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Temple Net: Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneshwar

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This comprehensive article details the history and use of the Lingaraja Temple at Bhubaneshwar. Contains an image of the temple as well.
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Hindu Temple, Tower Detail

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The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir temple on a highway north of Toronto is an architectural wonder. It opened in 2007 to much fanfare. How it is constructed is described here. The building uses no steel, only stone and traditional Vedic...
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Hindu Temple Carving Detail

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The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir temple on a highway north of Toronto is an architectural wonder. It opened in 2007 to much fanfare. How it is constructed is described here. The building uses no steel, only stone and traditional Vedic...
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Cambodia: Angkor Wat Hindu Temple

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Angkor Wat.
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Temple Net: Sun Temples in India

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains an overview of the Sun Temple at Konarak, Orissa, that includes a brief history and description of the structure. Contains an image. Also has short descriptions of other "Sun Temples" in India.
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Odissi.com/bhubaneswar

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Provides an overview of Bhubaneswar and the notable number of shrines and temples that can be found there.
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Etc: Maps Etc: Sites of Ancient Indian Temples, 1912

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A map from 1912 of British India showing ancient Indian temples sites in the region. The map coverage extends from Kandahar (Afghanistan) and Kashmir in the west to Keng Tung and Rangoon (Myanmar) in the east, and from the Himalaya...
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Khan Academy: Brahmani

For Students 9th - 10th
Yogini temples typically included sculptures of seven female goddesses known as matrikas ("mother-goddesses"). These feminized versions of Hindu gods are identifiable by the most common attributes of their male forms. The goddess here is...
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Khan Academy: Angkor Wat

For Students 9th - 10th
Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia is the largest religious monument in the world. View pictures and read it's history in this essay.
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Unesco: India: Group of Monuments at Pattadakal

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Pattadakal, in Karnataka, represents the high point of an eclectic art which, in the 7th and 8th centuries under the Chalukya dynasty, achieved a harmonious blend of architectural forms from northern and southern India. An impressive...
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Khan Academy: Brahmani

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The goddess portrayed in this sculpture is the female version of Brahma. View a picture and read a short description in this essay.
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Khan Academy: Shiva as Lord of the Dance (Nataraja)

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The art of medieval India, like the art of medieval Europe, was primarily in the service of religion. The supple and expressive quality of the dancing Shiva is one of the touchstones of South Asian, and indeed, world sculpture. View...

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