What is a temple - Where God resides, that is the temple. means to stay
And some quiet or holy place away from the mind. And it is also said that our mind is a temple. God resides in our heart. All of them have different conceptions but God is one. Whom we worship by different names.
Where the temple is built - The places where there is truthfulness, positivity, morality, positivity, etc., are called holy places. And that holy place can be any place and our mind too.
Devi Mata Temple (Devithan)
We also call the temple as Aalaya. For example, the pagoda where Lord Shiva resides. And in the village, the temple is also called Than. For example, it is called Devi Than, Golju Than, Harju Than etc. Where the gods and goddesses reside. And there is also Than East deities in the village.
It is said that a temple or a place is built at the place where God tells a person in a dream or where an idol is found. And everyone contributes their own in building the temple. Which we consider to be an act of purity.
As in the recent past, each person contributed his/her own for the construction of Ram temple located in Ayodhya. According to an estimate, it is known that there are more than one million temples located in India.