Sacred Temples · पवित्र मंदिर
Discover the spiritual heritage and architectural marvels of Hindu temples across the sacred geography of Bharat.
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The twelve supreme shrines of Shiva — each housing a self-manifested column of divine light (jyoti).
The four sacred abodes at the four corners of India — Badrinath (North, Vishnu), Jagannath Puri (East, Vishnu), Rameswaram (South, Shiva), and Dwarka (West, Krishna).
The four sacred shrines of Uttarakhand — Gangotri, Yamunotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath — nestled in the Himalayas.
Five Shiva temples of Tamil Nadu representing the five classical elements — Space, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth.
Sacred sites where parts of Devi Sati's body fell during Shiva's tandava. All 51 canonical Shakti Peeths are listed; detailed guides are being added through 2026.
Eight self-manifested (swayambhu) forms of Lord Ganesha across the sacred landscape of Maharashtra.
Six sacred abodes of Lord Murugan — the most revered Shaiva pilgrimage circuit in South India.
108 sacred Vaishnavite temples celebrated in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham. 30 are currently included; the full corpus expands through 2027.
Iconic temples of the Divine Mother revered across traditions — from Meenakshi Madurai to Chamundeshwari.
The seven holy cities of Hinduism — Ayodhya, Mathura, Haridwar, Varanasi, Kanchipuram, Ujjain, and Dwarka.
Five ancient Shiva temples of Andhra Pradesh — each enshrining a fragment of Tarakasura's linga.
Five cosmic stages of Nataraja's divine dance — from golden Chidambaram to the diamond-lit Kutralam.
Temples of the ten tantric goddesses — Kali, Tara, Tripura Sundari, and the other great wisdom powers.
Nine planetary shrines of Tamil Nadu — each consecrated to one of the nine celestial bodies of Vedic astrology.
Temples housing the rare five-faced form of Hanuman — each face a manifestation of divine power and protection.
Sacred pilgrimage sites of the Dattatreya tradition — Gangapur, Ganagapura, Narsobawadi, and more.
Five monastic seats established by Adi Shankaracharya — the pillars of the Advaita Vedanta tradition.
Sacred shrines of Lord Krishna — from the lanes of Vrindavan and Mathura to Udupi and Pandharpur.
Temples of Lord Rama — from the newly consecrated Ayodhya mandir to ancient shrines along the Ramayan trail.
Temples of the mighty Bajrangbali — protector, devotee, and embodiment of selfless strength.
Ancient temples of Surya — architectural masterpieces spanning Odisha, Gujarat, and the Kashmir Valley.
The sacred Pancha Sastha shrines of Kerala — Sabarimala and the four forest temples of Lord Ayyappa.
Hindu temples that span centuries and continents — from the 9th-century Prambanan in Java to modern Akshardham in New Jersey, from Pashupatinath in Nepal to Ganga Talao in Mauritius.