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The small trail-side shrines in the high mountains, called chortens, are also Buddhist, and often surrounded by stones carved with the Om mani padme hum incantation — “Hail, jewel in the flower of the lotus.”
Nevertheless, the enlightened Athenians acknowledged Crete as a source of much of their culture, and its caves and shrines were major centers of pilgrimage.
Yard shrines that incorporate a nicho are set up as a place of worship in the yard to commemorate a deceased relative or as a fulfillment of a vow.
The west wing — as at Knossós — was chiefly made up of shrines and storerooms and many objects of ritual were found during excavations here.
If you’re not among the world’s wealthiest tourists, the good news is that new and nearly new kimono are usually sold for a tiny fraction of their new prices at the big flea markets held at temples, shrines, and other large communal sites.