List of Hindu temples in India

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is a list of major Hindu temples in India, by state.

This is a dynamic list. For example, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (self-described as "the world's richest temple trust") has an ongoing campaign to build a replica of the iconic Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati in every Indian state and union territory that does not yet have one. The trust has developed 58 temples since 1933, mostly in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamilnadu, and Telangana. It most recently opened a temple in Jammu in June 2023. It also plans to construct "smaller temples in remote and backward villages in South Indian states."[1]

Andhra Pradesh[edit]

Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala Tirupati
Simhachalam Temple
Kanaka Durga Temple
Golden Vimana of Srisailam Temple

There are around 4,000 large temples in Andhra Pradesh state

Arunachal Pradesh[edit]

Assam[edit]

Kamakhya Temple in Guwahati
Sivadol in Sivasagar

Bihar[edit]

Mundeshwari Temple
Vishnupad Mandir
Parasmaninath Temple

Chandigarh[edit]

Chhattisgarh[edit]

Bhoramdeo Temple
Laxman Temple, Sirpur

Delhi[edit]

Akshardham
Laxminarayan Birla Temple

Goa[edit]

Gujarat[edit]

Dwarkadhish Temple
Radha Damodar Temple, Junagadh
Somnath temple
Sun Temple, Modhera

Haryana[edit]

Patiala temple inside Mansa Devi Mandir complex

Himachal Pradesh[edit]

Hidimba Devi Temple

Jammu and Kashmir[edit]

Ice Lingam at Amarnath Cave

Jammu Division[edit]

Kashmir Division[edit]

Jharkhand[edit]

Jagannath hill Temple

Karnataka[edit]

121 feet tall statue of Shiva at Murudeshwara
Durga temple, Aihole
ISKCON Temple, Bengaluru
Virupaksha temple, Hampi

Kerala[edit]

Ananthapura Lake Temple
Sree Poornathrayeesa Temple
Vadakkumnathan Temple
Sabarimala temple
Vazhappally Temple

Madhya Pradesh[edit]

Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho
Sas-Bahu Temple, Gwalior

Maharashtra[edit]

Siddhivinayak Temple
Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple
Trimurti sculpture, Elephanta Caves
Kailasa temple, Ellora Caves

Manipur[edit]

Meghalaya[edit]

Odisha[edit]

Konark Sun Temple
Muktesvara deula Panoramic View, Orissa
Jagannath Temple, Puri Panoramic View, Orissa
Lingaraja Temple Panoramic View, Orissa
Baitala deula Panoramic View, Orissa
Rajarani Temple Panoramic View, Orissa
Puspagiri Mahavihara, Orissa
Ananta Vasudeva Temple, Orissa
Nrusinghanath Temple, Orissa
Taratarini Temple, Orissa
Brahmeswara Temple

Punjab[edit]

Shri Durgiana Mandir

Rajasthan[edit]

Birla Mandir, Jaipur
Radha Govind Dev ji Temple, Jaipur
Radha Madan Mohan Temple, Karauli

Sikkim[edit]

Tamil Nadu[edit]

There are more than 33,000 ancient temples in Tamil Nadu.[citation needed]

Shore Temple
Thiruvaragunamangai Perumal Temple
Kamakshi Amman Temple
Soundararajaperumal temple, Nagapattinam
Gangaikonda Cholapuram
Perur Pateeswarar Temple

Telangana[edit]

Ramappa Temple
Bhadrachalam Temple
1000 pillar temple in Warangal

Tripura[edit]

Uttarakhand[edit]

Kedarnath Temple
Jageshwar

Uttar Pradesh[edit]

Ram Mandir, Ayodhya
Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi (Ganga Dwar)
Prem Mandir Vrindavan

West Bengal[edit]

ISKCON Temple
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
Tarakeswar Taraknath Temple


See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sandeep Raghavan (June 25, 2023). "India's richest temple trust plans Tirupati temples in all states". Times of India.
  2. ^ History and Culture of Himalayan States. Light & Life Publishers. 1979.
  • Vastu-Silpa Kosha, Encyclopedia of Hindu Temple architecture and Vastu S.K.Ramachandara Rao, Delhi, Devine Books, (Lala Murari Lal Chharia Oriental series) ISBN 978-93-81218-51-8 (Set)

External links[edit]