Snake Temple

There is in Malaysia on the island of Penang, a place as the Temple of Snakes. Here live the most dangerous species of snakes - rattlesnakes. The temple is infested by them: on the floor, in corners, even on the altar. Here they are gods, they had to bow to the faithful.

1. In the Snake Temple in Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, has a place and people, and one of the most dangerous creatures on earth - the snakes.

2. Located at Sungai Kluang, on the island of Penang, Snake Temple is also known as Temple of Azure Clouds, or the Temple of pure clouds - in honor of the clear sky Penang.

3. In this temple, home to rattlesnakes, which the locals believe the servants Chor Soo Kong and deities.

4) Legend of the development of the temple says that he is standing there an ulterior motive, the legend, by the way, you can watch movies online at specialized sites. Earlier, before the advent of the holy palace here, on this place was a lonely hermit shack believer, who was always happy to see the snakes in his house.

5. And they did not refuse his hospitality and often crawled here, many lived permanently here. When the hermit had died, and the shack collapsed, and the snakes are gone from these lands, and when he was elevated to an elegant temple, they began to consider themselves in one piece with a sacred institution.

6. Thousands of believers come to the Temple of snakes in Penang every year.

7. Someone said that this act of Chor Soo Kong, others believe that rattlesnakes - one of the most aggressive species of snakes - calm down under the influence of smoke from smoking.

8. Unfortunately, the number of snakes in the temple fell sharply due to the urbanization of the area.

9. However, do not worry. Most of the guests of the temple (ie, snakes) poisonous glands removed, so that they can embrace and even photographed.

10. Scientists still can not explain the fact that on certain days in the temple slides a huge number of snakes. On ordinary days in the temple can be seen only a few snakes, which mainly lie in the dark corners and do not stir.

Bottle Temple in Thailand

Wat Pa Maha Kaew Temple is the only temple in the world build out of glass bottles and bottle caps. It all began in 1984 when the Buddhist monks started gathering bottles to decorate their shelters. The lovely bottle art-work they created attracted more and more visitors that began donating bottles, until there were enough to build an entire building.

Thai monks have used over one million recycled glass bottle to construct their Buddhist temple and its located in Siasaket province, about 370 miles northeast of Thailand’s capital city, Bangkok. There are approximately 1.5 millionglass bottles incorporated in the temple complex, that includes glass shelters, crematorium and even glass toilets.

The bottles make for a surprisingly easy to maintain building material, they let the light in and they don’t fade. The monks are still collecting glass bottles to build even more structures at Wat Pa Maha Kaew.

Most Amazing Temples in The World

Here’s a list of most amazing temples in the world. Besides it’s used for religious ritual, these temples is also a very amazing architecture that interested to be visited. Some of them are popular tourist destinations in the world. So, Let’s take a look at those 5 most amazing temples around the world.

5. The Temple of Heaven, China

The Temple of Heaven is a complex of Taoist buildings situated in the southeastern part of central Beijing, in Xuanwu District. The complex was visited by the Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties for annual ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. It is regarded as a Taoist temple, although Chinese Heaven worship, especially by the reigning monarch of the day, pre-dates Taoism.

The Temple of Heaven

4. Shwedagon Pagoda, Myanmar

The Shwedagon Pagoda also known as the Golden Pagoda, is a 98-metre (approx. 321.5 feet) gilded stupa located in Yangon, Burma. The pagoda lies to the west of Kandawgyi Lake, on Singuttara Hill, thus dominating the skyline of the city. It is the most sacred Buddhist pagoda for the Burmese with relics of the past four Buddhas enshrined within, namely the staff of Kakusandha, the water filter of Konagamana, a piece of the robe of Kassapa and eight hairs of Gautama, the historical Buddha.

Shwedagon Pagoda

3. Prambanan, Indonesia

Prambanan is the ninth century Hindu temple compound in Central Java, Indonesia, dedicated to Trimurti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Sustainer (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva). The temple compound located approximately 18 km east of Yogyakarta city on the boundary between Yogyakarta and Central Java province.

The temple is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, currently is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia, and is one of the largest Hindu temples in south-east Asia. It is characterised by its tall and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by the towering 47m high central building inside a large complex of individual temples.

Prambanan Temple

2. Wat Rong Khun, Thailand

Wat Rong Khun is a contemporary unconventional buddhist and Hindu temple in Chiang Rai, Thailand. It was designed by Chalermchai Kositpipat. Construction began in 1997.

Nowadays, Wat Rong Khun is still being constructed. When completed, the construction project of Wat Rong Khun will consist of nine buildings: the ubosot, the hall containing Lord Buddha’s relics, the hall containing Buddha images, the preaching hall, the contemplation hall, the monk’s cell, the door façade of the Buddhavasa, the art gallery, and the toilets.

Wat Rong Khun

1. Tiger’s Nest Monastery, Bhutan

The Tiger’s Nest also called Paro Taktsang and locally known as the Taktsang Dzong is a prominent monastery in the upper Paro valley, Bhutan, built in 1692. It was built around the Taktsang Senge Samdup cave where Guru Padmasambhava is said to have meditated for three months in the 8th century. Padmasambhava is credited with introducing Buddhism to Bhutan and he is considered the tutelary deity of the country. Today, Paro Taktsang is the best known of the thirteen taktsang or “tiger lair” caves in which he meditated.

The temple that devoted to Padmasambhava (also known as Gu-ru mTshan-brgyad Lhakhang, “The Temple of the Guru with Eight Names”) is an elegant structure built around the cave in 1692 by Gyalse Tenzin Rabgye; it has become the cultural icon of Bhutan. A popular festival, known as the Tsechu, held in honour of Padmasambhava, is celebrated in the Paro valley sometime during March or April.

Tiger's Nest Monastery