Mahara Kesh Mahara Kesh , the Temple of Healing , was one of the nine Je ' daii Temples established by the Je ' daii Order on the planet Tython . Constructed between 36 , 453 BBY and 36 , 019 BBY , Mahara Kesh was built in the Deep Ocean around the Tho Yor pyramid ship that had brought the first Force - sensitive pilgrims to the sea . The Je ' daii who studied at Mahara Kesh focused on the healing arts , and Je ' daii Journeyer s — young Je ' daii who were completing their Great Journey across Tython to visit each of the temples — learned about healing both with and without the Force there . During the conflict in the year 25 , 805 BBY known as the Despot War , laser cannons were installed on the temple as defensive measures , and by 25 , 793 BBY the mated Selkath couple of Naro and Calleh were serving as the Temple Masters of Mahara Kesh . Description . A floating structure in the middle of the Deep Ocean on the planet Tython , Mahara Kesh was constructed around the Tho Yor pyramid ship that had brought the first pilgrims to the Deep Ocean . A rectangular stone island with smooth , steep walls was built around the Tho Yor , with triangular extensions jutting out from each corner that hosted laser cannons . The portion of the temple above that base consisted of several flat platforms that formed a gray - green step pyramid structure , and the tip of the Tho Yor that jutted above the pyramid was topped with a blue crystalline tower . Eight smaller pyramids with their own blue towers ringed the Tho Yor , and portions of Mahara Kesh also extended underwater . A number of towers jutted down from the underside of the temple , with a central prong that was larger than the others . The interior of the temple was filled with advanced medical facilities and chambers , as well as various meditation rooms . Many of the rooms that lined the exterior of the temple had wide windows that allowed their occupants to gaze out into the depths of the Deep Ocean . History . In the year 36 , 453 BBY , the Tho Yor Arrival occurred — the eight Tho Yor pyramid starships brought Force - sensitive philosophers , warriors , scientists , artists , and scholars of many species from across the galaxy to the planet Tython and scattered the pilgrims across the surface . One of the Tho Yor traveled to the Deep Ocean , where it sank partially into the ocean and floated there . By the year 36 , 019 BBY , Mahara Kesh — the Temple of Healing — had been constructed around the Tho Yor by the Je ' daii Order , as the pilgrims called themselves , and it was one of the nine Je ' daii Temples that had been constructed around or near the eight other Tho Yor . By that time , the Je ' daii had established the tradition of the Great Journey , which saw young Je ' daii known as Je ' daii Journeyer s travel the surface of Tython and visit each temple . Mahara Kesh ' s inhabitants focused their studies on the healing arts , learning and teaching both healing through the Force and healing without it . During the Despot War , a conflict that erupted in the Tython system in 25 , 805 BBY , laser cannons were installed on Mahara Kesh to protect the temple . In 25 , 802 BBY , the Je ' daii Journeyer Lanoree Brock visited Mahara Kesh on her Great Journey sometime after her brother Dalien Brock disappeared while the two were studying at Anil Kesh , the Temple of Science . By the year 25 , 793 BBY , the mated Selkath couple Calleh and Naro were serving jointly as Mahara Kesh ' s Temple Masters , and Anil Kesh ' s Temple Master Quan - Jang was brought to Mahara Kesh along with the Force - sensitive off - worlder Xesh and several other Je ' daii who had helped capture Xesh . Mahara Kesh ' s healers set to work tending to the wounded . Ten days after Xesh and the others were brought to the temple , the Je ' daii Council decided to exile Xesh to the moon of Bogan so that he could bring himself back into balance , and despite the protests of the Journeyers who had helped capture him , Je ' daii Ranger s Rori Fenn and Hawk Ryo took Xesh from Mahara Kesh to Bogan in their " Peacemaker " - class cruiser . Behind the scenes . Mahara Kesh was first pictured in the of the " " comic series , and it first appeared in the series ' . It also received mentions in the tie - in novel " " , which was written by Tim Lebbon .