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The Chaturvuja temple is a massive temple built originally for Lord Rama by King Madhukar Shah in 17th century A.D. at Orchha, M.P., India, , but when Lord Rama supposedly refused to stay here, it was converted into a temple of Vishnu, the four armed deity,of the Trinity of Hinduism (actually, Lord Rama is considered as an Avatar of lord Vishnu). A massive temple built on a raised stone platform, with high spires rising to the heaven, this is what the common tourists feel as the most eye-catching of all the temples of Orchha. A massive & steep staircase leads to the main entrance. Inside, there is a large space like a cross, where the devotees can gather to watch the deity. With airy interior with plenty of natural light, this temple has somewhat unique ambience compared to the common Hindu temples.
Karnak Temple, third pylon
East wall of the north wing behind Hypostyle Hall.
The inscribed decoration of Amenhotep III presents the king and the god’s sacred bark on a festival journey to Luxor temple.
Temple of Saturn.
Built in 498 BC and dedicated to the god who founded the first village on the Capitoline Hill, it was the first major construction of the Republican Age.
Pambanan temple, also called thousand temple which some are damaged because 6,2 SR earth quake on 2006, taken last summer when visiting my Family in Indonesia.
From the May 2016 trip to Thailand and Cambodia:
Ayuthaya is really just a day trip from Bangkok. It’s about 1.5-2 hours by small van (and was about 60 baht/person, if I remember correctly). Ayuthaya is an interesting place in that it’s the former capital of Siam and, now, is famous for its ruins (Angkor Wat-ish, which made this day trip a pretty good preview for me, since we spent 2+ full days in Angkor a week after being here).
The ruins are quite fascinating. Ayuthaya was, in its prime, one of the largest cities in the world. It was the capital of Siam from 1350-1767 and was a major trading port, which led to a lot of international comingling. The capital finally fell in 1767 at the hands of the Burmese, who went on to destroy almost everything they could.
After 1767, the majority of temples simply began to fall into ruin. It wasn’t until 1991 when UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site that renovation/restoration truly began. The Burmese, for their part, have contributed to rebuilding.
The old city of Ayuthaya is located on an island – manmade, if I’m not mistaken – surrounded by sprawling, modern-day, urbanized and otherwise completely unmemorable buildings in a panoramic sense. The minivan drops you off at the eastern edge of the island, where you’re generally assailed upon by a horde of tuktuk drivers. For 800 baht, we had one hired for the day, who took us to six sites.
On the particular day that we visited here (Tuesday, May 10, 2016), it was fairly hot. The temperature was close to 100 degrees (38*C). We arrived at the first of six (though there are many more) temples around 11:00.
Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon (20 baht) was built by King U Thong in 1357 to house Sri Lankan monks. It’s just outside the main island on the eastern or southeastern part of town. The highlights of this temple are the somewhat large reclining Buddha and the rows of Buddhas which surround the main chedi. It’s not a large temple, though it was pretty interesting and photogenic.
The second site (through the fifth) were all located on the main island. Wat Phra Mahathat (50 baht) has the most-photographed site in Ayuthaya: a sandstone Buddha head entwined in a tree’s root system. The temple was built in 1374 during the reign of King Borom Ratchathirat I. The other points of interest at Wat Mahathat are the Khmer-style prangs (chedis) and the rows of headless Buddhas. Wat Mahathat is quite a bit bigger than Wat Yai Chai Mongkhon, and it’s easy to spend an hour here.
From Wat Mahathat, the third stop was quite near: Wat Phra Si Sanphet (50 baht). Per Lonely Planet, Wat Si Sanphet was built during the late 15th century and once contained a 16-meter high standing Buddha covered with 250 kg of gold that the Burmese melted down and ran off with. What is still remaining are three rather impressive and easily-recognizable chedi (chedi just means stupa, or pagoda) that are the highlight of a visit here. Like Wat Mahthat, the grounds here are a bit large, though there are fewer ruins here than at Mahathat. This temple was used by quite a few kings.
Next door to Wat Si Sanphet was the fourth stop: Wihaan Phra Mongkhon Bophit. This is a sanctuary hall which houses one of the largest (17-meter high) bronze Buddha statues in the country. The Buddha has undergone quite a few restorations after lightning strikes and fire. In 1955, the Burmese Prime Minister donated 200,000 baht (a little over $6,000) to restore the building. Between Wat Si Sanphet and here, one can easily spend another hour, if not longer.
Wat Lokaya Sutha was the fifth stop, and is on the western side of the main island. Of the six stops, it was the least impressive…primarily because there’s not much to see except for a reclining Buddha, which is rather large. The actual temple itself, though, is long gone. Spending more than 5-10 minutes here is probably a few minutes longer than necessary.
Our last stop of the afternoon was Wat Chai Wattanaram (50 baht/person). This is one of the more recent temples/ruins (built in 1673 by King Prasat Thong). LP says that, “Just 40 years ago, this temple and one-time garrison were immersed in thick jungle.” None of that is evident now. It’s actually a dry, dusty temple with a very distinct 35-meter high central prang surrounded by 4 medium-sized prangs (at the NE, SE, SW, and NW corners) and four smaller prangs at the cardinal directions. This temple is quite picturesque, though given the heat, we were about ready to call it a day after having spent about 30-45 minutes here.
Finally having finished, we had our tuktuk driver take us back to the bus station (a garage, really), where we immediately caught a van back to Bangkok and spent our last evening (for now) wandering around Chinatown (quickly) before going back to Th Khao San for a more relaxing dinner.
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.
"We have a special occasion at madhurai this week" , my friend told.
"Wow its cool, if you are planning to go then i would also come" , i expressed my interest.
"Cool, u come on 5th and 6th of this month" he suggested.
"Yup!!" , i was happy.
Took two days unplanned leave quickly and just vanished out from work.
Madhurai is in Tamil nadu, India and is famous for 'Meenakshi' temple. Meenakshi is the name of a Godess. Literally the word Meenakshi means- women with beautiful eyes.
This time it was festival season at meenakshi temple and got this snap in one of such an occasion.
My temple on display at Brickworld 2012
There was a high risk of fire, so we called in some of Ricey's Firetrucks - just to be safe.
Pretty version can be seen here: www.flickr.com/photos/si-mocs/6227616545/in/set-721576278...
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.
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.