Address Wat Chet Yot Buddhist Temple, Mueang Chiang Mai District, Chiang Mai 50300, Thailand Diety Buddha Introduction Wat Chet Yot (Wat Photharam Maha Wihan) (Bōdh Rāma Mahā Vihāra) is a Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. It is a centre of pilgrimage for those born in the year of the Snake. The design […]
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Wat Umong Buddhist Temple, Thailand
Address Wat Umong Buddhist Temple, Suthep, Mueang Chiang Mai District, 50200, Thailand Diety Buddha Introduction Wat Umong (Wat Umong Suan Puthatham) is a 700-year-old Buddhist temple in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Chiang Mai is the capital of Northern Thailand. This place became the capital of the kingdom of Lana Thai – the kingdom of Buddhist kings […]
Kawardha Bhoramdev Temple, Chhattisgarh
Address Kawardha Bhoramdev Temple, Kawardha, Kabirdham district Chhattisgarh 491995 Diety Shiva Introduction Bhoramdeo a thousand year old temple situated in Chouragaon is 18 km from Kawardha in Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh and 125 Km from Raipur. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple is artificially situated between the mountain ranges, it was built […]
Kawardha Cherki mahal, Chhattisgarh
Address Kawardha Cherki mahal, Kawardha, Chhattisgarh 491995 Diety Shiva Introduction This temple is dedicated to the Lord Shiva in Kawardha village in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Brick-temple Cherki Mahal, the last temple in the complex, is not easily locatable as it is situated in a thinly forested area. A Shiva Linga form, not carved […]
Kawardha Mandwa Mahal, Chhattisgarh
Address Kawardha Mandwa Mahal, Kawardha, Chhattisgarh 491995 Diety Shiva Introduction Bhoramdeo Temple towards Kawardha, is Mandwa Mahal temple is located. Madwa Mahal, located about a kilometer away from the main temple, is a west facing temple where a Shiva Linga is deified. Puranic Significance As the temple was built like a marriage hall or pandal […]
Kharod Shabari Mandir, Chhattisgarh
Address Kharod Shabari Mandir Kharod, Chhattisgarh 495556 Diety Amman: Mata Shabari Devi Introduction Shabari Mandir is the temple of Shabari, located at the south entrance of Kharaud city in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. This east-facing brick temple is also called the temple of Saurine Dai or Shabari. The temple is built on a square- […]
Kalasan Buddhist Temple, Indonesia
Address Kalasan Buddhist Temple, Jl. Raya Yogya – Solo, Suryatmajan, Danurejan, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, Indonesia Diety Buddha Introduction Kalasan Temple is believed as the oldest Buddhist temple in Central Java and Yogyakarta, even predating the colossal Borobudur Temple. It is located on the southern main road between the cities of Yogyakarta and Solo, approximately 2 […]
Muara Takus Temple, Indonesia
Address Muara Takus Temple, XIII Koto Kampar, Kampar Regency, Riau 28453, Indonesia Diety Buddha Introduction Muara Takus is a Buddhist temple complex, thought to belong to the Srivijaya empire. It is situated in Kampar Regency in Riau province, Sumatra, Indonesia. Its surviving temples and other archaeological remains are thought to date to the eleventh and […]
Muaro Jambi Buddhist Temple, Indonesia
Address Muaro Jambi Buddhist Temple Desa muara jambi, Maro Sebo, Kabupaten Muaro Jambi, Jambi 36382, Indonesia Diety Buddha Introduction Muaro Jambi (Indonesian: Candi Muaro Jambi) is a Buddhist temple complex, in Muaro Jambi Regency, Jambi province, Sumatra, Indonesia. It is situated 26 kilometers east from the city of Jambi. The temple complex was built by […]
Penataran Shiva Temple, Indonesia
Address Penataran Shiva Temple, Penataran, Nglegok, Blitar, East Java 66181, Indonesia Diety Shiva Introduction Penataran or Panataran is one of the largest Hindu temple ruins complex in East Java, Indonesia. It is located roughly 12 km northeast of Blitar on the lower slopes of Mount Kelud, showing the finest examples of the region’s architecture and […]