The Temple of All Religions in Russia
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 17, 2015
The Temple of All Religions is an architectural complex in the dacha settlement of Staroye Arakchino, inside Kazan municipality in Russia. T...
Showing posts with the label Religious Places
The Cathedral of Salamanca's Astronaut
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 10, 2015
The ancient Spanish city of Salamanca, situated on the banks of the River Tormes, is one of the oldest university towns in Europe with a ric...
Gotokuji: The Temple of The Beckoning Cats
Kaushik Patowary
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...
The Sand Covered Church of Skagen
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 6, 2014
About 2 km southwest of the town center of Skagen, in Denmark, is a brick church half buried in sand. Known as Old Skagen Church or The Buri...
The Last Turf Church of Hof, Iceland
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 24, 2014
Hof, in Öræfi, is a small village in southeast Iceland, approximately 30 kilometers east of Vatnajökull, and 20 kilometers south of the Skaf...
The Glittering Mausoleum of Shah-e-Cheragh
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 22, 2014
Shah-e-Cheragh is a funerary monument and mosque located in the city of Shiraz, in Iran, where lies the tomb of Amir Ahmad and his brother M...
The Great Mosque of Samarra
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 8, 2014
The Great Mosque of Samarra is located in Samarra city, in Iraq, about 120 km north of Baghdad, on the banks of river Tigris. It was built i...
Mina, The City of Tents
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 5, 2014
Mina is a small city located inside a low lying valley in the province of Makkh, in western Saudi Arabia, about 8 km to the east of the Holy...
The Monastery of Wadi Qelt
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 18, 2014
Wadi Qelt is a rocky canyon located in the Judaean Desert in the West Bank, originating near Jerusalem and terminating near Jericho, near th...
The Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 9, 2014
High above the Aegean Sea on the island of Amorgos, the most eastern of the Greek Cycladic Islands, lies the spectacular Byzantine monastery...
The Azaleas of Shiofune Kannon-ji Temple in Japan
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 8, 2014
Shiofune Kannon-ji is a 1,300-year-old Buddhist temple in Ome City, in Japan, about 30 minutes by car from Yokota. The temple is located in ...
All Aboard for Biswa Ijtema
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 1, 2014
Every year more than 3 million Muslims converge at Tongi on the banks of the river Turag, on the outskirts of Dhaka, the capital city of Ban...
The Rock Churches of Lalibela
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 24, 2014
In the remote town of Lalibela, perched on the mountains in the heart of Ethiopia, some 645 km from Addis Ababa, are eleven medieval monolit...
The Magnificent Buddhist Temple of Wat Phra Dhammakaya
Kaushik Patowary
Jan 4, 2014
Wat Phra Dhammakaya is a Buddhist temple of humongous size in Khlong Luang District, 16 kilometers north of Bangkok International Airport in...
Phugtal Monastery, India
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 27, 2013
Phuktal Monastery or Phuktal Gompa is one of the most isolated monastery in the south-eastern Zanskar region in Ladakh district of Jammu and...
Gergeti Trinity Church in Georgia
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 20, 2013
Near the village of Gergeti, outside the town of Stephantsminda, in Georgia, lies the isolated Gergeti Trinity Church. Also called the Holy ...
The Cave Church of the Zabbaleen in Cairo
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 10, 2013
The Monastery of Saint Simon, also known as the Cave Church, is located in the Mokattam mountain in southeastern Cairo, Egypt, in an area th...
10 Spectacular Wooden Churches of Russia
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 6, 2013
Wood is a distinctive part of Russia's architectural heritage, especially in traditional villages in the North of Russia. For over a tho...
Larung Gar Buddhist Academy in Serthar, Tibet
Kaushik Patowary
May 5, 2013
Larung Gar Buddhist Academy, also known as Serthar Buddhist Institute, sits in the Larung Valley at an elevation of 4,000 meters, about 15 k...
The Thousand Temples of Bagan, Myanmar
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 19, 2013
Located on the banks of the Ayeyarwady (Irrawaddy) River, in the Mandalay Region of Burma, lies the ancient city of Bagan. From the 9th to 1...
