Showing posts with the label Temple

Matsugaoka Tōkei-ji, The Divorce Temple

Feb 6, 2023

For over six hundred years, the Matsugaoka Tōkei-ji, in the city of Kamakura in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, had served as a refugee for wome...

Bharat Mata Temple: A Shrine Dedicated to Mother India

Jul 15, 2021

The ancient city of Varanasi, in central India, draws pilgrims from all around the world. One of the most important religious hubs and the h...

Kongo Gumi: The 1,400-Year-Old Company

Nov 9, 2019

Less than two months ago, the renowned British travel agency Thomas Cook laid off more than 21,000 employees the world over and liquidated i...

The Temples of Mount Fanjing

Apr 11, 2019

Fanjingshan or Mount Fanjing, in Guizhou Province in southwest China, is a sacred Buddhist site and a place of great natural beauty with un...

The Arsonist Who Set Fire to an Ancient Wonder of The World So That People Would Remember Him

Mar 9, 2019

On the night of July 21, 356 BCE, two important events took place in the Mediterranean Basin. One created history, the other erased it. On ...

Maison Carrée, The Most Intact Roman Temple

Oct 26, 2018

Maison Carrée in Nimes, France . Photo credit: Lamax/Shutterstock.com The Maison Carrée in the city of Nimes, in southern France, is the o...

The Blood Stained Ceilings of Kyoto’s Temples

May 17, 2018

The Fushimi Castle in Kyoto was one of the last places of action during the “age of warring states”—a period in Japanese history, stretching...

The Hairy Secret Behind Indian Temples

Nov 21, 2017

Where do hairs for fashion wigs and hair extensions come from? The answer is: everywhere, but the majority of them come from China and India...

The Dragon Temple in Samphran

Mar 10, 2016

About 40 km west of Bangkok lies the district of Samphran, where there is a rather odd-looking Wat or Buddhist temple. The temple complex ha...

The Meenakshi Temple of Madurai, India

Oct 3, 2015

The iconic Meenakshi Temple is located in the ancient city of Madurai in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located in the heart of the 2...

The Hanging Pillar of Lepakshi Temple

Aug 24, 2015

The beautiful 16th century Veerabhadra temple, also known as Lepakshi temple, is located in the small historical village of Lepakshi in the ...

The 1,444 Carved Pillars of Ranakpur Jain Temple No Two of Which Are Alike

Aug 15, 2015

Ranakpur is a village located in the lush green valley of Aravalli mountain ranges in Pali district of Rajasthan, in western India. It is ho...

Gotokuji: The Temple of The Beckoning Cats

Jan 22, 2015

Many Japanese shops, restaurants and other businesses keep a little cat doll with its paw raised near their entrances. It is a common Japane...

Longmen Grottoes, China

Dec 17, 2014

Longmen Grottoes are a series of Buddhist cave temples carved into the rock on the banks of the Yi River, south of the city of Luoyang, in H...