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CHOLAQUESTION : The Brihadeeswara temple at Tanjore was built by an emperor of what dynasty?A. Chola dynasty
The Brihadeeswara Temple, also known as the Big Temple, is located in Thanjavur, a city in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was built by the Chola dynasty during the 11th century and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
A Hindu temple can have many different idols of Gods. Some of them are Krishna, Vishnu, Durga, Lakshmi, Saraswati, Ganapati, Shiva, etc.
There are no idols in Kaaba, because Muslims don't worship idols.
Yes , why not, they can make images and idols of God. And use them to pray in Temple.
Most of the kings of Judea before King Josiah set up idols in the Temple, because Judea was still polytheistic and the Temple was a place of worship for all the gods. The kings of Judah even kept horses dedicated to the sun and there were chariots for the sun until they were removed from the Temple by King Josiah as inimical to monotheism (2 Kings 23:11).
About 360 idols.
Twilight of the Idols has 208 pages.
Whispering Nickel Idols has 359 pages.
Scholars now realise that the idols in the Jerusalem Temple were not foreign, but represented gods and goddesses worshipped continuously by the Hebrew people for many centuries. This is confirmed in the Books of Kings, in numerous places. King Hezekiah was the first to attempt to institute monotheism in Judah, apparently for political reasons, and ordered the idols removed from the Temple. However, this attempt at monotheism did not survive his death, and the idols returned.A century later, King Josiah ordered the idols removed from the Temple.
the holy structure of Hinduism or the prayer house is known as Temple or mandir. each Temple consists one or more idols of God and Goddess where worshippers can practise their religious duties.
They are the Idols of the Tribe, Idols of the Cave, Idols of the Marketplace, and Idols of Theatre.