Stewart or New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, trustbuster deluxe, as they righteously seek to banish moneylenders, marketmakers and conflicts of interest from the temples of Wall Street?
It was from these lands and the temples Jews built to God that the Romans evicted them 2, 000 years ago.
My wife and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary this year, and I faced the difficult decision of picking one restaurant in Paris for the momentous occasion, from all the legendary Michelin 3-Star temples of gastronomy.
The sumptuous Thai food, the luxury hotels, the stunning temples, and not too far from the city, there is access to gorgeous white sand beaches.
The question certainly worries the country's Buddhist leaders, whose 53, 000 monks provide guidance to the faithful from 6, 000 temples.
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It was born in Egypt in the 1960s, with the international campaign to save the Nubian monuments and remove the Abu Simbel temples from danger.
The ultimate is Hampi, once the capital of the rich, powerful Vijayanagar empire and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site: 16 miles of ruined temples and palaces from the 14th century.
In addition, the city is peppered with old city walls, temples, pagodas and tombs from Han Dynasty rulers, including the Hanyangling Tomb, which houses Emperor Jingdi and his wife Empress Wang.
The historical Nubian Temples campaign, for the protection of the Egyptian monuments in Nubia from the rising waters of the Aswan High Dam, mobilized the international community for the protection of the World Heritage.
One of Bali's grandest temples lies just 10 minutes from the chaotic streets of Ubud.
The evening ends with a gourmet dinner under the stars, next one of the ancient temples, with performances from local dancers.
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These stubborn bastions also protected a thriving ancient town, its lanes lined with lavish mansions, temples and even banks dating from the period when Pingyao was the financial capital of the Qing Dynasty.
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There is currently widespread excitement in Sri Lanka as the Kapilvastu Relics - believed to be bones of Lord Buddha - have been brought to the island from India for a two-week tour of temples.
The company helped pioneer the use of women's hair from India, gathered from Hindu pilgrims at temples.
These purchase coins from main cash collection points, such as railway stations and temples, and deliver them at the customer's doorstep for a fee.
But generous donations to Buddhist temples and the ruling party turned out to be not enough to shield Ieng Sary from justice.
The activities of these practitioners also extend to the maintenance, repair and reconstruction of historic buildings, ranging from traditional Korean houses to monumental wooden palaces and temples.
The auctioneer Bonhams says the carved granite step is a Sandakada Pahana - or moonstone - similar to those found in temples dating from Sri Lanka's Anuradhapura period (c400BC-1000AD).
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