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Ornate Asian Temples

A collection of intricately decorated temple interiors featuring colorful lanterns, murals, and elaborately carved doors, showcasing rich cultural artistry in Southeast Asia.

Wat Paphaimisaiyaram, Luang Prabang, Northern Laos, Southeast Asia

Interior of temple and Chinese lanterns, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia

Aluvihara rock cave temple starts at 3rd century bc where the Buddhist scriptures tipitaka were first put into writing in the1st century bc, Sri Lanka Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Wat Paphaimisaiyaram, Luang Prabang, Northern Laos, Southeast Asia

Indonesia, Bali. Carved and ornate doors of water temple, Ulun Danu Temple in Lake Bratan

THAILAND UTTARADIT WAT THA THANON inside of Wat Tha Thanon in City of Uttaradit in Province of Uttaradit in Thailand. Thailand, Uttaradit, November, 26, 2024. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/URSxFLUEELERx 23188946

Detail with frescoes and door of Wat Xieng Muan (Xieng Muan Vajiramangalaram) a Buddhist temple in the UNESCO world heritage town of Luang Prabang in Central Laos.

ZOCALOS DE ALICATADOS Y RELIEVES EN YESO DE LA CAPILLA REAL DE LA MEZQUITA DE CORDOBA - SIGLO XIV. Location: MEZQUITA-INTERIOR. CORDOBA. SPAIN.

Buddist prayer wheels in Bhutan

Ura Kidane Meret monastery, Lake Tana, Ethiopia

Eingang des Krishna-Chandraji-Tempels mit wunderschönen Malereien, die florale und göttliche Motive darstellen, Guptipara, Hooghly, Westbengalen, Indien. Entrance of Krishna Chandraji s Temple adorned with beautiful paintings depicting floral and divine motifs, Guptipara, Hooghly, West Bengal, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22624946

Amazing view of lot Buddhas statues and religious carving inside cave in sacred Golden Temple. Dambulla, Sri Lanka travel destinations

Chonburi, Thailand - 05 Feb 2022 : Architecture of Chinese style temple in Wihan Thep Sathit Phra Ki Ti Chaloem ( San Chao Na Cha ). Selective focus.

Temple floor, Ganzi Garze, Sichuan, China, Asia

Person in the sheikh Zayed Moschee, Abu Dhabi,

Monastery of St Barnabas, icons in the monastery church, North Cyprus

Paintings of Hindu God and Goddess of Dr. Ramnath Podar Haveli Museum, Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India. Paintings of Hindu God and Goddess of Dr. Ramnath Podar Haveli Museum, Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21269830

Armenia. Armavir Province. Vagharshapat. Interior of the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin Church. (Editorial Use Only)

Ura Kidane Meret monastery, Lake Tana, Ethiopia

Dukhang, Gebets- und Versammlungsraum, Kloster Diskit, bei Hunder, Nubra-Tal, Ladakh, Jammu und Kaschmir, Indischer Himalaya, Nordindien, Indien, Asien Dukhang, Gebets- und Versammlungsraum, Kloster Diskit, bei Hunder, Nubra-Tal, Ladakh, Jammu und Kaschmir, Indischer Himalaya, Nordindien, Indien, Asien LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/WalterxG.xAllgöwerx 23250762

Portraits of Royal Family Members on outer walls of Bansidhar Bhagat Ji Ki Haveli, Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India. Portraits of Royal Family Members on outer walls of Bansidhar Bhagat Ji Ki Haveli, Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21269780

Marsa alam, egypt 9 february 2025: intricate display of traditional artifacts and woven textiles in a market stall in marsa alam, egypt, showcasing cultural heritage and craftsmanship

Christian painting, frescoes and mosaics on the ceiling in the Hagia Sophia Mosque in Istanbul

Satues At Yungang Caves, Wuzhou Shan Mountains,China

Romania, Transylvania, Maramures, Aspra, commune of Vima Mica. Blue church interior and exterior de Lemn.

Christian wall paintings, Monastery of Horezu, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Horezu, Romania, Europe

Wat Pho Buddhist Temple, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Portraits of Rajput Kings on the walls of Dr. Ramnath Podar Haveli Museum, Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India. Portraits of Rajput Kings on the walls of Dr. Ramnath Podar Haveli Museum, Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21269890

Shwe-yan-pyay Monastery, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Inle Lake, Myanmar, Asia

Religious wall paintings, Zica orthodox monastery, Zica, Serbia, Europe

Bitola, Pelagonia, North Macedonia. September 4, 2024. Religious art in the Saint Dimitrij Church.

Indian women and western couples paintings on the Wall of Dr. Ramnath Podar Haveli Museum, Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India. Indian women and western couples paintings on the Wall of Dr. Ramnath Podar Haveli Museum, Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21269872

blur in iran the old cathedral and traditional gold wall painted

Russia, Kostroma, old paintings and decorations inside the St Ipaitus Monastery

SALA CAPITULAR SILLERIA PROCEDE DEL PAULAR. Location: IGLESIA DE SAN FRANCISCO EL GRANDE. MADRID. SPAIN.

Italy, Ravenna, the mosaics of the San Vitale basilica

inside of the Wood Sanctuary of Truth Temple in the city of Pattaya in the Provinz Chonburi in Thailand. Thailand, Pattaya, November, 2018. THAILAND PATTAYA SANCTUARY OF TRUTH

Wat Xieng Thong, Buddhist temple built in 1560 by King Setthathirath, Luang Prabang, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Interior of Archangel Michael Church (Kościoł św. Michała Archanioła) in Dębno Podhalańskie in Lesser Poland in Poland

Klenike, Bujanovac, Pcinja District, Serbia. September 8, 2024. Interior of the Church at the Venerable Prohor Pchinjski Monastery.

Vietnam, (near Saigon) My Tho. Vinh Trang Pagoda, temple interior.

Prayer niche in Dormitio Abbey, Byzantine Church, Mount Zion, Jerusalem, Israel, Asia

Vientiane, Laos. A stop outside of Vientiane Laos. This temple has Buddha's footprint.

Mahamuni Paya temple, Myanmar, Asia,

kho samui bangkok in thailand incision of the buddha gold temple

Central Bima, a parish in the back, curtain in front of the Torah shrine, synagogue in Łańcut formerly Landshut, Poland

Example of Ottoman art patterns applied on metals

Shivalinga (shivalingam) in Brihadishwara Temple. Tanjore (Thanjavur), Tamil Nadu, India. The Greatest of Great Living Chola Temples - UNESCO World Heritage Site. Shivalinga in Brihadishwara Temple, Tanjore

syro Malabar catholic church, changanassery, kerala, India, Asia Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Decoration inside the Tomb of Khải Dịnh, Khai Dinh, Unesco site Hue, Vietnam, Asia

Russia, Moscow, Red Square. Interior, St. Basil's Cathedral (aka Pokrovsky Sobor or Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin on the Moat). Gift shop, restored 17th century mural covered walls. (Editorial Usage Only)

Entrance to the halls of the temple, altars and urns, the room with ancestral tablets. The Khoo Kongsi, the Chinese clanhouse and the main attraction of Penang

Interior of a Hindu temple (Sri Thendayuthapani Temple). Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam.

Entrance of a temple, Ambalappuzha Sri Krishna Temple, Ambalappuzha, Alappuzha District, Kerala, India

View of an interior space with checkered floors, religious iconography, and crumbling walls evokes a sense of history and decay, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.

Shwenandaw Monastery with wood carvings, Mandalay, Myanmar, Asia

Asie; Myanmar,Shan States,Inle Lake area; Thousands of small Buddha statues, which have been donated by the local and foregin pilgrims, and some unusual small, brick corridors. Notice the floor, made out of beautiful tiles in small chamber in Shwe Yaunghwe Kyaung monastery

Mural paintings in the cloister. Dominican Convent of the Nativity(s.XVI).Tepoztlán. State of Morelos .México.

Marrakech, Morocco A mihrab at an individual () , 1912-1913 - Morocco - Stéphane Passet - (December -January) (French - Marrakech , Maroc Un mihrab chez un particulier ( )). Zellige, decorative arts, stucco, muqarnas, Art, Morocco, Marrakech, Moroccan interior

Buddha statues at a temple, Bagan, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

Episcopal Cathedral of Curtea de Arges is one of the most important examples of religious architecture in Romania and burial place for many Romanian kings. Interior, narthex. Romania, Curtea de Arges

Buddha statue, world heritage site, sacred city of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

kho samui bangkok in thailand incision of the buddha gold temple

Interior view of Mihrab in the Great Mosque of Cordoba and the Mezquita, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Cordoba, Spain.

Patras, Greece. St Andrew's Cathedral, 20th century. Relics of the Apostle St Andrew on a silver carved teak (small finger, part of cranium). Peloponnese.

Aluvihara rock cave temple starts at 3rd century bc where the Buddhist scriptures tipitaka were first put into writing in the1st century bc, Sri Lanka Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Ornate Chapel, Reiche KapelleResidenz, Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Igreja de Santa Barbara in Manadas. Sao Jorge Island in the Azores, an autonomous region of Portugal. (Editorial Use Only)

Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt. Interior of the Tombs of Ramesses VI. (Editorial Use Only)

part of the temple Wat Phra That Haripunchai in Lamphun

Altar in the church Iglesia de San Ignacio de Moxos, San Ignacio de Moxos, Department of Beni, Bolivia, South America

gold statue

Shekhavati Painting, Fatehpur, Rajasthan, india Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Depiction of a Hindu deity, Junaghar Fort, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India, Asia

Turkey Bursa The Green Shrine

Vaulted ceiling of St. George's Orthodox Church, around 1500, wooden church, Drochobych, Ukraine

TEMPLO DE WAT XIENG THONG. Construído en el siglo XVI por el rey SETTHATHIRAT (1534-1572). CAPILLA PRINCIPAL (SIM). Detalle de un MOSAICO CON LA REPRESENTACION DEL ARBOL DE LA VIDA. LUANG PRABANG (Patrimonio de la Humanidad). Laos.

Turkey, Central Anatolia, Cappadocia, Aksaray province, Ihlara valley, Under the tree church (Agacalti kilise) in Ihlara canyon

Albania, Fier, ruins of the Greek city of Apollonia, 6th century BC, Byzantine monastery and museum, icons

interior view of the Phra Ubosot Hall at the Wat Suthat temple, Wat Pho Buddhist temple complex, Bangkok, Thailand.

Sri Lanka, Dambulla, Dambulla Cave Temple, Buddha statue in cave

muslim, Muradiye Complex, religious, Bursa, travel, tombs, landmark, mausoleums, Asia, , Turkey, monument

Iconostasis, Moni Thari Monastery near Laerma from the 12th century, dedicated to St. Michael, one of the most important religious sites on Rhodes, Greece, Europe

Lefkosa, Lefkosia, Nicosia, in the northern part of the capital of Cyprus, the Selimiye Mosque, St. Sophia's Cathedral in the old town, built between ...

Istanbul, Turkey, May 24, 2013. He performs the ritual prayers of Islam at the Eyup Sultan Mosque on May 24, 2013. The Eyup Sultan Mosque is one of the most important landmarks in Istanbul, Turkey, Asia

A mural on the ceiling of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. This temple houses the venerated tooth relic of Lord Buddha, Sri Lanka

Wooden minbar, sermon pulpit of Ottoman times in mosque

Cambodia, Angkor, Banteay Srei temple

Bhutan, Punakha. Sopsokha village. Village famous for fertility and phallus symbols, said to repel evil eye and malicious gossip.

Shweyattaw Buddha, Mandalay Hill, Mandalay, Mandalay Division, Myanmar, Burma, Asia

Myanmar. Burma. Bagan. A statue of Buddha in one of the Seinnyet Sistersí temples built at Bagan in the 12th century.

Cordoba, Cordoba Province, Spain; detail of the Mihrab of La Mezquita, The Great Mosque

A SHIVA LINGAM resides in one of the many HINDU TEMPLES at the PASHUPATINATH TEMPLE COMPLEX - KATHAMANDU, NEPAL

The altar in Aa Kirke built in 1603, Europe, Denmark, Bornholm, Aakirkeby,

Sarcophagus, Burial Chamber, Tomb of Rameses IV, KV2, Valley of the Kings, Ancient Thebes, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Luxor, Egypt, North Africa, Africa Copyright: RichardxMaschmeyer 801-4109

Shwenandaw Monastery with wood carvings, Mandalay, Myanmar, Mandalay, Myanmar, Asia

Loei (Thai: ) Province is located in Thailand's upper North-East. Neighboring provinces are (from east clockwise) Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Nongbua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Phetchabun, Phitsanulok. In the north it borders Xaignabouli and Vientiane Provinces of Laos. The province is covered with low mountains, while the capital Loei is located in a fertile basin. The Loei River, which flows through the province, is a tributary of the Mekong which, together with the smaller Hueang River, forms the northern boundary of the province with neighboring Laos. Although temperatures in the hot season (April-May) can be more than 40 degrees Celsius, the province is the only one in Thailand where temperatures regularly drops below freezing at night in the cold season (December-January). Loei is rich in national parks, including especially Phu Kradung, Phu Ruea, Phu Suan Sai (also known as Na Haeo) and Phu Luang Wildlife Sanctuary. In 1853 King Mongkut (Rama IV) founded the city of Loei to administer the

Chapel and ceiling with polychrome from 1655, Church of the Archangel Michael, 15th-16th century, built entirely of wood, Binarowa, Malopolska, Carpathian Mountains, Poland.

From ISIS removed christian symbols, SSaint Mar Behnam monastery, northern Iraq

The Mogao Caves, or Mogao Grottoes (Chinese: Mògāo kū) (also known as the Caves of the Thousand Buddhas and Dunhuang Caves) form a system of 492 temples 25 km (15.5 miles) southeast of the center of Dunhuang, an oasis strategically located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road, in Gansu province, China. The caves contain some of the finest examples of Buddhist art spanning a period of 1,000 years. The first caves were dug out 366 CE as places of Buddhist meditation and worship. The Mogao Caves are the best known of the Chinese Buddhist grottoes and, along with Longmen Grottoes and Yungang Grottoes, are one of the three famous ancient sculptural sites of China. The caves also have famous wall paintings.

Station of the Cross, Christ bound on the facade of the Piarist Church or Frauenbergkirche in Krems, Old Town Krems an der Donau, Lower Austria, Austria, Europe

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