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Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Hinduism

Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu

Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India

Rising in the heart of Kumbakonam, Adi Kumbeswarar Temple holds what devotees understand as a swayambhu lingam—Shiva manifest in stone formed from amrita, the nectar of...

Kalahasteeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Hinduism

Kalahasteeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu

Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India

The Kalahasteeswarar Temple in Kumbakonam is considered equivalent to the renowned Srikalahasti Temple near Tirupati, earning it the name Then Kalahasti, Southern...

Ernakulam Shiva Temple, Ernakulam, Kerala
Hinduism

Ernakulam Shiva Temple, Ernakulam, Kerala

Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Ernakulam Shiva Temple, Ernakulam, Kerala is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Devipatan Shakti Pitha Temple, Tulsipur, Uttar Pradesh
Hinduism

Devipatan Shakti Pitha Temple, Tulsipur, Uttar Pradesh

Tulsipur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Devipatan Shakti Pitha Temple, Tulsipur, Uttar Pradesh is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Brihadeeswarar Temple
UNESCOHinduism

Brihadeeswarar Temple

Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India

The Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur, completed in 1010 CE under Rajaraja Chola I, is one of India's grandest Shiva temples and a UNESCO Great Living Chola Temple....

Kukkuteswara Swamy Temple, Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh
Hinduism

Kukkuteswara Swamy Temple, Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh

Fakhruddinpalem, Andhra Pradesh, India

Kukkuteswara Swamy Temple, Pithapuram, Andhra Pradesh is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Kalpeshwar temple, Uttarakhand
Hinduism

Kalpeshwar temple, Uttarakhand

Urgam, Uttarakhand, India

Kalpeshwar temple, Uttarakhand is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Guruvayur Temple, Guruvayur, Kerala
Hinduism

Guruvayur Temple, Guruvayur, Kerala

Guruvayur, Kerala, India

Guruvayur Temple, Guruvayur, Kerala is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar, Tiruvanamalai, Tamil Nadu
Hinduism

Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar, Tiruvanamalai, Tamil Nadu

Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, India

Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar, Tiruvanamalai, Tamil Nadu is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple, Kodungallur, Kerala
Hinduism

Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple, Kodungallur, Kerala

Kodungallur, Kerala, India

Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple, Kodungallur, Kerala is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Kapileshwar Mahadev Mandir, Uttarakhand
Hinduism

Kapileshwar Mahadev Mandir, Uttarakhand

Lamgara Tehsil, Uttarakhand, India

Kapileshwar Mahadev Mandir, Uttarakhand is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Brahmeswara Temple, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha
Hinduism

Brahmeswara Temple, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, Odisha, India

Brahmeswara Temple is a Shiva shrine of 1058 CE in Bhubaneswar, built by Queen Kolavati Devi within the dense Shaiva landscape of Ekamra Kshetra....

Bagnath Temple, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand
Hinduism

Bagnath Temple, Bageshwar, Uttarakhand

Bāgeshwar, Uttarakhand, India

At the confluence of the Sarayu and Gomati in the Kumaon Himalaya, Bagnath enshrines Shiva as Vyaghreshwar, the Tiger Lord, said to have appeared as a tiger to the sage...

Koothanur Maha Saraswathi Temple, Tamil Nadu
Hinduism

Koothanur Maha Saraswathi Temple, Tamil Nadu

Koothanur, Tamil Nadu, India

Koothanur Maha Saraswathi Temple, Tamil Nadu is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Chamundeshwari Temple, Mysore, Karnataka
Hinduism

Chamundeshwari Temple, Mysore, Karnataka

Chamundipuram, Karnataka, India

Atop Chamundi Hills above Mysuru stands the temple of Chamundeshwari, a fierce form of Durga said to have slain the demon Mahishasura here....

Mahaballeswara Shiva temple, Gokarna, Karnataka
Hinduism

Mahaballeswara Shiva temple, Gokarna, Karnataka

Gokarna, Karnataka, India

Mahaballeswara Shiva temple, Gokarna, Karnataka is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Dhandayuthapani Swamy Muruga Temple, Palani, Tamil Nadu
Hinduism

Dhandayuthapani Swamy Muruga Temple, Palani, Tamil Nadu

Palani, Tamil Nadu, India

Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Murugan situated atop a hillock amidst the Palani Hills in Palani, Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu....

Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple, Tiruninravar, Tamil Nadu
Hinduism

Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple, Tiruninravar, Tamil Nadu

Avadi, Tamil Nadu, India

Bhaktavatsala Perumal Temple, Tiruninravar, Tamil Nadu is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Chandramouleshwara Temple, Hubli, Karnataka
Hinduism

Chandramouleshwara Temple, Hubli, Karnataka

Hubli, Karnataka, India

At Unkal in Hubballi, the Chandramauleshwara Temple is a Kalyana Chalukya Shiva shrine with a rare four-faced linga and doors on all four sides....

Kalamegha Perumal Vishnu Temple, Tirumohur, Melur, Tamil Nadu
Hinduism

Kalamegha Perumal Vishnu Temple, Tirumohur, Melur, Tamil Nadu

Madurai North, Tamil Nadu, India

The Thirumohoor Kalamegaperumal Temple (also known as Thirumohoor or Tirumogoor temple) is a Hindu temple near Melur, Madurai district in the South Indian state of Tamil...

Jagannath Vishnu Temple, Puri, Odisha
Hinduism

Jagannath Vishnu Temple, Puri, Odisha

Puri (M), Odisha, India

The Jagannath Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Jagannath, a form of Vishnu in Hinduism....

Brahmaramba Malikarjuna Swamy, Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh
Hinduism

Brahmaramba Malikarjuna Swamy, Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh

Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Brahmaramba Malikarjuna Swamy, Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Maa Samaleswari Temple, Burla, Odisha
Hinduism

Maa Samaleswari Temple, Burla, Odisha

Sambalpur, Odisha, India

Maa Samaleswari Temple, Burla, Odisha is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Shiva Temple, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Hinduism

Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Shiva Temple, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh

Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India

Mahakaleshwar is the only dakshinamukhi (south-facing) jyotirlinga among the twelve and the sole temple in the world whose daily 04:00 aarti smears the lingam with sacred...

Maa Chintpurni Temple, Himachal Pradesh
Hinduism

Maa Chintpurni Temple, Himachal Pradesh

Bharwain, Himachal Pradesh, India

Maa Chintpurni Temple, Himachal Pradesh is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Hinglaj Mata Mandir, Balochistan, Pakistan
Hinduism

Hinglaj Mata Mandir, Balochistan, Pakistan

Liari Tehsil, ضلع لسبیلہ, Pakistan

Hinglaj Mata Mandir, Balochistan, Pakistan is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Chengannur Mahadeva Temple, Chengannur, Kerala
Hinduism

Chengannur Mahadeva Temple, Chengannur, Kerala

Chengannur, Kerala, India

Chengannur Mahadeva Temple, among Kerala's oldest, enshrines Shiva and Parvati facing each other in one complex....

Bharateswar Temple, Odisha
Hinduism

Bharateswar Temple, Odisha

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, Odisha, India

In the old town of Bhubaneswar, the Bharateswar Temple stands at the centre of a trio of sixth-century Shiva shrines named for the Ramayana heroes....

Arulmigu Koodal Azhagar Vishnu temple, Periyar, Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Hinduism

Arulmigu Koodal Azhagar Vishnu temple, Periyar, Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

In the heart of Madurai, Koodal Azhagar is an ancient Divya Desam where Vishnu appears in all three postures together — seated, standing and reclining — beneath the rare...

Devi Patan Temple, Tulsipur, Uttar Pradesh
Hinduism

Devi Patan Temple, Tulsipur, Uttar Pradesh

Tulsipur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Patan Devi, also called Maa Patneshwari, is the oldest and one of the most sacred temples of Patna, Bihar. It is regarded as one of the 51 Siddha Shakti Pithas in India....

Biraja Temple, Jajpur, Odisha
Hinduism

Biraja Temple, Jajpur, Odisha

Jajpur, Odisha, India

At Jajpur in Odisha, Maa Biraja marks where, by tradition, the navel of Sati fell — making the town Viraja Kshetra and the temple Nabhi Gaya, a place for ancestral rites...

Baidyanath Shiva Temple, Deoghar, Jharkhand
Hinduism

Baidyanath Shiva Temple, Deoghar, Jharkhand

Deoghar, Jharkhand, India

In the Jharkhand town of Deoghar, a lotus-towered shrine holds one of the twelve self-manifest abodes of Shiva, called the divine physician....

Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple, Chottannikkara, Kerala
Hinduism

Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple, Chottannikkara, Kerala

Kanayannur, Kerala, India

Near Thrippunithura outside Kochi, Chottanikkara honours the goddess Rajarajeswari in three forms across the day, and the fierce Bhadrakali at its lower Keezhkavu shrine....

Besakih temple
Hinduism

Besakih temple

Besakih, Bali, Indonesia

On the southwestern slope of Mount Agung, a complex of twenty-three temples rises in six terraces toward the holiest mountain in Bali....

Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Hinduism

Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

Kashi Vishwanath houses one of the twelve jyotirlingas — Shiva manifest as a self-arisen pillar of light — at the heart of Varanasi, where the Ganga, the cremation ghats,...

Kayarohana Swami Temple, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
Hinduism

Kayarohana Swami Temple, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu

Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, India

Kayarohana Swami Temple, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Gangotri Temple, Uttarakhand
Hinduism

Gangotri Temple, Uttarakhand

Gangotri, Uttarakhand, India

Gangotri Temple, Uttarakhand is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Gundicha Temple, Puri, Odisha
Hinduism

Gundicha Temple, Puri, Odisha

Puri (M), Odisha, India

Gundicha Temple, Puri, Odisha is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Karpaga Vinayagar Temple, Pillaiyarpatti, Tamil Nadu
Hinduism

Karpaga Vinayagar Temple, Pillaiyarpatti, Tamil Nadu

Pillayarpatti, Tamil Nadu, India

Karpaga Vinayagar Temple, Pillaiyarpatti, Tamil Nadu is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Kapilash Temple (Mahadev Chandrashekhar), Dhenkanal, Odisha
Hinduism

Kapilash Temple (Mahadev Chandrashekhar), Dhenkanal, Odisha

Gandia, Odisha, India

Kapilash Temple, also known as Mahadev Chandrashekhar Temple, is situated in the north eastern part of Dhenkanal town, Odisha, India at a distance of 26 km from the...

Maa Vindhyavasini Temple, Vindyachal, Uttar Pradesh
Hinduism

Maa Vindhyavasini Temple, Vindyachal, Uttar Pradesh

Vindhyachal, Uttar Pradesh, India

Maa Vindhyavasini Temple, Vindyachal, Uttar Pradesh is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
UNESCOHinduism

Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation, Odisha, India

Lingaraj is the architectural and devotional centre of Bhubaneswar, the Temple City of India....

Bhimeshwar temple, Uttarakhand
Hinduism

Bhimeshwar temple, Uttarakhand

Bhimtal, Uttarakhand, India

Bhimeshwar temple, Uttarakhand is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Karpaga Vinayagar Temple, Kottaram, Tamil Nadu
Hinduism

Karpaga Vinayagar Temple, Kottaram, Tamil Nadu

Kottaram, Tamil Nadu, India

Karpaga Vinayagar Temple, Kottaram, Tamil Nadu is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Manjunatha Temple, Dharmasthala, Karnataka
Hinduism

Manjunatha Temple, Dharmasthala, Karnataka

Dharmasthala, Karnataka, India

Manjunatha Temple, Dharmasthala, Karnataka is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Mata Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar, Uttarakhand
Hinduism

Mata Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar, Uttarakhand

Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India

Mata Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar, Uttarakhand is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Batu Caves Murugan Temple
Hinduism

Batu Caves Murugan Temple

Selayang Municipal Council, Selangor, Malaysia

Batu Caves Murugan Statue (Tamil: முருகன் சிலை; Bahasa Malaysia: Tugu Dewa Muruga), is a 42.7 metres (140 ft) tall statue of the Hindu god Murugan at Batu Caves in...

Hatkeswar Shiva temple, Vadnagar, Gujarat
Hinduism

Hatkeswar Shiva temple, Vadnagar, Gujarat

Vadnagar, Gujarat, India

Hatkeswar Shiva temple, Vadnagar, Gujarat is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

Arulmigu Nellaiappar Temple, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu
Hinduism

Arulmigu Nellaiappar Temple, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu

Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India

On the bank of the sacred Thamirabarani in Tirunelveli, the Kanthimathi Nellaiappar Temple joins twin shrines of Shiva and Parvati across a 14.5-acre complex....

Kapaleeshvara Shiva Temple, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Hinduism

Kapaleeshvara Shiva Temple, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Kapaleeshvara Shiva Temple, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu is a hindu temple of sacred significance.

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