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Research the cultural landscape associated with your assigned major world religion. Make a post with a picture of the cultural landscape (i.e. place of worship) and create a caption that describes that place (how is it used? do people gather there to pray as a group? is there individual prayer? what religious officials reside/work there? what art is seen or music is heard there? etc.)

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people gather at the synagogue in groups and do group services. The rabbi of the synagogue runs the services. They often have elaborate mosaic floor tiles.

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This is a Buddhist Pagoda. They are used to honor relics that of Buddha, which are things that were found in his ashes. People come here for individual prayer, but don't have congregations.

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People apart of the Hindu religion follow and worship the ritual acts and blessings from the priest of the Hindu temple. There are ringing of bells, passing of flame and chanting in these temples.

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A synagogue is a place of worship for Jewish people. You can go to a synagogue with a group of people and participate in group prayer services run by a Rabbi.  

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This is a church. It is a sacred place of worship to Christians, and there are many churches all over the entire world. People gather there to pray as a group, with the most popular day being sunday, but devoted worshipers may go every day. There is also individual prayer in which the Priest, the leader of the church and prayer, gives time to do so. There is always a cross and a lot of the times stained glass. There is a group that plays music and sings the prayers.

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A church is used by people to gather typically every sunday to hear from a priest who leads the group in prayer. There is also a room for individual prayer. Art that is seen there is usually in stained glass and depicts stories from the bible, as a form of worship people sing liturgical music.

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People gather and pray together in churches like these. Individual prayer is common. Priests and nuns are the main officials that reside here.The main type of music is liturgical music played from an organ usually. The type of art they show is usually of idols in the church.

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In Islam a mosque is used for prayer, and sermons to teach the religion. A mosque is also used for funerals as well as weddings.

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Temples are seen as the homes of the gods in Hinduism, and they are also the followers' place of worship. They have a market outside of them to sell food and offering for the deities, and inside there are small worship chambers. Usually only a few people worship inside the temple at a time.

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People that practice Buddhism go to a Vihara or temple to worship whenever they can. These temples are not only a place of worship, but also the center of their social lives.

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A buddhist temple can provide many uses, some of which being services, taking offerings of flowers, candles and food. It is also a place to worship but it is not the only place that buddhists can worship.

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There are 5 fundamental pillars that Islamic people believe in and it is a monotheistic faith. It was created around the Qur'an and the teachings of Muhammad. Muhammad was a prophet that told the people the word of god. They gather in a mosque to pray to their god.

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Jewish synagogues are used for Jewish prayer, study, assembly, and the reading of the Torah, Judaism's Holy Book. People usually gather and pray as a group but there are opportunities for individual prayer. Rabbis are the religious officials that run the worship. The walls of the synagogue can have lots of art along them as well as music can be found in a synagogue but it isn't as much of a focal point compared to the actual prayer.

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The Temple in Jerusalem was placed with a focus on religious rituals where offerings were made. It also held the holy scriptures and other national literature.

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Members have group prayers in synagogues. They are run by rabbis which means teacher. Like their name says they teach the people about the Torah (holy book).

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This is a Hindu Temple, there is no set time of the week for them to gather but instead they just come at their leisure. Hindu is monotheistic or polytheistic depending on who you ask. It is one of the oldest religions and the holy text is the Sanskrit.

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The Hindus believe that elephants are sacred animals. It is the incarnation of one of their most important gods whose name is Ganesh. They are symbols of peace, mental strength, power, and a form of good luck or protection

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people gather in a church. People use the church to worship and learn about god. The pastor of the church runs most of the services. All Christian churches have a cross to represent Jesus dying on the cross. inside there is usually stained glass. at times a group sings for god.

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Buddhist practitioners will gather and meditate while studying Buddha's teachings. The leaders are called monks and they are one of the most respected people in the community.

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Synagogues are built facing Jerusalem, and the main wall facing this direction contains the Ark (a cupboard where Torah scrolls are kept). Prayer is often done in groups. Synagogues serve multiple purposes, however; beyond being used as a house of worship, members may use the building to host community celebrations, study groups, club meetings and more. Worship services are generally led by a rabbi.

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Churches bring people together to worship God and repent their sins. At Church you can pray individually or as a group. There are millions of different prayers. Priest, senior clergy member, assistant clergy, youth leader, music director or leader, and education director work at Church.  The altarpiece is the art piece of a church. The type of music played in a church is liturgical music.

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This is a Mosque. Muslims worship here by reciting the Quran (the holy text of Islam). Mosques often are open spaces with ornamental niche set in the walls. They also often have separate spaces for men and women to worship.

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The mosque is a place of worship for muslims. It also serves as a space where they pray together to God. Another purpose of where Islamic sermons are held, and community gatherings, and school. Imams are leaders that work at the mosque and may lead prayer, worship services and more.

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People of islamic culture worship at a mosque. Men and woman go into seperate rooms and kneel and they bow and kneel and praise to god. Mosques have spiritual leaders that are basically spiritual advisors. There are calligraphy and vegetal patterns found inside of mosques.

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The Hindu place of worship is called a 'Mandir' (Temple).
Inside these temples the do Puja.Puja is a ceremony in which the ringing of bells, passing of flames, presenting offerings there is no weekly worship service, no set day or time in which a community is called to gather publicly.
Most Hindus do visit temples regularly, or at least occasionally, to pray and make offerings. and chanting invoke the blessings of God and Gods.
There are four main types of worship. puja, aarti, darshan and havan.

Swamis fulfill an essential role in Hindu society and serve as the spiritual and religious leader and minister of his or her Hindu temple or organization.

The type of music they play during these religious times are Indian classical music, Kirtan, Bhajan and other musical genres

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The Mosque is the place of worship Islamic Religion, and is where Muslims gather in congregation to pray to God. A Muezzin helps in Mosques and serves under their Imam, or prayer leader. Mosques have very complicated architectural designs, along with extremely beautiful paintings on the walls and ceilings.

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The Borobudur Compounds- a sacred place of Buddhism, one of the world's largest Buddhist temples, known as the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world. People go there to look through all the artifacts. People admire it because of its elegance and the story of relief on its walls. priceless ancient center for pilgrimage and education in Mahayana Buddhism.

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Churches are cultural landscapes associated with Christianity. They normally have a tall steeple topped by a cross. People participate in congregations and mass prayer and sermons within the building. Religious officials may include clergy members, with their titles being a priest, pastor, minister, rector,  elder, director, and deacon.
Some examples of art or music seen or heard in churches are murals, paintings, altarpieces, gospels, choir, chants,
metrical psalters, or hymns.

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The above image shows a Hindu temple. The sanctuaries within Hindu temples are designed for only a few worshippers at a time, rather than large groups of people. Usually, families will visit temples and send one person in, typically the father, to perform their daily worship/prayer. No one actually lives inside a Hindu temple since they are meant to be a residence for the gods; however, religious officials, known as Swamis, do work there.

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Buddhism originated in India as one of the world's largest religions. Buddhists worship at temples or so-called Viharas, where they meditate and pray.  Buddhists don't pray to the Creator God, but rather have devotional meditation practices which could be compared to praying.