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Temples of India

We all know that the temples (Hindu temple) are known as the place of worship of Hindus. It is a fixed place or Devasthan for worship. That is, the place where meditation or contemplation is done to an adorable deity or there is an idol, etc., where worship is done, it is called a temple.




  • In Indian religions - Sanatan Dharma, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism, etc., temples have been of particular importance in one way or the other.

  • The temple means 'home.' The correct words are 'Devamandir,' 'Shivamandir,' 'Kalimandir' etc.

  • A monastery is a place where a disciple or religious teacher who believes in a particular sect, religion, or tradition, discusses or interprets religious texts to preserve and promote their community so that the followers of that community Be interested in and let them know what is in their religion.



Hindu Temple
Hindu Temple | Pic by SK

For example, Buddhist Vihar can be compared to Hindu monasteries or Christian monasteries. Still, the use of the word 'monastery' is believed to have started from the time of Shankaracharya, i.e., the seventh or eighth century. In Tamil, the temple is called 'Koil' or 'Kovil.'

Famous Hindu Temples in India

A

  • Akshardham Temple Delhi

  • Achaleshwar Mahadev Temple, Dhaulpur

  • Aatthas Shaktipeeth

  • Anantpura Temple

  • Anusuya Temple, Uttarakhand

  • Amareshwar Mahadev Temple

  • Ambaji Shaktipeeth

  • Arudra Kabbaliswarar Temple

  • Asitang Bhairav

B

  • Bagalamukhi Temple, Kangra

  • Bagalamukhi Temple, Datia

  • Baglamukhi Temple, Shajapur

  • Bahula Shaktipeeth

  • Banki Mata Temple

  • Banke Bihari Temple

  • Bajramath Temple, Vidisha

  • Baba Baroh Temple, Kangra

  • Balaji Temple, Varanasi

  • Baleshwarnath Temple

  • Budheshwarnath Temple

  • Brijeshwari Devi Temple

  • Belha Devi Temple

  • Behna Mahadev, Kangra

  • Baijnath

  • Baijnath Shiva Temple, Palampur

  • Brahma Temple, Pushkar

  • Bhakti Dham

  • Bhadwamata Temple

  • Bhayaharanath Dham

  • Bharat Mandir Rishikesh

  • Bhatrihari Temple

  • Bhadwa Mata Temple

  • Bhimshankar Jyotirlinga

  • Horrific bhairav

  • Bhairavaparvat Shaktipeeth

C

  • Chandi Devi Temple, Haridwar

  • Chandrachudeshwara Temple, Hosur

  • Chandrasekhar Temple

  • Chattal Shaktipeeth

  • Chand Bhairav

  • Chandrabhaga Temple, Jhalawar

  • Chamunda Devi Temple, Palampur

  • Chitragupta Temple, Khajuraho

  • Chidambaram Temple

  • Chennakeshava Temple

  • Chhatreshwari Chamunda Mata Temple, Ujjain

  • Chinnamastika Temple

D

  • Daksha Mahadev Temple, Haridwar

  • Dashavatar Vishnu Temple

  • Danaghati Govardhan

  • Dio somnath

  • Dukhharan Nath Temple

  • Dugdheswaranath

  • Dudhadhari Snowfall Temple

  • Dunagiri Shaktipeeth

  • Durga Temple, Varanasi

  • Dei Temple, Paonta Sahib

  • Devikupa Shaktipeeth

  • Devipatan Temple

  • Dwadash Jyotirlinga

  • Dwarkadhish Gopal Temple, Ujjain

  • Dwarkadhish Temple Dwarka

  • Dwarkadhish Temple Mathura

I

  • Iccha Devi

  • ISKCON Temple Vrindavan

E

  • Eshmukaam

G

  • Ganga Mata Temple, Jaipur

  • Ganesh Temple Kalpi

  • Gandaki Shaktipeeth

  • Garuda Govind Temple

  • Garjia Devi Temple

  • Gadarmal Temple, Vidisha

  • Gundicha Temple

  • Gurudham Temple, Varanasi

  • Guhyeshwari Shaktipeeth

  • Godavari Coast Shaktipeeth

  • Gopi Nath Ji Temple Vrindavan

  • Gopeshwar Mahadev Vrindavan

  • Golganath Temple

  • Govind Devji Temple Jaipur

  • Govind Dev Temple Vrindavan

  • Ghumali Ganesh Temple Porbandar

  • Ghushmeshwar Jyotirlinga

  • Ghushmeshwarnath Temple

  • Ghumawati temple datia

J

  • Jagat Shiromani Temple

  • Jagannath Temple Puri

  • Jagannathpur Temple, Ranchi

  • Jansthan Shaktipeeth

  • Jambuling Temple

  • Jayanti Shaktipeeth

  • Javari Temple, Khajuraho

  • Jakhu Temple, Shimla

  • Jalandhar Shaktipeeth

  • Jugalkishore ji Mandir vrindavan

  • Jain Temple, Bhind

  • Jwaladevi Temple

  • Jwalamuki Shaktipeeth

K

  • Kakanamath Temple

  • Katra Keshavdev Temple, Mathura

  • Kadasiddheshwar Temple

  • Kanak Durgeshwari Temple

  • Kandariya Mahadev Temple

  • Kanyakumari Shaktipeeth

  • Kapali Bhairav

  • Kartoyaghat Shaktipeeth

  • Karveer shaktipeeth

  • Kardameshwar Temple

  • Kalasubai Temple

  • Kalpeshwar Temple

  • Kashmir Shaktipeeth

  • Kasturi Aranganathar Temple

  • Kanchi Shaktipeeth

  • Katyayani Peeth Vrindavan

  • Kamakhya Shaktipeeth

  • Kalkaji Temple

  • Kalmadhav Shaktipeeth

  • Kali temple shoghi

  • Kalighat Kali Temple

  • Kaleshwar, Varanasi

  • Kashi's Ashta Bhairav ​​Temple

  • Kashi Vishweshwar Temple

  • Kashivishwanath Temple, Pattadakal

  • Kirit Shaktipeeth

  • Kumari Amman Temple

  • Krishna Janmabhoomi

  • Kedarkhand

  • Kedarnath

  • Kedareshwar, Varanasi

  • Kailadevi Temple

  • Kotilingeshwar Temple

  • Koteshwar Mahadev Temple, Madhya Pradesh

  • Krodhan Bhairav

M

  • Maharani Vrindavan Temple of Queen Golden

  • Mata Renuka Temple, Bhind

  • Manas Temple, Varanasi

  • Manas Shaktipeeth

  • Mama-Bhanja Temple

  • Maya Devi Shaktipeeth

  • Markandeya Mahadev Temple

  • Martand Sun Temple

  • Maladevi Temple, Vidisha

  • Mithila Shaktipeeth

  • Mundeshwari Temple

N

  • Nandipur Shaktipeeth

  • Narasimha Temple, Nellore

  • Nalhati Shaktipeeth

  • Nava Toran Temple

  • Nageshwar jyotirlinga

  • Nair Devi Temple

  • Neelkanth Temple, Banda

  • Naina Devi Temple, Himachal Pradesh

O

  1. Omkar Mandhata

  2. Omkareshwar

  3. Omkareshwar, Varanasi

P

  • Panch Kedar

  • Panch Badri

  • Panch Sagar Shaktipeeth

  • Panj Temple, Kapurthala

  • Pumpapati Temple

  • Parila Mahadev Temple

  • Pashupatinath Temple

  • Pandeshwar Mahadev Temple

  • Papnath Temple

  • Parvati Tukeshwar Mahadev Temple

  • Parshwanath Temple, Khajuraho

  • Pavagadh Shaktipeeth

  • Pitambra Peeth Datia

  • Prithvi Nath Temple

  • Periamiamman Temple

  • Pragateshwar Mahadev

  • Prayag Shaktipeeth

  • Prem temple

T

  • Thakurbari Temple, Gangtok

  • Thindal Murugan Temple

  • Tara Devi Temple Shoghi

  • Tarapith

  • Tirupati Venkateswara Temple

  • Tilabhandeshwar, Varanasi

  • Tulja Bhavani

  • Tripura Sundari Shaktipeeth

  • Trident shaktipeeth

  • Trimbakeshwar Temple

U

  • Ugratara Temple, Odisha

  • Uday Mandir, Jodhpur

  • Unav Balaji Surya Mandir

  • Uttam bhairav



 

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