The shrine itself is an innocuous and quite elegant place, as shinto shrines generally are.
Anthony's Church, where devotees stand in line to deposit offerings to its Technicolor shrines.
They regarded such shrines as idolatrous and thus prohibited by their strict interpretation of Islam.
The destruction of Timbuktu's shrines adds a moral and cultural crisis to a desperate humanitarian situation.
It was conceived, and is born, after many years of inarticulate worshipping at their shrines.
International outrage has been growing over the destruction of the West African nation's shrines.
Before wireless entered our lives, the desktops were in separate rooms, lonely as abandoned shrines.
While such shrines are highly revered by Shiites, a number of Sunni radicals believe they amount to sacrilege.
Xoan guilds traditionally performed in sacred spaces such as temples, shrines and communal houses for the spring festivals.
Each of the three sites contains shrines, some of which were founded as early as the 9th century.
At the end of this open mall are those shrines to the giants on whose shoulders we stand.
Flower sellers line the walk to one of the most sacred shrines in Anuradhapura, the holy Bo tree.
But privately, many of the neighbors who've come to tend the makeshift shrines also blame the Detroit drug dealers.
Almonte has visited shrines throughout Mexico, and given workshops to law enforcement agencies on the cult of the saint.
It is regarded as one of Christianity's most important shrines, hence the row.
Likewise religious shrines, which are considered unorthodox by Salafis, have been damaged or destroyed by arson attacks around the country.
In addition to the old soy sauce breweries, there are shrines and other interesting pieces of architecture worth some Facebook bragging.
Shrines are common near most villages and religion is still largely about keeping in harmony with the spirits, especially with ancestors.
There have also been attacks in Libya against Sufi shrines and mosques that witnesses say were carried out by militant Islamists.
One of the most notable shrines is the Sayida Zeinab, which Shiites believe houses the tomb of the Prophet Mohammed's granddaughter, Zeinab.
As in the day, the best plan is to walk around without a plan, stumbling across fantastically decorated schools and deserted shrines.
Some areas of the tunnels even became shrines for martyrs buried there.
U.S. officials have said they have taken great pains to avoid shrines.
An unknown number of Buddhists, meanwhile, sought refuge inside the city's shrines.
They also made their ideological pilgrimages through the chic ideological and spiritual shrines of the time: est, the New Age movement, etc.
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These shrines have long been a focus of devotion and prayer, but hardline Islamists have decided that worship at them is un-Islamic.
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They still insist on speaking different languages, they read different papers, worship at the shrines of different celebrities, chortle at different television programmes.
The loss of these shrines has sparked worldwide outrage but it has also caused great sadness and disapproval among religious leaders in Bamako.
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One of the most sacred shrines for Shiites, the Imam Ali mosque, was damaged Tuesday by some type of explosion outside its walls.
The destruction of the shrines in Timbuktu and the silencing of the country's rich tradition of music highlight the threat posed by the Islamists.
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