| Kashi Vishwanath Temple |
Uttar Pradesh |
- It is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas. The original
- Vishwanath temple was destroyed by the army of Qutb-Uddin Aibak in 1194 CE when he defeated the Raja of Kannauj.
- There is a small well in the temple called the Jnana Vapi also spelt as Gyaan Vapi
- In 1669 CE, Emperor Aurangzeb destroyed the temple and built the Gyanvapi Mosque in its place.
- In 1780, Malhar Rao’s daughter-in-law Ahilyabai Holkar constructed the present temple adjacent to the mosque
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| Dilwara Temples |
Rajasthan |
- It is a pilgrimage place for Jains.
- It is famous for the use of a very pure white marble and intricate marble carvings.
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| Lord Venkateswara Temple |
Andhra Pradesh |
- The temple on Tirumala hills is also known as Tirupathi Balaji temple. It is also called a temple of seven hills.
- The temple builds in Dravidian Architecture style.
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| Mahabodhi Temple |
Bihar |
- It is a Buddhist temple.
- The Central Tower Of Mahabodhi is 180 feet tall i.e. 54 metres.
- It is one of the oldest brick structures. The brickwork depicts the life of Buddha.
- It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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| Somnath Temple |
Gujarat |
- It is also known as Deo Patan.
- It is one of the 12 jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva.
- There is no land in between seashores from Somnath temple to Antarctica.
- Constructed in Chalukyan style.
- 1947 – Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel ordered the reconstruction of the temple that completed in 1951.
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| Dwarkadhish Temple |
Gujarat |
- It is also known as Jagat Mandir.
- It is one of the four Hindu pilgrimages (Char Dham).
- The original structure was destroyed by Mahmud Brgada in 1472.
- Presently, in the Chalukya architecture style.
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| Vaishno Devi Temple |
Jammu & Kashmir |
- It is 5200 feet above sea level atop Trikuta Hills.
- It is a Cave temple.
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| Amarnath Temple |
Jammu & Kashmir |
- A cave temple situated at an altitude of 3888 metres.
- It is one of the 51 Shakti Peeths.
- It is believed that Bhrigu Muni (A great sage) was the first to have discovered Amarnath.
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| Virupaksha Temple |
Karnataka |
- Built by Lakkana Dandesha, a chieftain under the ruler Deva Raya II of the Vijayanagara Empire.
- It forms a part of Group of Monuments at Hampi that is designated as UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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| Gomateshwara Temple |
Karnataka |
- It is also known as Bahubali temple.
- The tallest monolithic statue (Of Gomateshwara) in the world carved out of a single block of granite.
- It is a Jain temple that is 57 feet high.
- Bahubali statue is one of the largest free-standing statues in the world depicting the prolonged meditation of Bahubali.
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| Padmanabhaswamy Temple |
Kerala |
- The architecture is the fusion of Chera and Dravidian styles.
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| Khajuraho Temple |
Madhya Pradesh |
- They are a group of temples built by the rulers of Chandela Dynasty.
- There were 85 temples scattered over an area of 9 square miles, of which only 25 temples are remaining.
- Famous for Nagara style architecture and known for extensive erotic sculptures.
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| Siddhivinayak Temple |
Maharashtra |
- It is one of the richest temples in India.
- It was constructed by Laxman Vithu & Dubai Patil in 1801.
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| Lingaraja Temple |
Odisha |
- It is dedicated to Lord Shiva.
- It is the largest temple in Bhubaneswar.
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| Konark Sun Temple |
Odisha |
- Build in the 13th century by King Narasimhadeva I (AD 1238-1264) during the Ganga Empire.
- It is conceived as a gigantic chariot of the Sun God built in Kalinga architecture (Odisha style of architecture).
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| Jagannath Temple |
Odisha |
- It is also called Yamanika Tirtha.
- This temple in Puri is famous for its annual chariot festival, Ratha Yatra.
- The first Jagannath temple was commissioned by King Indradyumna.
- Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are a trio of deities worshipped at the temple.
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| Golden Temple |
Punjab |
- It is a gurudwara, built in the 15th century. It is also known as Harmindar Sahib.
- Temple was plated in Gold in 1980 from the wealth and material donated by Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
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| Ramanathaswamy Temple |
Tamil Nadu |
- One of the twelve Jyotirlinga temples built in the 12th Century.
- It has the longest corridor among all Hindu temples in India.
- It is built in the Dravidian style of architecture.
- Creators – Pandyas and Jaffna Kings
- There are 64 Tīrthas i.e. holy water bodies in and around the island of Rameswaram.
- It is also one of the Char Dhams.
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| Meenakshi Temple |
Tamil Nadu |
- It has Dravidian Architecture and over 40 inscriptions.
- There are 985 richly carved pillars that depict scenes from the wedding of Meenakshi (Parvati) and Sundareswarar (Shiva).
- It is famous for its 3 storied Gopuram at the main entrance.
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| Ranganathaswamy Temple |
Tamil Nadu |
- One of the most important of 108 (Divya Desam )Vishnu Temples.
- It is built in Dravidian style, constructed in Vijayanagar Period.
- It is located on the island formed by twin river- Cauvery & Coleroon.
- 1st temple to be awarded by the UN Body for protecting and conserving cultural heritage.
- Its Gopuram is the biggest Gopuram in Asia. Also, it is the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world.
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| Brihadeeswara Temple |
Tamil Nadu |
- Also known as Raja Rajeswara Temple located at Thanjavur.
- This Dravidian style temple was built by the Chola emperor Raja Raja Chola I.
- One of the tallest temples in India that is completely made of Granite.
- It is one of the Great Living Chola Temples, along with Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple and Airavatesvara temple.
- It is also called Dakshin Meru and is situated on the bank of Cauvery river.
- It is a part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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| Rajagopalaswamy Temple |
Tamil Nadu |
- It is created in Dravidian style, it is also called Dakshina Dwaraka.
- It has one of the largest temple tanks in India called Haridra Nadhi.
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| Natarajan Temple |
Tamil Nadu |
- The temple wall carvings display all the 108 karanas from the Natya Shastra by Bharata Muni; these postures form the foundation of Bharatanatyam, a classical Indian dance.
- It was built in the 10th century when Chidambaram was the capital of the Chola dynasty.
- It is one of the oldest surviving active temple complexes in South India.
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| Badrinath Temple |
Uttarakhand |
- It is located in Garhwal hill along the banks of Alaknanda River.
- It is at an elevation of 3,133 metres i.e. 10,279 ft above the mean sea level.
- The temple is mentioned in ancient religious texts like Vishnu Purana and Skanda Purana.
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| Yamunotri Temple |
Uttarakhand |
- Situated at an altitude of 3,291 metres i.e. 10,797 ft.
- It is located on the backdrop of Bandarpunch
- It is dedicated to goddess Yamuna.
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| Gangotri Temple |
Uttarakhand |
- It is located on the banks of the river Bhagirathi at an altitude of 3,415 m (11,204 ft).
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