Address Bagan Nathlaung Kyaung Temple- Anawrahta Rd Bagan Myanmar (Burma) Diety Vishnu Introduction The Nathlaung Kyaung Temple is dedicated to Lord Vishnu. The temple is located inside the city walls of old Bagan, Burma. Nathlaung Kyaung Temple is to the west of the Thatbyinnyu Temple, and it is the only remaining Hindu temple in Bagan. […]
Category: Overseas Temples
Bebe Paya Buddhist Temple- Myanmar (Burma)
Address Bebe Paya Buddhist Temple- Pyay-Aunglan Road, Pyay, Myanmar (Burma) Diety Buddha Introduction Bebe temple is the Buddhist temple of the rectangular-type temples in Pyay, Myanmar (Burma). Unlike the others, it retains its superstructure which appears in the form of a tapering brick cylinder. According to historian Elizabeth Moore, the tower may have once been […]
Guldara Buddhist Stupa- Afghanistan
Address Guldara Buddhist Stupa- Guldara, Afghanistan Diety Buddha Introduction The Guldara stupa is a Buddhist Stupa in the village of Guldara, Afghanistan. The Guldara stupa is about 22 km or 14 miles south of the city of Kabul. It is a large stupa, a solid mass made of rough stone and mud stupa in Afghanistan. […]
Bawbawgyi Pagoda Buddhist Stupa- Myanmar (Burma)
Address Bawbawgyi Pagoda Buddhist Stupa Pyay, Myanmar (Burma) Diety Buddha Introduction Bawbawgyi Stupa is a Buddhist stupa and one of the oldest Buddhist structures in the history of ancient edifices in Myanmar. It located in the Sri Ksetra Archaeological Zone north of the city of Pyay. The stupa was constructed during the Pyu period is […]
Sri Ramayana temple- Pakistan
Address Sri Ramayana temple Lahore fort, Punjab Province, Pakistan Diety Lava Introduction Lava Temple is a place of worship dedicated to the deity Lava, the son of Rama. It is in Lahore Fort, Lahore, Pakistan, and dates to the Sikh period. According to a legend, Lahore is named after him. Puranic Significance A legend based […]
Kafir Kot Hindu Temples- Pakistan
Address Kafir Kot Hindu Temples- Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Diety Hindu Deity Introduction Bilot fort temples/ Kafir Kot (11th century CE) are ancient ruins of Hindu temples located in Dera Ismail Khan District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, near the cities of Mianwali and Kundian, in Punjab, Pakistan. Kafir Kot consists of the ruins of […]
Wan Bhachran Hindu Temple- Pakistan
Address Wan Bhachran Hindu Temple- Wan Bhachran, Mianwali District, Punjab Province, Pakistan Diety Hindu Deity Introduction Wan Bhachran , is a town and union council, an administrative subdivision, of Mianwali District in Punjab province of Pakistan. It is part of Mianwali Tehsil. The word ‘Wan’ means ‘a well’ in the Punjabi language whereas ‘Bhachran’ refers […]
Amb Temples, Pakistan
Address Amb Temples, Mahorian/Amb Shareef Rd Khushab District, Punjab Province Pakistan Diety Hindu Deity Introduction The Amb Temples locally known as Amb Sharif are part of an abandoned Hindu temple complex on the Sakesar mountain, located at the western edge of the Salt Range in Pakistan’s Punjab province. Although foundations go back to the period […]
Kutisvara (K dei So) Temple- Cambodia
Address Kutisvara (K dei So) Temple- Angkor Archaeological Park, Krong Siem Reap 17000, Cambodia Diety Shiva Introduction Kutisvara temple is located in the Angkor Archaeological Park , distance from Ta Prohm, Srah Srang, and Banteay Kdei. The temple is a little way from the road and not easily visible. The three prasats at Kutisvara are […]
Prasat Beng Mealea- Cambodia
Address Prasat Beng Mealea- Phnom Kulen National Park, Siem Reap, Cambodia Diety Vishnu Introduction Beng Mealea or Boeng Mealea, is a temple from the Angkor Wat period located 40 km east of the main group of temples at Angkor, Cambodia, on the ancient royal highway to Preah Khan Kompong Svay. Beng Mealea was built as […]