The Thousand Shrines of Sahasralinga
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 15, 2016
There is a place in the district of Uttara Kannada of Karnataka state in India, where hundreds of shrines of the Hindu god Shiva are carved ...
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The Trillion Dollar Treasure of Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 11, 2016
The famed Padmanabhaswamy temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu, the creator of the universe, in Thiruvananthapuram, in the state of Kerala, has f...
Spaso-Kamenny Monastery
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 5, 2016
The Spaso-Kamenny Monastery is located in a small island in the middle of Kubensky Lake, in Ust-Kubinsky District of Vologda Oblast, about 5...
The Temples of Humankind, Damanhur
Kaushik Patowary
Jun 4, 2016
In 1978, a group of about fifteen people belonging to a mysterious spiritual community called Damanhur, lead by its founder Oberto Airaudi, ...
The Tombstone Covered Floor of St. John's Co-Cathedral of Malta
Kaushik Patowary
May 18, 2016
Commissioned in 1572 by Grand Master Jean de la Cassière as the Conventual Church of St. John, the St. John's Co-Cathedral in Valletta, ...
The Gilded Churches of Quito, Ecuador
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 20, 2016
The historic city of Quito, Ecuador, is remarkable for its many beautiful churches, especially the 17th Jesuit church la CompañÃa, and the 1...
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, Berlin
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 24, 2016
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz is one of Berlin's most famous landmarks. The church was originally built between 189...
The Stave Churches of Norway
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 21, 2016
During the Middle Ages, a new type of wooden construction technique became popular all over northwestern Europe, especially in Norway, where...
The Rio de Janeiro Cathedral
Kaushik Patowary
Mar 15, 2016
One of Rio de Janeiro’s most visible attraction is the Rio de Janeiro Cathedral or the Metropolitan Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro. This cone s...
The Dragon Temple in Samphran
Kaushik Patowary
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...
Belogorsky Monastery of St. Nicholas
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 9, 2016
The Belogorsky Monastery of St. Nicholas, also known as the Belaya Gora Monastery, is located on top of a hill in Belaya Gora or the White M...
The Bombed-Out St Dunstan in The East Church of London
Kaushik Patowary
Feb 6, 2016
One of London’s best kept secret is a small derelict church, or what remains of it, half way between London Bridge and the Tower of London, ...
The Chapel of The Holy Cross in Sedona
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 18, 2015
Jutting out of the red sandstone walls in the Arizona desert, the Chapel of the Holy Cross near the town of Sedona, is a marvel of modern ar...
Bodegas Irache’s Wine Fountain
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 7, 2015
Bodegas Irache is a winery located in the small Spanish town of Ayegui, at the foot of the Mount Montejurra, only two kilometers from the me...
The Meenakshi Temple of Madurai, India
Kaushik Patowary
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 Crumbling Ruins of ‘Shwe Inn Thein’ Pagodas of Indein, Myanmar
Kaushik Patowary
Oct 1, 2015
On the western bank of Inle Lake, in the heart of Myanmar’s jungles, lies the small village of Indein with hundreds of ancient pagodas of ma...
The Mingun Pagoda And The World’s 2nd Largest Bell
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 24, 2015
The Mingun Pahtodawgyi or Minigun Paya in the town of Mingun, approximately 10 km northwest of Mandalay in central Myanmar, is a massive unf...
The Hanging Pillar of Lepakshi Temple
Kaushik Patowary
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
Kaushik Patowary
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...
Kuthodaw Pagoda And The World's Largest Book
Kaushik Patowary
May 4, 2015
Kuthodaw Pagoda is a Buddhist stupa, located at the foot of Mandalay Hill in Mandalay, Burma. It was built during the reign of King Mindon M...
