deities & rituals

DEITIES, PLACES OF WORSHIP

& RITUALS

The Supernatural Realm

Images of Spiritual Beings

Animals & Natural Phenomenon

Symbolic Representations

The Earth Mother

Gaia (Earth Mother)Greek

7th century

Coatlicue Aztec

Yemaya West Africa

White Buffalo Woman Native American

Anu Celtic

Snake Goddess Minoan 1600 BCE

Religious Architecture & Imagery

Across cultures & religions, places of worship serve many purposes.

Hinduism

Lord of the DancePunjai, India1000 CE

Kandarya Mahadeva Temple India 10th century

Buddhism

Seated BuddhaIndiaLate 15th century

Great Stupa India 3rd century BCE

Judaism

Mosaic in Catacombs

Synagogue

Christianity

Chartres Cathedral France 1194

Icon France

Islam

Mosque

Detail from Royal MosqueIran1612

Religious Rituals

Shamanism

Akua'mma DollAshanti (Ghana, Africa)

Codex showing CannibalismAztec

Destinations for Pilgrimages

Shrine to Vairocana Buddha China 600 CE

Destruction of Buddhist art by Taliban

The Hill of Crosses

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