Archive for the ‘Temple’ Category:
Temple of Luxor – Karnak in Egypt
In ancient Egypt, the power of the god Amun of Thebes gradually increased during the early New Kingdom, and after the short persecution led by Akhenaten, it rose to its [...]
Nani Mandir in Pakistan
The landscape of the Hingol National Park in Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest national park is otherworldly. The tur quoise and azure-hued Hingol River snakes through the expanse of white sands, tumbleweed [...]
Hill Temple Mandar
Mandar Hill is roughly 700 feet high. It is situated about 30 miles south of the Bhagalpur town in Bihar. There is an eastern railway line connecting Bhagalpur with Mandar [...]
Sunol Water Temple in San Francisco Water District
The Sunol Valley Water Temple, located on the SFPUC Alameda Watershed near the town of Sunol, marks the confluence of three sources of water flowing into the Sunol Valley of [...]
World’s Oldest Temple in Turkey – Gobekli Tepe
A German archaeologist by the name of Klaus Schmidt has claimed discovery in Turkey of the world’s oldest temple. Called Goebekli Tepe, it predates Stonehenge by six thousand years.Six miles [...]
Underwater temple off the coast of Japan
The first people living in Japan were the Jomon people, who were ethnically very different to the modern Yayoi Japanese people. They were the ancestors of the the Ainu people, [...]
Ancient temple under Lake Titicaca
The ruins of an ancient temple have been found by international archaeologists under Lake Titicaca, the world’s highest lake. A terrace for crops, a long road and an 800-metre (2,600 [...]
Shiva Vishnu Temple of San Diego
Shiva Vishnu Temple of San Diego was established in the year 2000 to serve the devotional cultural and spiritual needs of the San Diego community in accordance with distinctly Vedic [...]
Gaborone Hindu Temple
The major location in the city of Gaborone is the Main Mall. From there, one has to proceed towards the circle leading to the Princess Marina Hospital. Then, proceeding further [...]
Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal
Pashupatinath is not only the holiest Hindu pilgrimage in Nepal but also one of the holiest destinations in the entire world. This temple that has been declared UNESCO Heritage site [...]
