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bridgewater temple
Posted June 19, 2006 at 03:11 PM by
The Bridgewater Temple is a work of art. A Hindu temple, it is unlike any other Hindu temple I have been to in the United States. It is designed exactly like temples in India, and even better and more beautiful than some of those. These pictures of the outside (cameras are not allowed inside) give you an idea of the intricate detail of [...]
transit in hong kong.
Posted June 24, 2006 at 07:24 AM by
I had a 7 hour transit stop in Hong Kong and after checking out the Hong Kong Tourism Board website at www.discoverhongkong.com I decided to go with one of their 5 hour transit tours.
Provided you're a national of a country whose citizens arent required to obtain visas for travelling [...]
Lemont Temple
Posted June 26, 2007 at 08:16 PM by Omar
The Lemont Temple - aka the Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago - is a major Hindu community center in the Chicago area. The temple web site provides the following abridged introduction to the complex: The [...]
Wat Traimit - Temple of the Golden Buddha
Posted August 11, 2007 at 10:37 PM by hkman
Wat Traimit, more commonly known as the Temple of the Golden Buddha, is a fairly modest temple housing a remarkable Buddha. Built in 1832, the temple is located off the Odeon traffic circle right near Chinatown close to the Hualamphong train station. The modest building takes up the entire compound, and is located adjacent to an [...]
batu caves
Posted August 11, 2006 at 09:15 AM by
A sacred place of worship for Malaysian Hindus, the Batu Caves is actually a limestone hill situated about 15 kilometers from the Kuala Lumpur city centre. The hill is made up of three main caves, each about 100m tall, and a number of smaller caves. Visitors come from far to climb the 272 steps leading to the largest of the caves, which is [...]
