Autobiography of old temple in 4000 words
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Answer:
The Shore Temple of Mahabalipuram. I am the standing testimony of the Pallava Dynasty and their architecture. Built in the "8th century", I stand along the shores of the "Bay of Bengal" over the Coromandel Coast, near Chennai.
Explanation:
temple (from the Latin word templum) is a building reserved for religious or spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. The term typically used for such buildings belonging to all faiths where a more specific term such as church, mosque or synagogue is not generally used in English. These include Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism among religions with many modern followers, as well as other ancient religions such as Ancient Egyptian religion
The word comes from Ancient Rome, where a templum constituted a sacred precinct as defined by a priest, or augur.[1] It has the same root as the word "template", a plan in preparation of the building that was marked out on the ground by the augur. Templa also became associated with the dwelling places of a god or gods. Despite the specific set of meanings associated with the word, it has now become widely used to describe a house of worship for any number of religions and is even used for time periods prior to the Romans.