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Temples of Bharat
Puranic & Heritage Temples
पुराण एवं धरोहर मंदिर
Ancient temples of great puranic and historical importance across Bharat.
विरूपाक्ष
Virupaksha, Hampi
Hampi, Karnataka
Shiva
The living heart of the Vijayanagara capital and a UNESCO World Heritage site — Shiva as Virupaksha, worshipped unbroken for over a thousand years on the Tungabhadra.
कंदरिया महादेव
Kandariya Mahadeva, Khajuraho
Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
Shiva
The grandest of the Chandela temples of Khajuraho, a UNESCO World Heritage site celebrated for its soaring shikhara and exquisite sculpture.
मोढेरा सूर्य मंदिर
Modhera Sun Temple
Modhera, Gujarat
Surya
A Solanki-era temple of Surya with a magnificent stepped Surya Kund, designed so the first rays of the equinox sun light the sanctum.
लिंगराज
Lingaraja, Bhubaneswar
Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Shiva
The greatest of the Kalinga temples, honouring Harihara (Shiva-Vishnu) as Lingaraja in the ancient temple-city of Ekamra Kshetra.
कैलास मंदिर
Kailasa Temple, Ellora
Ellora, Maharashtra
Shiva
A monolithic temple of Shiva as Kailasa, carved top-down from a single basalt cliff by the Rashtrakutas — among the wonders of rock-cut architecture and a UNESCO site.
विठ्ठल रुक्मिणी
Vitthal Rukmini, Pandharpur
Pandharpur, Maharashtra
Vishnu
The beloved shrine of Vithoba (Vitthal) on the Chandrabhaga, heart of the Varkari tradition and destination of the great Ashadhi Wari pilgrimage.
सबरीमला अय्यप्पा
Sabarimala Ayyappa
Sabarimala, Kerala
Ayyappa
The forest hill-shrine of Bhagavan Ayyappa, reached after a 41-day vratam; one of the largest annual pilgrimages on earth, culminating in the Makara Jyoti.
अमरनाथ गुफा
Amarnath Cave
Amarnath, Jammu & Kashmir
Shiva
The Himalayan cave where Shiva is worshipped as a naturally forming ice lingam that waxes and wanes with the moon — where the tale of immortality was told to Parvati.
यमुनोत्री
Yamunotri
Yamunotri, Uttarakhand
Yamuna
The source-shrine of the Yamuna and the first of the Chota Char Dham, set amid the Garhwal Himalaya beside the hot springs of Surya Kund.
गंगोत्री
Gangotri
Gangotri, Uttarakhand
Ganga
The shrine of Ganga's descent to earth and a Chota Char Dham, where Bhagirath's tapasya brought the sacred river down from the heavens.