General overview: The temple of Anemospilia is a rather unique find‚ not only for its size but for its location and the way it is built. Most agree that it was most definitely destroyed by an earthquake and resulting fire; some say the earthquake was a result of an eruption by the nearby volcano Thera. When J. Sakellarakis excavated the site in 1979‚ he found three bodies‚ along with many pots‚ pans‚ food items and jars. Most temples of that time in Crete were built with labyrinthine-like walls
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By‚ Pankaj Kumar Nanda History of Art‚ 1st SEM INTRODUCTION The three centuries that followed the advent of stone as the fabric of construction of temples of vimana type in south and prasada type of north in India‚ witnessed remarkable strides in architecture and sculpture with the almost simultaneous collation and codification of the Vastu‚ Silpa and Agama canons‚ as developed and systematised by different guilds and schools of ‘Silpacharyas’ or Perum-tachchhars and the religions creeds that
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Emergence: Labeled Autistic By: Temple Grandin and Margaret M. Scariano Temple Grandin is one of the world’s leading experts in the design and construction of livestock handling facilities. Temple is also a recovered autistic. Throughout her life‚ Temple experienced much physical‚ emotional‚ and psychological pain because of her condition. An individual with autism is looked upon as helpless‚ but‚ with much determination‚ Temple Grandin proved to be all but helpless. Temple Grandin was born in 1947 to
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A visit to The Golden Temple Submitted by Siddhant Walia B.Com 0211078 The Golden Temple is quite possibly the best sight in North India. But the Golden Temple is more than a sight. It’s an experience. From the moment one walks through the shallow water (to wash your feet) into the inner compound‚ one can tell that there is something holy about the place. It’s an incredibly moving experience to see the devoutness and solemnity with which
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Individual Paper: Shaolin Temple PROFESOR: William J. TinneySTUDENT: Alua Kairatkyzy IUP2012023 Introduction: Shaolin Temple - a Buddhist monastery‚ located in China ’s Henan Province on Mount Songshan. Where was born the legendary martial art of wushu (kungfu). Translation from the Chinese: Shaolin means "little forest" that characterizes a monastery‚ which located in the landscape. Today‚ under the influence of popular culture‚ mainly cinema: people know Shaolin Temple only as a place of training
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Chennakeshava temple‚ Belur Ornate bay ceiling in mantapa in Saumyakeshava temple at Nagamangala‚ a common feature in Hoysala temples The mantapa is the hall where groups of people gather during prayers. The entrance to the mantapa normally has a highly ornate overhead lintel called a makaratorana (makara is an imaginary beast and torana is an overhead decoration).[16] The open mantapa which serves the purpose of an outer hall (outer mantapa) is a regular feature in larger Hoysala temples leading to
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The Stone Temple at Urfa gave way to many diverse belief systems and religions from the time it was erected to the time it was buried. Based on archaeological data‚ Urfa was the place of many ’firsts’ in history; such as the first wheel‚ stone quarry‚ settlement‚ animal breeding‚ writing‚ mosiacs‚ the first temple‚ Bible and church. When this temple was built‚ it seemed to cause shifts in the way things worked at that time in the community. Due to disagreements and differences in opinion‚ the culture
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and holding a trident and a small drum or more often in the form of the linga‚ an elongated stone representing his generative powers. The most important linga is situating in the holy shrine of Pashupatinath to west of Kathmandu. In front of Shiva temples one usually sees a statue of Nandi‚ the divine bull that serves as Shiva’s vehicle. Another popular form of Shiva in Nepal is the terrifying Bhirav. Different aspects of Bhairav play major roles in many of the Valley’s festivals.Vishnu‚ whose primary
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Temple Grandin was born to Richard Grandin and Eusatcia Culter on August 29‚ 1947 in Boston‚ Massachusetts. At the age of two years‚ she developed some brain harm and was taken to a controlled nursery school with caring teachers who showed great concern for her. In 1950‚ Grandin was diagnosed as autistic‚ and she received little attention from the rest of the people and was not able to communicate sufficiently. This made her mother seek speech therapy and employed a nanny who ensured a social environment
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Temples have become a key aspect in Hindu religion. The temple is the focus for all aspects of everyday life in the Hindu community - religious‚ cultural‚ educational and social. Hindus believe that their lives are merely stages in the progression to ultimate enlightenment. The temple is a place where God may be approached and where divine knowledge can be discovered. All aspects of the Hindu temple focus on the goal of enlightenment and liberation - the principles of design and construction‚ the
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