• 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...
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    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...
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    yashiro. Miniature shrines (hokora) can occasionally be found on roadsides. Large shrines sometimes have on their precincts miniature shrines, sessha (摂社)...
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    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...
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    construction. One miniature shrine is attached to the nomination. One hōkyōintō is attached to the nomination. One miniature shrine is attached to the...
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    Purulia Miniature shrine, Pakbirra, Purulia Miniature shrine, Pakbirra, Purulia Adinatha Idols Miniature shrine, Pakbirra, Purulia Miniature shrine, Pakbirra...
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  • 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...
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  • Phum (พระภูมิ). Almost every traditional household in Thailand has a miniature shrine housing this tutelary deity, known as a spirit house. In Vietnamese...
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    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • undisclosed roles. In this animated children's television series, a miniature shrine with mystical properties has been stolen from its resting place in...
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    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...
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    lanterns The nomination includes a dais and a miniature shrine. Attached to the nomination is one miniature shrine. Eleven munafuda (棟札) ridge tags with information...
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  • quality or virtue. These kami are celebrated regionally, and several miniature shrines (hokora) have been built in their honor. In many cases, people who...
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    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...
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    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...
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    Mikoshi (category Shinto shrines)
    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...
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    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...
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    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...
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    tower is miniature version of the major tower that once rose above the main Kesava temple. The Andal temple, also called Ranganayaki shrine, is to the...
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  • Miniature shrines with Bhumija towers, Belur...
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    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...
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    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...
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    each deity will have a separate shrine, each contained in a miniature house (specifically, a mandir). These shrines are often scattered around the temple...
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    elaborate, black lacquered-wood shrines are built to act as miniature, portable versions of Asakusa Shrine. Decorated with gold sculptures and painted with gold...
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    Khánh Temple, constructed during the Trần dynasty 14th–16th century miniature shrine The image simulates a corner of the Imperial Citadel of Thăng Long...
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