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Temples in India

From the Chola temples of Tamil Nadu to the shrines of the Himalaya, these are the temples in India with the widest following. 200 temples across 25 states and union territories.

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Brihadisvara Temple, Tamil NaduMeenakshi Temple, Tamil NaduRam Mandir, Uttar PradeshGangotri Temple, UttarakhandSomnath Temple, GujaratKashi Vishwanath Temple, Uttar PradeshKailasa Temple, Ellora, MaharashtraAmarnath Temple, Jammu and Kashmir and LadakhJagannath Temple, Puri, OdishaOmkareshwar Temple, Madhya PradeshSabarimala Temple, KeralaKamakhya Temple, AssamKedarnath Temple, UttarakhandLingaraja Temple, OdishaVenkateswara Temple, Tirumala, Andhra PradeshRanganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam, Tamil NaduPadmanabhaswamy Temple, KeralaBadrinath Temple, UttarakhandAiravatesvara Temple, Tamil NaduChennakeshava Temple, Belur, KarnatakaRamanathaswamy Temple, Tamil NaduLaxminarayan Temple, DelhiBadami cave temples, KarnatakaKalighat Temple, West BengalVaishno Devi Temple, Jammu and Kashmir and LadakhBhimashankar Temple, MaharashtraShore Temple, Tamil NaduDilwara Temples, RajasthanMahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga, Madhya PradeshShani Shingnapur, MaharashtraKarni Mata Temple, RajasthanKandariya Mahadeva Temple, Madhya PradeshNageshwar Jyotirlinga, GujaratDwarkadhish Temple, GujaratTrimbakeshwar Temple, MaharashtraSun Temple, Modhera, GujaratBaidyanath Temple, JharkhandKapaleeshwarar Temple, Tamil NaduUdayagiri and Khandagiri caves, OdishaSiddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai, MaharashtraGhrishneshwar Temple, MaharashtraVirupaksha Temple, Hampi, KarnatakaKailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil NaduBrihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Tamil NaduLakshmana Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya PradeshMartand Sun Temple, Jammu and Kashmir and LadakhGuruvayur Temple, KeralaHoysaleswara Temple, KarnatakaMumba Devi Temple, MaharashtraShikharji, JharkhandRajarani Temple, OdishaBhojeshwar Temple, Madhya PradeshNataraja Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil NaduMundeshwari Temple, BiharOm Banna, RajasthanShankaracharya Temple, Jammu and Kashmir and LadakhVaraha Cave Temple, Tamil NaduPancha Rathas, Tamil NaduKamakshi Amman Temple, Tamil NaduMallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam, Andhra PradeshVazhappally Maha Siva Temple, KeralaKhatu Shyam Temple, RajasthanMukteshvara Temple, Bhubaneswar, OdishaJagdish Temple, Udaipur, RajasthanKrishna Janmasthan Temple Complex, Uttar PradeshUdupi Sri Krishna Matha, KarnatakaVaradharaja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram, Tamil NaduAnanta Vasudeva Temple, OdishaVadakkunnathan Temple, KeralaBhutanatha group of temples, Badami, KarnatakaArunachalesvara Temple, Tamil NaduDurgiana Temple, PunjabRudranath, UttarakhandChausath Yogini Temple, Hirapur, OdishaChitragupta Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya PradeshVishvanatha Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya PradeshEkambareswarar Temple, Tamil NaduParthasarathy Temple, Chennai, Tamil NaduBrahmeswara Temple, OdishaChaturbhuj Temple, Madhya PradeshDhari Devi, UttarakhandPrem Mandir, Vrindavan, Uttar PradeshVrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir, Uttar PradeshShri Vishwanath Mandir, Uttar PradeshKalkaji Mandir, DelhiTeli ka Mandir, Madhya PradeshParsurameswara Temple, OdishaSankat Mochan Hanuman Temple, Uttar PradeshGauri Kund, UttarakhandYameshwar Temple, OdishaAnanthapura Lake Temple, KeralaSri Lakshmi Narayani Golden Temple, Tamil NaduISKCON Temple, Vrindavan, Uttar PradeshBaitala Deula, OdishaDevi Jagadambi Temple, Madhya PradeshDuladeo Temple, Madhya PradeshHidimba Devi Temple, Himachal PradeshDurga Mandir, Varanasi, Uttar PradeshKopeshwar Temple, MaharashtraMahadeva Temple, Itagi, KarnatakaChausath Yogini Temple, Mitaoli, Madhya PradeshRukmini Devi Temple, GujaratMalinithan, AssamNageshvara Temple, Begur, KarnatakaNellaiappar Temple, Tamil NaduVamana Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya PradeshVishalakshi Temple, Uttar PradeshWalkeshwar Temple, MaharashtraYamunotri Temple, UttarakhandBrahma Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya PradeshSrikalahasteeswara temple, Andhra PradeshMahakuta group of temples, KarnatakaGovind Dev Ji Temple, RajasthanHalasuru Someshwara Temple, KarnatakaKalpeshwar, UttarakhandMadhyamaheshwar, UttarakhandMahadev Temple, Tambdi Surla, GoaTulsi Manas Mandir, Uttar PradeshArasavalli Sun Temple, Andhra PradeshMahishasuramardini Mandapa, Tamil NaduAvantiswami Temple, Jammu and Kashmir and LadakhGop Temple, GujaratGhantai temple, Madhya PradeshNidhivan, Vrindavan, Uttar PradeshDhamrai Rathayatra, MeghalayaDodda Basavana Gudi, KarnatakaPanchakuta Basadi, Kambadahalli, KarnatakaMahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna, KarnatakaNavlakha temple, GujaratSubramaniya Swamy Temple, Tiruttani, Tamil NaduThousand Pillar Temple, TelanganaTripura Sundari Temple, TripuraUcchi Pillayar Temple, Rockfort, Tamil NaduVajreshwari Temple, MaharashtraVaraha Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya PradeshVeerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi, Andhra PradeshYaganti temple, Andhra PradeshChhatarpur Temple, DelhiParshvanatha temple, Khajuraho, Madhya PradeshAluva Mahadeva Temple, KeralaTaranga Jain temple, GujaratChottanikkara Temple, KeralaDhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, Tamil NaduAkhadachandi Temple, OdishaMangueshi Temple, GoaBanashankari Amma Temple, KarnatakaRam Mandir, Bhubaneswar, OdishaChausath Yogini Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya PradeshKal Bhairav Temple, Ujjain, Madhya PradeshMasani Amman, Tamil NaduBhalka, GujaratBharat Mata Mandir, Uttar PradeshMasrur Temples, Himachal PradeshHanuman Garhi Temple, Uttar PradeshHarshnath Temple, RajasthanTara Tarini Mandir, OdishaJakhu Temple, Himachal PradeshJavari Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya PradeshManyakheta, KarnatakaLakshmi Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya PradeshRameshwar Deula, OdishaHayagriva Madhava Temple, AssamMahabhairav Temple, AssamNepali Mandir, Uttar PradeshRatneshwar Mahadev temple, Uttar PradeshBharateswar Temple, OdishaMaruthamalai Marudhachalamurthy Temple, Tamil NaduManakula Vinayagar Temple, PuducherryMahalakshmi Temple, Mumbai, MaharashtraNegheriting Shiva Doul, AssamRadha Raman Temple, Vrindavan, Uttar PradeshSaavira Kambada Basadi, KarnatakaSivasagar Sivadol, AssamSuka Temple, OdishaThiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple, KeralaTirumalai, Tamil NaduThirunavaya Navamukunda Temple, KeralaUmananda Temple, AssamUthralikavu Pooram, KeralaVaikom Sree Mahadeva Temple, KeralaVaradvinayak, MaharashtraNandi Temple, Khajuraho India, Madhya PradeshHanuman Temple, Connaught Place, DelhiChitharal Jain Monuments and Bhagavati Temple, Tamil NaduKarpaka Vinayakar Temple, Tamil NaduAmbalappuzha Sree Krishna Swamy Temple, KeralaAmrutesvara Temple, Amruthapura, KarnatakaAisanyesvara Siva Temple, OdishaAnanthasayana Temple, KarnatakaAstasambhu Siva Temples, OdishaBaijnath Temple, Himachal PradeshBharati Matha Temple, OdishaBhoramdeo Temple, ChhattisgarhTiger Cave, Tamil NaduChaturbhuj Temple, Madhya PradeshDagadusheth Halwai Ganapati Temple, MaharashtraDaksheswar Mahadev Temple, UttarakhandKumarakottam Temple, Tamil NaduSahasra Bahu Temples, RajasthanKapilesvara Siva Temple, Odisha

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The best-known temples

Ranked by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them.

Brihadisvara Temple

Tamil Nadu

11th century Tamil Chola Dynasty Temple and UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Where
Thanjavur
Dates from
1010
Built by
Rajaraja I
Style
Dravidian architecture
Status
Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Wikipedia

Ram Mandir

Uttar Pradesh

Temple of the Hindu deity Rama in Ayodhya, India.

Where
Ayodhya
Dates from
2020

Wikipedia

Gangotri Temple

Uttarakhand

Wikipedia

Amarnath Temple

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh
Where
Anantnag district
Elevation
3,890 m

Wikipedia

Jagannath Temple, Puri

Odisha
Where
Puri
Style
Kalinga architecture
Status
Protected monument of national importance

Wikipedia

Omkareshwar Temple

Madhya Pradesh

Wikipedia

Sabarimala Temple

Kerala

Temple complex in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India.

Where
Pathanamthitta district
Elevation
470 m

Wikipedia

Kamakhya Temple

Assam
Where
Guwahati

Wikipedia

Kedarnath Temple

Uttarakhand
Where
Rudraprayag district
Dates from
about 800

Wikipedia

Lingaraja Temple

Odisha
Where
Bhubaneswar
Dates from
about 1000
Status
Protected monument of national importance

Wikipedia

Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala

Andhra Pradesh

Hindu temple in the hill town of Tirumala, near Tirupati in the Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Where
Tirupati district
Dates from
about 300
Style
Dravidian architecture

Wikipedia

Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam

Tamil Nadu
Where
Tiruchirappalli
Style
Dravidian architecture
Status
On UNESCO’s tentative list

Wikipedia

Badrinath Temple

Uttarakhand

Major Vishnu temple and pilgrimage site in Uttarakhand, India.

Where
Badrinath
Status
Protected monument of national importance

Wikipedia

Airavatesvara Temple

Tamil Nadu

12th century Chola Hindu temple, UNESCO world heritage site.

Where
Thanjavur district
Dates from
1166
Built by
Rajaraja II
Style
Hindu temple architecture
Status
Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site; Protected monument of national importance

Wikipedia

Chennakeshava Temple, Belur

Karnataka

12th century Vishnu temple complex in Belur, Karnataka (Hoysala Empire era).

Where
Belur
Dates from
1117
Built by
Vishnuvardhana
Status
Part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site; State protected monument; Protected monument of national importance

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All 200 temples by state

Andhra Pradesh 6

Assam 7

Bihar 1

Chhattisgarh 1

Delhi 4

Goa 2

Gujarat 9

Himachal Pradesh 4

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh 5

Jharkhand 2

Karnataka 18

Kerala 13

Madhya Pradesh 23

Maharashtra 13

Meghalaya 1

Odisha 21

Puducherry 1

Punjab 1

Rajasthan 8

Tamil Nadu 30

Telangana 1

Tripura 1

Uttar Pradesh 17

Uttarakhand 10

West Bengal 1

Frequently asked questions

Which state has the most temples on this list?
Tamil Nadu, with 30 of the 200. Next come Madhya Pradesh (23) and Odisha (21).
What are the best-known temples in India?
Measured by how many language editions of Wikipedia write about them, the best known are Brihadisvara Temple, Meenakshi Temple, Ram Mandir, Gangotri Temple, Somnath Temple.
How did you choose these temples?
They are the temples in India that Wikidata, the free database behind Wikipedia, records with a location and articles in at least 8 Wikipedia languages. That keeps the list to places people actually look up. We checked the data on 19 Oct 2026.

Sources: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia, checked 19 Oct 2026. Spotted a mistake? Email namaste@india-4u.com.

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