Sacred Indian Architecture

Intricate stone carvings and entrances of temples in India and Sri Lanka, showcasing detailed depictions of deities and cultural symbols in various architectural styles.

India, Rajasthan, Udaipur, Jagdish temple. Marble elephant.

Statues at the base of calvary, made up of majolica tiles from the 16th-19th centuries, 1839, Manduria, Apulia, Italy.

ASIA, India, Jaiselmer, Women in open air temple (MR)

Interior, Dhammayangyi temple, Bagan Pagan, Myanmar Burma, Asia

Tourist photographing the Jain temple in Chittorgarh Fort, Rajasthan, India

Buddhists in front of Buddha statue and mural paintings from the 18 Century inside the Kelaniya Raja Maha Vihara temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Man walking in front of Khodaypul Jain Temple, Near Bhuj, Gujarat, India

Tulsi vrindavan in stone at ardhnari nateshwar temple Velapur Solapur Maharashtra India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Statues in Buddhist Karla caves finest examples of ancient rock cut caves built in 3rd 2nd century BC by Buddhist monk Karla Maharashtra India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

India, Goa, Old Goa. Portuguese basilica of Bom Jesus, the most famous church in Old Goa. Ornate wood carving.

Young girl posing on steps between two statues at the Nyatapola Temple, Taumadhi Square, Bhaktapur, Nepal, Asia

Nandi Statue Kudala Sangameshwara Temple, Solapur, Maharashtra, India, Asia copyright: xanilxdave/dinodiaxphotox

India, Uttarakhand, Kumaon, Jageshwar. Temple priests sit outside one of this ancient site's many sacred temples.

Panel of Hindu deities of Kakuni Ganesh Temple, Baran, Rajasthan, India. Panel of Hindu deities of Kakuni Ganesh Temple, Baran, Rajasthan, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21290256

Shwe Sayan temple, Mandalay area, Mandalay division, Republic of the Union of Myanmar Burma, Asia

Statue of god Buddha and stupa Ajanta caves Aurangabad Maharashtra India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

11th century Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha; Vishnu temple in Simhachalam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Asia

Skilled Artwork at Khajuraho Impressive, imaginative and skillful carving of at Kandariya Mahadev Temple in Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16792024

Chichen Itza nun grouping Las Monjas Mayan nunnery Mexico Yucatan

Carved idols on the outer wall of the Gopuram, Shri Ganapati Panchayatan Devasthan Sansthan, Tasgaon, near Sangli, Maharashtra, India -carved idols on the outer wall of the Gopuram, Shri Ganapati Panchayatan Devasthan Sansthan, Tasgaon, at Sangli, Maharashtra, India

Namaz at Jama Masjid Mosque, Old Delhi, India

India, Tamil Nadu State, Thanjavour City (Tanjor), Sri Brihadeshwara Temple (W.H.), detail

Chennakeshava temple at Belur,state of Karnataka,South India,Asia

underground palace, Oriental Buddha Park, Leshan city, Sichuan, China, Asia.

Panchalinga in cave in Subrahmanya Swami temple, Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Visitors cross a scaffolding in world heritage Sun temple complex in Konarak Orissa India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Siem Reap, Angkor, Angkor Wat Temple, before sunrise a monk prepares for the tourist rush of the day

Temple Corridor longest in Asia Ramanathaswamy temple in the middle of the island dedicated to Lord Siva in Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Muslim praying in the prayer area inside the Masjid-i Jahn-Num, Jama Masjid mosque in Old Delhi, India, Asia

India, Uttar Pradesh, Varanasi , Carved Image Of Shiva And Parbati At Ghai Ghat

Statue of Buddha in a temple, Htilominlo Temple, Bagan, Myanmar

Carving on temples, people in background, Siem Reap, Cambodia

inside of the Wood Sanctuary of Truth Temple in the city of Pattaya in the Provinz Chonburi in Thailand. Thailand, Pattaya, November, 2018. THAILAND PATTAYA SANCTUARY OF TRUTH

India, Rajasthan, Jaisalmer. Woman entering the Jain Temple to pray

Freely walk monkey. Votive temples and shrines in a row at Pashupatinath Temple, Kathmandu, Nepal.

Pa-O women on stairs to the Taung Tho Kyaung Pagoda, Shan State, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

Exit of the Grotto, the place of Jesus' birth at the Nativity Church; Bethlehem, Israel

India: Pilgrims at the Shri Adishwara Temple, one of the holy Jain Palitana temples (11th to 16th Century CE) in the Shatrunjaya Hills, Gujarat (2004)

Buddha carved in different aspects & soaring tower of Mahabodhi temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Detail of sandstone carvings at the Konark Sun Temple in Puri. Konark Sun Temple is located in the state of Orissa near the sacred city of Puri. The sun Temple of Konark is dedicated to the sun God or Surya. It is a masterpiece of Orissas medieval architecture. Sun temple has been declared a world heritage site by UNESCO.

Mexico, Yucatan. This is the Jaguar Alter at Ek'Balam. Ek' Balam is a pre-Columbian archaeological site in Yucatan built by the Maya civilization. In Yukatek the name means Black Jaguar.

Höhle 2 : Bemalung der Ajanta-Höhlen, Aurangabad, Maharashtra Cave 2 : Painting Ajanta Caves, Aurangabad, Maharashtra Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22418476

Kutchi traditional dance, Kutch, Gujarat, India Copyright: xPhotochromy/DinodiaxPhotox

Carving Shikhara of Shri Gaurishankar Temple, Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India. Carving Shikhara of Shri Gaurishankar Temple, Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21697557

Buddha stupa at Karla cave near Lonavala, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Indian tourist group, Chennakesava Temple, Hoysala style, Belur, Karnataka, South India, India, South Asia, Asia

Mother and child with colorful umbrella entering Chaitya hall of heritage site of Bhaja caves built in reign of king Ashoka ; Lonavala ; Maharashtra ; India

Worshipping Nandhi huge bull in Virupaksha Temple in Pattadakal, Karnataka, India, Asia. Unesco World Heritage Site. 7th and 8th century, Asia

Ratnachankramas By The Mahabodi Temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India

Small temples and shrines, Bateshwar Group of Temples, Morena, Madhya Pradesh, India Small temples and shrines, Bateshwar Group of Temples, Morena, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21563916

Wheel of Temple Chariot, Konark Detail of intricately carved stone wheel of chariot at Sun Temple in Konark, Orissa, India, Asia Copyright: xZoonar.com/MahanteshxCxMorabadx 16804341

Sculpture of snake naga near white stupa, wat Suan Dok, Chiang Mai, Thailand

Man sleeping behing the column with Ganesha images. in Hindu temple. Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple. Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu, India

Children playing inside the sunlit Manuha Temple, Bagan, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

Sinhalese boy praying in front of a Buddha statue in the Mirisawetiya Dagoba, Sacred City, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Asia

detail of gold local decoration temple

MURO DECORADO CON BAJORRELIEVES - ESCENA DE DANZARINAS SIRVIENTES. Location: YOGYAKARTA-BOROBUDUR, JAVA, INDONESIA.

Children in front of buddhist stup, Sanchi, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

The image of a man praying to ancestors Pinddaan at Vishnupad Gaya, Bihar, India, Asia

Swayambhunath temple

Abba Libanos Church in cliff, Lalibela, Ethiopia.

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

Man with yellow cloth standing at old stepwell tapi baori, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox

Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world. Siem Reap, Cambodia. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RudolfxErnstx 13729797

Women in sari in front of a statue of the god Nandi in India

Alte Buddha-Statuen, die in Höhlen am Rande der Berge gefunden wurden Ancient Buddha statues found inside caves by the side of the mountain sides Copyright: xZoonar.com/nelsonxngx 22635946

Calvaire in Plougastel-Daoulas

Sadhu or holy man, temple town of Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

Devotee paying respects at Jejuri temple, Pune, Phaltan, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Votivstupas, auch Gedenkstupas genannt, auf dem Weg zur Höhle Nr. 20. ca. 150 v. Chr. Bhaja-Höhlen, Distr. Pune, Maharashtra Indien Votive stupas also called as memorial stupas on the way to cave No. 20. circa 150 B.C. Bhaja caves, Dist. Pune, Maharashtra India Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22418376

Gangtey village, Bhutan - 20 September 2025: View of a monk in vibrant red robes walks along an ornately carved wooden balcony, a splash of color against the building's facade.

india, rajasthan, ranakpur, jain temple

KHM - SOCIÉTÉ - TOURISME AUX TEMPLES DE ANGKORAvant de devenir une attraction touristique, la cité dAngkor fut la capitale de lempire Khmer du IXème au XVème siècle. A son apogée, elle comptait un million dhabitant. Btie sur un système hydraulique unique, cest lorsque la cité perd le contrôle de leau que la civilisation connu son déclin.Même si des explorateurs lavait déjà remarquée, les Français revendique en 1860 la « découverte dAngkor », et cela connait un retentissement mondial.Aujourdhui, la beauté légendaire du site attire deux millions de visiteurs par an et ça ne cesse daugmenter. Ce symbole de la civilisation Khmer est omniprésent au Cambodge, drapeau du pays, bières nationales, enseignes, paquets de cigarette.La cité est devenue un véritable parc dattraction ou les rites ancestraux ne servent plus quà donné du contenu aux selfies.KHM - SOCIETY - TOURISM AT THE TEMPLES OF ANGKORBefore becoming a tourist attraction, the city of Angkor was the capital of the K

Wall Painting, Nakodaji Jain Temple, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xRavixShekhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Never extinguishing oil lamps in Jalakandeswarar temple in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Ajanta Caves Maharashtra India Copyright: xRajeshxVora/DinodiaxPhotox

Arjuna´s Penance granite carvings, Mamallapuram Mahabalipuram, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

syro Malabar catholic church, palayur, thrissur, kerala, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Place of enlightenment or awakening, "Bodhi" by Siddhartha Gautama, Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India, Asia

Badami ; Chalukya ; Cave 3 ; (575 A.D. - 585 A.D).;Dedicated To Vishnu ; UNESCO World Heritage Site ; Rock Cut Cave Temple ; District Bagalkot ; State Karnataka ; Deccan Plateau ; India

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

Young burmese woman, Dhammayangyi Temple, Bagan, Myanmar, Burma, Southeast Asia, Asia

LONAR, BULDHANA DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, November 2018, Devotee at Gaumukh Temple.. LONAR, BULDHANA DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, November 2018, Devotee at Gaumukh Temple

Man at temple door, India Copyright: xAshokxDilwali/DinodiaxPhotox

KANCHIPURAM, INDIA - SEPTEMBER 12, 2009: Unidentified temple brahmin in Ekambareswarar Temple, Kanchipuram. The city is a holy pilgrimage site for Hinduists

Shivlinga, Harshat Mata Temple, Abhaneri, Rajasthan, India, Asia India Copyright: xDuttagupta/DinodiaxPhotox -

Woman at Biete Amanuel (House of Emmanuel), one of the rock hewn churches in Lalibela (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Ethiopia

Asia, India, Sarnath. Diminished figures walk in front of the pink-stoned Dhamekh Stupa, in Sarnath, India. (Editorial Usage Only)

Sculpture Of Nandi Shrine Virupaksha Temple Pattadakal UNESCO World Heritage Site Stone Carving Chalukya Built In 800 A.D. District Bagalkot Deccan Plateau State Karnataka India Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

India: Two Shedu Lamassu (Repeller of Evil) statues outside the Maneckji Seth Agiary, a Parsee Zoroastrian fire temple in the Fort area, Mumbai.

Lord Krishna explaining Bhagavad Gita Arjuna riding horse chariot statues hillock of Kandukagiri Murudeshwar Uttar Kannada Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Manikarnika Ghat cremation ghat on banks of Ganges; Bodhgaya, Bihar, India

Nandi statue in the Hoysaleswara Temple India

dog sleeping in front of religious temple

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Alte Buddha-Statuen, die in Höhlen am Rande der Berge gefunden wurden Ancient Buddha statues found inside caves by the side of the mountain sides Copyright: xZoonar.com/nelsonxngx 22635941

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