- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Jain Temple
- Creator:
- Howard, Kate
- Date of Original:
- 2006
- Subject:
- Temples--Georgia--Norcross
Buildings--Georgia--Norcross
Arches--Georgia--Norcross
Religious architecture--Georgia--Norcross
Jainism--Georgia
Temples, Jaina--Georgia--Norcross
Norcross (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc. - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Gwinnett County, Norcross, 33.94121, -84.21353
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Jain Temple in Norcross, pictured in 2006, was built in the late 1990s by the Jain Society of Greater Atlanta, a group that practices the Indian religion Jainism. The temple was the first of its kind to be constructed in the state.
Photograph of the Jain Temple in Norcross, Georgia. A short staircase leads to the arched entryway of the single-story structure. The arches are repeated over the windows. The Jain Temple was built in the late 1990s by the Jain Society of Greater Atlanta, a group that practices the Indian religion Jainism. The temple was the first of its kind to be constructed in the state. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/jainism/m-9599/
- Rights Holder:
- Photograph by Kate Howard, New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/jainism
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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