mandir
Place of worship
A mandir is a Hindu temple—a place of worship where devotees gather for prayer, rituals, and religious ceremonies.
The term comes from Sanskrit and is used throughout South Asia and in Hindu communities worldwide: We visited the mandir for Diwali celebrations.
Mandirs range from small neighborhood shrines to elaborate temple complexes.
Hindu shrine's tapering superstructure
Hindu worship ritual
- aartiHindu light ceremony
- darshanViewing of the sacred
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
- offeringsThings presented or given
incense · bell · conch · camphor · tilak · chanting · coconut · flowers
Jewish week of mourning
South Asian religious journey
- devoteesPassionate adherents
- pradakshinaRitual clockwise circumambulation
- puriDeep-fried Indian flatbread
shikhara
Hindu shrine's tapering superstructure
puja
Hindu worship ritual
offerings · incense · bell · conch · camphor · tilak · chanting · coconut · flowers · sandalwood
shiva
Jewish week of mourning
yatra
South Asian religious journey
- devoteesPassionate adherents
- pradakshinaRitual clockwise circumambulation
- puriDeep-fried Indian flatbread
dharma
Cosmic moral order
atman · devotion · faith · divinity · spirituality · guru · pandit · blessing · sacred · sanctity
- Indian cultureHinduism, Diwali, sari, Holi, saree
- sacred buildingschurch, temple, mosque, cathedral, chapel
- sacred placestemple complex, basilica, abbey, church, chapel
- TemplesBuddhist temple, Hindu temple, Greek temple, Roman temple, Egyptian temple
- worship placeschurch, temple, mosque, chapel, cathedral
- HinduismVishnu, Shiva, Krishna, Ganesh, Ganesha
mandirmarketplace
Venue for commerce
office building · factory · shopping mall · government building · warehouse