A mosque with a variety of geometrical and symmetrical designs. You had to be a Muslim to step onto the platform.
The outside of a mosque - not very fancy, but calm and peaceful. Colours used: Brown and red.
Designs can be seen in windows, pillars, tiles and walls.
A chinese shrine in the temple where we went. People burn essence sticks and candles.
A chinese shrine which was next to the door.
People offer mandarins and other stuff to their ancestors or god(s).
More food and items. You can see a woman burning a candle.
A design on the ceiling of the Hindu temple. the temple was very colourful.
A side view of the temple. You can see the pictures which depict a scene in Hindu mythology.
The main temple for the deity. Durning the puja or prayer, the idol of the deity would be bathed in milk, water and flowers.
A man playing an instrument during the puja rests. The temple was free for any one to come and pray, even if they were different religion.
Reflection
We went to three different types of places of worship; a Hindu temple, a Chinese temple and an Islamic mosque. All of them were different and similar in different ways. For example, both the Hindu and Chinese temples had candles and essences lit in them. In the Islamic mosque, you had to remove your shoes before entering it, which was the same as the Hindu temple. However, they all also had their differences. The Chinese temple was way more colourful than the Islamic mosque. Even if all of the three religions are different, they must all share some common values, such as honesty. Out of all the three, I found the Chinese temple the most interesting because anyone could just walk out of the streets, come inside to pray and go outside again. their was no certain time to worship or pray at.
