#holy place

[maj8kko]

[arc-hus]

Resurrection Chapel, Gemeinde Straß im Attergau, Austria - LP Architektur

LP architektur

Architecture projects from LP architektur, based in Altenmarkt - Austria, an Architecture Office firm centered around Residential Architectu

[huariqueje]

Shrine - Mia Bergeron , 2021.

American , b. 1979 -

Oil and wax on panel , 10 x 8 in. 25.40 x 20.32 cm.

[writtenonhigh]

Separation into a holy place. This passage describes a separate room where the priests can give offerings, worship, and commune with God. Do you have a holy room? Or a holy place? Or a holy corner?

It is good to have a place separated for communion with God.

“Then the man led me out of the Temple courtyard by way of the north gateway. We entered the outer courtyard and came to a group of rooms against the north wall of the inner courtyard. This structure, whose entrance opened toward the north, was 175 feet long and 87-1/2 feet wide. One block of rooms overlooked the 35-foot width of the inner courtyard. Another block of rooms looked out onto the pavement of the outer courtyard. The two blocks were built three levels high and stood across from each other. Between the two blocks of rooms ran a walkway 17-1/2 feet wide. It extended the entire 175 feet of the complex, and all the doors faced north. Each of the two upper levels of rooms was narrower than the one beneath it because the upper levels had to allow space for walkways in front of them. Since there were three levels and they did not have supporting columns as in the courtyards, each of the upper levels was set back from the level beneath it. There was an outer wall that separated the rooms from the outer courtyard; it was 87-1/2 feet long. This wall added length to the outer block of rooms, which extended for only 87-1/2 feet, while the inner block—the rooms toward the Temple—extended for 175 feet. There was an eastern entrance from the outer courtyard to these rooms. On the south side of the Temple there were two blocks of rooms just south of the inner courtyard between the Temple and the outer courtyard. These rooms were arranged just like the rooms on the north. There was a walkway between the two blocks of rooms just like the complex on the north side of the Temple. This complex of rooms was the same length and width as the other one, and it had the same entrances and doors. The dimensions of each were identical. So there was an entrance in the wall facing the doors of the inner block of rooms, and another on the east at the end of the interior walkway. Then the man told me, “These rooms that overlook the Temple from the north and south are holy. Here the priests who offer sacrifices to the Lord will eat the most holy offerings. And because these rooms are holy, they will be used to store the sacred offerings—the grain offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings. When the priests leave the sanctuary, they must not go directly to the outer courtyard. They must first take off the clothes they wore while ministering, because these clothes are holy. They must put on other clothes before entering the parts of the building complex open to the public.” When the man had finished measuring the inside of the Temple area, he led me out through the east gateway to measure the entire perimeter. He measured the east side with his measuring rod, and it was 875 feet long. Then he measured the north side, and it was also 875 feet. The south side was also 875 feet, and the west side was also 875 feet. So the area was 875 feet on each side with a wall all around it to separate what was holy from what was common.”—Ezekiel‬ ‭42‬:‭1‬-‭20‬ ‭NLT‬‬

[krumpkin]

A beautiful photograph 😊😊

[creature-wizard]

Okay this short video explains something really interesting and cool (guy talks about how people's theology affects how they build cathedrals and churches) and I think folks should watch it right now:

[pranasakha]

Above images are Yoga-Pitha, the sacred neem tree at Srīdham Mayapur, marking the exact birthplace of Śrī Chaitanya Mahāprabhu. According to tradition, Chaitanya—affectionately called Nimai because he was born under this very neem tree—appeared here in 1486 during a lunar eclipse, as the surrounding townspeople chanted the holy names while bathing in the Ganga. The site is now preserved as a serene shrine where pilgrims gather to honor the moment of his divine appearance.

Beneath this ancient neem tree, devotees recall how Jagannath Miśra and Śacī Mātā welcomed their newborn son. The tree is garlanded with offerings, and the surrounding courtyard holds plaques describing the event. For Gaudiya Vaishnavas, standing before this tree is standing at the very beginning of Mahāprabhu’s earthly līlā—a place overflowing with the mood of mercy, warmth, and Gaura-bhāva.