Holy of Holies
The Holy of Holies, or the altar, is the essential part of the temple, and it is the “shrine of the deity,” which is known in ancient Egypt as the “Set Wart”, meaning: (the Great Throne) or: (The Great Place), which is the same name that is called the “King’s Throne.”
This may indicate that each is crowned in his place, the king is in his palace, the deity is in his temple where he resides, and rituals of worship and sacrifices are presented to him. The casket that kept the statue of God was proportional to the size of the bust. The centre of the Holy of Holies was made a base on which to rest the naos or the sacred boat. The room of the Holy of Holies might be separated from the room of the sacred boat, as in the temple of “Luxor”.
And the dwellings of the gods included a room for the statue where he resided, another room for the sacrificial table where he called for the deity to eat his meals, and a relatively large third room that was allocated to the sacred boat that the deity used in his external movements (on holidays and celebrations). The ancient Egyptian statue of the deity was considered in The Holy of Holies as “a secret greater than the private secrets within the sky, a secret greater than the secrets of the other world, and more hidden than the inhabitants of the eternal world.”
On this basis, the statue was placed inside its shrine or navel, closed on it, and then placed in a room of its own, the statue room known as the Holy of Holies. This statue was the focus of the daily service in the temple, and the ancient Egyptians did not believe that the statue was the deity. Still, he believed that through certain rituals, the deity’s spirit becomes embodied in his statue. The temple often includes chapels with the number of gods and goddesses worshipped, and the chapels were often three for the holy trinity in the temple.
 
It should be noted that the gradual ascent and the gradual darkness start from the temple edifice until the Holy of Holies. The floors rise gradually, starting from the Hall of Legends and up to the Holy of Holies. It is also noted that the ceiling of the Holy of Holies is closer to the ground, as it is lower than the rest of the temple. Thus, the open courtyard is flooded with light during the day, followed by a faint light in the hall of legends, and deliberate darkness in the rooms of the Lord who is worshipped in the temple. Perhaps the aim was to inspire awe, reverence, and a sense of mystery in the soul of anyone entering this holy place.
All the main parts or sections of the temple were built on a single axis, in the middle of which is a road that starts from the entrance to the temple until it reaches the Holy of Holies, to facilitate the arrival of the procession of the deity, which is embodied in the form of the statue, which was carried inside his naos on the shoulders of the priests to the outside of the temple, or inside it. It is also noted that among the religious traditions of some gods, such as “Amon”, the sacred statue was placed in a compartment inside his sacred boat. It was also carried on the shoulders of priests, accompanied by senior statesmen, during well-known seasons and feasts. The ritual of entering the Holy of Holies is known as ( Royal appearance ).