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Remains of Temple of Hathor, Serabit el-Khadim. Serabit el-Khadim (Arabic: سرابيط الخادم Arabic pronunciation: [saraːˈbiːtˤ alˈxaːdɪm]; also transliterated Serabit al-Khadim, Serabit el-Khadem) is a locality in the southwest Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, where turquoise was mined extensively in antiquity, mainly by the ancient Egyptians.
The guardian shrine for the nearby Byōdō-in, and adjacent to Uji Shrine, Ujigami-jinja was originally built around 1060, making it the oldest original Shinto shrine in Japan. It is the oldest example of nagare-zukuri style of shrine architecture in Japan, where the three inner shrine structures are built side-by-side, with the structure in ...
The present complex, called the tomb of Sheikh Safi al-Din Ardabili, includes the outside of the tomb, the portal, the great courtyard, the portico, the grave of Sheikh Safi al-Din itself, the Women-only space (Andaruni, a term used in Iranian architecture), the grave of shah Ismail I, Chini-house which has beautiful Stuccos and several precious wooden and silver doors, the Janatsara Mosque ...
Small local shrines known as Hokora (祠) are ranked beneath the village shrines, in accordance with the District Shrine Law of 4 July 1871. [4] At a later date, shrines beneath the rank of "Village shrines" were classed as "Ungraded shrines" or Mukaku-sha ( 無格社 ) .
The original modules Descent Into the Depths of the Earth and Shrine of the Kuo-Toa were both written by Gary Gygax and published by TSR, Inc. in 1978. [5] [9] Gygax had recently finished writing the Player's Handbook (1978), and according to Gygax, he authored the D series "as sort of a relaxation to get away from writing rules". [10]
View of the Sanctuary of Arantzazu. The name of the sanctuary, the place, and the Virgin are all related to the legend of her appearance. The word arantzazu itself is Basque, made up of "arantza" which means "thorn" [1] and the suffix "zu" indicating "abundance", [2] making the translation "abundance of thorns", making reference to the abundant thorny bushes that grow in the area.
The Lost Shrine of Kasar-Khan is a role-playing scenario and gamemaster's aid written for any role-playing game system — conversion rules for Dungeons & Dragons, Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, and RuneQuest are included. The setting is an ancient dwarven shrine that is guarded by a demon.
The enshrined divinities are: [2] Emperor Saga (嵯峨天皇), 52nd emperor of Japan, worshipped as Kami-no-daijingū (神野太神宮) [3]; Sugawara no Michizane, scholar, poet and politician of the Heian Period, worshipped as Tenman-Tenjin (天満天神), Kami of academics, scholarship and learning