Taken in November of 2013 at Hampi
DAILY PHOTO: Two Takes on a Temple Tree
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DAILY PHOTO: In the Temple of Literature
Taken in Hanoi on December 30, 2015
Temple of Literature? (Văn Miếu – Quốc Tử Giám?) It sounds like a grandiose name for a library, but it’s really what the Vietnamese call a Confucian temple. This one is in Hanoi.
Confucius was a Chinese philosopher famous for his ideas such as the hierarchical nature of relationships and how governance is practiced morally. His philosophy provided a popular counterpoint to the more free-wheeling Taoist belief system. Both Confucianism and Taoism came to be practiced by some as religion (though other advocates of each would say that it’s philosophy and not theology.)
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DAILY PHOTO: Inside Ngoc Son Temple
DAILY PHOTO: Dragon Head at Đình Nam Hương
Taken on December 26, 2015 in Hanoi
Đình Nam Hương is a Buddhist temple across the road from Hoàn Kiếm Lake in the heart of Hanoi. It’s a small but beautiful temple.
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DAILY PHOTO: Kandariya-Mahadeva Roof Details
Taken at the Khajuraho Western Group on October 22, 2015
I just got back from a trip to Khajuraho, Varanasi, and Sarnath, and I’ll be resuming posts–starting with pictures from this visit. Here is one of one of the details on the roof of one of the Western Group of temples. (The Western Group are the most well-preserved and extensive of the surviving temples.)
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DAILY PHOTO: Temple in the Haze
Taken in November of 2013 at Hampi (Virupaksha Temple)
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DAILY PHOTO: Stupa Row in Wat Po
Taken in September of 2014 at Wat Pho in Thailand
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DAILY PHOTO: Saffron Draped Buddha
Taken in August of 2014 at Wat Yai Chaya Mongkol
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DAILY PHOTO: Hidimba Devi Temple
Taken in June of 2015 at the Hidimba Devi Temple in Manali
The temple at this location dates to 1553, and is built over a cave that is said to be where Hadimbi Devi–sister of Hadimba–meditated. It sits amid a forest of deodars, which is a Himalayan species of cedar tree.
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DAILY PHOTO: Jakhoo Temple
Taken on June 24, 2015 at Jakhoo Temple in Shimla
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