DAILY PHOTO: Venuvan Buddha Vihara of Agartala

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Venuvan Buddha Vihara, a Buddhist Temple in Agartala, Tripura, India.

DAILY PHOTO: Chausath Yogini Temple of Morena

Yogini Temple: Ekattarso Mahadev Mandir (a.k.a. Chausath Yogini Temple); Morena; north of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, India. Oblique shot of the inner sanctum.
Ekattarso Mahadev Mandir (a.k.a. Chausath Yogini Temple); Morena; north of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, India. From across the hilltop.
Ekattarso Mahadev Mandir (a.k.a. Chausath Yogini Temple); Morena; north of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, India. Ring of meditation cells inside the temple.
Ekattarso Mahadev Mandir (a.k.a. Chausath Yogini Temple); Morena; north of Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh, India. Inner sanctum from the entry.

Bats [Haiku]

Bats at Bateshwar Temple Group, Morena, (near Gwalior,) Madhya Pradesh, India.
ancient temple:
bats strafe ambulators;
wing flaps puff on bare scalp.

Lantern [Free Verse]

The lightbulb inside
A temple lantern
Shines like the sun:
Backdrop to painted
Branch & blossom...

But the fact that it's lit
Means that it must be
The moon.

DAILY PHOTO: Chùa Kim Liên

DAILY PHOTO: Old Town Temple, Cao Bang

Anachronism [Haiku]

the temple might stand
a thousand years ago,
but for that city.

DAILY PHOTO: Beobjangsa

DAILY PHOTO: Sri Someshwara Swami Temple, Kolar

DAILY PHOTO: Blue & Gold Temple in Bangalore