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5 days ago · The Snake Temple (also known as the Temple of the Azure Clouds or Wat CharMaram), nestled in Bayan Lepas, Penang, Malaysia, is unlike any religious site you’ve ever encountered. This intriguing temple is a beguiling mix of Buddhist serenity and slithering residents – non-venomous pit vipers!
3 days ago · One of the most fascinating attractions here is the Snake Temple where you can see, as the name suggests, some snakes! Although there are some snakes lying in the trees, most are held in special containers.
1 day ago · Several large temples in East Asia are dedicated to Guanyin, including Shaolin Monastery, Longxing Temple, Puning Temple, Nanhai Guanyin Temple, Dharma Drum Mountain, Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple, Shitennō-ji, Sensō-ji, Kiyomizu-dera, Sanjūsangen-dō, and many others.
2 days ago · There's a Bird Park, Butterfly Farm, Snake Temple and a Botanical Garden filled with cute little monkeys, we advise you to pay them a visit if you do get lonely. For the same reasons we ask you kindly to keep dorms and public places clean and tidy, pick up after yourself.
3 days ago · Angkor Wat is a temple complex at Angkor, near Siem Reap, Cambodia, that was built in the 12th century by King Suryavarman II (reigned 1113–c. 1150). It is the world’s largest religious structure, covering some 400 acres (160 hectares), and marks the high point of Khmer architecture.
4 days ago · It's Tokyo's most traditional district and is home to artisans, temples, winding lanes and some great restaurants. It's a great place for a half-day stroll in Tokyo, as Mario Leto explains. Yuyake Dandan and the slope road to Yanaka Ginza: MADSOLAR / Shutterstock.com.
1 day ago · The temple of ʿAštart at Afqa, in the territory of the city-state of Byblos, was one of the most renowned sanctuaries in ancient Phoenicia, located at the source of the Adonis river, where, according to Melitōn of Sardis, was the tomb of Adonis, whose blood turned the river's water red when he died there; according to Pseudo-Melito, this was ...
