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The temple compound, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest Hindu temple site in Indonesia, and one of the biggest in Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture , and by the towering 47-metre-high (154 ft) central building (Lord Shiva shrine) inside a large complex of ...
The Kailasa temple (Cave 16) is the largest of the 34 Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain cave temples and monasteries known collectively as the Ellora Caves, ranging for over two kilometres (1.2 mi) along the sloping basalt cliff at the site. [5] Most of the excavation of the temple is generally attributed to the eighth century Rashtrakuta king Krishna ...
The campus' centerpiece is a larger temple, called the Akshardham, which measures almost 90,000 square feet, reaches 191 feet into the sky and was made from 1.9 million cubic feet of marble and ...
Also referred to as Akshardham Temple or Akshardham Delhi, the complex displays millennia of traditional and modern Hindu culture, spirituality, and architecture. Inspired by Yogiji Maharaj and created by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, it was constructed by BAPS. [2] It is the world's second-largest BAPS Hindu temple, following Akshardham, New Jersey ...
The temple has a five-tier rajagopuram (main tower) on the western gateway. [47] [48] Devotees enter the temple through a side door with a stairway, which leads into the Kalyana mandapa (wedding hall), [13] which has 96 pillars. [47] It has coloumns and walls on which the images of Vishnu, his consort Lakshmi and the Alvars are carved. [13]
Temple Image Height ft Year Notes Location 1 Chaturbhuj Temple: 344 16th century AD Built by the Bundela Rajputs of the Orchha State in Central India, the temple blends styles of both ancient Nagara architecture and new Mughal influences. The temple is dedicated to Rama and is the tallest temple structure in India. Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, India: 2
The planned effort includes the temple rising to a height of about 210 metres (700 ft) or 75 floors and a built-up area of 50,000 square metres (540,000 sq ft). [3] The project is set in 260 hectares (642 acres) of land and includes 4.9 hectares (12 acres) set aside for parking and a helipad.
The former is the largest Hindu temple complex in the world. The sect, which will celebrate its 50th year in North America next year, oversees more than 1,200 temples and 3,850 centers around the ...