Mysteriously amazing temples – There are monuments that stand souvenir to historic times and bear unnerving mysteries in their bosom.
They bring back the memories of bygone times and stick out from the crowd in terms of their nostalgic air. There are temples that are not only religious places but also witness to rise and fall of empires, their walls are saddled with the cry of the fated people of dynasties.
Not only the Hindu temples, there are many religions like Buddhism, Sikhism and Taoism have their temples that have a lot of architectural promise and here are the references of the most mysteriously amazing temples of world:
Borobudur, Indonesia
Borobudur is one of the biggest Buddhist monuments in the world, located in central Java of Indonesia. The temple have a lotus flower like structure, surrounded by an ancient lake, to representing the birth of lord Buddha. It was built in 8th century using 2 millions of volcanic stones.
This temple was abandoned for thousands of years by the eruption of Merapi volcano and rediscovered in the year 1814.
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
Angkor wat is the largest religious monument in the world. This most popular religious site situated in Angkor of Cambodia. It spread across an area of 401 acres and complex have height of 700 feet. It was built in 12th century by emperor Suryavarman II as a temple dedicated for lord Vishnu.
In following centuries temple faced many destruction and restored by Khmer empire and fix status as a Buddhist temple
Wat Rong Khun, Thailand
It is also known as white temple located in Chiang Rai, Thailand. The white color of this temple represents purity of lord Buddha. The glittering glass design within the temple symbolizes infinite wisdom from Buddha. Both Buddhist and Hindu architecture used for the construction of this temple.
Golden Temple, India
It is found as most sacred place for worship for Sikhs, located in Punjab, India. This temple was mainly made of marble and plated with pure gold. The holiest text of Sikh religion the Guru Granth Sahib also kept inside of golden temple.It was built in 1604 by Guru Ram Das Ji, the fourth Sikh Guru.
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, India
This temple is one of the most important vishnu temples in the world, located in Tamilnadu, India. This temple actually dedicated for one of form of lord Vishnu. It is the largest temple in the country, built across an area of 156 acres.
Dravidian style of architecture was used for it’s construction.
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