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Kantojiu Temple (Bengali: কান্তজীউ মন্দির) at Kantanagar, is a late-medieval Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh. Built by Maharaja Pran Nath, its construction started in 1702 CE and ended in 1752 CE, during the reign of his son Maharaja Ramnath.It boasts one of the greatest examples on Terracotta architecture in Bangladesh and once had nine spires, but all were destroyed in an earthquake that took place in 1897
Kantajew Temple , Dinajpur, Bangladesh.
My first attempt at micro scale building. Not too happy with the steps but overall learnt a lot for the next build so pretty happy with it.
Made for the Greco-Roman LEGO group micro-mini scale temple challenge.
I had to throw this together in 5 minutes so we had something in the thread!
Vadakkunnathan Temple also known as Thenkailasam and Vrishabhachalam, is one of the largest and ancient Shiva temples in Kerala and India. It is located in the heart of Thrissur city. This temple is a classic example of the Kerala style of architecture with beautiful murals delineating graphically, various episodes from the Mahabharata. The shrines and the Koothambalam display exquisite vignettes carved in wood. According to popular lore, the temple was built by Parasurama. The sprawling Thekkinkadu maidan, encircling the Vadakumnathan temple, is the main venue of the Thrissur Pooram
Temple Kirk just outside Temple village.
There is a presence felt in this place.
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Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Meenakshi, also known as Parvati, wife of Shiva. Most of the structure of the temple has been built in the early 1600s, yet the site has been a temple for 2500 years and has continually been a place of worship since then. The temple has 14 gopurams (gateway towers), 33000 sculptures, and over 15000 visitors every day, rising to over 1 million during the April/May festival.
Shot @ Chandrachoodeshwarar Temple,Hosur,Bangalore09.
This was a beautiful Shiva Temple near Hosur. Just off the Hosur Main road, on a hill to the right when driving from Bangalore (some 1 hour drive from Silk Board Junction).
Thanks to Suvajit da again !! He knows everything about these unknown places around Bangalore :)
Xplored:-Highest position: 473 on Saturday, January 17, 2009
Borobudur temple is the largest temple in Asia, located in Central Java, Indonesia. This shot taken from Barede Hills, 2 km west of the temple.
272 staircases Hindu temple in Batu Cave, Malaysia. The temple located in a limestone cave system where sunlight ray is noticeable during daytime, monkeys wandering around the temple waiting for foods.
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This stunning Sun Temple was built in 1026 and is one of Gujarat’s highlights in religious architecture. In tribute to its solar deity, it was designed to capture the dawn sunlight on the image of Surya during the equinoxes. As you approach the temple through peaceful gardens you pass the Surya Kund, a rectangular stepwell containing over 100 shrines.
Virupaksha Temple after sun set, Hampi, Karnatka, India 2016
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The Balinese temple is called Pura, and unlike the common towering Indian Hindu Temple with interior space, the Balinese temple is designed as an open air worship place within enclosed walls, connected with series of intricately decorated gates to reach its compounds. Each of these temples has a more or less fixed membership; every Balinese belongs to a temple by virtue of descent, residence, or some mystical revelation of affiliation. Some temples are associated with the family house compound (also called banjar in Bali), others are associated with rice fields, and still others with key geographic sites.
The one in the picture is located on the Caangu beach and is for the 'Lord Varuna', the God of the sky, of water and of the celestial ocean.
Candi Prambanan pada saat menjelang petang. Langit pada saat itu total berwarna biru tua. Candi Prambanan sendiri merupakan salah satu candi Hindhu terbesar di dunia. Candi ini merupakan peninggalan kerajaan Mataram Lama pada masa pemerintahan Rakai Pikatan dan Rakai Balitung.
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Luxor Temple stands in the heart of the modern city close to the banks of the Nile. It is an impressive and largely complete structure dating back to the New Kingdom, constructed around c1400BC. Its main facade is still adorned with large sculptures of Ramesses II, along with one of a pair of obelisks that flanked the main entrance (the other now famously stands in Paris).
The earliest parts of the complex were built under Pharoah Amenhotep III, with the main shrine (with later rebuilding by Alexander) and the papyrus-columned courtyard at the southern end dating from his reign. Also of this date is the monumental colonnade that forms the centre of the complex, with a mighty avenue of columns flanked by corridors finished by Amenhotep III's grandson, Tutankhamun.
The first parts of the temple the visitor encounters, the facade with its twin pylon-towers followed by the colonnaded first courtyard date from the following dynasty and were mostly constructed during the reign of Ramesses II, whose colossal statues are omnipresent in these areas to make his authorship all the more apparent.
The first courtyard is still partially occupied by a mosque dedicated to a local holy-man, Abu el Haggag. Attempts to relocate the shrine and reveal the hidden parts of the ancient structure beneath have so far been resisted.
Finally the temple is preceded by an avenue of sphinxes that originally extended all the way to Karnak temple roughly a mile away. Much of the course of the avenue was recently excavated (at huge cost involving much demolition in central Luxor) and has not yet fully opened. The sphinxes at this southern end are the best preserved, and were installed by one of the very last native pharoahs, Nectanebo I.
Our visit was rather late in the day, thus the light rapidly diminished on arrival, so we instead experienced the temple mostly floodlit, which was a rather magical experience.
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