Swaminarayan temples

location and the religion being practiced. More specifically the Temple is a building that is devoted for worshiping but also is known to house a multitude of religions depending on its location. For example, the Romans have been known to house their Gods in Temples usually with a multitude of columns to incase a statue of a God or Gods. Similarly, the people of Indonesia have been building decorative Candi (Indonesian word for Temple) to praise and worship their Gods.4 For instance, the Romans constructed

little known architectural masterpiece called Angkor Wat or “temple city” in Cambodia that is worthy of discussion. 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

Shrines are sacred places because of there connection to religious event, a saint, a holy relic, or the presence of a god (Bellows,201). They can be temples or caves, in cities or in the wilderness. Shrines are considered ancient landmarks for places where religions may have lived or died. A place where a miracle is said to have occurred or some divine manifestations. Shrines are sacred for a variety of reasons, but all have a sacred connection. Haida Gwaii is located in Canada, off the coast of

Terrace is a photograph of an ancient temple in Cambodia called the Angkor Wat, which was taken by Eleanor Mannikka in 1991. She studies Southeast Asian countries, specifically Cambodia. The image is composed of multiple colors that emphasize the focus of the temple, making it the center point of attention. Cambodia’s history and culture is heavily influenced by the ancient structure, Angkor Wat. The photograph, Entrance Terrace, illustrates the Angkor Wat temple with multiple gray-toned colors, represents

1220 AD, the ancient temples of Angkor Wat exist as the remaining relics of a historically and religiously rich city. While many other historical and religious structures in Cambodia have disappeared due in part from being constructed out of vulnerable materials like wood, Angkor Wat still remains as a symbol of the divinity of its former kings, as well as for the palace itself. Likewise, Indonesia’s Borodubur temples exist as the single remaining structures of the city. The temples of Angkor Wat and

As a poet Basho’s phenomenal word choice and description allowed us readers to view his journey as if we are there with him. It is amazing to see that Basho is such a religious person who has visited various shrines, temples, and met many new and old friends and created new haiku’s. In addition, this reading was interesting to me because it shows Basho’s motivation to become more enlightened and his choice to live according to Buddha’s life as expressed through his poems

The Hsi Lai Temple was a very gorgeous outstanding place. With very exotic colors of different kind of orange. You felt the serenity upon entering the temple. There was Buddhist statues or figure on every corner of the temple and any location you walked through. Even in entering of every room there was tigers on both sides of the entrance. In each entering of the temple entrances there was some one greeting in different language. Every person at the temple was very helpful as much as they could.

For one of my cultural visits I went to a Mexican restaurant, El Molcajete, in Geneva, IL. In this restaurant I observed elements of folk and popular culture which included the music that was playing there, which was mariachi band music which made the place feel more authentic to Mexico. The music from the mariachi band was a piece of their folk culture they had, because they used violins, trumpets, guitarron a spanish guitar used in most Spanish music, and a vihuela a five stringed guitar with a

way to the temple. Slowly, Riku sneaked past a few of the same creatures in the dusk of the night towards the temple . Riku also made sure he stole some of their clubs to use as a weapon later. When he got to the temple, he walked towards the statue. He stared at the writing on the stone tablet near the statue and suddenly his head started to hurt and he started to remember a time he came here. The temple back then was filled with book shelves, candle lights on every table. The temple had windows

Topic: Stray Dogs in Bangkok’s Temple Abstract Thai Buddhist temple is the most well known spot to surrender stray dogs, since they have a ton of remains. If the temple dogs get along, then stray dog and stray. Other normal spots incorporate disconnected streets or even outside somebody's fence. This is the reason people can see stray dogs at most sanctuaries around Thailand. Since nobody really care for these animals, some of them have skin infections that make them lose their skin and they