List of Famous Temples of India (State-wise List)
List of Famous Temples of India
Temples – Heritage and Culture
- India is one of the oldest civilization in the world. India is also origin of few important religions of the world including Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism.
- With thousand years rich Heritage, culture and traditions, people of India has built thousands of temples dedicated to various Gods and Deities.
- Some of these temples are older than 1000 years and some temples have recent history. For centuries temples have remained integral to the Indian society.
- In Indian History, temples didn’t remained confined to the religious aspect only, they have also affected the socio-economic and political life of the people. Moreover, they have added and uplifted the cultural and architectural heritage of the country to a distinctive level.
- All the Jyotirlinga Temples are extremely important for all worshippers of Shiva and there are around 51 Shakti Peeths which are also important. There are many important Jain temples in India, which are generally known for their elaborate architecture and rich history.
- With that said, here we are going to discuss the most Famous Temples of India which has much importance and values in the community.
List of Famous Temples of India with Cities
Here is the Statewise List of Famous temples of India –
State |
Name Of Temple |
Situated In |
Andhra Pradesh |
Tirupati Temple (Tirumala Venkateshwara) |
Tirumala |
Kanaka Durga Temple |
Vijayawada |
|
Siva Mallikarjuna Temple |
Srisailam |
|
Veerabhadra Temple |
Lepakshi |
|
Simhachalam Temple |
Visakhapatnam |
|
Arunachal Pradesh |
Malinithan Temple/ Akashganga Temple |
Malinithan |
Assam |
Kamakhya Temple |
Guwahati |
Asvakranta Temple |
Guwahati |
|
Bihar |
Mahabodhi Temple |
Bodh Gaya |
Vishnupad Mandir |
Gaya |
|
Jal Mandir |
Nalanda |
|
Mithila Shakti Peeth |
Darbangha |
|
Chhattisgarh |
Bhoramdeo Temple |
Kawardha |
Amarkantak Temple |
Amarkantak |
|
Delhi |
Akshardham Temple |
New Delhi |
Lotus Temple |
New Delhi |
|
Birla Temple |
New Delhi |
|
ISKON Temple |
New Delhi |
|
Laxminarayan Temple |
New Delhi |
|
Gujarat |
Dwarkadhish Temple |
Dwarika |
Rukmini Temple |
Dwarika |
|
Akshardham Temple |
Gandhinagar |
|
Somnath Temple |
Junagadh, Saurashtra |
|
Shani Shingnapur |
Ahmednagar |
|
Haryana |
Mansa Devi Temple |
Panchkula |
Sheetla Mata Temple |
Gurugram |
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
Jwalamukhi Temple |
Kangra |
Manikaran Temple |
Manikaran |
|
Nainadevi Temple |
Bilaspur |
|
Chintpurni Devi Mandir |
Una |
|
Hidimba Devi Temple |
Manali |
|
Chamunda Devi Temple |
Kangra |
|
Jammu & Kashmir |
Amarnath Temple |
Pahalgam |
Vaishno Devi Temple |
Vaishno Devi, Katra |
|
Shankaracharya Temple |
Srinagar |
|
Jharkhand |
Angrabadi Temple |
Ranchi |
Danteshwari Temple |
Dantewada |
|
Karnataka
|
Virupaksha Temple |
Hampi |
Vitthala Temple |
Hampi |
|
Pattabhirama Temple |
Hampi |
|
Chennakesava Temple |
Belur |
|
Chamundeshwari Temple |
Mysore |
|
Gomateswara Temple |
Shravanbelagola, Hassan |
|
Hoysaleswara Temple |
Hassan |
|
Kerala |
Padmanabhaswamy Temple |
Tirubananthapuram |
Sabarimala Temple |
Pathanamthitta |
|
Ladakh |
Shanti Stupa |
Leh |
Madhya Pradesh
|
Sanchi Stupa |
Sanchi |
Khajuraho Temples |
Khajuraho |
|
Kandariya Mahadeva Temple |
Khajuraho |
|
Kaal Bhairava Temple |
Ujjain |
|
Tulsi Peeth |
Chitrakoot |
|
Chaturbhuj Temple |
Orchha |
|
Maharashtra |
Siddhi Vinayak Temple |
Mumbai |
Shirdi Sai Baba Temple |
Shirdi |
|
Nathdwara Shrinathji Temple |
Nathdwara |
|
Elephanta Caves Temple |
Elephanta Island, Mumbai |
|
Mahalaxmi Temple |
Mumbai |
|
Orissa |
Konark Sun Temple |
Konark |
Rajarani Temple |
Bhubaneshwar |
|
Lingaraj Temple |
Bhubaneshwar |
|
Mukteswar Temple |
Bhubaneshwar |
|
Jagannath Temple |
Puri |
|
Punjab |
Golden Temple/ Sri Harmandir Sahib |
Amritsar |
Durgiana Temple |
Amritsar |
|
Rajasthan
|
Dilwara Temple |
Mount Abu |
Jain Temple |
Ranakpur |
|
Brahma Temple |
Pushkar |
|
Tamil Nadu
|
Ranganathaswamy Temple |
Srirangam |
Meenakshi Temple |
Madurai |
|
Ramanathaswamy Temple |
Rameshwaram |
|
Shore Temple |
Mahabalipuram |
|
Sripuram Golden Temple |
Vellore |
|
Brihadeshwara Temple |
Thanjavur |
|
Thillai Nataraja Temple |
Chidambaram |
|
Annamalaiyer Temple |
Thiruvannamalai |
|
Kailashanatha Temple |
Kanchipuram |
|
Suchindram Temple |
Kanyakumari |
|
Airavateswara Temple |
Darasuram |
|
Telangana
|
Thousand Pillars Temple |
Warangal |
Padmakshi Temple |
Warangal |
|
Narasimha Temple Nampally Gutta |
Nampally Gutta |
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
Kashi Vishwanath Temple |
Varanasi |
Ram Janam Bhoomi |
Ayodhya |
|
Hanuman Garhi |
Ayodhya |
|
Gorakhnath Math |
Gorakhpur |
|
Uttarakhand
|
Kedarnath Temple |
Kedarnath |
Gangotri Temple |
Gangotri |
|
Yamunotri Temple |
Yamunotri |
|
Har Ki Paudi |
Haridwar |
|
Neelkant Mahadev Temple |
Rishikesh |
|
Naina Devi Temple |
Nainital |
|
West Bengal |
Kalighat Kali Temple |
Kolkata |
Dakshineswar Kali Temple |
Kolkata |
So, this was all about the Most famous Temples of India. Besides these there are many more temples in India which have their own significance and importance. If you liked the article, do share with your friends and comment below.
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