the inner sanctum
81INDIAN ARCHITECTURE — The structural, aesthetic, and symbolic characteristics of Indian architecture are traditionally seen within the shared cultural history of the peoples of the South Asian subcontinent, which includes modern day India and the surrounding… …
82Idakka — The idakka (Malayalam: ഇടയ്ക്ക), also spelt edakka, is an hourglass shaped drum from Kerala in south India. This handy percussion instrument is very similar to the pan Indian damaru. While the damaru is played by rattling knotted cords against… …
831943 in film — The year 1943 in film involved some significant events.EventsTop grossing films (U.S.)Awards16th Academy Awards:Best Picture: Casablanca Warner Bros. :Best Director: Michael Curtiz Casablanca :Best Actor: Paul Lukas Watch on the Rhine :Best… …
84Esagila — The Ésagila, a Sumerian name signifying É (temple) whose top is lofty , [W. F. Albright, reviewing Friedrich Wetzel and F. H. Weissbach, Das Hauptheiligtum des Marduk in Babylon: Esagila und Etemenanki in American Journal of Archaeology 48.3… …
85Iron Grenadiers — The Iron Grenadiers are a faction from the military themed line of action figures and toys known as G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero. Contents 1 History 2 Organization 2.1 Troopers 2.2 Officers …
86temple — The temple is the center of Hindu worship. It can vary in size from a small shrine with a simple thatched roof to vast complexes of stone and masonry. During most times of the year the temple is devoted to individual or family worship or to …
87yoni — The yoni (vagina or womb), seen as the embodi ment of the great GODDESS, is worshipped in emblematic form in many Indian traditions. It can take the form of a pot or other vessel, a cleft rock, or a pond, lake, or pool. In certain esoteric… …
88Elephanta — The famous SHIVA cave temple at Elephanta, a small island in the harbor of Bombay (Mumbai), is hollowed out from solid rock. It was created A Brahmin householder performing water ablutions at dawn on the banks of the Ganges River in Benares… …
89Meenakshi Temple, Madurai — The Meenakshi Sundareshvarar Temple at Madu rai, dedicated to the goddess Meenakshi (MINAKSHI) and to SHIVA as the beautiful lord (Sundaresh varar), is one of the largest in India. The original temple was built by Kulasekara Pandyan, a king,… …
90Fire temple — Part of a series on Zoroastrianism Portal Primary topics Zoroa …
