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Meenakshi Temple is an ancient temple of India. The temple is located centrally in Madurai. It is the largest and oldest temple in Madurai. It is the main attraction of the city and pilgrims from all over the world visit this temple in search of peace and spirituality.
This temple is called Dhammayan Gyi. It is in Bagan, Myanmar. When you get here early you can enjoy the silence and the cool shadows. In the hot afternoon the tourist busses stop and bring lots of people. The temple was built for King Narathu, to forgive his sins. He killed his father to become king. Unfortunatly the temple wasn't finished because Narathu got killed himself aswel.
Temple orchestra or Panchari Melam is a percussion ensemble, generally lasting more than four hours, performed during temple festivals in Kerala, India.
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The Salt Lake Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) on Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.
Dedicated in 1893, it is the largest LDS temple by floor area.
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Was fortunate to capture the moon rise over the gopuram of the Big (Bragadeeshwara Temple) in Tanjore
Sensoji Temple (Asakusa Kannon Temple), Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan
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The Temple of Kom Ombo is an unusual double temple in the town of Kom Ombo in Aswan Governorate, Upper Egypt. It was constructed during the Ptolemaic dynasty, 180–47 BC. Some additions to it were later made during the Roman period.
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Khajuraho (Hindi: खजुराहो) is a town in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, located in Chhatarpur District, about 620 kilometres (385 mi) southeast of New Delhi, the capital city of India. One of the most popular tourist destinations in India, Khajuraho has the largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain temples, famous for their erotic sculpture. The Khajuraho group of monuments has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is considered to be one of the "seven wonders" of India.
The name Khajuraho, ancient "Kharjuravahaka", is derived from the Sanskrit word kharjur meaning date palm.
In the twenty-seventh century of Kali yuga the Mlechcha invaders started attacking North India some Bargujar Rajputs moved towards east to central India, they ruled over North-Eastern region of Rajasthan called Dhundhar and were referred to as Dhundhel/Dhundhela in ancient times, for the region they governed. Later on they called themselves Bundelas and Chandelas those who were in the ruling class having gotra Kashyap were definitely all Bargujars they were vassals of Gurjara - Pratihara empire of North India which lasted from 500 C.E. to 1300 C.E. and was at its peak when major monuments were built. The Bargujars also built the Kalinjar fort and Neelkanth Mahadev temple similar to one at Sariska National Park and Baroli, being Shiva worshipers. The city was the cultural capital of Chandela Rajputs, a Hindu dynasty that ruled this part of India from the 10th to the 12th centuries. Political capital of Chandelas was Kalinjar. The Khajuraho temples were built over a span of 200 years, from 950 to 1150. The Chandela capital was moved to Mahoba after this time, but Khajuraho continued to flourish for some time. Khajuraho has no forts because the Chandel Kings never lived in their cultural capital.Khajuraho History
The whole area was enclosed by a wall with eight gates, each flanked by two golden palm trees. There were originally over 80 Hindu temples, of which only 25 now stand in a reasonable state of preservation, scattered over an area of about 20 square kilometres (8 sq mi). Today, the temples serve as fine examples of Indian architectural styles that have gained popularity due to their explicit depiction of the traditional way of sexual life during medieval times. Locals living in the Khajuraho village always knew about and kept up the temples as best as they could. They were pointed out to an English man in late 19th century and the jungles had taken a toll on all of the monuments.
Osian is famous as home to the cluster of ruined Brahmanical and Jain temples dating from the 8th to 11th centuries. The city was a major religious centre of the kingdom of Marwar during the Gurjara Pratihara dynasty. Of the 18 shrines in the group, the Surya or Sun Temple and the later Kali temple, Sachiya Mata Temple and the main Jain temple dedicated to Mahavira stands out in their grace and architecture.
The town was a major trading center at least as early as the Gupta period. It maintained this status, while also being a major center of Brahmanism and Jainism for hundreds of year.
The famous Angkor Wat postcard shot, I tried it in portrait as something different, it's been done so many times before.
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Cropped the right a little to make it more symetrical, boosted contrast and dropped the brightness a little to compensate for overexposure and put the green and blue balance up a bit to highlight the natural colours of the sky and the grass.
It turned out it was about 0.5 a degree off on the horizon being horizontal too so I've corrected that (Someone had a good eye!).
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it was biting cold by river thames. but it was fun enjoying on the streets of london.
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This is The Temple in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia. "The Temple has served as a center for Atlanta's Jewish cultural, educational and social activities since its construction in 1931. It is the home of the city's oldest Jewish congregation -- the Hebrew Benevolent Society, established in 1860 to serve the needs of the local German-Jewish immigrants. Operating from various rented rooms and halls, the congregation built its first permanent synagogue in 1875 in downtown Atlanta.
Twice, first in 1902 and again in 1930, overcrowded facilities prompted the Reform Judaism congregation to build a new home. At the time of its construction, the current Temple was one of only a few synagogues in the state, which in 1926 had only 22 Jewish congregations and 13 synagogues. During the era of the Civil Rights struggle in the South, the Temple's rabbi, Jacob Rothschild, became an outspoken supporter of equality for all of Atlanta's citizens. On October 12, 1958, white supremacists bombed the northern side of the Temple in response to the rabbi's support of the Civil Rights movement.
Although arrests were made, no one was ever convicted of the bombing. While Rabbi Rothschild's commitment to social justice angered some, many more were outraged at the bombing. An outpouring of support came from around the world to help reconstruct the damaged portions of the Temple." www.nps.gov/nr/travel/atlanta/tem.htm.
Roman temple from the 1st Century AD, possibly dedicated to Augustus, in Évora, then named Ebora Liberalitas Julia. The temple was destroyed by Germanic tribes (likely the Visigoths) in the 5th Century.
Original taken with Nikon FM2, Nikkor AF 24mm f/2.8D, Fujichrome Velvia 50
Digitized with a Nikon D90, Micro-Nikkor 55mm f/3.5 AI + extension tubes (50mm), F16, 1s, ISO 200. Processed with Fotoxx (4 images stitched together) and Gimp.
The temple, however, was not built by the king Narasimha III (1254-91 A.D.) but by his celebrated army commander, Somnath. Some year ago he had founded a village on the left bank of the Kaveri River, which he named Somnathpur, after himself. Now in a bid for further immortality, Somnath petitioned the king to grand him the permission and resources for his project of setting up a grand temple to glorify Hoysala craftsmanship.
Soon work began. The best sculptors in the realm were commissioned for the task. There came sculptors whose wizardry with the hammer and chisel was almost legendary. Among them was the famous Mallitamma. Then there were sculptors: Ballayya, Chaudayya, Bharmayya, Kamayya and the Nanjayya. Of the 194 carved images on the outer walls, Mallitamma's contribution was forty. We know this because all the sculptors have signed their works - a practice unusual for its times, but also evident in Hoysala temples at Belur and Halebid.
The king not only bestowed Somnath with his largesse, but also sanctioned an annual grant of 3,000 gold coins for the temple's upkeep and maintenance. All these facts are duly mentioned on the slab and appear as though to have happened yesterday!
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China 20124: Beijing: Temple of Heaven. Earth was represented by a square and Heaven by a circle; several features of the temple complex symbolize the connection of Heaven and Earth, of circle and square. Symbolism occult or overt; pursuit of perfection and harmony are the characteristics of the art of ancient China