About Ganesh Sanctuary Shree Ganesh Sanctuary placed in Ganpatpura town in the Dholka taluka to

Once inside the prayer hall, the imam explained to me that in a mosque there

Ganesha is thought of as one of the most caring god’s in the hindu religion as his ears represent being a good listener and his small mouth representing talking less, these two qualities together show that he is one to listen to other’s problems rather than talk about his own. In many images Ganesha is shown holding three items, a noose, an elephant goad, and sweet candy called laddoo the objects in his lower right hand represent his blessings and protection. Ganesha is known to reduce karma and guide you in your difficult journeys. These are one of many qualities portrayed by Ganesha.

“The story starts with Krishna, who was severely injured by the arrow of a hunter named Jara. His cousin, Arjuna, rushed from Hastinapur to save him, but he was too late. By the time he arrived, Krishna had already left his mortal, human body and ascended to “heaven”, also known as Vaikuntha.

During the European Middle Ages, the Catholic Church rose to power. When the Western Roman Empire fell, there wasn’t a grounding figure or a group for security. The people, left without a certain direction, then turned to Catholicism. The religion had its own system of morals, political influence and history. It was and still is a culture. With the amount of donations and faith in their teachings, the Church had the funds to create these large and lavish spaces for group worship and self-guided meditation.

This is the place the souls of the dead revisit the land of the living and partake in the offerings given to them by their family and friends.

the ancient Tikal temple but the temple I have presented is between the third to twentieth one

Located at Angkor, Cambodia, it was built in the early 12th century for King Suryavarman II. The building was to be his temple and capital city, which was dedicated to the Hindu God, Vishnu. After some time the Hindu religious site turned

1.) After watching the video clip of one pilgrimage site and reading the background essay, include a 100+ word description of the sacred place. The Church of Holy Sepulchre also known as the Church of the Resurrection, is the sacred site for Christian in the religious pilgrimage city of Jerusalem, in Israel. Jerusalem has many visitors every day because it is sacred to half of the world religious beliefs, Islam, Christianity, and Judaism.

There is much that is familiar: The ark remains the same and has been beautifully restored. We recognize the same layout of our sanctuary and social hall with placement of the pews and the gentle slope in the sanctuary allowing us to climb up toward the ark, making aliyah. And the words da lifnei m’atah omeid, Know before whom you stand, still adorn the front of our sanctuary.

The buildings are two story house structures with a big mural/painting of Buddha hung on the left-hand side. The vibrant painting of Buddha with blue, white, yellow, and red adds beauty to the house along with its symbolic meaning. With a big front yard, Lama Dudjom Dorjee, the senior Lama of the center holds his morning practices for his members and public attendees. Lama Dudhom Dorjee is the resident teacher at the center. The center holds classes on Buddhist philosophy which is under the guidance of the senior Lama Dorjee. The inside of the center is very aesthetic. With modern exterior, the center has managed to preserve the authenticity of the culture and the practices. There are multiple rooms in the center, which hold classes for children and adults. Filled with wooden cabinets with a different version of Buddha’s statutes the center of the room has a four tire table where it sits a golden statue of Buddha along with prayer incense and flowers. There were bells and vajras, Sand Mandala, and butter lamp place alongside Buddha’s statue.

Influenced by Indian artistic tradition, the religious temple complex consists of a Kalan encompassed by several smaller shrines, auxiliary buildings and low walls. A gate tower opposite the Kalan is built to orientate in the east-west direction. In front of the gate tower stands a Mandapa, a preparatory hall where sacred songs and dances were performed as prayers and offerings before proceeding into the Kalan for the actual ritual. In addition, a fire tower, where objects of worship were stored, is positioned right in front of the Kalan. This brick structure with a boat shaped roof, along with one or two rooms and a main door is built to face north, the direction of the god of fortune, Kuvera. It symbolizes treasury and prosperity of the realm, where the sacred flame Agni was kept while performing rituals. The Kalan, built to represent the sacred mountain of Meru and to symbolize the center of the universe, is the most important edifice where it is believed to house the god’s very place of residence. Smaller shrines and low walls signify the

Ganesh, also known as Ganesha, is a very important figure to Hinduism. There are many stories about how Ganesha earned his elephant-like head, some more popular than others. This God of wisdom, learning, health and success’ figure can be depicted a few ways. The elephant head represents the Atman, or soul. The object he holds in his trunk is a candy, suggesting that people should find the sweetness of the Antam, or sole. Ganesha’s elephant head also represents wisdom. His trunk represents Om, the sacred sound icon of Hinduism. The rosary in his hand suggests that the exploration of knowledge should be continuous. With a few different ideas to how Ganesha got his head, he is very important for all Hindus worship Ganesh(a) know matter their

She was the daughter of King Subala, ruler of a vast area west of the river Sindhu (now called the Indus) extending to Kabul, Afghanistan. The main city was Gandhar (modern Kandahar). Grandsire Bhisma sent a proposal seeking her hand in marriage for Dhritarashtra. Subala knew that Dhritarashtra was blind, but thinking that an alliance with the powerful Kuru clan would be in the larger interest, agreed to the proposal. Gandhari accepted her father’s decision as a dutiful daughter. She wanted to experience blindness and share it with her husband. Showing great strength of mind and in a spirit of personal sacrifice, she voluntarily forewent her sense of sight after marriage by tying a scarf over both her eyes. Gandhari was a votary of Lord Siva. Pleased with her devotion, he granted her a boon that she would be the mother of a hundred sons. Gandhari had been jealous of her sister-in-law. Kunti, who had given birth to two sons. The boon caused her to conceive, but strangely, the pregnancy lasted two years. Out of frustration, she struck her abdomen with an iron rod and surprisingly delivered a congealed mass. Sage Vyasa called for one hundred and one clay jars, carefully divided the flesh into the jars, filled them with ghee, and had them closed. In time, the jars broke, and Gandhari became the mother of one hundred sons and one daughter. The boys grew up and had their training in the martial arts under

Behind the main temple was another small courtyard was two smaller buildings for worship to the left and the right of the courtyard. Another large building was to the back which looked fairly newly built. It seemed to be a place of serving food that contained no meat but some sort of meat substitute that was not artificially made from what the servers were telling me. Then to the right of that building was a small warehouse that looked to house desks and whiteboards for the weekly Vietnamese classes that are being held there. Outside of the warehouse was a basketball goal for the students that would come for Sunday school, and a small parking lot for more visitors.

Other places are - Akal Takhat, Tower of Baba Atal Rai, Jallianwala Bagh, Durgiana Temple, Summer Place of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, Khalsa College & Guru nanak Dev University, Goindwal, Khadur Sahib, Ram Tirath, Harike Wetland, Baba Bakala, Dera Baba Jaimal Singh and much more.