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Temples

Kulasekharapatnam, India

Arulmigu Kulasai Mutharamman Temple

Every year, massive crowds flock to this 300-year-old temple to celebrate a unique, goddess-centric Hindu festival.

Oak Park, Illinois

Unity Temple

After an Illinois church was struck by lightning and burned down, Frank Lloyd Wright designed this replacement.

Watlao Buddhamamakaram Temple

Watlao Buddhamamakaram Temple

Ornate and vibrant, this temple is a colorful place of worship for Columbus's Thai and Laotian communities.

Underground Tunnel at Mastani Lake

Once a passageway that led to the Shaniwar Wada palace fort.

Yamanashi, Japan

Kanibōzu Claw Marks

A giant man-eating crab monster allegedly left its claw marks on this unassuming boulder.

A buddhist altar with a golden seated buddha flanked by flowers and oranges.

Morrison, Colorado

Compassionate Dharma Cloud Monastery

A Buddhist monastery tucked away in the mountains of Colorado.

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Dambadarjaa Monastery

An off-the-beaten-path monastery in the northern hills of Ulaanbaatar.

Parvati Hill Chapha Tree

Said to be the oldest tree in Pune.

Toowong, Australia

Temple of Peace

A most unusual war memorial, erected by some most unusual people, made of concrete and stained glass, and apparently honouring five people and a dog.

Gyeongju, South Korea

Seokguram Grotto

Visiting this grotto is symbolic of a spiritual journey into Nirvana.

Shanghai, China

Longhua Temple

A temple complex has existed on this site since the third century.

A worn statue of a Japanese monk picks his nose.

Five Hundred Arhats

Hundreds of statues of Buddha’s disciples meditating, napping, sneezing, and picking their noses.

A massive seated Buddha is carved into a rock face.

Tianshui, China

Bingling Temple

A hidden Buddhist gem accessible only by boat.

Japan’s First Tea Tree

In the oldest zen temple stands a descendant of the very tree that introduced tea to Japanese culture.

Vientiane, Laos

Wat Si Muang

This Khmer temple is named after a young woman who sacrificed herself to protect the city from a disastrous deluge.

Choregic Monument of Thrasyllos (Panagia Speliotissa)

An ancient Greek monument and a Byzantine church coexist inside this cave.

Walenstadt, Switzerland

'Paxmal'

A monument to peace, built by one man over the course of 25 years.

Somanathapura, India

Keshava Temple

An astounding 13th-century architectural and historical achievement