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Temple Directory
मंदिर निर्देशिकाSearch 3,474 temples by name, city or deity, or filter by region. The 42 featured shrines also carry their deity, tradition and pilgrimage circuit.
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ShivaShaiva
One of the twelve Jyotirlingas, rising above the sacred ghats of the Ganga in Varanasi, the oldest continuously living city in the world. Devotees believe a darshan here grants liberation, and the shrine has stood at the spiritual heart of Sanatana Dharma through centuries of destruction and rebuilding. Its present golden-spired form was reconstructed by Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar in 1780.
RamaVaishnava
The grand temple at the birthplace of Bhagavan Sri Rama, consecrated in 2024 after a long history of devotion and contention. Built in the traditional Nagara style, it marks the spiritual centre of the Ramayana tradition and has quickly become one of India's most visited pilgrimage sites. The deity of Ram Lalla, Rama as a child, is worshipped in the sanctum.
KrishnaVaishnava
A bhakti-rich temple in Vrindavan where Krishna is adored as Banke Bihari, the one who stands in a graceful threefold bend. Established in 1864 by the saint-musician Swami Haridas, its darshan is unusually intimate, with a curtain drawn at intervals so the Lord's playful gaze never overwhelms the devotee. It remains the beating heart of Braj's Krishna devotion.
ShivaShaiva
A Himalayan Jyotirlinga set at 3,580 metres against the Garhwal peaks, among the most arduous and revered of all Shaiva pilgrimages. Re-established by Adi Shankaracharya in the 8th century, it forms a key node of both the twelve Jyotirlingas and the Chota Char Dham circuit. The shrine closes through the deep winter and reopens each spring with great ceremony.
VishnuVaishnava
A Char Dham shrine on the banks of the Alaknanda, where Vishnu is worshipped as Badrinarayan in a black saligrama form. Sacred to the Vaishnava tradition and revered since Vedic times, it sits between the Nara and Narayana ranges near the Neelkanth peak. Pilgrims bathe in the hot springs of Tapt Kund before entering the temple.
GangaShakta
The source shrine of the river Ganga in the Garhwal Himalayas, dedicated to the goddess Ganga who descended to earth through the locks of Shiva. The white granite temple was built in the early 18th century near the sacred Bhagirath Shila. It anchors the Chota Char Dham circuit and opens seasonally with the melting of the high snows.
DeviShakta
A cave shrine of the Mother Goddess in the Trikuta hills near Katra, where the Devi is worshipped as three natural rock pindis representing Mahakali, Mahalakshmi, and Mahasaraswati. Reached by a steep trek of around thirteen kilometres, it draws millions of pilgrims each year. It is among the most visited Shakta sites in all of India.
ShivaShaiva
The first of the twelve Jyotirlingas, standing on the Arabian Sea coast of Gujarat at the meeting of three rivers. Destroyed and rebuilt many times across history, its present form was raised after Independence as a symbol of resilience and faith. The temple is celebrated in the Puranas as the eternal shrine of Shiva, the Lord of the Moon.
KrishnaVaishnava
The chief temple of Dwarka, one of the Char Dham and Sapta Puri, honouring Krishna as the king of his island kingdom. The towering five-storey shrine, crowned by a great flag changed several times daily, dates in parts to the 16th century over far older foundations. It marks the western point of the four cardinal pilgrimages.
GaneshaSmarta
A beloved Ganesha temple in Mumbai, famed for a self-manifest idol whose trunk turns to the right, considered especially powerful. Built in 1801 and expanded into its golden-domed modern form, it draws vast crowds on Tuesdays and during Ganesh Chaturthi. It is among the most prosperous and visited shrines in Maharashtra.
ShivaShaiva
A Jyotirlinga near Nashik at the source of the Godavari, set below the Brahmagiri hills. Uniquely, its linga bears three faces representing Brahma, Vishnu, and Shiva. The black stone temple in the Nagara style was built in the 18th century by Peshwa Balaji Baji Rao.
ShivaShaiva
Regarded as the last of the twelve Jyotirlingas, located near the Ellora caves in Maharashtra. The red volcanic-rock temple was rebuilt in the 18th century by Maharani Ahilyabai Holkar and is rich in carved Shaiva imagery. Its name recalls the devotee Ghushma, whose unwavering faith is said to have called Shiva to dwell here.
KrishnaVaishnava
The principal shrine of the Pushtimarg tradition founded by Vallabhacharya, where Krishna is worshipped as Shrinathji lifting Mount Govardhan on a single finger. The deity was brought to Nathdwara in Rajasthan in the late 17th century for safekeeping, and the temple is run as the Lord's living household. It is the centre of the Vaishnava haveli style of devotion and art.
VishnuVaishnava
The hill shrine of Vishnu as Venkateswara at Tirupati, widely held to be the most visited and richest temple in the world. Set in the seven Tirumala hills, its Dravidian sanctum has drawn pilgrims for over a thousand years, many offering their hair in vows. The deity is revered as the refuge of all who seek him in the age of Kali.
Devi and ShivaShakta
A vast temple city in Madurai dedicated to the goddess Meenakshi and her consort Sundareswarar, a form of Shiva. Famed for its towering gopurams covered in thousands of vivid sculptures and its hall of a thousand pillars, the present structure dates largely to the 16th and 17th centuries under the Nayak rulers. It remains one of the great living centres of Tamil worship.
ShivaShaiva
A Char Dham and Jyotirlinga shrine on Rameswaram island, linked in the Ramayana to Sri Rama, who worshipped Shiva here before crossing to Lanka. It is renowned for the longest temple corridor in India, lined with ornately carved pillars. Pilgrims bathe in its twenty-two sacred wells before darshan.
ShivaShaiva
A masterpiece of Chola architecture in Thanjavur, built by Raja Raja Chola I around 1010 CE and now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its granite vimana rises over sixty metres, crowned by a single massive capstone, above a colossal Shiva linga. The temple stands as a peak achievement of Tamil engineering, sculpture, and Shaiva devotion.
VishnuVaishnava
The foremost of the 108 Divya Desams, sacred to Vishnu reclining as Ranganatha on the serpent Adishesha, set on an island in the Kaveri. Enclosed by seven concentric walls and twenty-one gopurams, it is often called the largest functioning Hindu temple complex in the world. It is the spiritual centre of Sri Vaishnavism.
ShivaShaiva
The temple of Shiva as Nataraja, the cosmic dancer, in Chidambaram, where the Lord is also worshipped as formless space, the Akasha linga. Its golden-roofed sanctum and the mystery of the Chidambara Rahasya have drawn philosophers and devotees for centuries. The site is central to the Tamil Shaiva tradition and the iconography of the dancing Shiva.
KrishnaVaishnava
A celebrated Krishna temple in Kerala, often called the Dwarka of the South, where the Lord is worshipped as the enchanting child Guruvayurappan. Renowned for its strict rituals and elephant processions, it is among the most important Vaishnava centres in the region. Devotees believe the idol was once worshipped by Krishna's own parents.
VishnuVaishnava
An ancient Vaishnava temple in Thiruvananthapuram where Vishnu reclines as Anantha Padmanabha upon the serpent Adishesha. Blending Kerala and Dravidian styles, it became famous worldwide for the immense treasures discovered in its vaults. The royal family of Travancore has served as its hereditary custodians, ruling in the deity's name.
KrishnaVaishnava
The Krishna temple founded by the philosopher Madhvacharya in the 13th century, the seat of the Dvaita school of Vedanta. The deity is worshipped only through a silver-plated window of nine holes called the Navagraha Kindi. Its eight matha houses run the worship in rotation, and the town is famed for its temple cuisine.
JagannathVaishnava
A Char Dham shrine on the Odisha coast where Krishna is worshipped as Jagannath, Lord of the Universe, alongside his siblings Balabhadra and Subhadra. Its annual Rath Yatra, when the deities ride colossal chariots through the streets, is one of the grandest festivals on earth. The temple kitchen is among the largest in the world.
ShivaShaiva
The largest temple in Bhubaneswar, the city of a thousand shrines, dedicated to Shiva as Harihara, who unites Shiva and Vishnu. Built mainly in the 11th century, its towering deul is a high point of Kalinga temple architecture. The sacred Bindusagar tank beside it is said to hold water from every holy river.
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