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  • Kumaon, Pithoragarh district
    Shaivism

    Adi Kailash

    Adi Kailash — also known as Chhota Kailash, Baba Kailash, or Jonglingkong Peak — is a Himalayan peak in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, close to the tri-junc…

    Best: May, June, July…Explore →
  • Radha Kund, Mathura district
    Folk / ShaktismFamily friendly

    Ahoi Mata Temple, Radha Kund

    The Ahoi Mata Temple at Radha Kund, in the Braj region of Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, is the most widely referenced site associated with Ahoi Mata, a folk…

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  • Alangudi, Thiruvarur district
    SauraFamily friendly

    Alangudi Guru Temple (Navagraha: Guru Sthalam)

    Apatsahayeswarar Temple in Alangudi, Thiruvarur district, is the fifth of the Navagraha Sthalams, dedicated to Shiva worshipped here as Apatsahayeswarar ("Lord…

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  • Alopibagh, near the Sangam
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Alopi Devi Temple, Prayagraj

    Alopi Devi Temple, in Alopibagh, Prayagraj, near the Sangam where the Ganga, Yamuna, and legendary Sarasvati meet, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, tr…

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  • Anantnag district
    Shaivism

    Amarnath Cave Temple

    Amarnath is a Himalayan cave shrine in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, at approximately 3,888 m, holding one of the most distinctive natural phenomena in…

    Best: July, AugustExplore →
  • Arasur Hills, Banaskantha district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Ambaji Temple

    Ambaji Temple, on the Arasur Hills in Gujarat's Banaskantha district near the Rajasthan border, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking…

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  • Virat Nagar village, near Bharatpur/Alwar
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Ambika Shaktipeeth, Bharatpur

    Ambika Shaktipeeth, also known as Virat Shakti Peeth, in Virat Nagar village near Bharatpur and Alwar, Rajasthan, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas. Sou…

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  • Visheshwarganj, Varanasi, adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Annapurna Devi Mandir, Varanasi

    Annapurna Devi Mandir, in the Visheshwarganj area of Varanasi immediately adjacent to Kashi Vishwanath Temple, is one of the city's most significant temples, de…

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  • Birbhum district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Attahas Temple

    Attahas Temple, in Birbhum district, West Bengal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where Sati's lower lip fell. The god…

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  • Aundha Nagnath, Hingoli district
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Aundha Nagnath Temple

    Aundha Nagnath Temple, in Hingoli district, Maharashtra, is one of three genuine claimants to the Nageshwar Jyotirlinga of Shiva, alongside Dwarka in Gujarat (t…

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  • Ayodhya district
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Ayodhya

    Ayodhya, on the banks of the Saryu River in Uttar Pradesh, is traditionally revered as the birthplace of Rama and the capital of his kingdom, making it one of t…

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  • Chamoli district
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Badrinath Temple

    Badrinath Temple, on the banks of the Alaknanda River in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, holds a distinctive dual status among India's major pilgrimage circuits:…

    Best: May, June, September…Explore →
  • Nalkheda, Agar Malwa district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Baglamukhi Temple, Nalkheda

    Baglamukhi Temple, in Nalkheda, Madhya Pradesh, on the banks of the Lakhundar River (a tributary of the Narmada), is dedicated to Baglamukhi, the eighth of the…

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  • Purba Bardhaman district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Bahula Temple

    Bahula Temple, in Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas. The Peethanirnaya and Shivacharita texts identify this as th…

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  • Deoghar
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Baidyanath Temple, Deoghar

    Baidyanath Temple in Deoghar, Jharkhand, is one of three genuine claimants to the Vaidyanath (or Baidyanath/Vaijnath) Jyotirlinga of Shiva — the most contested…

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  • Kangra valley, Kangra district
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Baijnath Temple, Kangra

    Baijnath Temple, on the banks of the Binwa river in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra valley, is the third of three genuine claimants to the Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga of S…

    Best: March, April, May…Explore →
  • Birbhum district, on the Paaphra river
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Bakreshwar Temple

    Bakreshwar Temple, on the banks of the Paaphra river in Birbhum district, West Bengal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas and, by several accounts, one o…

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  • Pali, Raigad district
    GanapatyaFamily friendly

    Ballaleshwar Temple, Pali (Ashtavinayak)

    Ballaleshwar Temple in Pali, Raigad district, is one of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines (commonly cited as third in the traditional yatra sequence, though this v…

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  • Vrindavan
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Banke Bihari Temple

    Banke Bihari Temple, in Vrindavan, is dedicated to Banke Bihari, worshipped as the combined form of Radha and Krishna in a single black idol. It is widely regar…

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  • Tamluk, Purba Medinipur district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Bargabhima Temple, Tamluk

    Bargabhima Temple, in Tamluk, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal, also known as Vibhash Shakti Peetha and Bhimakali Mandir, is one of the classical 51 Shakti…

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  • Kurukshetra/Thanesar
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Bhadrakali Temple, Kurukshetra

    Bhadrakali Temple, in Kurukshetra (also identified with the adjoining town of Thanesar), Haryana, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marki…

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  • Bhorgiri, Khed taluka, Pune district
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Bhimashankar Temple

    Bhimashankar Temple, in the Sahyadri hills of Pune district, Maharashtra, is one of three Jyotirlingas of Shiva located within Maharashtra and is traditionally…

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  • Srisailam, Nallamala Hills, Kurnool district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam

    Bhramaramba Devi Temple, within the Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple complex at Srisailam on the Nallamala Hills, Andhra Pradesh, is one of the Ashtadasha (18) Mah…

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  • Shalbari village, Falakata, Jalpaiguri district, on the Tista river
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Bhramari Devi Temple, Jalpaiguri

    Bhramari Devi Temple, on the banks of the Tista river in Falakata, Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally ma…

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  • Kashawri village, Kullu Valley
    Shaivism

    Bijli Mahadev Temple

    Bijli Mahadev Temple, at roughly 2,460 m in Kashawri village, Kullu Valley, Himachal Pradesh, is an ancient Shiva shrine believed to be over 1,000 years old, di…

    Best: March, April, May…Explore →
  • Jajpur
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Biraja Temple

    Biraja Temple, in Jajpur, Odisha, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas — and, distinctively, is also counted among the separate eighteen Ashtadasha Shakti…

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  • Asotra village, near Balotra
    SmartaFamily friendly

    Brahma Temple, Asotra (Kheteshwar Brahmadham)

    Shri Kheteshwar Brahmadham Teerth, in Asotra village near Balotra in Rajasthan's Barmer district, is popularly described as the world's second dedicated Brahma…

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  • Pushkar
    SmartaFamily friendly

    Brahma Temple, Pushkar

    The Brahma Temple (Jagatpita Brahma Mandir) in Pushkar, Rajasthan, is the most prominent temple in the world dedicated to Brahma, the creator deity of the Hindu…

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  • Kangra
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Brajeshwari Devi Temple (Vajreshwari, Kangra)

    Brajeshwari Devi Temple — also called Vajreshwari, Bajreshwari, or Kangra Devi Temple — in Kangra town, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally…

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  • Dharamshala Tehsil, Kangra district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Chamunda Devi Temple

    Chamunda Devi Temple, also called Chamunda Nandikeshwar Dham, in Dharamshala Tehsil, Kangra district, is a major Himachal Pradesh Devi temple and Siddha Peetha…

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  • Chamundi Hills, roughly 13 km from Mysuru
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Chamundeshwari Temple, Mysuru

    Chamundeshwari Temple, atop Chamundi Hills roughly 13 km from Mysuru, Karnataka, is one of the Ashtadasha (18) Maha Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the sp…

    Best: October, November, December…Explore →
  • Pan-India (Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Odisha, Tamil Nadu)
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Char Dham of India

    The Char Dham ("four abodes") of India is a set of four major pilgrimage sites established as a unified circuit by the 8th-century philosopher-saint Adi Shankar…

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  • Garhwal Himalaya
    OtherFamily friendly

    Char Dham of Uttarakhand

    The Char Dham of Uttarakhand — often called the "Chota Char Dham" ("small four abodes") to distinguish it from the separate, pan-Indian Char Dham of India — is…

    Best: May, June, September…Explore →
  • Sitakunda, on the Mandakini river, Chittagong district
    Shaktism

    Chattal Bhavani Shakti Peetha

    Chattal Bhavani Shakti Peetha, also called Bhavani Shaktipeeth, in Sitakunda on the Mandakini river, Chittagong district, Bangladesh, is one of the classical 51…

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  • Chauth Ka Barwara, Sawai Madhopur district
    FolkFamily friendly

    Chauth Mata Temple, Chauth Ka Barwara

    The Chauth Mata Temple, at Chauth Ka Barwara in Sawai Madhopur district, Rajasthan, is widely cited as the oldest and most prominent temple dedicated to Chauth…

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  • Theur, roughly 25 km from Pune
    GanapatyaFamily friendly

    Chintamani Temple, Theur (Ashtavinayak)

    Chintamani Temple in Theur, roughly 25 km from Pune, is one of the larger and more famous of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines, closely associated historically wit…

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  • Una district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Chintpurni Temple

    Chintpurni Temple, in Una district, Himachal Pradesh, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where Sati's feet fell. The temp…

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  • Jalandhar
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Devi Talab Mandir, Jalandhar

    Devi Talab Mandir, in Jalandhar, Punjab, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where Sati's breast fell (sources differ on l…

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  • Suryavinayak, Bhaktapur
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Doleshwar Mahadev Temple

    Doleshwar Mahadev Temple, in Suryavinayak, Bhaktapur, roughly 20 km from Kathmandu, is devotionally regarded as the "head" counterpart to Kedarnath in Uttarakha…

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  • Draksharamam, East Godavari district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Draksharamam Bhimeswara-Manikyamba Temple

    The Bhimeswara Swamy Temple at Draksharamam, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, houses the Manikyamba shrine, one of the Ashtadasha (18) Maha Shakti Peetha…

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  • Dwarka, Devbhoomi Dwarka district
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Dwarkadhish Temple

    Dwarkadhish Temple, also called Jagat Mandir, in Dwarka on Gujarat's Saurashtra coast, is dedicated to Krishna, worshipped here as Dwarkadhish ("Lord of Dwarka"…

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  • Mathura
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Dwarkadhish Temple, Mathura

    Dwarkadhish Temple, in Mathura near the Yamuna riverbank ghats, is dedicated to Krishna worshipped in his kingly form as Dwarkanath (or Dwarkadhish, "Lord of Dw…

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  • Uttarkashi district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Gangotri Temple

    Gangotri, in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, is one of the four sites of the Himalayan "Chota Char Dham" (alongside Yamunotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath) and…

    Best: May, June, September…Explore →
  • Nilgiri Hill, Pushkar
    Smarta / VedicFamily friendly

    Gayatri Mata Temple, Pushkar

    Gayatri Mata Temple, atop Nilgiri Hill in Pushkar, Rajasthan, is dedicated to Gayatri, understood in local tradition as a secondary consort accepted by Brahma t…

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  • Lenyadri caves, roughly 4.8 km north of Junnar
    GanapatyaFamily friendly

    Girijatmaj Temple, Lenyadri (Ashtavinayak)

    Girijatmaj Temple at Lenyadri, roughly 4.8 km north of Junnar, is one of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines and the only one located on a mountain and within a rock…

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  • Basar, on the banks of the Godavari river
    SmartaFamily friendly

    Gnana Saraswati Temple, Basar

    Gnana Saraswati Temple in Basar, on the banks of the Godavari river in Telangana's Nirmal district, is one of only two widely recognised dedicated Saraswati tem…

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  • Verul, near Ellora Caves
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Grishneshwar Temple

    Grishneshwar Temple, in Verul village directly adjoining the Ellora Caves in Maharashtra, is traditionally counted as the twelfth and final of the twelve Jyotir…

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  • Kathmandu, near the Pashupatinath Temple
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Guhyeshwari Temple

    Guhyeshwari Temple, on the southern bank of the Bagmati river about 1 km east of the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti…

    Best: October, November, March…Explore →
  • Guruvayur, Thrissur district
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple

    Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple, in Thrissur district, Kerala, is one of the most revered Krishna temples in India and is popularly known as the "Dwarka of the Sou…

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  • Ramkot, Ayodhya
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Hanuman Garhi

    Hanuman Garhi, in the Ramkot area of Ayodhya, is one of the city's most ancient and important temples, dedicated to Hanuman. Built in the shape of a four-sided…

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  • Lasbela district, Makran coast
    Shaktism

    Hinglaj Mata Temple

    Hinglaj Mata Temple, also known as Hinglaj Devi, Hingula Devi, or Nani Mandir, is a remote cave shrine on the Makran coast in Lasbela district, Balochistan, Pak…

    Best: March, AprilExplore →
  • Raman Reti, Vrindavan
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    ISKCON Vrindavan (Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir)

    ISKCON Vrindavan's Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir, in the Raman Reti area of Vrindavan, was the first temple built in India by the International Society for Kri…

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  • Puri
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Jagannath Temple, Puri

    Jagannath Temple, in Puri, Odisha, is dedicated to Jagannath ("Lord of the Universe"), worshipped alongside his siblings Balabhadra and Subhadra as a distinctiv…

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  • Jageshwar, near Almora
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Jageshwar Temple Cluster

    Jageshwar, near Almora in Uttarakhand's Kumaon region, is a cluster of roughly 125 ancient Hindu temples set within a deodar (Himalayan cedar) forest along the…

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  • Sitamarhi (Punaura Dham)
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Janaki Mandir, Sitamarhi

    Sitamarhi, in Bihar, is traditionally revered as the birthplace of Sita, and the Janaki Mandir at Punaura Dham marks the specific site where, according to the R…

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  • Ishwaripur village, Shyamnagar upazila, Satkhira district
    Shaktism

    Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple

    Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple, in Ishwaripur village, Satkhira district, Bangladesh, near the Sundarbans, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas and one of seven…

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  • Alampur, on the Tungabhadra river near its confluence with the Krishna
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Jogulamba Temple, Alampur

    Jogulamba Temple, in Alampur, Telangana, on the banks of the Tungabhadra river near its confluence with the Krishna, is one of the Ashtadasha (18) Maha Shakti P…

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  • Jawalamukhi, Kangra district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Jwala Ji Temple

    Jwala Ji Temple, in the town of Jawalamukhi, Kangra district, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, marking the spot where Sati's tongue is traditionally s…

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  • Varanasi (Kashi)
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Kaal Bhairav Temple, Varanasi

    Kaal Bhairav Temple in Varanasi (Kashi) is dedicated to Kaal Bhairav, a fierce guardian form of Shiva traditionally revered as the "Kotwal" (chief of police) of…

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  • Panchavati, Nashik
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Kalaram Temple, Nashik

    Kalaram Temple, in the Panchavati area of Nashik on the banks of the Godavari river, is a Hemadpanthi-style black basalt temple enshrining black stone idols of…

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  • Kalighat, Kolkata
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Kalighat Kali Temple

    Kalighat Kali Temple, in the Kalighat area of Kolkata, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where the toes of Sati's right…

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  • Uttarakhand
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Kalpeshwar

    Kalpeshwar is the fifth and final temple of the traditional Panch Kedar circuit, and the only one of the five that remains open to pilgrims all year round — a d…

    Best: March, April, May…Explore →
  • Chitrakoot, on the Madhya Pradesh-Uttar Pradesh border
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Kamadgiri and Ram Ghat, Chitrakoot

    Chitrakoot, straddling the Madhya Pradesh-Uttar Pradesh border, is traditionally identified as the forest region where Rama, Sita, and Lakshmana spent a substan…

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  • Nilachal Hill, Guwahati
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Kamakhya Temple

    Kamakhya Temple, on Nilachal Hill overlooking the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, Assam, is one of the oldest and most important centres of Tantric Hindu practic…

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  • Kanchipuram
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Kamakshi Amman Temple

    Kamakshi Amman Temple, in the temple city of Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where Sati's nav…

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  • Ramkot, Ayodhya
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Kanak Bhawan

    Kanak Bhawan ("Golden Palace"), in Ayodhya's Ramkot area northeast of the main citadel, is a temple whose name and legend both centre on a personal gift: tradit…

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  • Bolepur, Birbhum district, on the Kopai river
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Kankalitala Temple

    Kankalitala Temple, near the Kopai river in Bolepur, Birbhum district, West Bengal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot wh…

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  • Kanyakumari, at the southern tip of the Indian mainland
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Kanyakumari Bhagavathi Amman Temple

    The Bhagavathi Amman Temple at Kanyakumari, at the southernmost tip of the Indian mainland where the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Indian Ocean meet, is one o…

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  • Above Kanakchauri village, Rudraprayag district
    Kaumaram

    Kartik Swami Temple, Rudraprayag

    Kartik Swami Temple, perched on a narrow ridge above Kanakchauri village in Rudraprayag district at nearly 10,000 feet in the Garhwal Himalayas, is among the ve…

    Best: April, May, June…Explore →
  • Kashi Vishwanath temple with its golden spires above the rooftops of Varanasi
    Uttar Pradesh
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Kashi Vishwanath

    Kashi Vishwanath — the temple of the Lord of the Universe — is one of the holiest shrines in all of Hinduism and the most sacred site in the ancient city of Var…

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  • Vrindavan, Mathura district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Katyayani Peeth, Vrindavan

    Katyayani Peeth, in Vrindavan, Mathura district, Uttar Pradesh, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where the ringlets of…

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  • Kedarnath temple with snow-capped Himalayan peaks rising behind it
    Uttarakhand
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Kedarnath

    Kedarnath is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas — manifestations of Shiva as a pillar of light — and occupies the highest position among the five Panch Kedar shrine…

    Best: May, June, September…Explore →
  • Khatu town, Sikar district
    Vaishnavism (Krishna / Barbarika)Family friendly

    Khatu Shyam Ji Temple

    Khatu Shyam Ji Temple, in Khatu town, Sikar district, Rajasthan, is one of the most heavily visited pilgrimage sites in North India, dedicated to Khatu Shyam Ji…

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  • Kinnaur district
    Shaivism

    Kinnaur Kailash

    Kinnaur Kailash is a Himalayan peak in Kinnaur district, Himachal Pradesh, best known for a striking natural rock pillar near its summit, venerated as a self-ma…

    Best: July, August, SeptemberExplore →
  • Kiritkona village, Nabagram, Murshidabad district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Kiriteswari Temple

    Kiriteswari Temple, in Kiritkona village, Murshidabad district, West Bengal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where Sat…

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  • Konark, on the Bay of Bengal coast
    SauraFamily friendly

    Konark Sun Temple

    Konark Sun Temple, on the Bay of Bengal coast roughly 35 km northeast of Puri, Odisha, is a 13th-century monument dedicated to Surya, the Sun god, designed in t…

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  • Mathura
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple

    Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple, in Mathura, marks the site traditionally held by Hindus to be the precise birthplace of Krishna, within what is described in devotio…

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  • Pan-India
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Krishna's Major Temples Beyond Braj

    This platform's existing Krishna/Braj cluster covers Mathura and Vrindavan's core sites, and its Char Dham cluster separately covers Dwarka. This overview bring…

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  • Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Lakshman Temple, Rishikesh

    The Lakshman Temple stands on the bank of the Ganga at Lakshman Jhula in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, and is dedicated to Lakshmana, the younger brother and lifelong…

    Best: February, March, April…Explore →
  • Meerapur, near the Triveni Sangam
    Shaktism / SrividyaFamily friendly

    Lalita Devi Temple, Prayagraj

    Lalita Devi Temple, in Meerapur, Prayagraj, close to the Triveni Sangam confluence of the Ganga, Yamuna, and legendary Sarasvati, is dedicated to Lalita Tripura…

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  • Uttarakhand
    Shaivism

    Madhyamaheshwar

    Madhyamaheshwar (also spelled Madmaheshwar) is the fourth stop in the traditional Panch Kedar circuit, sited at approximately 3,497 m in Gaundar village, Rudrap…

    Best: May, June, September…Explore →
  • Ranjangaon, Shirur taluka, Pune district
    GanapatyaFamily friendly

    Mahaganapati Temple, Ranjangaon (Ashtavinayak)

    Mahaganapati Temple in Ranjangaon, Shirur taluka, Pune district, is one of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines and, by most sources, the temple traditionally visited…

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  • Ujjain
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Mahakaleshwar Temple

    Mahakaleshwar Temple, on the banks of the Shipra River in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh (the ancient city of Avantika), enshrines one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shi…

    Best: October, November, December…Explore →
  • Jainpur village, Dakshin Surma, near Sylhet
    Shaktism

    Mahalakshmi Shakti Peetha, Sylhet

    The Shri Shri Mahalakshmi Bhairabi Griba Maha Peetha, in Jainpur village near Sylhet, Bangladesh, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas and one of seven suc…

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  • Kolhapur
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur

    Mahalakshmi Temple, in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, also known locally as Ambabai Temple, is dedicated to the goddess Mahalakshmi. **This platform found genuine, unre…

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  • Mahalakshmi, Mumbai
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Mahalakshmi Temple, Mumbai

    Mahalakshmi Temple, in the Mahalakshmi area of central Mumbai, is one of the city's most visited and revered temples, enshrining images of the Tridevi (three-go…

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  • Pan-India
    Shaktism / VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Major Lakshmi Temples of India

    This platform's Shakti Peetha cluster already covers Mahalakshmi Kolhapur, one of the 18 Maha Shakti Peethas. This overview brings together two further major La…

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  • Pan-India
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Major Rama Temples Outside Ayodhya

    While Ayodhya is Rama's home city and the site of his birth and reign, devotion to Rama across India extends through a number of independently significant templ…

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  • Pan-India
    SmartaFamily friendly

    Major Saraswati Temples of India

    Dedicated Saraswati temples are comparatively rare in India relative to temples for Shiva, Vishnu, or the various forms of Devi. This overview brings together t…

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  • Srisailam, Nandyal district
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam

    The Mallikarjuna Temple at Srisailam, in Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal district, is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva and, unusually, simultaneously one of the…

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  • Ujani village, Guskara, Purba Bardhaman district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Mangal Chandika Temple, Ujani

    Mangal Chandika Temple, in Ujani village near Guskara, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking t…

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  • Gaya, on the Phalgu river
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Mangla Gauri Temple, Gaya

    Mangla Gauri Temple, on Mangalagauri hill on the banks of the Phalgu river in Gaya, Bihar, is one of the Ashtadasha (18) Maha Shakti Peethas, traditionally mark…

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  • Gayatri Hills, near Pushkar
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Manibandh Shakti Peeth, Pushkar

    Manibandh Shaktipeeth, on the Gayatri Hills near Pushkar, Rajasthan, also known as Manivedika Shaktipeeth, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditiona…

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  • Bharmour, Chamba district
    Shaivism

    Manimahesh Kailash

    Manimahesh Kailash is a Himalayan peak, approximately 5,653 m high, in the Bharmour subdivision of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, part of the Pir Panjal ran…

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  • Morgaon, Pune district
    GanapatyaFamily friendly

    Mayureshwar Temple, Morgaon (Ashtavinayak #1)

    Mayureshwar Temple (also called Moreshwar Temple) in Morgaon, Pune district, is the first of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines and traditionally the prescribed sta…

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  • Janakpur, near the Bihar border
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Mithila Shakti Peetha (Uma Devi Temple), Janakpur

    Mithila Shakti Peetha, also known as Uma Devi Temple, in Janakpur, Nepal, near the Bihar border, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally markin…

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  • Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region
    Shaivism

    Mount Kailash

    Mount Kailash (Kailash Parvat), rising to 6,638 m in the remote Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, is among the most multi-religiously sacred moun…

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  • Muktinath Valley, Mustang
    Vaishnavism

    Muktinath Temple

    Muktinath ("Lord of Liberation") is an ancient temple in the Muktinath Valley of Mustang, Nepal, at the foot of the Thorong La pass. Standing at approximately 3…

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  • Nainativu island, near Jaffna
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Nagapooshani Amman Temple, Nainativu

    Nagapooshani Amman Temple, on the island of Nainativu near Jaffna, Sri Lanka, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where th…

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  • Near Dwarka, Devbhoomi Dwarka district
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Nageshwar Jyotirlinga Temple

    Nageshwar Jyotirlinga Temple, on the road between Dwarka city and Beyt Dwarka island in Gujarat, is one of three sites claimed as the Nageshwar Jyotirlinga of S…

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  • Ram Ki Paidi, Ayodhya
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Nageshwarnath Temple, Ayodhya

    Nageshwarnath Temple, at Ram Ki Paidi on the banks of the Saryu River in Ayodhya, is a Shiva temple traditionally held to be among the oldest in the city, with…

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  • Bilaspur district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Naina Devi Temple

    Naina Devi Temple, on a hilltop in Bilaspur district overlooking Govind Sagar Lake, is one of the classical Shakti Peethas — most sources place it among the 51,…

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  • Sainthia, Birbhum district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Nandikeshwari Temple

    Nandikeshwari Temple, in Sainthia, Birbhum district, West Bengal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where Sati's necklac…

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  • Nangli village, near Sakoti Tanda, Meerut district
    OtherFamily friendly

    Nangli Sahib (Nangli Tirath)

    Nangli Sahib, also called Nangli Tirath or Nangli Dham, in Nangli village near Sakoti Tanda, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh, is the samadhi (memorial shrine) of…

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  • Suchindram, Kanyakumari district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Narayani Temple, Suchindram

    Narayani Temple, within the wider Sthanumalayan Temple complex in Suchindram, Kanyakumari district, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally mar…

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  • Amarkantak, source of the Narmada river, Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh border
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Narmada Udgam Temple, Amarkantak

    This platform already covers the specific Amarkantak temple at the Narmada's source under its classical Shakti Peetha identity, at narmada-udgam-kalmadhav. This…

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  • Nartiang, West Jaintia Hills district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Nartiang Durga Temple (Jayanti Shakti Peetha)

    Nartiang Durga Temple, also known as Jainteshwari Mandir, on a hillock in Nartiang, West Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Pe…

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  • Kumbakonam-Mayiladuthurai region, Cauvery Delta
    SauraFamily friendly

    Navagraha Sthalams of Tamil Nadu

    The Navagraha Sthalams are a set of nine temples in the Kumbakonam-Mayiladuthurai region of Tamil Nadu (with one, Thirunallar, just across the border in the Kar…

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  • Pauri Garhwal district, near Rishikesh
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Neelkanth Mahadev Temple

    Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, roughly 32 km from Rishikesh in Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, marks the site traditionally identified as where Shiva consumed t…

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  • Nelluvaya, Thrissur district
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Nelluvaya Sree Dhanwanthari Temple

    Nelluvaya Sree Dhanwanthari Temple, in Nelluvaya village, Thrissur district, Kerala, is dedicated to Dhanvantari, the physician of the gods and the originator o…

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  • Vrindavan
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Nidhivan

    Nidhivan ("Forest of Treasure"), in Vrindavan, is a small, dense sacred forest rather than a conventional temple, closely associated with the 16th-century saint…

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  • Vyas Valley, Pithoragarh district
    Shaivism

    Om Parvat

    Om Parvat is a Himalayan peak in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, near the India-Nepal-Tibet tri-junction, distinctive for the natural pattern formed by snow…

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  • Mandhata Island, Khandwa district
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Omkareshwar Temple

    Omkareshwar Temple sits on Mandhata Island in the Narmada River, in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, and enshrines one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva. Th…

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  • Ukhimath, Rudraprayag district
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Omkareshwar Temple, Ukhimath

    Omkareshwar Temple, in Ukhimath, Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, serves as the winter seat of the Kedarnath deity. Each year, when Kedarnath Temple closes fo…

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  • Palani Hills
    KaumaramFamily friendly

    Palani Murugan Temple (Third Arupadaiveedu)

    Palani Murugan Temple, atop the Palani Hills, is the third of the six Arupadaiveedu abodes and one of the most visited Murugan temples in India. Here, Murugan i…

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  • Trans-Himalaya (Tibet, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh)
    Shaivism

    Panch Kailash

    "Panch Kailash" (five Kailashes) is a devotional grouping of five Himalayan peaks across Tibet and northern India, each independently regarded as a sacred abode…

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  • Uttarakhand
    Shaivism

    Panch Kedar

    The Panch Kedar ("five Kedars") are five Shiva temples scattered across the high Garhwal Himalaya in Uttarakhand: Kedarnath, Tungnath, Rudranath, Madhyamaheshwa…

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  • Parli, Beed district
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Parli Vaijnath Temple

    Parli Vaijnath Temple, in Maharashtra's Beed district, is one of three genuine claimants to the Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga of Shiva, alongside Deoghar in Jharkhand…

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  • Kathmandu (Deopatan), Bagmati River
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Pashupatinath Temple

    Pashupatinath Temple, on the banks of the sacred Bagmati River in Kathmandu, is among the oldest and most significant Hindu temple complexes in South Asia, and…

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  • Gangolihat, Pithoragarh district
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Patal Bhuvaneshwar Cave Temple

    Patal Bhuvaneshwar is a limestone cave temple roughly 14 km from Gangolihat in Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, extending approximately 160 m in length and ar…

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  • Patna
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Patan Devi Temple, Patna

    Patan Devi Temple, in Patna, Bihar, also known as Maa Patneshwari, is the oldest and among the most sacred temples in the city, and one of the 51 Siddha Shakta…

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  • Solaimalai hill, outskirts of Madurai
    KaumaramFamily friendly

    Pazhamudircholai Murugan Temple (Sixth Arupadaiveedu)

    Pazhamudircholai Murugan Temple, atop the forested Solaimalai hill on the outskirts of Madurai, is the sixth and final of the Arupadaiveedu abodes, and the only…

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  • Pan-India and neighbouring countries
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Popular Shakti Peeths of India

    Shakti Peethas are sites across the Indian subcontinent, sacred to the goddess (Devi/Shakti), traditionally understood as marking the places where parts of the…

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  • Vrindavan (outskirts)
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Prem Mandir

    Prem Mandir ("Temple of Divine Love"), on the outskirts of Vrindavan, is a large, entirely modern temple complex dedicated to Radha-Krishna and Sita-Rama, built…

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  • Ulhasnagar 5 (Sindhunagar)
    Sindhi (Varuna)Family friendly

    Puj Chaliha Sahib Jhulelal Mandir, Ulhasnagar

    Puj Chaliha Sahib Jhulelal Mandir, in Ulhasnagar 5 (also called Sindhunagar), near Kalyan, Maharashtra, is recorded as the first Jhulelal temple built in India…

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  • Vrindavan
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Radha Raman Temple

    Radha Raman Temple, in Vrindavan, houses one of Braj's most theologically significant deities: Radha Raman, a form of Krishna understood by devotees to be self-…

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  • Barsana
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Radha Rani Temple (Ladli Ji), Barsana

    Radha Rani Temple, popularly known as Ladli Ji Temple, stands atop Bhanugarh hill in Barsana, traditionally revered as Radha's own home village. Radha and Krish…

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  • Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Ram Mandir, Ayodhya

    The Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, consecrated in January 2024, is a newly built temple dedicated to Rama at the site traditionally identified by Hindus as his birthpla…

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  • Orchha
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Ram Raja Temple, Orchha

    The Ram Raja Temple in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh, is widely described as the only temple in India where Rama is worshipped not as a deity in a sanctum but as a rei…

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  • Rameswaram Island
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Ramanathaswamy Temple

    Ramanathaswamy Temple, on Rameswaram Island in Tamil Nadu, is the southernmost of the twelve Jyotirlingas and one of the four Char Dham of India (alongside Badr…

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  • Near Kamadgiri Hill, Chitrakoot, on the Madhya Pradesh-Uttar Pradesh border (disputed; an alternate claim places it at Maihar, Satna district)
    Shaktism

    Ramgiri Shakti Peetha

    **This page describes a site whose precise location and deity identification are disputed across sources; it is presented here clearly flagged, with all availab…

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  • Khanakul, Hooghly district, on the Ratnakar river
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Ratnavali Shakti Peetha, Hooghly

    Ratnavali Shakti Peetha, also known locally as Maa Anandamayee Temple, on the banks of the Ratnakar river in Khanakul, Hooghly district, West Bengal, is one of…

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  • Mahur (Mahurgad), Nanded district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Renuka Devi Temple, Mahur

    Renuka Devi Temple, in Mahur (also called Mahurgad), Nanded district, Maharashtra, is one of the Ashtadasha (18) Maha Shakti Peethas and one of Maharashtra's ow…

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  • Uttarakhand
    Shaivism

    Rudranath

    Rudranath is the third stop in the traditional Panch Kedar circuit and, by consistent local and travel-literature consensus, its most difficult. Tradition holds…

    Best: May, June, September…Explore →
  • Sabarimala hills, Pathanamthitta district
    Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis

    Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple

    Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, atop a forested hillock roughly 3,000 feet above sea level in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district, is dedicated to Ayyappa (a…

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  • Lall Sagar, Jodhpur
    Shaktism (modern)Family friendly

    Santoshi Mata Mandir, Jodhpur

    Santoshi Mata Mandir at Lall Sagar, Jodhpur, is one of the earliest dedicated temples of Santoshi Mata, goddess of contentment, whose worship is a distinctly 20…

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  • Haridwar
    VedicFamily friendly

    Sapt Rishi Ashram, Haridwar

    Sapt Rishi Ashram, on the banks of the Ganga at Sapt Sarovar in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, is the most widely cited site associated with the Sapta Rishi (the seven…

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  • Nanduri, Kalwan taluka, roughly 60 km from Nashik
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Saptashrungi Temple, Nashik

    Saptashrungi Temple, on a hilltop in Vani, roughly 60 km from Nashik, Maharashtra, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas and one of Maharashtra's own "three…

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  • Panachikkad, Kottayam district
    SmartaFamily friendly

    Saraswathi Temple, Panachikkad

    Saraswathi Temple in Panachikkad, Kottayam district, Kerala, is one of the state's most significant dedicated Saraswati shrines and is popularly known as the "M…

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  • Ratnagiri Hill, Pushkar
    Smarta / VedicFamily friendly

    Savitri Mata Temple, Pushkar

    Savitri Mata Temple, atop Ratnagiri Hill in Pushkar, Rajasthan, is dedicated to Savitri, Brahma's principal consort, and is directly tied to the same founding l…

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  • Kangra, Una, and Bilaspur districts
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Shaktipeeths of Himachal Pradesh

    Himachal Pradesh's five most widely visited Devi temples — **Jwala Ji (Kangra), Chintpurni (Una), Brajeshwari/Vajreshwari Devi** (Kangra), Naina Devi (Bilaspur)…

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  • Swami Rock, within the Koneswaram Temple complex, Trincomalee
    Shaktism

    Shankari Devi Shakti Peetha, Trincomalee

    **This page describes a site whose precise identity is disputed across sources; it is presented here clearly flagged, with all available information, so the ful…

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  • Neelum Valley
    Shaktism

    Sharada Peeth

    Sharada Peeth, in the Neelum Valley of Pakistan-administered Azad Jammu and Kashmir, is a ruined temple and, historically, one of the most important centres of…

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  • Gurugram (Gurgaon)
    Folk / ShaktismFamily friendly

    Sheetla Mata Mandir, Gurugram

    Sheetla Mata Mandir in Gurugram (Gurgaon), Haryana, is dedicated to Sheetla Mata (also called Mata Masani), a folk-Shakti goddess particularly venerated for her…

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  • Ambota village, Gagret, Una district
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Shiv Bari Temple (Drona Shiv Mandir), Gagret

    Shiv Bari Temple, also known as Drona Shiv Mandir, stands amid forest land at Ambota village near Gagret town, Una district, Himachal Pradesh. Local tradition h…

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  • Gangapur, on the Bhima river, Afzalpur taluka, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district
    Datta SampradayaFamily friendly

    Shri Kshetra Gangapur Dattatreya Temple

    Shri Kshetra Gangapur Dattatreya Temple, on the banks of the Bhima river in Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) district, Karnataka, is one of the most significant Dattatreya…

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  • Shirdi, Ahmednagar district
    OtherFamily friendly

    Shri Sai Baba Temple, Shirdi

    Shri Sai Baba Temple (Shree Samadhi Mandir) in Shirdi, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, is the samadhi (memorial shrine) of Sai Baba of Shirdi, a saint who liv…

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  • Nirmand, Kullu district
    Shaivism

    Shrikhand Mahadev

    Shrikhand Mahadev, also called Shrikhand Kailash or Shikhar Kailash, is a peak in the Nirmand sub-division of Kullu district, Himachal Pradesh, considered an ab…

    Best: July, AugustExplore →
  • Nathdwara
    Vaishnavism (Pushtimarg)Family friendly

    Shrinathji Temple, Nathdwara

    Shrinathji Temple in Nathdwara, Rajasthan, is one of India's most important Krishna pilgrimage sites and the primary seat of the Pushtimarg ("Path of Grace") Va…

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  • Pandua (Praddyumnam), Hooghly district
    Shaktism

    Shrinkhala Devi Shakti Peetha, Pandua

    **This page describes the most disputed and physically unresolved site among all the Shakti Peethas covered on this platform; it is presented here clearly flagg…

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  • Prabhadevi, Mumbai
    GanapatyaFamily friendly

    Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai

    Siddhivinayak Temple, in the Prabhadevi area of central Mumbai, is one of the city's most visited and wealthiest temples, drawing devotees from across all walks…

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  • Siddhatek, on the Bhima river, Ahmednagar district
    GanapatyaFamily friendly

    Siddhivinayak Temple, Siddhatek (Ashtavinayak)

    Siddhivinayak Temple at Siddhatek, on the banks of the Bhima river in Ahmednagar district, is one of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines (sources vary on its exact n…

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  • Bhadrachalam, on the banks of the Godavari river
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Sita Ramachandraswamy Temple, Bhadrachalam

    Sita Ramachandraswamy Temple in Bhadrachalam, on the banks of the Godavari river in eastern Telangana, is revered as one of the major Godavari-basin Divya Kshet…

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  • Prabhas Patan, Gir Somnath district
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Somnath Temple

    Somnath Temple, at Prabhas Patan on the Arabian Sea coast in Gujarat's Gir Somnath district, is traditionally regarded as the first among the twelve Jyotirlinga…

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  • Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple

    Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, is one of the wealthiest religious sites in the world following the 2011 discovery of…

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  • Tiruchanur (Alamelu Mangapuram), Tirupati
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple, Tiruchanur

    Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple, in Tiruchanur (also called Alamelu Mangapuram), near Tirupati, is dedicated to Padmavathi, worshipped as an incarnation of Laksh…

    Best: September, October, November…Explore →
  • Location disputed — most commonly cited as Ladakh; also claimed at Sylhet and Srisailam
    Shaktism

    Sri Parvat Shakti Peetha

    **This page describes a site whose physical location is genuinely disputed across sources; it is presented here clearly flagged, with all available information,…

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  • Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam

    Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam, near Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, is the largest functioning Hindu temple complex in the world, spanning roughly 156 ac…

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  • Shikarpur village, on the Sugandha river, near Barisal
    Shaktism

    Sugandha Shakti Peetha

    Sugandha Shakti Peetha, in Shikarpur village on the Sugandha river near Barisal, Bangladesh, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas and one of seven such sit…

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  • Suryanar Koil village, near Aduthurai, Thanjavur district
    SauraFamily friendly

    Suryanar Kovil (Navagraha: Surya Sthalam)

    Suryanar Kovil, near Aduthurai between Kumbakonam and Mayiladuthurai in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, is the anchor temple of the Navagraha Sthalams, the set…

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  • Swamimalai, near Kumbakonam
    KaumaramFamily friendly

    Swamimalai Murugan Temple (Fourth Arupadaiveedu)

    Swamimalai Murugan Temple, on the banks of a Kaveri tributary near Kumbakonam, is the fourth of the six Arupadaiveedu abodes. Here Murugan is worshipped as Swam…

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  • New Delhi
    Swaminarayan Sampraday (BAPS)Family friendly

    Swaminarayan Akshardham, Delhi

    Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi is a major modern Hindu temple and cultural campus dedicated to Bhagwan Swaminarayan, built by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sansth…

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  • Gandhinagar
    Swaminarayan Sampraday (BAPS)Family friendly

    Swaminarayan Akshardham, Gandhinagar

    Swaminarayan Akshardham in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, is the original Akshardham temple complex, opened to the public in 1992 as a tribute to Bhagwan Swaminarayan an…

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  • Near Lansdowne, Pauri Garhwal district
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Tadkeshwar Mahadev Temple, Lansdowne

    Tadkeshwar Mahadev Temple, on a forested hilltop at roughly 2,092 m, about 37 km from Lansdowne, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, is an ancient Shiva shrine…

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  • Purushottampur, Ganjam district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Tara Tarini Temple

    Tara Tarini, on a hill above the Rushikulya river near Purushottampur in Odisha's Ganjam district, is one of the Four Adi Shakti Peethas (Chatasrah Aadi) explic…

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  • Tarapith, near the Dwaraka river, Rampurhat subdivision, Birbhum district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Tarapith Temple

    Tarapith Temple, near the Dwaraka river in Rampurhat, Birbhum district, West Bengal, is dedicated to Tara, the second of the ten Mahavidyas, and is one of the c…

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  • Tiruttani, Tiruvallur district
    KaumaramFamily friendly

    Thiruthani Murugan Temple (Fifth Arupadaiveedu)

    Thiruthani Murugan Temple, on a hillock in Tiruvallur district near Chennai, is the fifth of the six Arupadaiveedu abodes, revered as Shanti Sthalam, the abode…

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  • Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi district, on the Bay of Bengal
    KaumaramFamily friendly

    Tiruchendur Murugan Temple (Second Arupadaiveedu)

    Tiruchendur Murugan Temple, in Thoothukudi district, is the second of the six Arupadaiveedu abodes of Murugan (Kartikeya) and is unusual among Murugan temples f…

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  • Naya Ghat, Ayodhya
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Treta Ke Thakur

    Treta Ke Thakur (also called Treta Mandir), near Naya Ghat on the Saryu riverbank in Ayodhya, is traditionally identified as the site where Rama performed the A…

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  • Trimbak, Nashik district
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple

    Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple, in the town of Trimbak, roughly 28 km from Nashik, Maharashtra, enshrines one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva and is unique amon…

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  • Udaipur (Rajbari), Gomati district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Tripura Sundari Temple, Udaipur

    Tripura Sundari Temple, in Udaipur (also called Rajbari), Gomati district, Tripura, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot wh…

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  • Triyuginarayan village, Rudraprayag district
    Vaishnava-Shaiva synthesisFamily friendly

    Triyuginarayan Temple

    Triyuginarayan Temple, in Triyuginarayan village, Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, is traditionally held to be the site of the celestial wedding of Shiva and…

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  • Durga Kund, Varanasi
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Tulsi Manas Mandir, Varanasi

    Tulsi is venerated across Hinduism chiefly as a sacred plant, personified as a goddess and closely associated with Vishnu, and is most commonly worshipped at ho…

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  • Uttarakhand
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Tungnath

    Tungnath is the highest of the five Panch Kedar temples and one of the highest Shiva temples in the world, standing at 3,680 m, just below the summit of Chandra…

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  • Udupi
    Vaishnavism (Dvaita Vedanta)Family friendly

    Udupi Sri Krishna Matha

    Udupi Sri Krishna Matha, in coastal Karnataka, is one of South India's most important Krishna pilgrimage sites and the seat of the Dvaita ("dualist") school of…

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  • Trikuta Hills, Katra, Reasi district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Vaishno Devi Temple

    Vaishno Devi Temple, a cave shrine on the Trikuta Hills near Katra in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, is one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in India,…

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  • Vaitheeswaran Koil village, near Sirkazhi
    SauraFamily friendly

    Vaitheeswaran Koil (Navagraha: Angaraka Sthalam)

    Vaitheeswaran Koil, near Sirkazhi in Tamil Nadu, is the Angaraka (Mars) Navagraha Sthalam, dedicated to Shiva worshipped here as Vaitheeswaran, "God of healing,…

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  • Mahad, Khalapur taluka, Raigad district
    GanapatyaFamily friendly

    Varadvinayak Temple, Mahad (Ashtavinayak)

    Varadvinayak Temple in Mahad, Khalapur taluka, Raigad district, is one of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines, distinctive for its swayambhu (self-manifested) idol's…

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  • Tirumala hills, Tirupati
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala (Tirupati Balaji)

    The Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala, above the pilgrim city of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, is widely regarded as the most-visited and wealthiest Hindu temple in…

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  • Ozar, near Junnar
    GanapatyaFamily friendly

    Vighnahar Temple, Ozar (Ashtavinayak)

    Vighnahar Temple (also called Vigneshwara Temple) in Ozar, near Junnar, is one of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines and the only one among them featuring a golden…

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  • Puri, within the Jagannath Temple complex
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Vimala Temple, Puri

    Vimala Temple, within the walls of the great Jagannath Temple complex in Puri, is one of the Four Adi Shakti Peethas, alongside Kamakhya, Kalighat, and Tara Tar…

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  • Vindhyachal, on the banks of the Ganga, Mirzapur district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Vindhyavasini Devi Temple, Vindhyachal

    Vindhyavasini Devi Temple in Vindhyachal, on the banks of the Ganga in Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh, is one of the most significant Devi temples in North In…

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  • Varanasi
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Vishalakshi Temple

    Vishalakshi Temple, in Varanasi, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where Sati's earring (and, in some tellings, her face…

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  • Pan-India
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Vishnu's Great Temples of India

    This platform's Krishna/Braj, Jagannath Puri, and other Vishnu-avatar clusters cover many of India's most significant Vaishnava sites elsewhere; this overview b…

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  • Gaya, on the banks of the Phalgu river
    VaishnavismFamily friendly

    Vishnupad Temple

    Vishnupad Temple, on the banks of the Phalgu river in Gaya, Bihar, is the central shrine of one of Hinduism's most significant cities for ancestral rites. It en…

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  • Kamakhya Gate area, foothills of Nilachal Hill, Guwahati
    OtherFamily friendly

    Vishwakarma Temple, Guwahati

    The Vishwakarma Temple near Kamakhya Gate, at the base of Nilachal Hill in Guwahati, Assam, is popularly described in regional reporting as the oldest dedicated…

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  • Guptkashi, Rudraprayag district
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Vishwanath Temple, Guptkashi

    Vishwanath Temple in Guptkashi, Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand, is an ancient Shiva temple whose name, Guptkashi ("Hidden Kashi"), reflects local tradition h…

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  • Uttarkashi
    ShaivismFamily friendly

    Vishwanath Temple, Uttarkashi

    Vishwanath Temple, on the banks of the Bhagirathi river in Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand, is regarded in local tradition as one of the oldest temples in the town and…

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  • Pandharpur, on the banks of the Chandrabhaga river
    Vaishnavism (Varkari)Family friendly

    Vithoba Temple, Pandharpur

    Vithoba Temple in Pandharpur, on the banks of the Chandrabhaga river in Maharashtra, is the spiritual centre of the Varkari tradition, one of the most significa…

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  • Mana village, near Badrinath, Chamoli district
    Vedic / SmartaFamily friendly

    Vyas Gufa (Vyas Cave), Mana Village

    The concept of "guru" (spiritual teacher or preceptor) holds deeply personal and varied meaning across Hindu traditions and for individual devotees, who may rec…

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  • Uttarkashi district
    ShaktismFamily friendly

    Yamunotri Temple

    Yamunotri, in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, is the traditional starting point of the Char Dham Yatra of Uttarakhand and one of its four sites (alongside Ga…

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