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Sri Vidhya Rajagopalaswamy temple is a Vaishnava shrine located in the town of Mannargudi, Tamil Nadu, India. [1] The presiding deity is Rajagopalaswamy , a form of Krishna . The temple is spread over an area of 9.3 ha (23 acres) and is an important Vaishnava shrines in India.
Tanoboase Sacred Grove and Shrine is near the village of Tanoboase in the Techiman, Brong Ahafo region of Ghana. It is believed to be the cradle and the traditional home of the Bono people. It is said by the Tanoboase people that powerful Ashanti Gods reside in the sacred grove. Historically the site is where Ashanti Wars were fought.
Sculpture inside the temple. Kumbeswarar temple complex covers an area of 30,181 sq ft (2,803.9 m 2) and houses four gateway towers known as gopurams. [8] [9] The tallest is the eastern tower, with 11 stories and a height of 128 feet (39 m) The temple is approached by a corridor 330 ft (100 m) long and 15 ft (4.6 m) wide.
In Japan, a chinjusha (鎮守社•鎮社, or tutelary shrine) is a Shinto shrine which enshrines a tutelary kami (鎮守神, chinjugami); that is, a patron spirit that protects a given area, village, building or a Buddhist temple. [1] [2] [3] The Imperial Palace has its own tutelary shrine dedicated to the 21 guardian gods of Ise Shrine.
The Pataleshwar Caves, also referred to as the Panchaleshvara temple or Bhamburde Pandav cave temple, are an 8th-century rock-cut Hindu temple from the Rashtrakuta period located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. Dedicated to Shiva, it was a monumental monolithic excavation with a notable circular Nandi mandapa and a large pillared mandapa.
The shrine of Muruga, adoring son of Konesar and his consort, was near one of the gopuram entrances of the complex. [1] [61] A rich collection of local texts written since the fourteenth century record the traditions pertaining to the shrine, including Konamamalai temple's use of the alternate name "Maccakeswaram". [71]
Wihan (Thai: วิหาร) – a shrine hall that contains the principal Buddha images. It is the assembly hall where monks and laypeople congregate. Mondop (Thai: มณฑป) - specific square- or cruciform-based building or shrine, sometimes with a spired roof. It is a ceremonial form that can be appear on different kinds of buildings.
The Clear Crystal Shrine; Chapel of the Eleven-faced Avalokiteśvara; Apartments of the Abbot; Chapel of Akshobhya; Temple of the Treasure Revealer; Apartments of the King (Gyalpo'i Zimchung) Temple of the Bursar; Outside the main dzong is the Deyangkha Temple. On the hill above Rinpung Dzong is a seven-storied the watchtower fortress or Ta ...