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Ahu of Marae Taputapuatea, c. 1000 AD, a large religious and ceremonial temple site with a 60 x 45m stone courtyard and an ahu or altar made from 3m high standing stones cut from coral, at Taputapuatea, at Te Po, in the Opoa valley, on the island of Raiatea, in the Leeward Islands, Society Islands, French Polynesia. On the right is a pile of ritual offerings and carved wooden Unu representing the guardian of an ancestor. This marae marks the spot where Ta'aroa, creator and father of all Polynesian gods, first stepped on the earth. In the 17th century, it was rededicated to the god Oro, son of Ta'aroa and god of beauty, fertility and war. This site was a meeting place and sacrificial site for travellers from all over the Pacific. Picture by Manuel Cohen

Unique Identifier AR9641278

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 7087px × 4724px

Photo Credit Manuel Cohen / Art Resource, NY

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