Ancient Shrines and Other Religions Sites

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I’ve been doing some research on some religious sites around the world and have found some very interesting information. No matter what religion a person follows, there are things to learn. Here are just a few that I am researching right now. I will mention them briefly and then hopefully will be able to find more information that I can share later. The information I have now is rather brief and in need of more substantiation so if anyone knows more about the subject, please feel free to correct me or add to what I have written. For Hindus, Banaras, India has the Temple of Siva, where over a million Hindus visit every year. First, they bathe in the Ganges River. Hindus believe that if their dead bodies or ashes are placed in the river, the Ganges will carry them to eternal happiness. In Rangoon, Burma, there is a magnificent shrine to Buddha called the Shive Dagon Pagoda. In Mecca, Saudi Arabia, There is the Great Mosque at which is a small building shaped like a box, Kaaba, which holds the sacred Black Stone that Moslems believe God sent from heaven. Wherever Moslems live, they face in the direction of the Kaaba when they pray.