Temples

16th-century Vijayanagara temple of Rama near Kadapa, where Rama, Sita and Lakshmana are carved from a single...

Hill temple to Lakshmi Narasimha, rebuilt in Krishna Shila stone.

Old City Mahankali shrine associated with Akkanna and Madanna, ministers of the Qutb Shahi court; a principal...

Forest hill temple to Vishnu as Padmanabha in the Ananthagiri hills, near the source of the Musi river.

Himalayan Char Dham shrine on the bank of the Alaknanda, open roughly May to November.

Hanuman temple on the Krishna river beside the Hyderabad–Bengaluru highway, a major bathing ghat during Krishn...

Group of eight rock-cut Shiva cave shrines of the 7th-8th century in the Nallamala hills, beside a waterfall,...

Chola temple completed around 1010 CE, part of the Great Living Chola Temples.

Three-shrined temple where a steady shadow falls on the lingam through the day, the phenomenon that gives it i...

Char Dham shrine to Krishna as king of Dwarka, on the Gomti creek.

Forest shrine to Vana Durga where the Manjira splits into seven streams (edu payalu). A large jatara is held o...

Walled Kakatiya-era complex of about 22 stone temples at Ghanpur near Ramappa, centred on a Shiva temple known...

Hare Krishna Golden Temple is a temple dedicated to Lord Krishna. It is located in Hyderabad, Telangana, India...

Shrine to Jagadamba inside Golconda Fort, where the first Bonam of the Ashada Bonalu season is offered.

Char Dham shrine to Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra, home of the Rath Yatra.

Stone temple to Lakshmi Narayana in Adilabad district, showing Jain architectural influence.

Hill temple to Venkateswara in Khammam district, known locally as the Chinna Tirupati of Telangana.

Temple of Lord Narasimha in Kadiri town, where tradition says the deity emerged from the roots of a khadri (kh...

Shakti Peetha on Nilachal Hill, known for the Ambubachi Mela.

Hanuman temple of Kakatiya-era tradition near LB Nagar, among the most visited Hanuman shrines in Hyderabad.

Popular Hanuman temple at Kasapuram, about 4 km from Guntakal, where the deity consecrated by the Madhva saint...

Jyotirlinga shrine on the western bank of the Ganga in Varanasi.

Highest of the twelve Jyotirlingas, reached on foot from Gaurikund.

Ancient Shiva temple revered by Veerashaivas as the place where Renukacharya emerged from the lingam. A celebr...

Thirteenth-century temple built as the sun god's chariot, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Temple to Veerabhadra, the fierce form of Shiva, with a large jatara on Maha Shivaratri.

Eleventh-century Kalinga-style temple, the largest in Bhubaneswar.

Forest hill temple of Narasimha near Mangapet, with a perennial spring (Chintamani) beside the shrine.

Cave shrine of Lord Venkateswara atop the Manyamkonda hills near Mahabubnagar, popularly called the Tirupati o...

Cave shrine of Narasimha on the bank of the Krishna river in Suryapet district.

Twin shrines to Meenakshi and Sundareswarar, known for towering painted gopurams.

Serpent-deity shrine of the Mesram clan of the Gond people, home of the Nagoba Jatara held in Pushya (January–...

Kanduri Chola-era Shiva temple at Panagal, known for its intricately carved pillars.

Godavari-bank site where, by tradition, Rama, Sita and Lakshmana lived during their exile. Usually visited tog...

Forest temple of a self-manifested Narasimha in the Velikonda hills near Rapur, where the deity is worshipped...

Jyotirlinga and Char Dham site, known for the longest temple corridor in India.

Old Rama temple at Ramatheertham, about 12 km from Vizianagaram, set below the Bodikonda hill that also holds...

White-stone Dravidian temple of Lord Venkateswara near Shamirpet Lake on Hyderabad's northern edge, consecrate...

Forest hill shrine to Ayyappa, opened for the Mandala and Makaravilakku seasons.

Hilltop Venkateswara temple on Paramanand Giri, with a tall Chola-style rajagopuram visible from the Vijayawad...

Jyotirlinga known for the Bhasma Aarti performed at dawn.

Ganesha temple at Prabhadevi, among the busiest shrines in Mumbai.

Rocky hill above Armoor with a Shiva shrine and natural caves associated with the Navanatha siddhas.

First among the twelve Jyotirlingas, on the Arabian Sea coast of Saurashtra.

Ancient Vishnu temple at Srikakulam village in Krishna district, dedicated to Andhra Maha Vishnu (Telugu Valla...

Modern temple in Vasavi Colony dedicated to the eight forms of Goddess Lakshmi, consecrated in 1996 and modell...

Ancient Vishnu temple of Ksheera Bhavanarayana Swamy and his consort Sundaravalli at Bapatla, after which the...