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 This paper presents a comprehensive case study exploring the remarkable shrine of Kashmir, focusing on profound legacy Khawaja Hassan Qari. The delves into historical, cultural, and religious significance shrine, shedding light its enchanting allure enduring impact Qari's contributions. Through extensive research analysis, this aims to unveil captivating narrative highlight intr...

The nunnery Keikōin was a powerful Buddhist institution, famous in late-medieval Japanese history for its vigorous and successful fundraising campaigns on behalf of the Grand Shrine Ise. Much is known about nuns’ activities, but very little their religious practice. A recently discovered painting, I believe, sheds some light this long-standing question. It depicts an elderly nun invoking deity ...

The shrines are monument of the deceased person which are constructed for respecting and honoring the memory of the deceased person and rely on spiritual concepts such as eternality, death etc. In this paper, attempt has been made to analyze architectural structure of Khwaja Abu Nasr Parsa in Balkh, Afghanistan which was part of Iran in the Timurids period and Khorasan (one province in Iran...

A familiar feature in the eye hospitals of the Mediterranean littoral is the statue or picture of St. Lucia of Syracuse, holding her eyes on a plate. This stylized portrayal dating back to the 12th century is based on the legend that " when pestered by a would-be suitor she performed an auto-evulsion of her eyes and sent them to him "-a literal translation into action of St. Matthew, chapter 18...