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Historical Temples in South Asia

Images of various ancient temples in South Asia, featuring ornate architecture, vibrant colors, and people gathered for worship.

Oceania, Fiji, Nadi Bay, Srisiva Subrahmanya Swami Temple

Tourists taking picture of Kek Lok Si Temple pagoda

Sacred tree near Tooth temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka

Devotees at Brihadeshwara Temple also called Big Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva built in 11th Century by Chola Empire located at head of Kaveri river delta Thanjavur Tamil Nadu India UNESCO World Heritage Site Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Holy Tank Sri Arulmigu Thaumalayan Temple, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Jai maa banjari, raipur, chandigarh, india, asia Copyright: xVishalxBhende/DinodiaxPhotox

Blick auf die Zwillinge Mahalakshmiji und Trilokinath Vishnu-Tempel vor dem Shamlaji Vishnu-Tempel, Bezirk Aravalli, Gujarat, Indien. View of Twin Mahalakshmiji and Trilokinath Vishnu Temple in Front of Shamlaji Vishnu Temple, Aravalli District, Gujarat, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22399585

nandi statue Kudala Sangameshwara Temple, Solapur, Maharashtra, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Ashtavinayak, richly decorated entrance of Shri Vighneshwar Vinayak temple, built in 1833 at Ozar, Taluka Junnar, District Pune, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Jagdish temple Vishnu Mandir built by Maharana Jagat Singh in 1651 Udaipur Rajasthan India Copyright: xHemantxPatil/DinodiaxPhotox

Trimbakeshwar temple, Nasik, maharashtra, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Vajreshwari devi temple, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

The Arulmigu Rajamariamman Devasthanam, the oldest Hindu temple in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Asia, religious ceremony.

Vorderansicht des Siddheshwara-Tempels, eines Denkmals aus dem 10. Jahrhundert am Ufer des Barakar-Flusses, Barakar, Pashchim Bardhaman, Westbengalen, Indien. Front view of Siddheshwara Temple, a 10th-century monument situated on the banks of the Barakar River, Barakar, Pashchim Bardhaman, West Bengal, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22625025

Shrine in Tooth temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka

Lingams and columns in Hindu temple. Ekabmareswarar Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Lingams and columns in Hindu temple

Old woman near steps on temple on the durbar in Bhaktapur, Nepal

Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Annamalaiyar Annamalai Temple during Karthigai Karthiga Deepam Festival at Thiruvannamalai Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. The Karthigai Deepam festival is celebrated in the Tamil month of November - December every year, Asia

Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple. India, Madurai Great South Indian architecture, Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple in Madurai. South India, Tamil Nadu, Madurai Copyright: xZoonar.com/xImxPerfectxLazybonesx 5289700

Varanasi, formerly Benares, Uttar Pradesh, India

Lingams and columns in Hindu temple. Ekabmareswarar Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Mangal Nath temple, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Decorated entrance of Shri Shaneshwar temple, Shani Shinganapur, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Temple chariot festival at Thiruvarur Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. Biggest chariot in India, Asia

Kasheshwar Mahadev Temple, 1000 Year Old Ancient Shiva Temple, Bheel Basti, Village Delwara, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Jain Temples, Satrunjaya, Gujarat, India

Blick auf zwei Unterschreine, die Lord Ganesha und der Göttin Parvati gewidmet sind, vor dem Shiva Panchayatan Tempel, Bhetli, Aravalli Distrikt, Gujarat, Indien. View of Two Sub Shrines Dedicated to Lord Ganesha and Goddess Parvati In Front of Shiva Panchayatan Temple, Bhetli, Aravalli District, Gujarat, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22399621

Kantheshwar shiva temple at bhuj Kutch Gujarat India Copyright: xHemangixNakwe/DinodiaxPhotox

Meenakshi sundareswarar or meenakshi amman temple Madurai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Indo-Aryan largest Jagdish temple built by Maharana Jagat Singh in 1651 A.D, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Raaghu temple in Thirunageshwaram near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Mangal Nath temple, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

30 Vateshwar Shiva temple, Saswad, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Tulsi vrindavan at khandoba temple Velapur Solapur Maharashtra India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Women selling Idlies rice cake steps behind temple on morning hours in Lord Murugan Temple at Thiruttani Tiruttani Tirutani, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

India, Tamil Nadu State Madurai City, Sri Meenakshi Temple, Thousand Pillars Hall

Vedic school students rounding Ponnambalam Kanaka Sabha corridor in Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Temple of lord Shiva, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu gods adorn the five storey Raja Gopuram, Sri Mahamariamman Hindu Temple, Kuala Lumpur. Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sri Mahamariamman Temple, Jalan Tun H. S. Lee, Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Asia

Long covered walk way structure leading to the temple from inside the town Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Thiruvannamalai temple, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

The Hindu Ghats on the banks of the Holy River Ganges at Varanasi in northern India.

Odissi dancer strikes pose of re-enacts Indian myths such as Ramayana against backdrop of world heritage Sun temple complex in Konarak, Orissa, India MR 400 Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Lord Jagannath ratha yatra at Mahesh Calcutta Kolkata West Bengal India Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotees queuing, brihadishwara temple, thanjavur, tamil nadu, india, asia Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

The Virupaksha temple in Hampi, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia. UNESCO World Heritage, Asia

View of Lord Ganesha,Hanumanji and Lord Vishnu Temple in Centre, Mangalay Temples, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh India. View of Lord Ganesha,Hanumanji and Lord Vishnu Temple in Centre, Mangalay Temples, Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21701061

Nepal, Patan, Mahaboudha temple, buddhist,

India, Tamil Nadu State Madurai City, Sri Meenakshi Temple, Thousand Pillars Hall

Suryanar Kovil dedicated to the deity Hindu Sun-God in Suryanar Kovil near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia. Navagraha, Asia

Temple dedicated to lord Shiva on banks of river Krishna Menauli Wai Maharashtra India Copyright: xSunilxKapadia/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotees at the Sun Temple, Modhera, Gujarat, India, Asia

Priest, devotees at Ekambareshvara Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Mahabodhi temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Old Hindu temple in countryside, Sri Lanka

Entrance hall east gate to the Sri Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu state, India, Asia

Geschnitzte Rückansicht des Jasmalnathji Mahadev-Tempels, erbaut vom Chalukya-Herrscher Jayasimha Siddharaja im 12. Jahrhundert, Asoda, Mehsana, Gujarat, Indien. Carved backside view of Jasmalnathji Mahadev Temple, built by Chalukya ruler Jayasimha Siddharaja in the 12th century, Asoda, Mehsana, Gujarat, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22399441

Shree Jasunath Shiva temple built by Sir Jasvant sihji Bhavsihji in 1921 district Bhavnagar Gujarat India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

The Murugan Hindu Temple in the slave island area of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Interior in Nagoor Dargah Syed Shahul Hameed Dargah Nagore Andavar dargah (1490-1579 CE) in Nagore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Richly decorated huge pandal of Lord Ganesh, elephant headed God of Hindu worshiping for Ganapati festival, Jilbya Maruti, Pune, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Shri mangesh temple at priol Ponda Goa India Copyright: xx

Rath yatra, Puri, Orissa, India Copyright: xBxPxMaiti/DinodiaxPhotox

Lord Shri Krishna Hanuman Ganesha statues Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Schnitzerei von Lord Kartikeya am Eingang des Haupt-Garbhagriha sanctum sanctorum des Ganesh Bagh Tempels in Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh Schnitzerei von Lord Kartikeya am Eingang des Haupt-Garbhagriha sanctum sanctorum des Ganesh Bagh Tempels in Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22511036

Europe, United Kingdom, England, London Borough of Brent, Neasden. BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir (Neasden Temple).

Durga Temple, salt sacrifices in front, Mattancherry, Kochi, Cochin, Kerala, India, Asia

Priest of the Chidambaram Nataraja temple Chidambaram Tamil Nadu India NO MR Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Jain pilgrims in front of the monolithic statue of Gomateshwara, Indragiri Hill, Sravanabelagola, Hassan district, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia

Deities worshiped at triveni sangam Srirangapatnam Karnataka India Copyright: xDuttagupta/DinodiaxPhotox

High angle view of a group of people pulling a temple car in a traditional festival, Temple Car Festival, Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India

Devotees taking photographs in Tirumalai Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

One of twelve jyotirlinga Bhimshankar Bhimashankar Shiva temple Bhrgir Khed near Pune Maharashtra Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Temple Hindu Shiva, Devgad, district Sindhudurga, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xJagannathxRaul/DinodiaxPhotox

Man looking to at Mahadev Temple Goa India

The Holy See of the Cao Dai is in the Vietnamese province of Tay Ninh, close to the Cambodian frontier, and this syncretic religion - which counts Victor Hugo, Laozi and Jesus among its saints - has also made some Khmer converts. Vietnam has two indigenous religious sects, both of which were established in the 20th century, and both of which are based firmly in the south of the country. Cao Dai or Supreme Altar’ is a syncretic faith combining aspects of the tam giao with Catholicism and is the larger of the two, with an estimated 2 million followers. Cao Dai is an eclectic amalgam of Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Catholicism. The second sect, called Hoa Hao or Peace and Happiness’, is centred on Chau Doc in the Mekong Delta. Its followers practise an ascetic and austere form of Buddhism. The Cao Dai religion was founded in 1919 by a Vietnamese civil servant, Ngo Van Chieu and by the mid-1920s Tay Ninh had developed as the Holy See’ of the new religion, with a hierarchy organise

The Church of the Lady of Immaculate Conception during the Festival ; Panji ; Goa ; India

Statue of Lord Buddha in Dhyan Pose at Vatadage, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Polonnaruwa Ancient City, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Statue of Lord Buddha in Dhyan Pose at Vatadage, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Polonnaruwa Ancient City, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21646249

Ganesh temple, Pune, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Cremation place, Ghats, of Pashupatinath at the holy Bagmati river, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Mahabodhi temple Bodhgaya Bihar India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Cow outside Temple Copyright: xJagdishxAgarwal/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu temple Sri Kamadchi Ampal, interior view at the temple festival, Hamm, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Devotees receiving blessings from the temple elephant in The Virupaksha temple in Hampi, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia. UNESCO World Heritage, Asia

Pilgrims at the Bridhadishwara Temple Bridhadeeshwara Temple Great Chola Temple, Thanjavur Tanjore, UNESCO World Heritage Site,Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Indian men washing at a ghat along the holy Ganges river, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Swaminarayan temple BAPS Gondal Rajkot district Saurashtra Gujarat India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Kanyakumari, formerly known as Cape Comorin, lies at the southernmost point of mainland India. It is the southern tip of the Cardamom Hills, an extension of the Western Ghats which range along the west coast of India. Kanyakumari takes its name from the goddess Devi Kanya Kumari, considered to be a sister of Krishna. Women pray to her for marriage. The goddess is believed to be the one who removes the rigidity of our mind. The temple here is a Shakti Peetha, one of the holiest shrines of the Mother goddess.

Ayyappa Swami temple, Trivandrum, Kerala, India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotees at mahamasthakabhisheka important Jain festival held once every twelve years in town of Shravanabelagola Karnataka India February-2006 Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Priest coming out of a temple at Goverdan ecovillage, Maharashtra, India

Some of the 77 Jain Temples at Sonagiri in the Bundelkhand area of the Madhya Pradesh region of India. Sonagiri is about 60km from Gwalior. It's Jain temples date from the 9th century.

he courtyard of the temple of Sri Maarikamba. Good potted plants Internal yard - courtyard of Shri Maarikamba temple. and potted plants inside monk,interior,Shri Maarikamba, Temple, Day, indis, Sirsi, karnataka, India, travel , Awe, editorial, hinduism, religion, travel,vacations, indian, 02.20.2015 Searsi, India. the courtyard of the temple of Sri Maarikamba. Good potted plants Copyright: xZoonar.com/MaratxYakhinx 15090543

Janmashtami Krishna Jayanthi festival carnival in Iskcon at Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

A temple being repainted in Puri, the oldest of India's four holiest Hindu religious centres, Puri, State of Odisha, India, Asia

Shiva_Parvati Temple, Durbar Square, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Brihadishvara, Chola era Temple Complex, dedicated to Hindu deity Lord Shiva; Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India

Temple kanchi kamakoti peetam sri kamakshi ambal ; district Kanchipuram ; state Tamilnadu ; India

Children studying inside Taj-ul-Masajid in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Memorial fountain Ooty Udagamandalam Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

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