Showing posts with label Temple. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Temple. Show all posts
Paid a visit to Thean Hou Buddhist Temple on the first days of Chinese New Year. Dedicated to the Goddess Thean Hou (the Heavenly Mother), this six-tiered Chinese Buddhist Temple is one of the largest temples in South East Asia and thousands of lanterns will go bright decorating the temple during the entire 15-day Chinese New Year celebration. I'll let the photos do the talking.
Tanah Lot, one of the most popular places of interest in Bali, is located on the coast of West Bali. It is also called Tanah Let which means ancient land and also Tanah Lod, which means the land to the south. The temple Pura Tanah Lot, simple in its construction, is dramatic in its ocean-front location and is one of the main temples in the worship of Balinese gods. The temple itself is built on a small promontory which is only accessible at low tide. During high water the rock takes on the appearance of a large boat at sea, such is its shape. Sunset is the best time to visit Tanah lot, when the golden red skies frame the temple and waves crash into the rocks.
Painted in coral red, Christ Church is a Dutch heritage that reminds people of their presence in Melaka centuries ago. The construction of the church took 12 years and was completed in 1753. - Malacca, Malaysia
Masjid Selat Melaka is built on the man-made island of Pulau Melaka. Costing about RM10 Million, it's the one and only Mosque by the coast of the Malacca Straits. -Malacca, Malaysia.
The newly painted Rajakoburam of the 105 years old Maha Mariamman Temple at Puchong during the eve of its Kumbabishegam Ceremony. -Puchong, Malaysia
Taman Ayun literally translates as "beautiful garden" and it owns an attractive temple building with multistoried roof. Symbolizing the Balinese Architecture, it's rich with exquisite wooden Merus, pagoda-like shrines and a beautiful landscape garden in front courtyard. Built in the 17th century, the temple served as the Royal Temple for The Mengwi dynasty and well preserved till now due to its historical values.
The Ulun Danu temple sits on the western shore of Lake Bratan and it can give the illusion of actually floating on the water. Built in 1633, the temple is devoted to Ida Batara Dewi Ulun Danu, goddess of the lake. The unusual feature of this temple, to the left of the entrance to the first courtyard, is a Buddhist stupa with figures of Buddha meditating in the lotus position in niches on the square base. The stupa reflects the adoption of Buddhist beliefs by Balinese Hindus.
Kellie's Castle is a mysterious mansion surrounded by river some kilometers out of Batu Gajah, commissioned in 1915 by a late Scottish Planter named William Kellie Smith. Smith left for England in the middle of the construction of the castle and dies soon after in England. The castle was thus never completed and stands today as an unfinished mansion. It has 14 rooms and a tall tower. The Castle is shrouded in mystery and it is widely believed that it has hidden rooms and a secret tunnel.
Smith also built a temple for a Hindu Goddess not too far away from the castle. As he was so fond of the Goddess that he wanted to have built a statue of him beside her. Therefore a statue of a white man can be seen on the roof of temple today, alongside statues of Hindu gods and goddesses. During a road widening exercise, road construction workers accidentally unearthed a section of a tunnel which is believed to lead from the castle to the Hindu temple nearby.
