A pyramid in Japanese is "piramido" (ピラミッド/ぴらみど) and one of the words used for "hall" and also "temple" is "do" (堂) usually as a suffix. So when a temple in Kanagawa decided to make a new space for the storage of mortuary tables (ihai/位牌) they decided it would be best to try something different. A pyramid, for example. And they named it, of course "ぴらみ堂" because the only thing the Japanese can't resist is puns.
(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my "Japan Arekore" set on Flickr).
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