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(The Kamakhya Temple (Assamese: kāmākhyā mandir); also Kamrup-Kamakhya is a Hindu temple dedicated to the mother goddess Kamakhya. It is one of the oldest of the 51 Shakti Pithas. Situated on the Nilachal Hill in western part of Guwahati city in Assam, India, it is the main temple in a complex of individual temples dedicated to the ten Mahavidyas: Kali, Tara, Sodashi, Bhuvaneshwari, Bhairavi, Chhinnamasta, Dhumavati, Bagalamukhi, Matangi and Kamala. Among these, Tripurasundari, Matangi and Kamala reside inside the main temple whereas the other seven reside in individual temples. It is an important pilgrimage destination for general Hindu and especially for Tantric worshipers.)
Sculpture
The monarch.
Le monarque.
Bangkok, Thailand.
©Dorian Garnier
Nikon D7000, AF-S DX Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
This is the staircase leading to Temple 5. The temple is 51m high, and the staircase is hidden off to the side (you cannot walk up the main stairs anymore, for preservation reasons). From the top, you can see over the whole of Tikal. It is breathtaking.
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What was left of the temple once the top tier came down. I was fumbling with my camera and started this too late.
LUXOR'S TEMPLE
Lugar: Luxor - Egipto.
Cámara: Canon EOS Kiss X5.
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The Airavatesvara Temple at Darasuram near Kumbakonum is one of India's most beautiful ancient temples. Built in the 12th century AD, it is a magnificent example of the art and architecture of the Chola dynasty and is adorned with a riot of sculpture and carving.
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Nuggehalli is a silent village near Channarayapatna, Hassan Dist. It has two famous temples - Laksminarasimha temple and Sadashiva temple, both built in Hoysala architecture. Though not as famous as Belur & Halebeedu, Nuggehalli temples are a must watch for architecture lovers.
Narthana Vinayagar, seated under the Panchatharu Vritcham performing pooja to the Sivalingam, getting set for the Velli Veethi Ula: evening of day seven of the Mahortsavam (11th June,2007).
The Buddhist temple built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the official state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII. Taken at Angkor Thom, Siam Reap, Cambodia.
Nikon d5000 & 35mm 1.8 G lens. Wanna take beautiful pics of Madurai temple but didn't hv enough time to change the lenses this time.
Bulguksa is a Buddhist temple in the North Gyeongsang province in South Korea. It is home to seven National treasures of South Korea, including Dabotap and Seokgatap stone pagodas, Cheongun-gyo (Blue Cloud Bridge), and two gilt-bronze statues of Buddha. The temple is classified as Historic and Scenic Site No. 1 by the South Korean government.[1] In 1995, Bulguksa was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List together with the Seokguram Grotto, which lies four kilometers to the east.
The temple is considered as a masterpiece of the golden age of Buddhist art in the Silla kingdom. It is currently the head temple of the 11th district of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism.
This ancient temple was founded in 860 AD by Ennin, a monk of the Tendai sect of Buddhism. Yamadera simply means “mountain temple,” although its proper name is Hojusanrishaku-ji. This temple is one of the most significant sacred sites in the Northeastern Tohoku region of Japan, capturing the attention of an enormous number of the faithful. It is said that earthly desires blocking you from enlightenment begin to fade away with each step you take up the 1,015 stone stairs on the trek from the foot of the mountain to the temple itself. Past the Niomon Gate there are many temple buildings at various points along the mountainside. The area is open and affords wonderful views out into the valley, in contrast to the lack of views along the ascent through the forest. One of Yamadera's most famous buildings, the Kaisando Hall and the smaller, adjacent Nokyodo building are located up and to the left of the gate. The Kaisando Hall is dedicated to the temple's founder, Jikaku Daishi, while the Nokyodo was used for copying sutra.
Yamadera is also famous as the subject of a haiku by the renowned poet Matsuo Basho.
stillness
seeps into the stones
the cry of the cicadas
What's wrong with this picture? ....There is no lake in front of this entrance gate to
Angkor Wat. I saw a similar photo in a travel site and wanted to reproduce it so did
a little playing around in Photoshop.
The Temple Mount, known in Judaism as Har haBáyit and in Arabic as the Haram al-Sharif , is one of the most important religious sites in the Old City of Jerusalem. It has been used as a religious site for thousands of years. At least four religions are known to have used the Temple Mount: Judaism, Christianity, Roman religion, and Islam.
Judaism regards the Temple Mount as the place where God chose the Divine Presence to rest (Isa 8:18); according to the rabbinic sages whose debates produced the Talmud, it was from here the world expanded into its present form and where God gathered the dust used to create the first man, Adam. The site is the location of Abraham's binding of Isaac, and of two Jewish Temples. According to the Bible the site should function as the center of all national life—a governmental, judicial and, of course, religious center (Deut 12:5-26; 14:23-25; 15:20; 16:2-16; 17:8-10; 26: 2; 31: 11; Isa 2: 2-5; Oba 1:21; Psa 48). During the Second Temple Period it functioned also as an economical center. From that location the word of God will come out to all nations, and that is the site where all prayers are focused. According to Jewish tradition and scripture (2 Chronicles 3:1-2), the first temple was built by Solomon the son of David in 957 BCE and destroyed by the Babylonians in 586 BCE. The second was constructed under the auspices of Zerubbabel in 516 BCE and destroyed by the Roman Empire in 70 CE. Jewish tradition maintains it is here the Third and final Temple will also be built. The location is the holiest site in Judaism and is the place Jews turn towards during prayer. Among Sunni Muslims, the Mount is widely considered the third holiest site in Islam. Revered as the Noble Sanctuary (Bait-ul-Muqaddas) and the location of Muhammad's journey to Jerusalem and ascent to heaven, the site is also associated with Jewish biblical prophets who are also venerated in Islam. After the Muslim conquest of Jerusalem in 637 CE, Umayyad Caliphs commissioned the construction of the al-Aqsa Mosque and Dome of the Rock on the site. The Dome was completed in 692 CE, making it one of the oldest extant Islamic structures in the world, after the Kaabah. The Al Aqsa Mosque rests on the far southern side of the Mount, facing Mecca. The Dome of the Rock currently sits in the middle, occupying or close to the area where the Bible mandates the Holy Temple be rebuilt.