photography in Temples Zones . the portraiture has filming
the long story of photo is search to yazedian kurdish on Tempe lalsh
We were headed for Batticaloa from Thanamalwila. On the way stopped to marvel at this Buddhist Temple in Dambulla!
EPCOT China ~ Orlando, Florida U.S.A.
2014 International Wine & Food Festival
World Showcase ~ Central Florida
Impressions of China ~ Fall 2014
(eleven more photos of this beautiful and
stunningly colorful exhibit in the comments)
2nd Place Competition Winner - Sin City Group
Theme: Night Shots - November 4th, 2020
Au Japon, un benten-dō (弁天堂, lit. hall de Benten) est un temple bouddhiste dédié à Benten ou Benzaiten, déesse de la richesse, du bonheur, de la sagesse et la musique.
Parce que la déesse est à l'origine la personnification d'une rivière, les benten-dō se trouvent souvent à côté de quelque source d'eau, une rivière, un étang, une source ou même la mer. La déesse est habituellement considérée comme essentiellement la même que le kami Ugajin dans le syncrétisme du Bouddhisme et du culte local des kami appelé shinbutsu shūgō. Pour cette raison, les benten-dō peuvent se trouver également dans de nombreux sanctuaires shinto, en dépit de l'usage du suffixe -dō qui est l’appellation traditionnelle des bâtiments bouddhistes. En revanche, les bâtiments des sanctuaires shintoïstes utilisent le suffixe den, comme dans honden.
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benten-dō
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In Japanese a Benten-dō (弁天堂 lit. hall of Benten) is a Buddhist temple dedicated to Benten or Benzaiten, goddess of wealth, happiness, wisdom and music. Many such temples exist all over Japan.
Because the goddess was originally the personification of a river, Benten-dō often stand next to some source of water, a river, pond, spring, or even the sea. The goddess is routinely believed to be essentially the same as kami Ugajin within the syncretism of Buddhism and local kami worship called shinbutsu-shūgō. For this reason, Benten-dō can be found also at many Shinto shrines, despite use of the suffix -dō, which is the traditional designation for a Buddhist "hall". In contrast, the halls of Shinto shrines use the esuffix -den, as in honden. An example of the syncretic association is the Kawahara Shrine in Nagoya.