Pooram is one of the most popular temple festivals of the South Indian state Kerala. It is held at Vadakkunnathan Temple every year where the goddesses of two nearby temples Thiruvambady and Paramekavu meet each other after a gap of one year on ’Pooram’ day of the Malayalam Calendar month of ’Medam’. Thrissur Pooram was the brain child of Raja Rama Varma or famously known as Sakthan Thampuran‚ the Maharaja of Cochin. Before the start of Thrissur Pooram‚ the largest temple festival in Kerala was the one-day
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stated in the text “Temple’s parents fought often over Temple. Her father‚ handsome and temperamental‚ with wealth inherited from his family‚ wanted to send her away to a mental institution. Her mother longed to help her but didn’t know how.” This shows that her dad didn’t want to do anything for her but send her away‚ however her mom wanted to help instead of giving up. Climax: The turning point for Temple was when her mother decided to help Temple so she is ready for school. For example‚ as stated
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God”. Not every religion requires a mosque‚ temple‚ or church to worship in‚ sometimes worship is done outdoors or even inside the home. For Buddhists‚ worship can be done either in the home or in a temple and there is no set day of the week that everyone gathers for prayer as in other religions such as Christianity. Some will set up a room inside their homes that is decorated with a Buddha statue and candles. Some will choose to burn incense. Temples are typically set up to symbolize fire‚ water
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gurudwara (the Golden Temple)‚ we had arrived in the proud city of Sikhism. Was this India too? That warm and romantic feeling towards travel came over me again. India had surprised me with a different face again. Amritsar was nicer and proudly distinct over other Indian cities and towns I’d been to layers cleaner too! The best vacation I had; even though it was short. But what can you see in Amritsar‚ if you’re short on time? The Golden Temple is an enormous Sikh Temple located in the heart of
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City descriptions: Uruk – Temples: Ishtar/Inanna‚ Goddesses of Love and War Capitol and largest city of Arkadia‚ located where the two major rivers meet. The palace was located in the center of the city with the temples to Ishtar and Inanna on either side of it. The temple of Ishtar was there before Gilgamesh took the throne but after he saved Inanna from the demon attack‚ Gilgamesh built a temple to honor her. Uruk was built from clay and is the main cultural city of Arkadia. They were the ones
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Greece‚ people saw architecture as an art for the gods and goddesses of Greece. To capture the heart of many Greek citizens‚ Iktinos used different orders of architecture and added special touches to each building‚ he designed‚ including the Parthenon‚ Temple of Epicurean Apollo‚ and the Telesterion. Iktinos ’ works are compared by Ionic‚ Doric‚ and Corinthian Orders of Architecture‚ and by the layout and by decoration. According to Byers‚ there is not much written biographical information on Iktinos
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occured. Operation Bluestar‚ was the code name given by the Indian government. It was an operation to evict Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale and his followers from the Golden Temple. The Golden Temple is one of the most sacred places of worship for the Sikh community. It is also one of the oldest Sikh temples around. The Golden Temple is known has the Harmandir Sahib‚ and is located in the city of Amritsar. Many questions arise to why something like this would happen in the first place. Bhindranwale
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point‚ it had two temples and a double staircase. Each temple was dedicated to a separate god. The one on the left was dedicated to Tlaloc and was decorated with blue and white paint to signify water and moisture. The Aztecs worshiped him for his connection with the life-giving and taking qualities of the rain. The right temple was dedicated to Huitzilopochtli and was painted in red and white to honor war and sacrifice. This pyramid was so steep that one could not see the temple on top unless they
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historical importance. The Newars used to live in the Nepalese valley since a long time and thus they developed the culture of Hindus and Buddhists. This country holds great importance for the Buddhists worldwide. There are many Buddhist pilgrimage sites‚ temples‚ pagodas and shrines. Historical monuments give a glimpse of Buddhism in some way or the other. Ten historical sites which are there
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Deir el Bahri The Deir el Bahri is a temple at the base of the Theban cliffs which faced the Nile on the west bank. The temple was intended to be the funerary temple of Thutmose II although served the purpose of carrying out daily offering to Hatshepsut after her death. The temple had significant priority as it was dedicated to Amun‚ holiest of holies. The temple demonstrated her devotion to the gods and reflected the general prosperity of her reign. The temple was significant as a protective device
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