Temple which is called “Mandira” in Sanskrit is a house of worship.
Temples
in India reflect the cultural glory and history of a place. In India, a temple is
considered as a place where humans spiritually connect with God. Temples
are built on the principles of Vastu shastra, known as “Shilpa Shashtra”. It
is a symbolic, miniature representation of the cosmos.
List of Important Temples in India 2022
Famous Temples in India
Temples in India State Features/facts
Virupaksha Temple Karnataka • It is a UNESCO World Heritage
Site in the Hampi district of
Bellari.
• Lakkana Dandesha, a chieftain
under the Vijayanagara Empire's
monarch Deva Raya II, built it.
Lord Venkateswara Andhra • Tirumala Hills Temple is also
Temple Pradesh known as Tirupathi Balaji.
• The temple is built in the
Dravidian architectural style.
Somnath Temple Gujarat • Prabhas Patan and Deo Patan are
two more names for Prabhas
Patan. It is one of Lord Shiva's 12
jyotirlinga shrines.
• From Somnath temple to
Antarctica, there is no land
between the waters.
• Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
refurbished the temple in 1947.
• Chalukya-style construction
Dwarkadhish Gujarat • Jagat Mandir is another name for
Temple it. It's one of four Hindu
pilgrimages (Char Dham).
• Mahmud Brgada demolished the
original building in 1472.
• Currently, in the Chalukya
architectural style.
Mahabodhi Temple Bihar • It is a Buddhist Stupa in
Bodhgaya that was found about
260 BC.
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• The Mahabodhi Central Tower
stands 180 feet (54 metres) tall.
• The brickwork represents
Buddha's life.
Vaishno Devi Jammu & • Trikuta Hills, 5200 feet above sea
Temple Kashmir level. It's a Cave temple.
Amarnath Temple Jammu & • A cave temple at an elevation of
Kashmir 3888 metres.
• Amarnath is one of the 51 Shakti
Peeths, and Bhrigu Muni was the
first to discover it.
Sabarimala Temple Kerala • Largest annual pilgrimage sites in
the world with an estimate of
over 40 to 50 million devotees
visiting every year
• The temple is situated on a hilltop
amidst eighteen hills at an
altitude of 1260 m (4,134 ft)
above sea level, and is
surrounded by mountains and
dense forests.
• The temple is dedicated to a
Hindu Brahmachari (Celibate)
deity Ayyappan
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Image: Bodhi Temple – Gaya
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Khajuraho Temple Madhya • They are a set of temples
Pradesh constructed by the monarchs of
the Chandela Dynasty.
• There were 85 temples spread
throughout a 9-square-mile
region, with barely 25 temples
intact.
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• Known for its nagara-style
architecture and abundant erotic
sculptures.
Sanchi Stupa Madhya • It is the best example of Mauryan
Pradesh sculpture and was commissioned
by Emperor Ashoka.
• It is India's oldest stone building.
• The renowned Ashoka pillar, i.e.
four lions, similar to that of
Sarnath, can also be seen at
Sanchi and is built in a Greco-
Buddhist style.
• It symbolises Buddha, i.e. a sign
of his ultimate liberation from the
cycle of life and reincarnation
known as Parinirvana or "Final
Dying."
Gomateshwara Karnataka • The world's highest monolithic
Temple statue, constructed from a single
piece of granite.
• It is a 57-foot-tall Jain temple.
• One of the world's largest free-
standing monuments showing
Bahubali's lengthy meditation.
Konark Sun Temple Odisha • During the Ganga Empire, King
Narasimhadeva I (AD 1238-
1264) built it in the 13th century.
• It is envisioned as a massive Sun
God chariot constructed in
Kalinga architecture.
Jagannath Temple Odisha • Yamanika Tirtha is another name.
• This Puri temple is well-known for
its yearly chariot event, Ratha
Yatra.
• King Indradyumna commissioned
the first Jagannath temple.
• The temple is dedicated to three
deities: Jagannath, Balabhadra,
and Subhadra.
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Siddhivinayak Maharashtra • In 1801, Laxman Vithu and Dubai
Temple Patil built it
• It is India's richest temple.
Padmanabhaswamy Kerala • Built-in a mix of Chera and
Temple Dravidian architectural styles.
Image: Somnath Temple – Gujarat
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Gangotri Temple Uttarakhand • on the banks of the Bhagirathi
River at an elevation of 3,415
metres (11,204 ft)
Badrinath Temple Uttarakhand • It is located in Garhwal hill along
the banks of the Alaknanda River
at an elevation of 3,133 metres
(10,279 feet) above mean sea
level.
• The temple appears in ancient
religious books such as the
Vishnu Purana and the Skanda
Purana.
Yamunotri Temple Uttarakhand • It is set against the background
of Bandarpunch at a height of
3,291 metres (10,797 ft).
• Dedicated to Yamuna, the
goddess of water.
Vishwanath Temple Uttar • When Qutb-ud-din Aibak
Pradesh overthrew the Raja of Kannauj in
1194 CE, his troops demolished
the old Vishwanath temple.
• Jnana Vapi, often spelled Gyaan
Vapi, is a tiny well in the temple.
• Emperor Aurangzeb demolished
the temple and replaced it with
the Gyanvapi Mosque in 1669 CE.
• Ahilyabai Holkar, Malhar Rao's
daughter-in-law, built the current
temple in 1780.
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Famous Temples in India
Temples in India State Features/facts
Ramanathaswamy Tamil Nadu • The Char Dham is one of the Char
Temple Dhams.
• One of the twelve Jyotirlinga
temples constructed in the 12th
century.
• Among all Hindu temples in India,
it has the longest corridor.
• Creators of Dravidian
Architecture - Pandyas and
Jaffina Kings
• In and around the island of
Rameswaram, there are 64
Trthas, or holy water sources.
Golden Temple Punjab • The temple, which was built in the
15th century, is also known by
the name Harmindar Sahib.
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• Maharaja Ranjit Singh's riches
and materials were used to plate
the temple in gold in 1980.
Ranganathaswamy Tamil Nadu • One of the most significant of the
Temple 108 (divya Desam)Vishnu
Temples.
• Built in the Vijayanagar period in
Dravidian style.
• The first temple to be recognised
by the UN Body for safeguarding
and conserving cultural assets is
located on an island created by
two rivers: the Cauvery and the
Coleroon. Its Gopuram is the
largest in Asia.
Meenakshi Temple Tamil Nadu • Built by King Kulasekara Pandya
during the 12th and 13th
centuries.
• There are about 40 inscriptions
and Dravidian architecture.
• There are 985 finely carved pillars
depicting scenes from Meenakshi
(Parvati) and Sundareswarar's
wedding (Shiva).
• It is well-known for its three-
story Gopuram at the main
entrance.
Nataraja Temple Tamil Nadu • Built in the 10th century when
Chidambaram was the Chola
dynasty's capital.
• It is one of South India's oldest
preserved active temple
complexes
• The temple wall carvings depict
all 108 karanas from Bharata
Muni's Natya Shastra, these
postures serve as the foundation
for Bharatanatyam, a classical
Indian dance.
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Rajagopalaswamy Tamil Nadu • It is also known as Dakshina
Temple Dwaraka and was designed in the
Dravidian style.
• Haridra Nadhi, one of India's
biggest Temple tanks, is located
here.
Brihadeeswara Tamil Nadu • Thanjavur's Raja Rajeswara
Temple Temple is also known as Raja
Rajeswara Temple.
• Raja Raja Chola I, the Chola
ruler, erected this Dravidian-style
temple.
• One of India's tallest temples,
built entirely of granite.
• Along with Gangaikonda
Cholapuram temple and
Airavatesvara temple, it is one of
the Great Living Chola Temples.
• It is also known as Dakshin Meru
and is located on the Cauvery
River's bank.
Ram Temple Uttar • Birthplace of Lord Ram also called
(Important) Pradesh 'Ram Janmbhumi'
(Ayodhya) • 5 August 2020: PM Modi attends
foundation ceremony by laying a
40 kg Silver Brick
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