| There are a number of temples world over which are | | | | temple have been covered with carvings of bas relief |
| famous because of one reason or the other. Some | | | | narrating various stories of incarnation of Lord Vishnu |
| are famous for their architectural designs, some for | | | | and Ramayana. |
| their locations and some because of their spiritual and | | | | Shwedagon Pagoda, Mayanmar |
| religious importance. | | | | Shwedagon Pagoda in Mayanmar is believed to have |
| Wat Rong Khun, Thailand | | | | been built 2,500 years ago between 6th and 10th |
| Wat Rong Khun is a Buddhist temple located in | | | | century. The temples has been painted in Golden |
| Chiang Rai, Thailand. It has various dissimilarities with | | | | colour. The dome of this famous Stupa has been |
| the other Buddhist temples of the world. It has been | | | | covered by using more that 2,000 rubies and 5,000 |
| made using the white colour and various mosaic | | | | diamonds. One of the main attractions of this temple |
| mirrors have been used to give it an amazing shine. | | | | is eight strands of Lord Buddha's hair. It is popular |
| Mastermind behind the construction of this temple is | | | | belief among devotees of this temple to donate |
| Chalermchai Kositpipat, a renowned Thai artist. The | | | | packets of gold leaves after saving their money for |
| temple is still under construction and it is believed that | | | | a long time. These gold leaves are stick to the wall |
| it will take another half century to complete this | | | | of the temple. |
| temple. | | | | Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib), India |
| Tiger's Nest Monastery, Bhutan | | | | Golden Temple is one of the famous holy places of |
| Tiger's Nest Monsatery has been constructed at the | | | | Sikhs in India. It is also famous by the name of |
| edge of a cliff, which is 3,000 feet high in Paro Valley, | | | | Harmandir Sahib (Abode of God). It is located in the |
| Bhutan. It is counted among the most holiest places | | | | holy city of Amritsar in Punjab. It is believed that the |
| of Himalayan kingdom, Bhutan. According to a famous | | | | site of the temple used to be a lake in the ancient |
| legend, Buddhist Guru Rinpoche (famous as second | | | | time and Lord Buddha and the founder of Sikhism, |
| Buddha), flew to this site on a Tigress back and | | | | Guru Nanak Dev Ji meditated here. Golden temple |
| meditated here in a cave. This cave now exists in the | | | | has been constructed using marble stone and |
| structure to the monastery. This monastery, which is | | | | sculptures and has been gilded in gold. |
| called as Taktshang Goemba, was constructed in | | | | Apart from these temples, there are a number of |
| 1692. | | | | marvelous temples around the world like Vishnu |
| Prambanan, Indonesia | | | | Temple in Srirangam, India, Angkor Wat in Cambodia, |
| Prambanan is a famous Hindu temple, which is located | | | | Potala Palace and Jokhang Temple in Tibet, Hindu |
| in Central Java region in Indonesia. Prambanan temple | | | | temples and holy ghats of Varanasi in India, |
| was built in 850 BC and there are about 250 small | | | | Borobudur temple in Java. |
| shrines inside the temple complex. Walls of the | | | | |