Tag: “Megalithic”

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Details of megaliths at Mnajdra Temples

Some of the megaliths at Mnajdra Temples have been decoratively pitted. These temples are thought to have been used for ceremonial purposes.
Hagar Qim Temples as seen at dawn

The megaliths of the temple of Hagar Qim looked ghostly and silent as we walked passed them to take the path that would lead us to Mnajdra Temples a short distance away. Hagar Qim temples were built around 3200-2500 B.C in the Megalithic period.
Down the path to Mnajdra Temples at dawn

We made for a ghostly procession down the path that leads from Hagar Qim Temple to Mnajdra Temple which is a short distance away. It was biting cold and damp on this rugged coastline on the South of the Island of Malta.
And now we wait!

The press and about 50 members of the public who had bought tickets for the Spring Equinox at Mnajdra Temples in Malta gather at the entrance and wait. It had rained the night before so everyone was worried the clouds would cover the spectacle we had all come to witness.
Finally the sun's rays shone through

The moment we had been waiting for arrived. The sun came out from behind the clouds and its rays came through the doorway of Mnajdra Temples, astronomically aligned to mark the two Equinox in March and September as well as the Solstices in June and December.