EditorialWorkers replace damaged Pharaonic stones with new ones crafted by stonemasons at the Medinet Habu temple complex in Luxor, Egypt, Nov. 3, 2022. (Jonathan Rashad/The New York Times)
EditorialThe sisters Nitya and Niharika Pakala prepare to take part in an Indian fantasy film in Sugar Land, Texas, a Houston suburb that has a sprawling Hindu temple complex with a specialized grocery store and cafe, Sept. 4, 2022. (Annie Mulligan/The New York Times)
EditorialMalta, Qrendi. General view of the megalithic ruins of the Hagar Qim temple complex. Ggantija period (3600 BC to 3200 BC). Illustration by Jos? Cebrian. Lithograph by Jos? Mar?a Mateu. "Viaje a Oriente", 1882.
EditorialParo Taktsang, a prominent Himalayan Buddhist sacred site and the temple complex which are cliffside, in Paro, Bhutan, on July 10, 2022. (Poras Chaudhary/The New York Times)