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As per the Tamil Nadu Hindu Endowments Board, there are 390,615 temples. Most of the largest Hindu temples reside here. [2] Studded with complex architecture, variety of sculptures, and rich inscriptions, the temples remain the very essence of the culture and heritage of Tamil land, [3] with historical records dating back to at least 3,000 years.
This is a list of lists of Hindu temples. List is in alphabetical order in three types: based on geographic locations and by continents; by theme; and by prime deity ...
An 1870 map of Memphis shows religious buildings of the Baptist, Catholic, Episcopal, Methodist, Presbyterian, Congregational, and other Christian denominations, and a Jewish congregation. [88] In 2009, places of worship exist for Christians, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims.
The campus' centerpiece is a larger temple, called the Akshardham, which measures almost 90,000 square feet, reaches 191 feet into the sky and was made from 1.9 million cubic feet of marble and ...
The Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh, inaugurated on June 8, 1977, and the Hindu Temple Society of North America in New York, consecrated on July 4, 1977, became the first Hindu temples in the U.S. built by Indian immigrants. In the 1980s and 1990s, temples were built in nearly all major metropolitan areas.
Tarapith Temple is a 13th century Hindu temple in Tarapith, Birbhum, West Bengal in India, dedicated to the Hindu goddess Tara, one of the 10 Mahavidyas in Hinduism. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] It is one of the 108 Shakti Pithas in India.
Hindu temples are found in diverse locations each incorporating different methods of construction and styles: Mountain [57] temples such as Masrur; Cave [107] temples such as Chandrabhaga, Chalukya [108] and Ellora; Stepwell temple compounds such as the Mata Bhavani, Ankol Mata and Huccimallugudi [109] Forest [107] temples such as Kasaun and ...
The Shrine Building in downtown Memphis, Tennessee was built in 1923 to serve as the headquarters of the Al Chymia Shrine, a group of Shriners. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1] It was converted to apartments in 1981 and was converted again in 2005 to house 75 condominium apartments. [2] [3] [4]