A miniature shrine, also referred to in literature as a portable shrine, pocket shrine, or a travel altar, is a small, generally moveable shrine or altar...

lion. In 1990, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) discovered a miniature shrine with the Bhuvaraha image in a well type enclosure. This is dated to...

yashiro. Miniature shrines (hokora) can occasionally be found on roadsides. Large shrines sometimes have on their precincts miniature shrines, sessha (摂社)...

The Tamamushi Shrine (玉虫厨子, Tamamushi no zushi) is a miniature shrine owned by the Hōryū-ji temple complex of Nara, Japan. Its date of construction is...

Purulia Miniature shrine, Pakbirra, Purulia Miniature shrine, Pakbirra, Purulia Adinatha Idols Miniature shrine, Pakbirra, Purulia Miniature shrine, Pakbirra...

construction. One miniature shrine is attached to the nomination. One hōkyōintō is attached to the nomination. One miniature shrine is attached to the...

becomes depressed due to the lack of a shrine, as this means people do not need him. Hiyori builds him a miniature shrine, making Yato cry tears of joy. 8 "God...

Kamakura shogunate. Main Shrine Building Stairs down from the main shrine area Small Inari statues and moss covered miniature shrines View of the so-called...

Phum (พระภูมิ). Almost every traditional household in Thailand has a miniature shrine housing this tutelary deity, known as a spirit house. In Vietnamese...

The Lapis Niger (Latin, "Black Stone") is an ancient shrine in the Roman Forum. Together with the associated Vulcanal (a sanctuary to Vulcan) it constitutes...

The Tachibana Shrine (橘夫人厨子, Tachibana-fujin no zushi), also referred to as the Lady Tachibana Shrine, is a miniature shrine owned by the Hōryū-ji temple...

30–41 millimetres (1.2–1.6 in) in length. The Tamamushi Shrine, an Asuka Period miniature shrine located at Hōryū-ji Temple, Nara prefecture, was decorated...

after Bhima had returned to power. So the temple proper, the miniature and the niche shrines in the tank were built shortly after 1026 CE. The dancing hall...

abandons the karate tournament motif for an adventure/quest setting. A miniature shrine with magic powers is taken from its resting place on Okinawa, and it...

auxiliary shrine) and massha (末社, undershrine), also called eda-miya (枝宮, branch shrines) (collectively known as setsumatsusha (摂末社)) are small or miniature shrines...

undisclosed roles. In this animated children's television series, a miniature shrine with mystical properties has been stolen from its resting place in...

number of Shinto shrines in Japan today has been estimated at more than 150,000. Single structure shrines are the most common. Shrine buildings might also...

quality or virtue. These kami are celebrated regionally, and several miniature shrines (hokora) have been built in their honor. In many cases, people who...

elaborate, black lacquered-wood shrines are built to act as miniature, portable versions of Asakusa Shrine. Decorated with gold sculptures and painted with gold...

The Tamamushi Shrine is a small wooden Buddhist shrine that is currently stored in the Great Treasure Repository of Hōryū-ji. The shrine is named for the...

by Sekien Toriyama, it is depicted appearing out from a butsudan (miniature shrine). Among all the pictures of the nuribotoke, only the one in the Gazu...

temporary shrine during a festival or when moving to a new shrine. Often, the mikoshi resembles a miniature building, with pillars, walls, a roof, a veranda and...

Dasavatara shrine is a miniature Hindu shrine displaying the ten incarnations of the Hindu deity Vishnu, carved in ivory and wood. The Dasavatara shrine was...

Hokora or hokura (祠 or 神庫) is a miniature Shinto shrine either found on the precincts of a larger shrine and dedicated to folk kami, or on a street side...

Miniature shrines with Bhumija towers, Belur...

Khánh Temple, constructed during the Trần dynasty 14th–16th century miniature shrine The image simulates a corner of the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long...

Almost all Asama Shrines are within sight of Mount Fuji. Where this is not possible because of distance or obstructions, a miniature replica of Mount...

ridge tag with information on the building's construction and one miniature shrine Hachiman-sha (八幡社) mid-Muromachi period, Designated an Important Cultural...

each deity will have a separate shrine, each contained in a miniature house (specifically, a mandir). These shrines are often scattered around the temple...

The first known depiction of a karahafu appears on a miniature shrine (zushi [ja]) in Shōryoin shrine at Hōryū-ji in Nara. The karahafu and its building...