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  2. Miniature shrine - Wikipedia

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    The New Kingdom Gurob Shrine Papyrus is a fragment of a workman's designs for a portable altar. It dates perhaps to the 18th Dynasty. One of the best-known artifacts of Ancient Egypt is the Anubis Shrine, which is in a portable form, placed atop a palanquin. The statue of a recumbent jackal is attached to the roof of the shrine.

  3. Ghostlore - Wikipedia

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    In other religious traditions, ghosts are seen as malevolent beings that must be avoided or repelled. For example, in many Indigenous religions, such as those found in the Americas and Australia, there is a belief in malevolent spirits that can cause harm or illness to humans. These spirits are often seen as a result of negative actions taken ...

  4. List of shrines - Wikipedia

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    Shrine of Our Lady of Willesden at Willesden, London, England; Shrine of Saint Alban in St Albans Cathedral, St Albans, England ; Shrine of Saint Aldhelm in Malmesbury Abbey, Malmesbury, England ; Shrine of Saint Boniface in the Church of the Holy Cross and the Mother of Him who Hung Thereon, Crediton, England

  5. El Tiradito - Wikipedia

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    El Tiradito ("the little castaway") [2] is a shrine and popular local spot located at 420 South Main Avenue in the Old Barrio area of Downtown Tucson, Arizona.Because of the site's association with pleas for supernatural intervention, it is also called the Wishing Shrine. [3]

  6. House-shaped shrine - Wikipedia

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    The Monymusk Reliquary, early 8th century, National Museum of Scotland Saint Manchan's Shrine, 12th-century. House-shaped shrine (or church or tomb-shaped shrines) [1] are early medieval portable metal reliquary formed in the shape of the roof of a rectangular building. They originate from both Ireland and Scotland and mostly date from the 8th ...

  7. Chinreisha - Wikipedia

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    The controversy regarding Chinreisha arose with the Japanese Prime minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the Yasukuni shrine on December 26, 2013. However, in an official statement, Abe stated that he "also visited Chinreisha, a remembrance memorial to pray for the souls of all the people regardless of nationalities who lost their lives in the war" and that he "renewed [his] determination before the ...

  8. Pura Meduwe Karang - Wikipedia

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    A bas-relief on the side of the main shrine in Pura Meduwe Karang is believed to be a depiction of Dutch artist W. O. J. Nieuwenkamp riding a bicycle. He explored Bali by bicycle in 1904. On the side of the main shrine is a depiction of a man riding a bicycle.

  9. Prathyangira Devi Temple, Shollinganallur - Wikipedia

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    Homas or yagnas are performed in the temple on special occasions only and it is conducted for free and any-one can participate, there is no agent or pre-booking for homam in this temple within India or in any other countries but there are scammers who pretend as agent for homams but they are no way related to this temple, homam are performed for public welfare and it is free to all.