Thursday, August 21, 2025

land of temples 🛕

 

🏛️ Famous Temples of India

🛕 North India

  • Kedarnath Temple (Uttarakhand) – One of the 12 Jyotirlingas, Himalayan shrine of Lord Shiva.

  • Badrinath Temple (Uttarakhand) – Dedicated to Lord Vishnu, part of Char Dham.

  • Vaishno Devi Temple (Jammu & Kashmir) – Cave temple of Goddess Vaishno Devi.

  • Kashi Vishwanath Temple (Varanasi, UP) – Sacred Jyotirlinga of Shiva on the Ganga.

  • Somnath Temple (Gujarat) – First Jyotirlinga of Shiva, rich history.


🛕 West India

  • Shirdi Sai Baba Temple (Maharashtra) – Dedicated to saint Sai Baba.

  • Siddhivinayak Temple (Mumbai) – Famous Ganesh temple.

  • Dwarkadhish Temple (Gujarat) – Krishna’s kingdom, one of Char Dham.

  • Dilwara Temples (Rajasthan) – Famous Jain temples at Mount Abu.


🛕 South India

  • Tirupati Balaji (Venkateswara Temple) (Andhra Pradesh) – World’s richest temple.

  • Meenakshi Amman Temple (Madurai, Tamil Nadu) – Goddess Meenakshi & Sundareswarar.

  • Brihadeeswarar Temple (Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu) – Chola architecture, UNESCO site.

  • Ramanathaswamy Temple (Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu) – Jyotirlinga, long corridors.

  • Sabarimala Temple (Kerala) – Lord Ayyappa’s pilgrimage site.

  • Padmanabhaswamy Temple (Kerala) – Known for hidden treasures.


🛕 East India

  • Jagannath Temple (Puri, Odisha) – One of the Char Dham, famous Rath Yatra.

  • Konark Sun Temple (Odisha) – UNESCO World Heritage site.

  • Kamakhya Temple (Assam) – Shakti Peeth, Goddess Kamakhya.


🛕 Central India

  • Khajuraho Temples (Madhya Pradesh) – UNESCO site, Nagara architecture.

  • Mahakaleshwar Temple (Ujjain, MP) – Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva.

  • Omkareshwar Temple (Madhya Pradesh) – Sacred island temple of Shiva.



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