Hindu Temples & Sacred Sites

Meenakshi Amman Temple

📍 Madurai, India · 🕐 1623–1655

A stunning temple complex with 14 gopurams (gateway towers) covered in thousands of colorful sculptures of deities, mythical beings, and animals. Dedicated to Meenakshi (Parvati) and Sundareswarar (Shiva).

Kailasa Temple (Ellora)

📍 Aurangabad, India · 🕐 756–773

Carved from a single massive rock, this monolithic temple dedicated to Shiva is the world's largest monolithic structure. An estimated 200,000 tons of rock were excavated.

Konark Sun Temple

📍 Konark, India · 🕐 1250

Designed as a massive chariot of the Sun God Surya with 24 elaborately carved stone wheels and seven horses. A masterpiece of Kalinga architecture by King Narasimhadeva I.

Akshardham Temple

📍 New Delhi, India · 🕐 2005

A modern Hindu temple complex showcasing 10,000 years of Indian culture through 20,000 carved figures. Built with traditional methods without steel, the main monument is 43 meters tall.

Pashupatinath Temple

📍 Kathmandu, Nepal · 🕐 400 CE

The most sacred Hindu temple in Nepal, dedicated to Lord Shiva. Located on the banks of the Bagmati River, it is the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu with stunning pagoda architecture.

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple

📍 Srirangam, India · 🕐 10th century

The largest functioning Hindu temple in the world, covering 156 acres with 7 concentric enclosures and 21 gopurams. Dedicated to Vishnu in his reclining form as Ranganatha.

Virupaksha Temple

📍 Hampi, India · 🕐 7th century

One of the oldest functioning temples in India, located in the ruins of the Vijayanagara Empire. Its 50-meter gopuram dominates the ancient city's landscape.

Tirumala Venkateswara Temple

📍 Tirupati, India · 🕐 300 CE

Banteay Srei

📍 Angkor, Cambodia · 🕐 967

Jagannath Temple

📍 Puri, India · 🕐 1161

Tanah Lot

📍 Bali, Indonesia · 🕐 16th century

Somnath Temple

📍 Veraval, India · 🕐 Rebuilt 1951

Khajuraho Temples

📍 Khajuraho, India · 🕐 950–1050

Besakih Temple

📍 Bali, Indonesia · 🕐 14th century

Ramanathaswamy Temple

📍 Rameswaram, India · 🕐 12th century

Muktinath Temple

📍 Mustang, Nepal · 🕐 Ancient

My Son Sanctuary

📍 Quang Nam, Vietnam · 🕐 4th–13th century

Kedarnath Temple

📍 Kedarnath, India · 🕐 8th century

Badrinath Temple

📍 Badrinath, India · 🕐 9th century

Ulun Danu Beratan

📍 Bali, Indonesia · 🕐 1633

Kashi Vishwanath Temple

📍 Varanasi, India · 🕐 Rebuilt 1780

Batu Caves Temple

📍 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · 🕐 1891

Vittala Temple

📍 Hampi, India · 🕐 15th century

Padmanabhaswamy Temple

📍 Thiruvananthapuram, India · 🕐 8th century

Brihadeeswarar Temple (Gangaikonda)

📍 Gangaikondacholapuram, India · 🕐 1035

Dwarkadheesh Temple

📍 Dwarka, India · 🕐 15th century

Nataraja Temple

📍 Chidambaram, India · 🕐 10th century

Candi Sukuh

📍 Central Java, Indonesia · 🕐 15th century

Srivilliputhur Andal Temple

📍 Srivilliputhur, India · 🕐 9th century

Airavatesvara Temple

📍 Darasuram, India · 🕐 12th century

Shore Temple

📍 Mahabalipuram, India · 🕐 700–728

Lingaraja Temple

📍 Bhubaneswar, India · 🕐 1014

Swaminarayan Akshardham

📍 Gandhinagar, India · 🕐 1992

Laxminarayan Temple

📍 New Delhi, India · 🕐 1939

Erawan Shrine

📍 Bangkok, Thailand · 🕐 1956

Chaturbhuj Temple

📍 Orchha, India · 🕐 1558–1573

Gomateshwara (Bahubali)

📍 Shravanabelagola, India · 🕐 981

Dakshineswar Kali Temple

📍 Kolkata, India · 🕐 1855

Brihadeeswara Temple (Tanjore)

📍 Thanjavur, India · 🕐 1010

Preah Vihear

📍 Preah Vihear, Cambodia · 🕐 9th–12th century

Ranakpur Jain Temple

📍 Ranakpur, India · 🕐 1437

Dilwara Temples

📍 Mount Abu, India · 🕐 11th–13th century

Changu Narayan

📍 Bhaktapur, Nepal · 🕐 323 CE

Sun Temple Modhera

📍 Modhera, India · 🕐 1026

Siddhivinayak Temple

📍 Mumbai, India · 🕐 1801

Palani Murugan Temple

📍 Palani, India · 🕐 Ancient

Mahabodhi Temple

📍 Bodh Gaya, India · 🕐 3rd century BCE

Pura Uluwatu

📍 Bali, Indonesia · 🕐 11th century

Kanchipuram Temples

📍 Kanchipuram, India · 🕐 7th century onward

Vaitheeswaran Koil

📍 Vaitheeswaran Koil, India · 🕐 7th century

Hoysaleswara Temple

📍 Halebidu, India · 🕐 1121

Chennakesava Temple

📍 Belur, India · 🕐 1117

BAPS Hindu Mandir

📍 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates · 🕐 2024

Neasden Temple

📍 London, United Kingdom · 🕐 1995

Cham Towers of Po Nagar

📍 Nha Trang, Vietnam · 🕐 7th–12th century

Thiruvannamalai Temple

📍 Thiruvannamalai, India · 🕐 9th century

Srirangam Temple

📍 Srirangam, India · 🕐 10th century

Madurai Koodal Azhagar Temple

📍 Madurai, India · 🕐 6th century

Varadharaja Perumal Temple

📍 Kanchipuram, India · 🕐 1053

Dhakeshwari Temple

📍 Dhaka, Bangladesh · 🕐 12th century

Pashupati Area Temples

📍 Kathmandu, Nepal · 🕐 Various

Sri Mariamman Temple

📍 Singapore, Singapore · 🕐 1827

Mundeshwari Temple

📍 Kaimur, India · 🕐 625 CE

Tiru Arunachaleswarar

📍 Thiruvannamalai, India · 🕐 9th century

Kamakhya Temple

📍 Guwahati, India · 🕐 8th–17th century

Tiruppavai Temple

📍 Srivilliputhur, India · 🕐 10th century

Chidambaram Nataraja

📍 Chidambaram, India · 🕐 10th century

Abhirami Amman Temple

📍 Thirukkadaiyur, India · 🕐 7th century

Vellore Golden Temple

📍 Vellore, India · 🕐 2007

Pura Taman Ayun

📍 Bali, Indonesia · 🕐 1634

Sri Venkateswara Temple (Tirumala)

📍 Tirupati, India · 🕐 300 CE

Jagdish Temple

📍 Udaipur, India · 🕐 1651

Mahalakshmi Temple

📍 Kolhapur, India · 🕐 7th century

Thanjavur Periya Kovil

📍 Thanjavur, India · 🕐 1010

Prambanan Sewu

📍 Yogyakarta, Indonesia · 🕐 9th century

Sri Varadaraja Temple

📍 Kanchipuram, India · 🕐 1053

Kataragama Temple

📍 Kataragama, Sri Lanka · 🕐 3rd century BCE

Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani

📍 Penang, Malaysia · 🕐 1850

Ram Mandir Ayodhya

📍 Ayodhya, India · 🕐 2024

Vaishno Devi Temple

📍 Katra, India · 🕐 Ancient

Raghunath Temple

📍 Jammu, India · 🕐 1835

Elephanta Caves

📍 Mumbai, India · 🕐 5th–8th century

Bhadrachalam Temple

📍 Bhadrachalam, India · 🕐 17th century

Pandharpur Vithoba Temple

📍 Pandharpur, India · 🕐 12th century

Trimbakeshwar Temple

📍 Trimbak, India · 🕐 18th century

Tiruchirappalli Ranganathaswamy

📍 Tiruchirappalli, India · 🕐 10th century

Madurai Alagar Koil

📍 Madurai, India · 🕐 Ancient

Nallur Kandaswamy Temple

📍 Jaffna, Sri Lanka · 🕐 948 CE

Srivilliputhur Temple Tower

📍 Srivilliputhur, India · 🕐 9th century

Hindu Temple of Minnesota

📍 Maple Grove, United States · 🕐 2006

Katas Raj Temples

📍 Chakwal, Pakistan · 🕐 6th–7th century

Ekambareswarar Temple

📍 Kanchipuram, India · 🕐 600 CE

Thirunallar Sani Temple

📍 Karaikal, India · 🕐 7th century

Rameswaram Temple

📍 Rameswaram, India · 🕐 12th century

Candi Cetho

📍 Central Java, Indonesia · 🕐 15th century

Kuil Shri Mariamman

📍 Medan, Indonesia · 🕐 1884

Birla Temple (Hyderabad)

📍 Hyderabad, India · 🕐 1976