hindu temples in south east asia
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Greater IndiaDark Orange Indian Sub-continent
Light Orange Culturally Linked to India (Burma, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, South Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Singapore
Yellow Significant Cultural Indian Influence (Afghanistan, Tibet, Yunnan, Philippines,
Greater India
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Temples of Azarbaijan North Asia
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Atashgah of Baku, AzarbajianFire Temple used by Hindus and Zorastrians
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Hindu Kingdoms &
Civilizations in
Greater Bharat
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Hindu KingdomsVietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand
ChampadesaCentral Vietnam 192 - 1832 ADSanskrit, Cham
Funan CivilizationSouth Vietnam, Cambodia 1st Century BC – 628 AD
Khmer CivilizationCambodia 802 – 1431 AD
Capital Cities875 – 978 Indrapura978 – 11485 Vijaya1485 – 1832 Panduranga
Kaundinya
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Hindu Kingdoms In Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines
Sri Vijayan KingdomSumatra, Malaysia
7th to 13th Century
Singhasari KingdomJava, Bali, Philippines1222 – 1292 AD
Majapahit EmpireJava, Bali, Philippines
1293 – 1500 AD
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Hindu KingdomsMalaysia Singapore, Thailand
Langkasuka Kingdom Malaysia2nd – 14th Century
Gengga NegaraMalaysia2nd – 11th Century
Kadaram / Old Kedah KingdomMalaysia630 – 1136 AD
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Hindu Civilizations In South East Asia
Central VietnamChampa Civilization
CambodiaFunan Civilization Cambodia
Khmer Civilization
MalaysiaLangkasuka Kingdom
MalaysiaGengga Negara
Indonesia - SumatraSri Vijayan Kingdom
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Hindu Temples in
East Asia
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Saraswati / Benzaiten in Japan
Benzaiten shrine, Inokashira Park
BenzaitenSarasvati,6th Century
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Daikoku / Shiva in JapanThe Great Black Deity = Mahakal
One of the 7 Propitious Gods, God of War, Wealth, Harvest (Sutra of Wisdom)
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Bishamon / Vaiśravaṇa or Kubera in Japan
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Lord Ganesha Around The World
Tibetan Ganesha Maha Rakta (tsog gi dag po, mar chen. English: The Great Red Lord of Hosts or Ganas)
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Hindu Temples in
South East Asia
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Temples of SEA
Wat Angkor, CambodiaOne of the largest temples in the world
PRAMBANAN, Central Java, IndonesiaShivaistic Temple near Yogyakarta, Largest Hindu temple in Indonesia10th century
Ruins of AyuthhayaThailand
Named after Ayodhya
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Three Buddhist Temples of Central Java, Indonesia
8th – 9th Century, Sailendra DynastyBorobudur Kamadhatu,Rupadhatu,Arupadhatu
Mendut TempleKing Indra of Sailendra Dynasty
Jataka Tales, Bas Reliefs
Pawonin line with Borobudur & Mendut
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Dieng Plateau - Hindu Temples Central Java, Indonesia
Kailasa, DP
Dieng Plateau Oldest Temples in Indonesia 750 ADCandi Bima
Candi Arjuna
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Sewu Buddhist Temples Central Java, Indonesia
Sewu Temple or Manju sri GrhaMandala Pattern 8th Century AD
Candi Sewu
Bodhisattva
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Prambanan – Hindu Temples of Central Java, Indonesia
PRAMBANAN Temple – for TrimurtiShivaistic Temple near Yogyakarta, Largest Hindu temple in Indonesia
10th century
Mahishasura Mardinia Ravana kidnapping
Sita Devi
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Mother Temple of Besakih, IndonesiaHindu Island of Bali
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Lord Ganesha in ThailandNakhon NayokAs Tall as 4-5 Story Building
Nakhon NayokThai Buddhist Monk Blessing Devotees
Most devotees are Thais or Chinese
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Hindu Gods
Lord Ganesh, Lord Brahma,
Lord Vishnu,Lord Shiva
Thailand Postage Stamps
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Hindu Imprints in ThailandSamudra Manthan Scene at Swarna Bhumi Intl Airport and Bangkok
Samudra Manthan Scene from Hindu Puranas at Swarna Bhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Present Thailand King is called “Bumipal Atulya Tej, Rama IX” and his daughter
composes Poems in Sanskrit.
Thai Ramayan Garuda National Symbol
Vali Sugreev Yudha
Hindu Imprints in Thailand
World’s largest Ramayana Painting on the walls of Emerald Buddha Temple inside Bangkok Palace.
Sanskrit Names of Persons and CitiesSamudra Manthan
Scene at Swarna Bhumi Intl Airport and Bangkok
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Lord Vishnu Temple, Angkor, CambodiaLargest Temple in the world
Suryavarman – II 12th century Khmer Art
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Prambanan Shiva Temple, IndonesiaCentral Java
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MalaysiaBatu Caves in Kuala Lumpur
Batu Caves Complex15 KMs from Kuala LumpurThai Pusam in a big way
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Sri Murugan Temple, MalaysiaBatu Caves, Kuala Lumpur
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Sri Raja Kaliamman Temple, MalaysiaJohor Baru, Only Glass Temple
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Ramayana in
South East Asia
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Laos Ramayan Phra Lak Phra Lam – 200 BC
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Cambodia Ramayan - Ramakerti
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Thai Ramayan – 13th century
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Islamic Indonesian Ramayan - 870 AD
9th Century Ramayana in Java & BaliKakawin Ramayana, Yogesvara Ramayana, Ravanavadham of Bhatti, Wayang Kulit – Shadow Play
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Islamic Malaysian RamayanHikayat Seri Rama – 13th century
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Ramayan – Burma, Philippines
Myanmar RamayanYama Zatdaw
Philippines RamayanaMaharadiya Lawana
& Darangan
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Hindu Influence
in Modern Times
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Bodhi Dharma of Kanchipuram 500 AD, taught in China Zen Buddhism and 16 ways of Martial Arts.
Ramayan Imprints in ChinaHuyen Tsang
Chinese Scholar spent 12 years in Bharat and took
thousands of manuscripts to
China
Chinese Ramayan Cartoons
Chinese PM Wen Jiabo
recited ‘Aum Sahana Vavatu’ before Chinese Politburo
Ji Xianlin, Chinese Sanskrit Scholaron Ramayan, Padma Bhushan 2008.
Ramayan –UK, Europe
Bhaktivedanta UK
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London, UK State Funded Krishna-Avanti Hindu
school at a cost of $19.5 million (Rs 100 Crores).
RAAM Currency for World Peace. 1 RAAM = 10 Euro $ and these bonds
are convertible at Fortis Bank in Roermond, the Netherlands.
Diwali UK,Lighting
London Parliament
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Deepavali In ParliamentsDiwali SingaporeLighting Little Madras
Diwali CanadaLighting Parliament
Diwali Australia,Lighting Canberra Parliament
Diwali USALighting White House
Diwali Barbie USA
Diwali New Zealand,Lighting Wellington Parliament
Diwali UK,Lighting
London Parliament
Diwali Australia,Lighting Sydney Parliament
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Ramayan in Bharateeya LanguagesNEPALI Mahakavi Siddhidas Mahaju 1000 ADNEPALI Bhanu Bhakta Acharya 19th century
TAMIL Kamban 12th century wrote Ramavataram / Kambaramayanam
HINDI / AWADH Tulasi Das 1576 AD wrote Sri Ramacharit Manas
BENGALI Krittivas 14th century,
ORIYA Balarama Das 16th century,
ASSAMESE Madhava Kandali 14th century wrote Kotha Ramayana
GUJARATI Premanand 17th century.
MARATHI Sridhara 18th century,
TELUGU Ranganatha 15th century,
KANNADA Narahari 16th century wrote Torave Ramayana KANNADA Rashtrakavi Kuvempu 20th century Sri Ramayana Darshnam
MALAYALAM Thunchaththu Ezhuthachan 16th centuryAdhyathma Ramayanam Kilippattu
MUSLIM RAMAYANAMappilla Pattu / Mapilla Ramayana—a genre of song popular among the Muslims belonging to Kerala and Lakshadweep—has incorporated some episodes from the Ramayana into its songs.
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Lord Ganesha in ThailandNakhon NayokAs Tall as 4-5 Story Building
Nakhon NayokThai Buddhist Monk Blessing Devotees
Most devotees are Thais or Chinese
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Hindu Imprints in Indonesia, world’s largest Muslim Country
Borobudur Prambanan Temple
Lord Ganesha and Garuda on Indonesian Currency–year 1998
Garuda Airways
Bali Temple
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Lord Krishna and Arjuna on a chariot with 8 horses.City Center,
Jakarta, Indonesia
Garuda Wisnu Kencana Bukit Bali
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Hindu Influence in IndonesiaBaliGhatotkacha, son of Bhima, in Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali.
BaliBhima
East JavaPanataran Temple (12th Cent.)
BaliBesakih,
Mother Temple
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Hindu Imprints in Cambodia
Wat Angkok, World’s largest Temple Complex Cambodian Ramayanis 2,000 years old.
Hinduism & Ramayan since 1st Century ADCambodians pioneers of spreading Ramayana
in many parts of South East Asia
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Vietnam Ganesh
CambodiaLord Shiva
Hinduism in VietnamHindu Temple
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Ministers take oath in the name of “Urusan Seri Paduka Baginda” ‘by the orders of the Paduka of Lord Rama’
World’s tallest Bldg.Owned by
Ananta Krishnan
Capital of Brunei is ‘Bandar Seri Bagwan’
Hindu Imprints in Malaysia, Brunei
Hindu Temple
Sultans called Raja Parameswara and his wife is called Parameswari.
Their second son is addressed as Lakshmana.
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Bodhi Dharma of Kanchipuram 500 AD, taught in China Zen Buddhism and 16 ways of Martial Arts.
Myanmar Ramayan
Hindu Imprints in China, Japan, MyanmarHuyen Tsang
Chinese Scholar spent 12 years in Bharat and took
thousands of manuscripts to
China
Japanese BuddhaChinese Ramayan
Cartoons
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"It is the clearest image
of the activity of God which
any art or religion can boast of" ...
Lord Nataraja at CERN, Geneva
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Raam CurrencyHolland & USA
1 Raam = 10 Euro $,
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Sanskrit
Bhagwad Gita
Yoga
Ayurveda
Bharata Natyam
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Golden Age of HinduismBhagwad Gita in USA UniveStaten Hall University10,000 students studying
Sanskrit in UK SchoolsTo Improve Pronunciations (Training the Tongue)
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Deepavali In ParliamentsDiwali SingaporeLighting Little Madras
Diwali CanadaLighting Parliament
Diwali Australia,Lighting Canberra Parliament
Diwali USALighting White House
Diwali Barbie USA
Diwali New Zealand,Lighting Wellington Parliament
Diwali UK,Lighting
London Parliament
Diwali Australia,Lighting Sydney Parliament
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Yoga Around The World
Abdul Kareem JabbarWorld Basket Ball champion runs Yoga college – 16 Million practice yoga in USA – 6 Billion $ business
Quincy JonesOscar Award winning Music Director cured
Malignant Tumor with Yoga & Meditation
MadonnaPractices Yoga and sings Sanskrit Hymns
Ramli Ibrahim & Chandra Banu
Malaysia
Ayuvedic Burqa,Popular in Saudi Arabia
Australian Crcket Team defeated India in 35 Years
By Practicing Yoga
Ayurveda & Bharata Natyam
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Vedas & Bhagwad Gita
Julia RobertsOscar winning actresstakes to HinduismChildren Maha Laxmi, Ganesh, Krishna Balram
US Senate& State Parliaments inaugurate with Vedic Chantings Alfred Ford
USAspreads Hinduism,
Steve Jobs, USAIpod, Iphone, Apple
Computers Wears Kurta, Pyjama, Dhoti
USANoble Prize 2009
Nobel Laureate Venky Ramakrishnan
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Vedas & Bhagwad Gita
Julia RobertsOscar winning actresstakes to HinduismChildren Maha Laxmi, Ganesh, Krishna Balram
US Senate& State Parliaments inaugurate with Vedic Chantings Alfred Ford
USAspreads Hinduism,
Steve Jobs, USAIpod, Iphone, Apple
Computers Wears Kurta, Pyjama, Dhoti
USANoble Prize 2009
Nobel Laureate Venky Ramakrishnan
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Vedas & Bhagwad Gita
Julia RobertsOscar winning actresstakes to HinduismChildren Maha Laxmi, Ganesh, Krishna Balram
US Senate& State Parliaments inaugurate with Vedic Chantings Alfred Ford
USAspreads Hinduism,
Steve Jobs, USAIpod, Iphone, Apple
Computers Wears Kurta, Pyjama, Dhoti
USANoble Prize 2009
Nobel Laureate Venky Ramakrishnan