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Religious sacred sites in India

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Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
UNESCOHinduism

Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India

In 1010 CE, the Chola emperor Rajaraja I completed a temple so vast that its tower rises 216 feet and its capstone weighs 80 tons....

Maa Uma Devi Temple, Karnaprayag, Uttarakhand
Hinduism

Maa Uma Devi Temple, Karnaprayag, Uttarakhand

Karnaprayag, Uttarakhand, India

Maa Uma Devi Temple, Karnaprayag, Uttarakhand is a religious of sacred significance.

Dhameswar Mahaprabhu Temple, Nabadwip, West Bengal
Hinduism

Dhameswar Mahaprabhu Temple, Nabadwip, West Bengal

Nabadwip, West Bengal, India

Dhameswar Mahaprabhu Temple, Nabadwip, West Bengal is a religious of sacred significance.

Aathmanatha Swamy temple, Avudaiyarkoil, Thiruperunthurai, Tamil Nadu
Hinduism

Aathmanatha Swamy temple, Avudaiyarkoil, Thiruperunthurai, Tamil Nadu

Avudaiyarkoil, Tamil Nadu, India

At Avudaiyarkoil in Tamil Nadu, the Athmanathaswamy Temple offers one of Hinduism's rarest forms of worship: Shiva is honored not as a lingam but as the formless...

Mahabaleshvara Temple, Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra
Hinduism

Mahabaleshvara Temple, Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra

Old Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra, India

Mahabaleshvara Temple, Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra is a religious of sacred significance.

Grishneswar Jyotirlinga Temple, Verul, Maharashtra
UNESCOHinduism

Grishneswar Jyotirlinga Temple, Verul, Maharashtra

Ellora, Maharashtra, India

At Verul in the Deccan, less than a kilometre from the rock-cut monasteries of Ellora, stands the closing verse of the Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Stotram....

Mamleshwar Jyotirlinga, Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh
Hinduism

Mamleshwar Jyotirlinga, Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh

Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh, India

Mamleshwar Jyotirlinga, Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh is a religious of sacred significance.

Akal Takht, Amritsar, Punjab
Sikhism

Akal Takht, Amritsar, Punjab

Amritsar, Punjab, India

Facing the Golden Temple across the sacred pool in Amritsar, the Akal Takht is the first and supreme of Sikhism's Five Takhts....

Mahamaya Devi Temple, Ratanpur, Chhattisgarh
Hinduism

Mahamaya Devi Temple, Ratanpur, Chhattisgarh

Ratanpur, Chhattisgarh, India

Mahamaya Devi Temple, Ratanpur, Chhattisgarh is a religious of sacred significance.

Hanuman Garhi Mandir, Naimisharanya, Uttar Pradesh
Hinduism

Hanuman Garhi Mandir, Naimisharanya, Uttar Pradesh

Misrikh, Uttar Pradesh, India

Hanuman Garhi Mandir, Naimisharanya, Uttar Pradesh is a religious of sacred significance.

Kedarnath Temple, Uttarakhand
Hinduism

Kedarnath Temple, Uttarakhand

Kedarnath, Uttarakhand, India

Kedarnath Temple stands at 3,583 metres in the Garhwal Himalayas, the highest of the twelve Jyotirlingas and one of Uttarakhand's four Char Dham sites....

Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur, Maharashtra
Hinduism

Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur, Maharashtra

Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur, Maharashtra is a religious of sacred significance.

Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Yadagirigutta, Telangana
Hinduism

Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Yadagirigutta, Telangana

Yadagirigutta, Telangana, India

Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Yadagirigutta, Telangana is a religious of sacred significance.

Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Penna Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh
Hinduism

Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Penna Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh

Penna Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Penna Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh is a religious of sacred significance.

Lakshmai Narasimha Swamy Temple, Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh
Hinduism

Lakshmai Narasimha Swamy Temple, Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh

Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Lakshmai Narasimha Swamy Temple, Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh is a religious of sacred significance.

Maa Hateshwari Devi Ji Temple, Hatkoti, Himachal Pradesh
Hinduism

Maa Hateshwari Devi Ji Temple, Hatkoti, Himachal Pradesh

Hatkoti, Himachal Pradesh, India

Maa Hateshwari Devi Ji Temple, Hatkoti, Himachal Pradesh is a religious of sacred significance.

Gnana Saraswati Temple, Basar, Telangana
Hinduism

Gnana Saraswati Temple, Basar, Telangana

Basar, Telangana, India

Gnana Saraswati Temple, Basar, Telangana is a religious of sacred significance.

Chettikulangara Bhagavathy Temple, Mavelikkara, Kerala
Hinduism

Chettikulangara Bhagavathy Temple, Mavelikkara, Kerala

Chettikulangara, Kerala, India

In a village west of Mavelikkara stands one of central Kerala's great goddess temples, where Bhadrakali is honoured at dawn as Saraswati, at midday as Lakshmi, and in the...

Attukal Bhagavathy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Hinduism

Attukal Bhagavathy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India

At Attukal in Thiruvananthapuram, the goddess is worshipped as Bhadrakali and identified with Kannagi, the wronged heroine who became a deity of justice....

Krishna Janmasthan Temple, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
Hinduism

Krishna Janmasthan Temple, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh

Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India

Krishna Janmasthan Temple, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh is a religious of sacred significance.

Basukinath Temple, Jarmundi, Jharkhand
Hinduism

Basukinath Temple, Jarmundi, Jharkhand

Jarmundi, Jharkhand, India

In a corner of Jharkhand's Dumka district stands Basukinath Dham, where Shiva is worshipped as Fauzdari Baba — the lord who personally hears petitions....

Jyotir Math temple (Shankaracharya Math), Joshimath, Uttarakhand
Hinduism

Jyotir Math temple (Shankaracharya Math), Joshimath, Uttarakhand

Joshimath, Uttarakhand, India

Jyotir Math temple (Shankaracharya Math), Joshimath, Uttarakhand is a religious of sacred significance.

Ganapati Ganesh temple, Gokarna, Karnataka
Hinduism

Ganapati Ganesh temple, Gokarna, Karnataka

Gokarna, Karnataka, India

Ganapati Ganesh temple, Gokarna, Karnataka is a religious of sacred significance.

Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple, Tiruninravar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Hinduism

Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple, Tiruninravar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Avadi, Tamil Nadu, India

At Thirunindravur, a western suburb of Chennai, stands one of the 108 Divya Desams — the Vishnu shrines hymned by the Tamil Alvar saints....

Betrayaswamy Temple, Denkanikota, Tamil Nadu
Hinduism

Betrayaswamy Temple, Denkanikota, Tamil Nadu

Denkanikottai, Tamil Nadu, India

In the fort town of Denkanikottai near the Karnataka border, a five-tiered gateway tower marks a Vishnu temple held to be around a thousand years old....

Bada Mahadev Temple, Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh
Hinduism

Bada Mahadev Temple, Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh

Narsinghgarh, Madhya Pradesh, India

Bada Mahadev Temple, Pachmarhi, Madhya Pradesh is a religious of sacred significance.

Jenardhana Swamy Temple, Varkala, Kerala
Hinduism

Jenardhana Swamy Temple, Varkala, Kerala

Varkala, Kerala, India

Jenardhana Swamy Temple, Varkala, Kerala is a religious of sacred significance.

Dwarkadish Krishna temple, Dwarka, Gujarat
Hinduism

Dwarkadish Krishna temple, Dwarka, Gujarat

Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat, India

Dwarkadish Krishna temple, Dwarka, Gujarat is a religious of sacred significance.

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What Religious sacred sites in India are included?
This guide includes 10 Religious sacred sites in India, filtered from the Pilgrim Map atlas for stronger browsing and planning context.
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