Other scholars have integrated historical data and archaeological evidence to argue for the deliberate encoding of cosmic symbolism into the plan and architecture of specific temples (Huxley 2000; James and van der Sluijs 2008).
However, unlike Nataraja, Bhikshatana is not related to specific temples, but has become "part of the mythological and festival-related traditions of all the major Tamil shrines".
The festival is celebrated for goddesses in south Indian temples also (announcements for special ritual prayers in specific temples are mailed out to devotees in many parts of India, temple websites in the Americas and Australia announce the observance of special celebrations), but it is largely and popularly connected with domestic and public spaces rather than temples.
Labor obligations include the building of shrines and the construction of collections of offerings and the like in the Batur temple, performing specific tasks such as collecting gifts of money during a ceremony, beating the signal gong, escorting the deities, or performing parts of rituals under the supervision of the Batur Temple board.
He had thus walked not only the established archeological excavation sites but also the surrounding — often inapproachable — regions, identifying relationships between the built temples and specific visual links deep in the horizon.
The discussion then moves on to commandments that are contingent, insofar as they depend upon, or are limited to, a certain group (e.g. priests), an institution (e.g. temple sacrifices), gender specific (e.g. circumcision).
LDS adults are asked to wear a specific set of underwear, called temple garments, to remind them about having a deeply personal relationship with God.
There are also innumerable festivals associated with individual villages or temples or with specific castes and cults.
There are also innumerable festivities in honour of specific gods, celebrated by individual temples, villages, and religious communities.
