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The main Shiva sanctum within the new building of Shiva-Vishnu Temple |
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Black marble image of Nathji, Rajasthan/Gujarat style |
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Wooden images of Jagannatha parivar (family), Orissa style |
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White marble images of Radha and Krishna, North Indian style |
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The sacred bull, Nandi, Shiva's vahana (mount) always looks toward the Shivalinga |
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The Hindu Temple of Toledo is situated in the neighboring town of Sylvania. |
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Hindu Temple of Toledo, main building. Built at a cost of about $750,000 in 1989, the temple serves approximately 400 Hindu families of the Toledo area. The architecture is modified North Indian. |
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Mandala at the entrance of the Toledo Hindu Temple. |
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Images of Lakshmi-Narayana are situated in the central niche of the temple. Other Hindu deities include Radha-Krishna, and Sita-Rama. |
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Image of Mahavira, the great Jain tirthankar, is also installed in the Hindu temple. This indicates close social ties between the Jains and the Hindus. Hindus and Jains have cooperatively built some other temples as well (example: Hindu-Jain Temple at Pittsburgh, PA). |
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Because of its location in the vicinity of a large university, Kent mosque serves the needs of Muslims from many countries. |
