Hindu Temples outside India/South Asia?

[RafflesCity]

Lets have a look at Hindu temples elsewhere in the world! :)


Heres one example in Singapore:

Sri Dhandayuthapani Temple

http://tinypic.com/a3j9jp.jpg
http://tinypic.com/a3j9th.jpg
http://tinypic.com/a3j9yq.jpg
http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/534/sri35fs.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[RafflesCity]

Main altar
http://files.photojerk.com/RafflesCity/srib.jpg


This man is the centre of attention
http://files.photojerk.com/RafflesCity/sric.jpg


Main door
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9624/srid8ts.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[MoreOrLess]

Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in London is the largest Hindu temple outside India I believe.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/greenman32/mandir01f.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/greenman32/mm_08f.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/greenman32/mm_15f.jpg

[spyguy]

BAPS
http://img221.echo.cx/img221/2646/bapshaveli5fu.jpg
http://img221.echo.cx/img221/8150/chicagomandirf3nz.jpg
http://www.evdv.com/arc/News/BAPS/004__Medium_.jpg
http://www.evdv.com/arc/News/BAPS/086__Medium_.jpg
http://www.evdv.com/arc/News/BAPS/078__Medium_.jpg
http://www.evdv.com/arc/News/BAPS/065__Medium_.jpg
http://www.swaminarayan.org/news/usa/2004/11/diwaliannakut/photo/chicago012-f.jpg
http://www.swaminarayan.org/news/usa/2004/11/diwaliannakut/photo/chicago010-f.jpg

The BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in Chicago is the largest traditional Hindu Mandir of stone and marble to be constructed in the United States. Created entirely according to ancient Hindu architectural manuscripts known as the Shilpa-Shastras and meeting all the modern regulations of today, it was constructed in a mere 16 months starting from the day its first stone was laid. Lime stone from Turkey and marble from Italy was shipped to India and carved along with Makrana marble from India. Carved pieces were shipped from India to Chicago to build such a beautiful Mandir. The Mandir opened to devotees, well-wishers, and visitors after the Pran Pratishtha ceremony performed by the hands of His Divine Holiness Pramukh Swami Maharaj on August 8, 2004. The adjoining cultural center, known as the Haveli, was opened in October of 2000 and is a revival of wooden craftsmanship. Traditionally, Haveli means courtyard architecture - an architectural style fashioned from wood, involving intricate carving.

* Dimensions:
Total land: 30 acres
Mandir: 22442 sq. ft.
Height: 78 ft.
Width: 112 ft.
Length: 213 ft.
* Stones:
Outside: Turkish Lime stone 42842 Cu. Ft.
Inside: Italian marble from Italy (32808 cu. Ft.)and Makrana marble from India 4850 cu. Ft.
Total: 8430 tones.
Size: Smallest stone 15 gm to largest stone of 5.2 tones.
* Features:
5 Pinnacles (shikhara)
1 Central Dome (22 ft. in dia.)
16 Domes
4 Balconies
14 Windows
151 Pillars
75 ceilings with 39 different designs
4 Small Pinnacles (Samaram)
129 Arches (Toran)
* Infrastructure:
40,000 stone pieces
85,000 cu. Ft total stone structure
No Iron or Steel used
Central heating and cooling
Under floor heating with Gel tubing
Fiber optic lighting

Different temple in Lemont
http://karunamayi.org/tour/images/2002ramatemple.jpg

[Anniyan]

Great Pictures...

[Anniyan]

http://karunamayi.org/tour/images/2002ramatemple.jpg

Those singapore temples and the above one are South Indian Temple Architecture..

Most of the temples that are build in the west with south indian architecture are just replica or miniature of temples that exist in southern indian state of Tamil Nadu.

[Bibelo]

Plans for giant hindutemple in the Netherlands

The 'Maa Chandi Foundation', wants to built 'the biggest mandir outside India'
in the provence of South-Holland, very likely in the city Rotterdam. It will cost 75 million euros and is planned to get built in 2008.

http://www.zibb.nl/bouw/artimg/a20051322211443.JPG

[TalB]

In the Flushing section of Queens there is a Hindu temple.

http://desitalk.newsindia-times.com/2004/09/03/front1.jpg

[Effer]

There around a dozen Hindu temples here in Chicagoland!

[baqthier]

There are more than 18,000 Hindu temples in Malaysia and their architecture are all the same. The biggest one is Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur. A cave temple that is. During Thaipusam the streets of KL will be so packed with over a million people marching towards the cave temple.

http://www.kunstradshow.de/img/Kuala_Lumpur/slides/27_Batu_Caves.jpg

http://travel.u.nu/pic/my/6596.jpg

http://photos21.flickr.com/27573295_52ed9007fe.jpg?v=0

http://www.thingsmagazine.net/photos/005/007.jpg

http://www.mister-duck.com/singapore/kl/photos/047_caves.jpg

http://www.palomine.net/pix/20000312/images/P3121023.jpg

[CHANEL]

AMAZING

[RafflesCity]

those are lovely pics :)

I believe Hindus should be celebrating the Festival of Lights soon, and the fire-walking ceremony should be underway.

A silver chariot:

http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/9110/templesm3wl.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Devotees offering prayers:

http://img483.imageshack.us/img483/6110/templesm20lu.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Jai]

Some Hindu temples of Bali

Pura Kehen Temple
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/6161/10bo1.jpg

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/974/26iy.jpg

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/351/36qf.jpg


Ulu Watu
http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7470/13ke.jpg

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/803/28bl.jpg


Pura Ulun Danu
http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/7584/13qw.jpg

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/4246/25ch.jpg

http://img447.imageshack.us/img447/7159/11ey.jpg



Besakih Temple
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/1318/19sg.jpg

http://img353.imageshack.us/img353/8724/28mg.jpg


Tanah Lot
http://img475.imageshack.us/img475/9149/29zi.jpg

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9850/18vr.jpg


Tirta Empul
http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/6905/16sz.jpg

http://img488.imageshack.us/img488/1640/27tg1.jpg


Taman Ayun
http://img447.imageshack.us/img447/136/15mp.jpg

http://img447.imageshack.us/img447/9411/22yy.jpg

[RafflesCity]

lovely pics

Hinduism actually spread to SE Asia before Islam, and much of the architecture/practices of traditional SE Asia reflect that :)

[LordMarshall]

great pictures, really amazing.

[kronik]

Beautiful pictures!

How can we forget the largest temple ever built. I am sure you all have heard of it. Its in Cambodia.

The Angkor Vat

http://jef.free.fr/Cambodge/Cambodge/Angkor_Temples/Angkor%20Vat%206.jpg

http://wacky.bugle.free.fr/Pics/Angkor%2003.jpg

http://fabien.aubert.free.fr/fab_laos_09_03g.jpg

http://michella.club.fr/paris_insolite/images/img_2_temple_ankgor_vat.jpg

[Blue_Sky]

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3/dave_win/Yogyakarta/010PrambananAnsicht.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3/dave_win/Yogyakarta/prambanan.jpg

[Blue_Sky]

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3/dave_win/Yogyakarta/230kalasan.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b3/dave_win/Yogyakarta/kalasan.jpg

[m@rco]

Changy Temple in Guadeloupe (French West Indies) :
http://www.palli.ch/~kapeskreyol/ki_nov/images/capesterre.jpg


Temple in Saint Denis de la Reunion :
http://www.bouts-du-monde.com/1ile/img/i_reunio/temple.jpg

[Effer]

Great pics! :cheers2:

[Jai]

Bons photos! Il y a beaucoup Indiens dans Martinique, Guyane, et aussi dans les Seychelles :)

I'll post some pics of temples in Trinidad and Guyana soon

[Kalitos]

Germany
http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=245203

[Jai]

Hindu Temple in Panama City, Panama
http://tinypic.com/fut7wz.jpg