Temple

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Temple of Antoninus and Faustina, Rome, Italy.

A temple is a building where people go to practice their religion. In a temple people may perform religious rituals, ceremonies, and pray. Thus, a temple is a general term for a house of worship. Christians usually call their religious buildings churches.

Some examples of temples from different religions:

• Hinduism (Mandir)
• Buddhism (Shaolin)
• Temples at Uppsala
• Greek temple
• Temple in Jerusalem
• Mormon temple
• Roman temple
• Reform Judaism's synagogues.
• Baha'i (Mashriqu'l-Adhkar)
• Temples in Bangkok

Temple Media

• Ankor Wat temple.jpg

  The 12th-century Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia is the largest religious structure in the world and is dedicated to the Hindu deity Vishnu.

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  Borobudur temple, the largest Buddhist temple in the world, located in Central Java, Indonesia.

• Athen Erechtheion BW 2017-10-09 13-58-34.jpg

  The Erechtheion in Athens, Greece, is associated with some of the most ancient and holy relics of the Athenians, such as the Palladion, a xoanon of Athena Polias

• Ram Janmbhoomi Mandir, Ayodhya Dham.jpg

  Ram Mandir at Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India, dedicated to Hindu deity Rama. The temple was opened on 22 January 2024.

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  Mahabodhi temple, Bihar, India

• Ranakpur Jain temple, Rajasthan, India.

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  Harmandir Sahib in Amritsar, India

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  Ziggurat of Ur, Iraq

• Temple of Philae, Egypt

• Parthenon (30276156187).jpg

  The Parthenon on the Acropolis of Athens

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