temple

thumb|299x299px|The 12th-century Angkor Wat temple complex in [[Cambodia is the largest religious structure in the world and is dedicated to the Hindu deity Vishnu.]] thumb|right|300px|Borobudur temple, the largest [[Buddhist temple in the world, located in Central Java, Indonesia.]] thumb|300x300px|The Erechtheion in [[Athens, Greece, is associated with some of the most ancient and holy relics of the Athenians, such as the Palladion, a xoanon of Athena Polias]] thumb|300x300px|Ram Mandir at [[Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, India, dedicated to Hindu deity Rama. The temple was opened on 22 January 202

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A temple is a religious structure built to honor and worship deities or sacred figures, with examples ranging from the massive Angkor Wat complex in Cambodia dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu to the Buddhist Borobudur temple in Indonesia. Temples matter because they serve as centers of worship and hold spiritual significance for their communities, often housing sacred relics and objects that are deeply important to the people who revere them.

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Indian temples
Hindu temple
Buddhist temples
Jain temples
Sikh temples
Mesopotamian temples
Egyptian temples
Greco-Roman temples
European polytheistic temples
Zoroastrian temples
Chinese temples
Indonesian temples
Mesoamerican temples
Jewish synagogues and temples
Christian temples
Orthodox Christianity
Catholicism
Protestantism
Latter Day Saint movement
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Other Latter Day Saint denominations
Esoteric Christianity
Masonic temples
Others
See also
References
Further reading
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A temple (from the Latin ) is a place of worship, a building used for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. By convention, the specially built places of worship for some religions are commonly called "temples" in English, while those of other religions are not, even though they fulfill very similar functions.