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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

South India

Jagganath temple puri orissa India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Stupa, Gangaramaya Temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Malaysia, Jahore Bahru, hindu temple

A Caparisoned elephant strides past the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic at the conclusion of the Kandy Day Perahera, Sri Lanka

Pashupatinath, cremations by the Bagmathi River, a tributary of the Ganges and sacred to Nepalese Hindus. Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia.

Colorful Batu Caves and Murugan Statue during busy day

Flying dove and temples on the Durbar square in Khatmandu, Nepal

Evening pujas at the Bridhadishwara Temple Bridhadeeshwara Temple Great Chola Temple in Thanjavur Tanjore, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tamil Nadu, Ind...

Thirukkovil Prasadam stalls on round prakaram at hilltop, Tirutani, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Nandgaon temple, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

A Hindu Temple in Delhi, India

Man standing in a pond with a temple in the background, VaradarajaSwamy Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Jain pilgrims with traditional masks at The Ranakpur Jain Temple at Desuri Tehsil in Pali District, Rajasthan, India

Shri krishna janmabhoomi, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Kurunji Aandavar Murugan Temple at Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Buddhist Temple

Pagoda near Ninh Thuan, Vietnam, Asia

Takht Sri Darbar Keshgarh Sahib, Anandpur Sahib, Punjab, India, Asia

India, Tamil Nadu, Madurai, Meenakshi temple

Dancer performing classical traditional odissi dance in front of Konarak Sun temple, Konarak, Orissa, India MR 736C Copyright: xRxModi/DinodiaxPhotox

Chariot festival during Arudra Dharsan in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Mukkram, Muslim festival, India, Asia

Shri Saptakoteshwar temple dedicated to Lord Shiva renovated in 1668 under instruction from Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Heritage monument Goa India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Temple on the waterfront, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Kumbh fair, Haridwar, Uttaranchal, India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox

God shankar temple marleshwar at Konkan, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xSanghamitra/DinodiaxPhotox

The world´s largest hung bell, the Mingun bell made 1808 weighing 90 tons, Myanmar Burma, Asia

Nepal, Patan, Rodra Varna Mahavihar, buddhist monastery,

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

Devout Buddhists pay homage in front of Golden Buddha. Kandy Temple of the Tooth. Central Sanctuary.

Pashupatinath, cremation, riverside Bagmathi, tributary of the Ganges, Nepal sacred river for Hindus, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Ganpati temple in complex of Shree Devdeveshwar temple on top of Parvati hill Pune Maharashtra India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Lakshmi tea estate temple devoted to Aravan of the Tamil Kuttantavar Cult, many tea workers are Tamil, Munnar, Kerala, India, Asia

Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Pilgrims walking through corridor with columns, Ramanathaswami Temple, Rameshwaram or Ramesvaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Portrait of Priest outside temple. Balaji Temple, Andhra Pradesh, India. Architect: Sameep Padora and associates , 2020.

Chariot Festival During Choorna Utsav in Krishna Temple at Udupi, Karnataka, India, Asia

Jageshwar Dham in Uttarakhand, An ancient land of temples and gods

Gomateshwara statue, Jaina ascet, Jain temple on Vindyagiri Hill, Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, South India, India, Asia

Georgetown, Malaysia. The fantastic lighting of Kek Lok Si Temple.

The Ganesh Temple in Ranthambhore Fort, Ranthambhore National Park, Rajasthan, India

Shri krishna janmabhoomi, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

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

Anandi swami temple jalna maharashtra india Asia Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

View of deep stambh, Harsiddhi devi temple, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

India, West Bengal, Kolkata, Kali temple

Sacred rats, Karni Mata temple or rat temple, Deshnoke, Rajasthan, woman in traditional garments walk through a large gate of a temple, Rajasthan, North India, India, Asia

Jageshwar Dham in Uttarakhand, An ancient land of temples and gods

Chariot festival Palakad Palakkad Kerala India Copyright: xKrishnadasxMenon/DinodiaxPhotox

Pilgrims, devotees and locals outside the walls of the Jagannath Temple dedicated to Lord Jagannath, an embodiment of Krishna, situated in Puri,the oldest of India's four holiest Hindu religious centres, in the State of Odisha, India, Asia

Sri Meenakshi Amman temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Mastan Shah Dargah at Bangalore, Karnataka, India copyright: xshivjixjoshi/dinodiaxphotox

Daan ghati temple, govardhan, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Daan ghati temple, govardhan, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Myanmar. Burma. Popa. The ancient Buddhist monastery on top of Mount Popa, a 1,500 metres high core of an ancient volcano rising 737 metres above the surrounding plain.

Bronze drums and white stupa in Patan, Nepal

Coptic Cathedral of St. Mariam, Asmara, Eritrea, Africa

Asia, Vietnam. Thongs in front of the Tay Ninh Holy See, Cao Dai Temple, Tay Ninh

Gott Shiva, Hindu Tempel, heiliger See, Grand Bassin, Ganga Talao, indischer Ozean, Insel, Mauritius, Afrika mcpins *** God Shiva, Hindu temple, sacred lake, Grand Bassin, Ganga Talao, Indian Ocean, island, Mauritius, Africa mcpins mcpins

Bhairon Temple, Bhairon Ghati, Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India, Asia Copyright: xRxMakharia/DinodiaxPhotox

Huge, magnificent and richly illuminated decoration of Dagdu Seth Halwai Ganapati, replica of Akshardham temple, Ganapati festival at Pune, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Jain temple dedicated to Sri Sitalnath, the 10th of the Jain Tirthankaras in Kolkata or Calcutta, West Bengal, India, Asia

Pilgrims in Mandap, Murugan temple, Palamuthircholai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Lord Ganpati idol procession, Ganesh festival, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, Asia India Copyright: xAkellaxSrinivas/DinodiaxPhotox -

Chavarabhavan Church, Kainakary village, Alleppey District, Kerala, India

Signpost, Lamayuru Monastery or Lamayuru Gompa, Lamayuru, Ladakh, India, Asia

Sign for visitors, Jain Temple, Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India.

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