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    Monuments of India

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    Garuda and was apparently dedicated by Heliodorus to the god Vasudeva in front of the temple of Vasudeva. 2. Sanchi Sanchi‚ variously known as Kakanaya‚ Kakanava‚ Kakanadabota and Bota-Sriparvata in ancient times‚ has a singular distinction of having remarkable specimen of Buddhist art and architecture right from the early Mauryan period. Sanchi is famous in the world for stupas‚ monolithic Asokan pillar‚ temples‚ monasteries and sculptural wealth.Sanchi became a pilgrimage site when Ashoka

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    Palitana

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    Mahatirth‚ Palitana‚ Gujarat The Satrunjay Mahatirth‚ Palitana temples are considered the most sacred pilgrimage place (tirtha) by the Jain community. There are more than1300 temples located on the Shatrunjaya hills‚ exquisitely carved in marble. The main temple on top of the hill‚ is dedicated to 1st tirthankar lord Adinath (Rishabdeva). Picture - The Jain temples of Mount Shatrunjaya‚ at Palitana Picture -Ariel View of the Jain temples and the mountain Shatrunjaya with river Shatrunjaya Location

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    Historical Places in India

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    who loves to visit temples and other historical places in India. Since web‚ is the universal media to which people around the globe either visit to gather knowledge or to keep in touch with their close friends and relatives‚ I would like to avail the power of web‚ by putting the photos of temples and other historical places of India. Since web allows people to publish ideas and other useful information‚ I decided to flaunt my ability of photography by displaying photos of temples and other historical

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    Temple Grandin’s diagnosis as a “high-functioning” autistic did not hinder‚ but ignited her drive to make a difference in the world.  Using her love for animals‚ and her claim to “think like an animal”‚ Temple was able to change the handling of livestock for slaughter‚ making the process more humane.  In her article for the Smithsonian Magazine‚ Temple allows people a peek into the brain of a person with autism.  I think it is really fascinating the way Temple describes how she thinks in photo-realistic

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    Ptah’s Great Temple of Memphis. He built many buildings and monuments over Egypt and Nubia‚ and his designs have been well displayed and are predominant in structure and buildings‚ even those he did not construct. Many historians and scholars consider his construction

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    Ancient World. Ancient Greek and Roman scholars wrote about these wonders of architecture beauty. Located around the Mediterranean and Middle East‚ the seven wonders were: Great Pyramid of Giza‚ Hanging Gardens of Babylon‚ Statue of Zeus at Olympia‚ Temple of Artemis at Ephesus‚ Mausoleum at Halicarnassus‚ Colossus of Rhodes‚ and the Lighthouse of Alexandria. This paper will review four of these wonders. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon are thought to be series huge and magnificent gardens‚

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    Hatshepsut Research Paper

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    Hatshepsut’s Mortuary temple was built to the queen Hatshepsut’s own glory and as a home for the God Amun‚ and therefore it was called “The Great Seat of Amun” . However‚ this temple was special and characteristic than most of the other funerary Temples during the new kingdom temples due to its distinctive architecture as well as the materials used to build it‚ as it was built of limestone‚ not sandstone like most of the temples‚ it was also Hatshepsut’s Greatest temple which was much larger than

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    the elephant‚ had to be reborn. He was born as the king Kochengot Chola who retained his devotion to Shiva and built seventy Shiva temples. Jambukeshwara Temple is one of them. He remembered his enmity with the elephant; so he constructed the entrance door to the Sanctum Sanctorum so small that not even a baby elephant could enter. The door to the Sanctum of this temple is only 4 ft. by 2.5

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    Buddhism Research Paper

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    Buddhist temples come in many shapes. Perhaps the best known are the pagodas of China and Japan. Another typical Buddhist building is the Stupa‚ which is a stone structure built over what are thought to be relics of the Buddha‚ or over copies of the Buddha’s teachings. Buddhist temples are designed to symbolise the five elements: * Fire * Air * Earth‚ symbolised by the square base * Water * Wisdom‚ symbolised by the pinnacle at the top All Buddhist temples contain an image

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    There is a Marushattal (kasthamandap) made of only one single tree. This is known as the Kasthamandap. Kathmandu has got its name after that Kahthmandap. The pleasant arts of Hanuman Dhoka‚ the temple of Taleju Bhawani‚ Panchmukhi Hanuman temple‚ the temple of Kumari (Living Goddess)‚ the Shiva-Parbati Temple‚ Sri Ganeshsthan‚ Gaddi Baithak (Place for coronation) etc.‚ have decorated the Kathmandu Durbar square. Problems: Lack of [roper tourism centres Lack of sanitation Crowd Fake guides 2.

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