Temples

Hundreds of Buddhas in a re-discovered Indonesian temple.

Siddhartha Gautama sat here and received enlightenment.

15 monolithic temples emulate an eroding sand castle.

A precariously perched golden rock defies gravity and brings pilgrims from across Myanmar.

A shrine of fire worship built on top of a natural flame.

A blooming house of worship for the masses.

Rock-cut caves and 7,000 Buddhist sculptures carved into the nearly sheer face of a sandstone mountain.

The only Bahá'í house of worship in North America and one of only a handful worldwide.

Sacred Buddhist home of some spiritual monkeys.

Sacred Indian temple that’s all monkey business.

Rebuilt remains of a temple to Roman god Mithras.

Hindu temple of the dead home to hundreds of long-tailed macaques.

These serpents are considered holy and pampered accordingly.

Huge masonic hall in Philadelphia with lavishly themed rooms.

This Stone Age solar temple aligns with the sun on each equinox and solstice.

Deep in the Thar desert, a temple crawling with thousands of holy rats.

The self-mummified monks of Japan.

The small cliffside monastery known as the Tiger's Nest is said to be the meditation site of an 8th-century Buddhist master.