Shrine example sentences

A small shrine half protrudes from the stone platform on the river bank.The Nayanars and Alvars went from place to place composing exquisite poems in praise of the deities enshrined in the villages they visited, and set them to music.At the Baudhnath stupa, the Buddhist shrine of Kathmandu, there is, in contrast, a sense of stillness.And despite the secular ideals enshrined in the Constitution, there have been clashes between different religious groups in many states.The cult of pirs became very popular and their shrines can be found everywhere in Bengal.That breath of life comes in other ways, and it is for us now to make this Plan, which is enshrined in cold print, something living, vital and dynamic, which captures the imagination of the people.Kathmandu is vivid, mercenary, religious, with small shrines to flower-adorned deities along the narrowest and busiest streets; with fruit sellers, flute sellers, hawkers of postcards; shops selling Western cosmetics, film rolls and chocolate; or copper utensils and Nepalese antiques.Between the tenth and twelfth centuries the Chola and Pandya kings built elaborate temples around many of the shrines visited by the saint-poets, strengthening the links between the bhakti tradition and temple worship.