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  2. Kailasa Temple, Ellora - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Torana - Wikipedia

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    According to several scholars, the vast evidence shows how the torii, both etymologically and architecturally, were originally derived from the torana, a free-standing sacred ceremonial gateway which marks the entrance of a sacred enclosure, such as Hindu-Buddhist temple or shrine, or city.

  4. Thousand Pillar Temple - Wikipedia

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    Many Hindu temples were developed under the patronage of Ganapati Deva, Rudrama Devi and Prataparudra who were of Kakatiya dynasty.The Thousand Pillar Temple was believed to be constructed during the period between 1175–1324 CE by order of the king,The most popular place to visit in Warangal is the Thousand Pillars Temple, located at the base of Hanamkonda hill.

  5. Hanging Temple - Wikipedia

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    Hanging Temple, located in Hunyuan County, Datong City, Shanxi Province, China, is a temple integrating Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. It has a history of more than 1,400 years. [ 2 ] The entire temple was built into a cliff face on the west side of Jinxia Gorge, approximately 75 meters (246 feet) above the ground.

  6. Ghanta - Wikipedia

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    Hindu temples generally have one metal bell hanging at the entrance and devotees ring the bell while entering the temple which is an essential part in preparation of having a darshan. A bell is also rung by poojari during Pūjā or Yajna – during the waving of light , burning of incense in front of the deity, while bathing the deity and while ...

  7. Template:Hanging indent - Wikipedia

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    TemplateData for Hanging indent. This template creates a paragraph with a hanging indent. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status;

  8. Kirupanandha Variyar - Wikipedia

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    Kirupanandha Variyar Swamy statue at Kangeyanalore Temple. He was born at 4:37 IST [1] on 25 August 1906, in a Sengunthar family at Kangeyanallur, a hamlet on the bank of the Palar river, neat Katpadi in present-day Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.

  9. Hindu temple architecture - Wikipedia

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    Architecture of a Hindu temple (Nagara style). These core elements are evidenced in the oldest surviving 5th–6th century CE temples. Hindu temple architecture as the main form of Hindu architecture has many different styles, though the basic nature of the Hindu temple remains the same, with the essential feature an inner sanctum, the garbha griha or womb-chamber, where the primary Murti or ...