Buddhist Maha Vihara, Brickfields
Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Buddhism
Historic Brickfields Buddhist institution and one of Kuala Lumpur’s principal centres for Wesak observance.
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Kek Lok Si Temple
Ayer Itam, George Town, Northeast Penang Island, Penang, Malaysia Buddhism
One of Malaysia’s foremost Buddhist pilgrimage and tourism sites, with major Wesak and Lunar New Year observances.
Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple
Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia Hinduism
Historic Johor Bahru Hindu shrine internationally known for its glass-mosaic interior and Malaysia Book of Records recognition.
Kallumalai Arulmigu Subramaniyar Temple
Ipoh, Kinta, Perak, Malaysia Hinduism
A major Murugan temple in Ipoh and the destination of one of Perak’s largest Thaipusam processions.
Sri Poyyatha Vinayagar Moorthi Temple
Jalan Tukang Emas, Melaka, Melaka Tengah, Malaysia Hinduism
Widely identified by Malaysian tourism and heritage sources as the oldest Hindu temple in Malaysia.
Sri Mahamariamman Temple, Queen Street
Queen Street, Little India, George Town, Northeast Penang Island, Penang, Malaysia Hinduism
Historic George Town Hindu temple with a major role in Penang’s Thaipusam and Chitraparuvam processions.
Arulmigu Balathandayuthapani Temple
Waterfall Road, George Town, Northeast Penang Island, Penang, Malaysia Hinduism
Penang’s principal Murugan pilgrimage destination and a major centre of the state’s Thaipusam celebrations.
Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Kuala Lumpur
Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Hinduism
One of Malaysia’s oldest Hindu temples and the traditional starting point of Kuala Lumpur’s Thaipusam procession to Batu Caves.
Batu Caves (Sri Subramaniar Swamy Temple)
Batu Caves, Gombak, Selangor, Malaysia Hinduism
Malaysia’s best-known Hindu pilgrimage complex, centred on Lord Murugan and internationally associated with Thaipusam.
Roman Temple of Évora
Évora, Évora District, Portugal
The surviving Roman temple of Évora, a National Monument within the UNESCO historic centre and archaeologically associated with the Roman imperial cult.
Sanctuary of Panóias
Constantim e Vale de Nogueiras, Vila Real, Vila Real District, Portugal
A Roman-period rock sanctuary near Vila Real whose inscriptions document ritual practice associated with Serapis, chthonic deities and local divinities.
Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation, Mértola
Mértola, Beja District, Portugal Christianity
Mértola’s parish church, a National Monument that preserves substantial fabric of a late-12th-century Almohad mosque adapted to Christian worship after the Reconquest.