"This will be a traditional temple in keeping with our scriptures," said Prasadarao Yarlagadda, the society's chairman.

Sitting alone behind the monks was a nun in similar robes who would have been barred from traditional all-male temples.

Wonkwangsa is the only architecturally traditional Korean temple in Europe.

In traditional temples, hundreds of candles burn at all hours as part of the religious ritual.

Within this city of refuge were located at least two heiau, traditional Hawaiian temples, of which very little remains today.

This ornate temple, although styled after traditional temples, was built around 2001.

It is a traditional six-piered, three-apsed temple crowned by seven cupolas.

The elite of the kingdom and many of their people were exiled to Babylon, where the religion developed outside their traditional temple.

The construction follows the plan of the traditional Egyptian temple, but underwent many modifications.

Pothuvals were a matrilineal caste whose traditional temple servant role was as players of drums.