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Temple cars are chariots used to carry idols of Hindu gods. The car pulling is usually on festival days where many folks pull the cart. There are approximately 515 wooden carts in Tamil Nadu. Many rich temples also have golden cars.
Ancient temple in Luang Prabang, Laos
Most of the temples in Luang Prabang meet the definition of ancient. It is like you step back in time.
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Wat Xiengthong, Luang Prabang, Laos
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The Krishna Temple is situated to the north of the image of Narasimha. It has an inscription of Krishnadeva Raya, dated AD 1513 recording that an image of Bala-Krishna, which he had brought from a temple in Udayagiri, was enshrined in a mandapa in this temple. This large and ornate east-facing temple-complex is built in typical Vijayanagara style. A large open prakara with tall walls contains the Svami and Amman sancta and many subshrines. The major sanctum-group contain the natural typical arrangement of an open maha-mandapa, an ardha-mandapa and a covered prakara running round the garbha-griha and antarala. One of the pillars in the ardha-mandapa is noteworthy, as all the ten incarnations of Vishnu including the rare form of Kalki are carved on it. Kalki is depicted as a seated figure with a horse's head. The garbha-griha and antarala have an ornate and well-finished exterior with fine bas-reliefs. The sanctum is a three-storeyed vimana with a circular sikhara, much dilapidated. The Amman shrine is to the northwest of the Svami Sanctum, and both have sala sikharas.
The Krishna temple is interesting for the numerous sub-shrines it contains. One of these in the south has many stucco figures of Subhramanya shrine in a Krishna temple is rather unique. The three gopuras of the temple-east, south and north are almost completely dilapidated. The large east gopuram has only a part of its superstructure existing. Its west face contains many fine stucco figures of warriors with shields and spirited horses and elephants. This probably represents a war-scene connected with the Orissa campaign of Krishnadeva Raya.
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The „Temple of Trash“ is one of 16 follies which are build for the expo follyDOCK in Rotterdam. More infos www.salzigdesign.com and www.follydock.com
The Sikh Temple on Brandon Way in Leeds is on the opposite side of Chapeltown Road to the old Sikh Temple. A Gurdwara, as it is known, is taken from two nouns: "Guru" meaning God and "dwara" meaning house - Gurdwara therefore literally means House of God.
The temple can be seen in daylight at Leodis, courtesy of James W Bell, at:
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The old Sikh Temple on Chapeltown Road can be seen at:
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Jongrung Temple District
located in the suburbs of Pyongyang. North Korea
Site of King Tongmyong's Mausoleum - Ryongsan-ri, Rhyokpho District, Pyongyang city
Museum monks
Right next to King Tongmyong’s tomb (and part of the World heritage site near P’yŏngyan) is the small Jongrung Temple, where prayers were said for the deceased king. In this country, where any religion has been almost totally ruled out, it still feels strange, sterile even — not like a real, “living” monastery, even though six monks still live here: no lamps burn in front of the Buddha statues, and the distinctive aroma of burning incense is completely missing. I wonder, how are they practicing their religion and duties as monks then? The place feels more like a museum with the monks as caretakers.
When I ask the guide (through Miss Uni - the guide doesn’t speak English) how the monastery gets new novices, she tells us these monks can marry, and that their sons can succeed them. They’re also not required to shave their heads, whether to do that is their own choice. Now while I know that in some types of Buddhism monks can indeed marry, the idea of monks’ sons succeeding them sounds very strange to me: is this some strange sect or has this monastery been “reformed” by the government into something not really Buddhist any more?
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This beautiful and tranquil temple in Nepal is an unusual Buddhist
monastery known commonly as ‘Hiranya Varna Mahabihar’, ‘Kwa Bahal’ or
‘Suvarna Mahavihara’ and is situated north of Durbar Square. Legend
has it that the Golden Temple was founded during the 12th Century.
Patan's Golden Temple simple from the outside and majestic from the
inside.
Within lies the magnificent Golden temple described as a ‘jeweled
casket’ floating in the amrit (the water of immortality), and believed
that should the waters of the philosophy of faith be ingested a
promise of life eternal is his alone. The waters of amrit are
legendary because of its assumed healing powers, vitality and health
given to those who believe.
The Golden Temple was founded during the faith of Guru Arian Dev,
becoming of great worth to the Sikh people mainly due to being the
resting place for the original Guru Sahib. In the Nepalese Temmple is
a holy book holding over 7,000 hymns. Interestingly, the writers of
this holy book are made up of Gurus and saints of different religions
and social classes.
The Lotus Temple, located in Delhi, India, is a Bahá'í House of Worship completed in 1986. Notable for its flowerlike shape, it serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian subcontinent and has become a prominent attraction in the city. Like all Bahá'í Houses of Worship, the Lotus Temple is open to all, regardless of religion or any other qualification. The building is composed of 27 free-standing marble-clad "petals" arranged in clusters of three to form nine sides, with nine doors opening onto a central hall with height of slightly over 40 metres and a capacity of 2,500 people
Vadakkunnathan Temple is a classic example of the architectural style of Kerala and has monumental towers on all four sides and also a kuttambalam.
Mural paintings depicting various episodes from Mahabharata can be seen inside the temple. The shrines and the Kuttambalam display vignettes carved in wood.
The temple, along with the mural paintings, has been declared as a National Monument by India under Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act.
According to popular local lore, this is the first temple built by Parasurama.
One of the best preserved and most beautiful structures on Curetes Street is the Temple of Hadrian. It was built before 138 AD and was dedicated to the Emperor Hadrian, who came to visit the city from Athens in 128 AD. The temple consists of a monumental pronaos (porch in front of cella) and a small, bare cella (main chamber). The facade of the temple has four Corinthian columns supporting a curved arch, in the middle of which contains a relief of Tyche, goddess of victory. The side columns are square. The pedestal with inscriptions in front of the temple, are the bases for the statues of the emperors between 293-305 CE, Diocletian, Maximian, Constantius I, and Galerius; the originals of the statues have not been found yet. The lintel over the doors is richly decorated with classic motifs such as eggs or strands of pearls. On the second semi-circular frontal over the door, the figure of a maiden resembling Medusa is depicted among flowers and acanthus leaves. On both sides there are friezes depicting the story of the foundation of Ephesus - Androklos shooting a boar, Dionysus in ceremonial procession and the Amazons. The fourth frieze portrays two male figures, one of which is Apollo; Athena, goddess of the moon; a female figure, Androkles, Herakles, the wife and son of Theodosius and the goddess Athena. The friezes that are seen today are copies, and the originals are displayed
The temple of Karnak was known as Ipet-isut (Most select of places) by the ancient Egyptians. It is a city of temples built over 2000 years and dedicated to the Theben triad of Amon, Mut and Khonsu.
This derelict place is still capable of overshadowing many of the wonders of the modern world and in its day must have been awe inspiring.
For the largely uneducated ancient Egyptian population this could only have been the place of the gods. It is the mother of all religious buildings, the largest ever made and a place of pilgrimage for nearly 4,000 years. Although todays pilgrims are mainly tourists. It covers about 200 acres 1.5km by 0.8km The area of the sacred enclosure of Amon alone is 61 acres and would hold ten average European cathedrals.The great temple at the heart of Karnak is so big, St Peter's, Milan and Notre Dame Cathedrals could be lost within its walls. The Hypostyle hall at 54,000 square feet with its 134 columns is still the largest room of any religious building in the world. In addition to the main sanctuary there are several smaller temples and a vast sacred lake.
Construction continued on this temple for more than two millennia under the belief that once building ceased, the temple "died." The temple was a closed compound, open only to the priests and the pharaoh. The common people could only enter the courtyard.
The key difference between Karnak and most of the other temples and sites in Egypt is the length of time over which it was developed and used. Construction work began in the 16th century BC. Approximately 30 pharaohs contributed to the buildings, enabling it to reach a size, complexity and diversity not seen elsewhere. Few of the individual features of Karnak are unique, but the size and number of features are overwhelming.
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The Kailashnatha temple dedicated to Lord Shiva is the oldest temple of Kanchipuram. It was built by the Pallava King Rayasimha in the late 7th century AD and reflects the freshness and simplicity of the early Dravidian style of temple architecture. There are a number of small shrines within this temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, Goddess Parvathi (Lord Shiva's consort) and their sons, Ganesh and Murugan.
A view of the open area between the temple outer walls (on the right) and the sanctum sanctorum (in the centre). Devotees use this area to perambulate clockwise around the sanctum sanctorum as per tradition.
The Lotus Temple, located in New Delhi, India, is a Bahá'í House of Worship completed in 1986. Notable for its flowerlike shape, it serves as the Mother Temple of the Indian subcontinent and has become a prominent attraction in the city. The Lotus Temple has won numerous architectural awards and been featured in hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles.
All Bahá'í Houses of Worship, including the Lotus Temple, share certain architectural elements, some of which are specified by Bahá'í scripture. `Abdu'l-Bahá, the son of the founder of the religion, stipulated that an essential architectural character of a House of Worship is a nine-sided circular shape. While all current Bahá'í Houses of Worship have a dome, this is not regarded as an essential part of their architecture. Bahá'í scripture also states that no pictures, statues or images be displayed within the House of Worship and no pulpits or altars be incorporated as an architectural feature (readers may stand behind simple portable lecture stands).
Model of the temple at the information centre
Inspired by the lotus flower, the design for the House of Worship in New Delhi is composed of 27 free-standing marble clad "petals" arranged in clusters of three to form nine sides. The nine doors of the Lotus Temple open onto a central hall slightly more than 40 meters tall that is capable of holding up to 2,500 people. The surface of the House of Worship is made of white marble from Penteli mountain in Greece, the very same from which many ancient monuments and other Bahá'í Houses of Worship are built.[7] Along with its nine surrounding ponds and the gardens, the Lotus Temple property comprises 26 acres (105,000 m²; 10.5 ha).
The site is in the village of Bahapur, in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The architect was an Iranian, who now lives in Canada, named Fariborz Sahba. He was approached in 1976 to design it and later oversaw its construction. The structural design was undertaken by the UK firm Flint and Neill. The major part of the funds needed to buy this land was donated by Ardishír Rustampúr of Hyderabad, Sindh, who gave his entire life savings for this purpose in 1953. A portion of construction budget was saved and used to build a greenhouse to study indigenous plants and flowers that would be appropriate for use on the site.
India, Assam.
Sibsagar (Sivasagar), Sivadol, Shiva temple
The Sivadol (Hindi: शिवडोल) stands on the bank of Borpukhuri tank in the heart of Sivasagar, Assam. It was built in 1734 by Bar Raja Ambika, queen of Ahom king Swargadeo Siba Singha. The Sivadol (dol means temple in Assamese) is believed to be the tallest Shiva temple in India. Its height is 104 feet (32 m) and the perimeter is 195 ft (59 m) at the base. It is capped by an eight feet high golden-dome. Each year during the Shivaratri, a huge mela (fair) is organised in the temple ground and pilgrims from all over India arrives here to offer puja.
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Bongwonsa temple - Seoul - South Korea
Bongwon Temple (or Bongwonsa) is a South Korean Buddhist temple in Bongwon-dong, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul near Yonsei University.
Situated to the northeast of the university on the hillside of Ahn Mountain, this is the head temple of the Taego Order of Korean Buddhism. Originally founded in 889 by Master Doseon and located on the current site of Yonsei University, it moved to its present location in 1748.
Part of the temple was destroyed in 1950 during the Korean War. In 1966 a new hall was built but this was later moved to another part of the city. In 1991 while a new Hall of 3000 Buddhas was being built, a fire destroyed the Main Buddha Hall, which was rebuilt in 1994. In the summer of 2004, it was discovered that serial killer Yoo Young-Cheol had buried over one dozen bodies of his victims on the temple grounds.
Currently more than 50 monks live at the temple and are engaged in education and social welfare work.
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