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Phanom Rung, one of the largest and most significant of all Khmer temples in Thailand, is located on top of an extinct volcano. The temple was build between the 10th and 13th century on the ancient route from the Khmer capital Angkor Thom to Phimai, the site of another large Khmer temple further West in Nakhon Ratchasima. A 160 meter long processional walkway leads to the impressive central sanctuary. As the main sanctuary was constructed out of pink sandstone, Phanom Rung is also known as “stone castle”. Phanom Rung has been restored by the Thai Fine Arts Department. The monument has been submitted to UNESCO’s tentative list for consideration as a future World Heritage Site.
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The Temple Zu Lai, located in Cotia in the metropolitan region of São Paulo (Brazil), is the first temple of Fo Guang Shan Monastery in Latin America.
In May 2000, it launched the foundation stone of the construction of the new building which was to have 10.000 m2 of built area, in a total area of 150.000 m2. Its design was inspired by the oriental architectural style of the palaces of the Tang Dynasty, integrating at the same time aspects of modern Western architecture. The work was jointly developed by Chinese architects, Taiwanese, Japanese and Brazilian and the works were completed in October 2003, giving rise thus the "Pure Land" of Humanistic Buddhism in South.
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The ruins of Shankaragaurishvara temple, which was built by king Shankaravarman of the Utpala dynasty in the 9th century, at the current town of Pattan in Kashmir Himalayas, India
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.
The Galtaji Monkey Temple near Jaipur, in Rajasthan, India is a popular tourist and Hindu pilgrim destination. The site, which dates back to the 1500's, consists of a series of Hindu temples built into a narrow crevice in the hills that surround Jaipur. Water from a natural spring flows into a series of sacred pools (kunds) in which pilgrims bathe and youths play. The site is also famous for the numerous monkeys (rhesus macaques and langur monkeys) that live there and entertain the visitors.
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Hoshakuzan Kozenji temple, in Komagane, Japan.
Sony FE 24-105mm F4 G OSS
105mm; 1/125 sec; f/5.6; ISO 6400
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, ...
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This is the Orem Utah Temple, owned and operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
The "Temple of Janus" is a cultic structure of Romano-Celtic design located in Autun, Saône-et-Loire, France, to the North-West of the ancient city of Augustodunum.
The temple lies in the centre of a vast sanctuary, whose extent and complexity was revealed by excavations conducted from 2013 to 2016, on a site whose history goes back to Neolithic times, and which experienced an important phase of monumental constructions in the 1st Century AD. The temple was abandoned at the onset of the Early Middle Ages, and its structures were later reused in the fashioning of a Medieval defensive work. The temple has retained two sides of its square cella, at a height of over 20 metres, as well as vestiges of its ambulatory and side structure foundations. The temple's supposed dedication to the Roman god Janus is not based on any archaeological or historic fact, and the deity that was venerated in the temple is unknown.
The Temple of Janus was included on the first list of protected historical French monuments, established in 1840. (Wikipedia)
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I used this pic as a background for the lovely original pic.
Early evening at the Golden Temple, Amritsar. Taken at 6:55pm on 2nd April 2025 with a Sony A7 111 and 24-105mm lens at 56mm. ISO 500, f/5.6, 1/60s.
Chinese temples are often comprised of many buildings, halls and shrines. They tend to be situated in the middle of towns and have north-south axises.
Todaiji (東大寺, Tōdaiji, "Grand Temple de l'Est") est l'un des temples les plus célèbres et les plus importants du Japon et constitue un emblème de Nara.
Todaiji (東大寺, Tōdaiji, "Great Eastern Temple") is one of Japan's most famous and historically significant temples and a landmark of Nara.
This was the best I can do to rescue this shot. Weather was really horrible and my bracketed shots lacked detail in the shadows.
Good thing this was not one of those places that tripods are not allowed. This picture could have been worse if it was done hand held
This colourful nine story temple stands out in all views of the town of Tuaran. What surprised me was the fact that after a 15 year build period it only opened as recently as 2005. In the UK I am used to religious buildings being hundreds of years old. My first impressions of this temple are of a colourful mix of warriors and deities that have seemingly been woven into daily life. I imagine that there is a huge amount to learn.
One of the most important temples in Hindu iconography, the Dwarkadhish temple, also known as the Jagat Mandir and occasionally spelled "Dwarakadheesh" (Gujarati: દ્વારકાધીશ મન્દિર; Sanskrit and Hindi: द्वारकाधीश मन्दिर), is dedicated to Lord Krishna, who is worshipped here by the name Dwarkadhish, or 'King of Dwarka'. The main shrine of the 5-storied building, supported by 72 pillars, is known as Jagat Mandir or Nija Mandir.
Archaeological findings suggest it to be 2,200 - 2,000 years old. Temple was enlarged in the 15th- 16th century.
According to traditions, the original temple was believed to have been built by Krishna's grandson, Vajranabha, over the hari-griha (Lord Krishna's residential place). The temple became part of the Char Dham pilgrimage considered sacred by Hindus in India, after Adi Shankaracharya, the 8th century Hindu theologian and philosopher, visited the shrine. The other three being comprising Rameswaram, Badrinath and Puri.
This shot was taken from an upper floor of an adjacent house. Due to very less space at the ground floor of the temple complex, no good shot is possible from within the temple complex. Due to tall structures all around, any afternoon or morning shot cast very long shadows. Hence noon was chosen as the time to take this shot.