There is no sense in this novel of that historical Solomon, born to a court whose walls were said to have been built of quartz, who was likely blessed at birth at a temple that boasted a relic tooth of the Buddha.
A few months after Simon's birth, I went to temple to mark the 22nd anniversary of Kevin's death.
The mosque, they claimed, had been built upon the site of the Hindu deity Rama's birth, after destroying a glorious temple that honoured him.
1984: Hindus form a committee to "liberate" the birth-place of Lord Ram and build a temple in his honour, spearheaded by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad party (VHP).
Gumbas are their temples, where people go at birth, at death, at marriage, where they go when they are sick or during difficult times--and where they go to celebrate the new year and other important festivals.
His birth, near Mookini Heiau (a pre-Christian stone temple), launched a series of events that permanently shaped the lore of Kohala and the history of Hawaii.
Some enclosures contain satellite chapels dedicated to deities associated with the temple god, including mammisis celebrating the birth of the god's mythological child.
While Thai people flocked to temples across the country to celebrate the birth, enlightenment and death of Buddha, however, a scandal was rocking the highest echelons of the country's clergy.
Then, in the 1980s, after giving birth to a daughter, she found peace in a Hare Krishna temple, although eventually fled over reports of paedophilia within the sect, and attempts to marry her off.
Men and women having difficulties conceiving come to this temple, spend the night and historically, have given birth to a healthy child a year later.
