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July 5, 2017 - The Bayon Temple is located at Angkor Thom. It was constructed in the late 12th or early 13th century as the state temple of King Jayavarman VII. It was the last state temple to be built at Angkor. Built as a Mahayana Buddhist shrine dedicated to Buddha.
Mississauga Masonic Temple recently participated in an open house, as part of Doors Open Mississauga (Doors Open Ontario); having seen the 19th-century recreated lodge at Black Creek Pioneer Village, I was curious to see how similar and/or how different a modern, active lodge was, from the recreation.
I did take a lot of pics of the interior, but I had some camera issues, and a number of them didn't turn out, but no big deal, as much was similar to the Black Creek Lodge, anyway; no point duplicating, unnecessarily.
The building used to be a Methodist church mission to the Mississaugas.
Port Credit, Ontario.
The Sri Mahamariamman Temple is the oldest Hindu temple in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Founded in 1873, it is situated at edge of Chinatown in Jalan Bandar (formerly High Street). In 1968, a new structure was built, featuring the ornate 'Raja Gopuram' tower in the style of South Indian temples.
From its inception, the temple provided an important place of worship for early Indian immigrants and is now an important cultural and national heritage.
Gopuram
Built in the South Indian style, the temple's most outstanding feature is the impressive 5-tiered gopuram (tower). It is the tallest structure in the temple. The dramatic 22.9m (75ft) high pyramid-shaped gate tower is decorated with depictions of Hindu gods sculpted by artisans from southern India. The chief sculptor was the late S. T. Muniappa from Tamil Nadu and is credited for creating the 228 idols on the gopuram.
Main Prayer Hall
This Temple resembles the form of a human body lying on its back with the head positioned towards the west and the feet towards the east. The temple's 5-tiered gopuram corresponds to the feet of the body. It is the threshold between the material and spiritual world.
At the rear is the garbagraham or sanctum sanctorum, which corresponds to the head. It is a freestanding structure with its own roof and walls and has one entrance that faces east. This is the inner sanctum where the chief deity Sri Maha Mariamman is located. The priest stands in front of the garbagraham when performing the puja (prayers).
Within the temple is a main prayer hall with richly decorated ceilings. The location of three shrines in the main temple is marked by an ornately embellished onion dome which can be seen from outside. There is also four smaller shrines located peripherally around the main temple building
Pillaiyar is in the shrine on the left and Lord Muruga, his brother, is on the right. Pillaiyar is also found at the entrance as he is the remover of obstacles. The eight female figures adorning the pillars inside the temple are of Lakshmi.
Once every 12 years, in keeping with Hindu tradition, the temple is reconsecrated.
The Deity
Mariamman is popularly worshipped by overseas Indians, especially Tamils because she is looked upon as their protector during their sojourn to foreign lands. Mariamman is a manifestation of the goddess - Parvati, an incarnation embodying Mother Earth with all her terrifying force. She is associated with disease and fever and protects her devotees from unholy or demonic events [Wikipedia.org]
This location was erected in 1922 and was the home for first public library open to black citizens in Birmingham. It was also formerly, among many other things, the home of NAACP offices
The Colored Masonic Temple, as the facade denotes, has been mostly abandoned since the 80's. Some parts longer, some parts not as long.
The denizens of property enjoyed trunks, locking trunks, and were a musical people.
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This location was erected in 1922 and was the home for first public library open to black citizens in Birmingham. It was also formerly, among many other things, the home of NAACP offices
The Colored Masonic Temple, as the facade denotes, has been mostly abandoned since the 80's. Some parts longer, some parts not as long.
The denizens of property enjoyed trunks, locking trunks, and were a musical people.
The Maruri Temple Lamp Tower. The Maruti temple is situated on top of the Altinho hillock overlooking the Fontainhas district in Panaji, the capital of Goa. It is dedicated to lord Hanuman, the monkey god and enshrines Lord Hanuman as the presiding deity.
Bagan is a magic place: it’s a landscape with soul and atmosphere – no matter how many pictures one sees, there is nothing like being there.
For one of my PhotoBlogs about Bagan, please visit "The Plains of Bagan": www.ursulasweeklywanders.com/travel/heat-and-dust-in-the-...
When I took this picture a strong gusty wind was blowing. I was so surprized to notice that only the united states flag was responding to the wind. the other flags acted as if there was no movement in the air.
Perhaps I clicked before the gust of wind had reached the other flags
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Kukdeshwar Temple is a 12th century Shiva temple built in hemadpanthi style of architecture. The temple is located in Pur village, about 15 km west of Junnar in Pune District of Maharashtra, India. The Temple and lies on the banks of Kukdi River and the architecture has beautiful carvings inside and on the outer wall. The roof of this temple is in a dilapidated state and some restoration and reconstruction efforts can be seen.
This is the most beautiful and spectacular temple of our trip!
Dating from the 12th century, Bayon Temple is the spectacular central temple of the ancient city of Angkor Thom. The complex is located just to the north of the famous Angkor Wat.
Angkor Thom was built as a square, the sides of which run exactly north to south and east to west. Standing in the exact center of the walled city, Bayon Temple represents the intersection of heaven and earth.
Bayon is known for its huge stone faces of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, with one facing outward and keeping watch at each compass point. The curious smiling image, thought by many to be a portrait of Jayavarman himself, has been dubbed by some the "Mona Lisa of Southeast Asia." There are 51 smaller towers surrounding Bayon, each with four faces of its own.
Bayon Temple is surrounded by two long walls bearing an extraordinary collection of bas-relief scenes of legendary and historical events. In all, there are are total of more than 11,000 carved figures over 1.2km of wall. They were probably originally painted and gilded, but this has long since faded.
The Leamington Sikh temple is just around the corner from my office - it was built between 2008 and 2009 using £11m raised by local residents. It puts the surrounding buildings to shame - there's a bowling alley next door which rather suffers by comparison.
Kalasan Temple, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
(Candi Kalasan, Candi Kalibening, Yogyakarta).
Kalasan (Indonesian: Candi Kalasan), also known as Candi Kalibening, is an 8th-century Buddhist temple in Indonesia. According to the Kalasan inscription dated 778 AD, written in Sanskrit using Pranagari script, the temple was erected by the will of Guru Sang Raja Sailendravamçatilaka (the Jewel of Sailendra family) who succeeded to persuade Maharaja Tejapurnapana Panangkaran (in other part of the inscription also called as Kariyana Panangkaran) to construct Tarabhavanam, a holy building for the goddess (boddhisattvadevi) Tara. According to the date of this inscription, Kalasan temple is the oldest among temples built in the Prambanan Plain. The temple stands on square 14.20 meters sub-basement. The temple plan is cross-shaped 12 corners polygon. According to the Kalasan inscription, the temple once houses the large (probably reaching 4 meters tall) statue of the Boddhisattvadevi Tara. By the design of the throne, most probably the statue of the goddess was in seated position and made from bronze. Now the statue is missing, probably the same fate as bronze Buddha statue in Sewu temple, being looted for scrap metal over centuries.
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