FAMOUS TEMPLES

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Temple NameState Name
Lord Venkateswara TempleAndhra Pradesh
Mahabodhi TempleBihar
Somnath TempleGujarat
Dwarkadhish TempleGujarat
Vaishno Devi TempleJammu & Kashmir
Amarnath TempleJammu & Kashmir
Virupaksha TempleKarnataka
Gomateshwara TempleKarnataka
Padmanabhaswamy TempleKerala
Khajuraho TempleMadhya Pradesh
Siddhivinayak TempleMaharashtra
Konark Sun TempleOdisha
Golden TemplePunjab
Ramanathaswamy TempleTamil Nadu
Meenakshi TempleTamil Nadu
Ranganathaswamy TempleTamil Nadu
Brihadeeswara TempleTamil Nadu
Rajagopalaswamy TempleTamil Nadu
Nataraja TempleTamil Nadu
Kashi Vishwanath TempleUttar Pradesh
Badrinath TempleUttarakhand
Yamunotri TempleUttarakhand
Gangotri TempleUttarakhand
Shri Jagnatha TempleOdisha
Kamakhya TempleAssam

Top 25 Famous Temples In India​

Lord Venkateswara Temple​


The temple on Tirumala hills is also called Tirupathi Balaji temple. It is also referred to as the temple of the seven hills. The style of the temple is in Dravidian Architecture style.

Mahabodhi Temple​


It is one of the Buddhist temples. The Central Tower Of Mahabodhi temple is 180 feet tall i.e. 54 meters. Also, It is one of the oldest brick structures. The brickwork in the structure depicts the life of Buddha. It is one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Somnath Temple​


It is also called Deo Patan. It is among one of the 12 jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva. It was Constructed in Chalukya’s times. In 1947 – Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel ordered the reconstruction of the temple completed in 1951.

Dwarkadhish Temple​


It is called as Jagat Mandir. It is one of the four Hindu pilgrimage sites (Char Dham). In 1472, Mahmud Brgada destroyed the original structure of this temple. Presently, it is in the Chalukya architecture style.

Vaishno Devi Temple​


It is 5200 feet above sea level at the top of Trikuta Hills. It is one of the Cave temples.

Amarnath Temple​


A cave temple situated at an altitude of 3888 meters. It is among the 51 Shakti Peeths. Bhrigu Muni (A great sage) was believed to be one of the first discoverers of Amarnath.

Virupaksha Temple​


Built by Lakkana Dandesha, a chief under the ruler Deva Raya II of the Vijayanagara Empire. It forms a part of the Group of Monuments located at Hampi which is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Gomateshwara Temple​


It is also called as Bahubali temple. The tallest monolithic statue (Of Gomateshwara) in the world was carved out of a single rock of granite. It is a Jain temple whose height is 57 feet high. The Bahubali statue is one of the largest free-standing statues in the world depicting the never-ending meditation of Bahubali.

Padmanabhaswamy Temple​


The architecture is the fusion of styles of Chera and Dravidian. Located in the capital city of the state, Thiruvananthapuram or earlier known as Trivandrum. The temple has a magnificent idol of lord Vishnu.

Khajuraho Temple​


They are a group of temples built by the rulers of the Chandela Dynasty. Of 85 temples currently, 25 temples only exist which are scattered throughout. Famous for its nagara-style architecture and is known for extensive erotic sculptures.

Siddhivinayak Temple​


This Temple was constructed by Laxman Vithu & Dubai Patil in 1801. It is considered to be one of the richest temples in India.

Konark Sun Temple​


This temple was Built in the 13th century by King Narasimhadeva I (AD 1238-1264) during the Ganga Empire. It is conceived to be a gigantic chariot of the Sun God built in Kalinga architecture (Odisha style of architecture).

Golden Temple​


This is a gurudwara that was built in the 15th century. It is also famously known as Harmindar Sahib. Temple was plated with Gold in 1980 from the wealth and material donated by Maharaja Ranjit Singh. It is one of the most sacred places for Sikhs worship.

Ramanathaswamy Temple​


One among the twelve Jyotirlinga temples built in the 12th Century. It has the longest corridor among all Hindu temples in India. It is built upon the Dravidian style of architecture. Their Creators are Pandyas and Jaffna Kings. There are 64 Tīrthas i.e. holy water bodies in and around the island of Rameswaram. It is among the Char Dhams of India

Meenakshi Temple​


It has Dravidian Architecture and over 40 inscriptions. There are 985 richly carved pillars that describe scenes from the wedding of Meenakshi (Parvati) and Sundareswarar (Shiva). This temple is famous for its 3 storied Gopuram at the main entrance.

Ranganathaswamy Temple​


One of the most important of 108 (Divya Desam )Vishnu Temples. It is built in Dravidian style and constructed in the Vijayanagar Period. It is 1st the temple to be awarded by the UN Body for protecting and conserving cultural heritage. The Gopuram of this temple is the biggest Gopuram in Asia. Also, it is the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world.

Brihadeeswara Temple​


Also called Raja Rajeswara Temple is located at Thanjavur. This Dravidian- temple was built during the Chola emperor Raja Raja Chola I. This temple is One of the tallest temples in India and is completely made of Granite.

Rajagopalaswamy Temple​


Also called Dakshina Dwaraka. It is constructed in Dravidian style type of architecture. The temple has one of the largest temple tanks in India called Haridra Nadhi.

Nataraja Temple​


The wall carvings of the temple exhibit all the 108 karanas from the Natya Shastra by Bharata Muni. These postures are the foundation of Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance that is a traditional dance of Tamil Nadu. Built during the 10th century when Chidambaram was the capital of the Chola dynasty. It is one of the oldest surviving active temple complexes in South India.

Kashi Vishwanath Temple​


This temple is located in Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh. Originally, this Vishwanath temple was destroyed by the army of Qutb-Uddin Aibak in 1194 CE when he defeated the Raja of Kannauj. Lord Shiva is the deity of this temple.

Badrinath Temple​


It is located on Garhwal hill along the banks of the Alaknanda River. It is at an elevation of 3,133 meters i.e. 10,279 ft above the mean sea level temple is mentioned in ancient religious texts like Vishnu Purana and Skanda Purana.

Yamunotri Temple​


It is Situated at an altitude of 3,291 meters i.e. 10,797 ft. It is located on the backdrop of Bandarpunch. It is dedicated to the goddess Yamuna.

Gangotri Temple​


It is located on the banks of the river Bhagirathi at an altitude of 3,415 m (11,204 ft). This temple is dedicated to the goddess Ganga.

Jagannath Temple​


It is also called Yamanika Tirtha. This temple is located in the Puri district of Odisha and is famous for its annual chariot festival, Ratha Yatra. The first Jagannath temple was commissioned by King Indradyumna. Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra are the three deities worshipped at the temple.

Kamakhya Temple​


This temple is situated at Nilacal hills in Guwahati, Assam is one of the oldest and most revered centers of Tantric practices. Kamakhya Temple denotes the spot where Sati used to retire in secret to satisfy her amour with Shiva, and it was also the place where her yoni (genitals, womb) fell after Shiva tandava (dance of destruction) with the corpse of Sati.
 
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