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🛕 Temples of India

Temples of India — the great pilgrim shrines

The 12 Jyotirlingas, 18 Shakti Peethas, Char Dham, Pancharamas, 108 Divya Desams and the great temples of the Telugu states — each with its significance, legend, how to reach and when to go.

Pilgrim circuits

12 Jyotirlingas12 temples The twelve shrines where Shiva manifested as a column of light, in the order of the Dwadasa Jyotirlinga Stotram. 18 Maha Shakti Peethas18 temples The eighteen goddess shrines of Adi Shankara's Ashtadasha Shakti Peetha Stotram, from "Lankayam Shankari Devi" to "Kashmire tu Saraswati". Char Dham8 temples The four abodes at the four corners of India — Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram — plus the Himalayan Chota Char Dham circuit. Pancharama Kshetras5 temples Five Shiva shrines of Andhra where, the story goes, the linga worn by the demon Tarakasura fell in five pieces: Amararamam, Draksharamam, Somaramam, Ksheeraramam and Kumararamam. Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana37 temples From Tirumala to Basara: the temples every Telugu family hopes to visit, across Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. 108 Divya Desams108 temples The 108 Vishnu shrines sung by the Alvars in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham: 106 on earth and two celestial — the Milk Ocean and Vaikuntha.

All temples (76)

Somnath JyotirlingaPrabhas Patan, Gujarat 12 Jyotirlingas Srisailam Mallikarjuna – BhramarambaSrisailam, Andhra Pradesh 12 Jyotirlingas18 Maha Shakti PeethasMajor Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Ujjain MahakaleshwarUjjain, Madhya Pradesh 12 Jyotirlingas KedarnathKedarnath, Uttarakhand 12 JyotirlingasChota Char Dham (Uttarakhand) Omkareshwar JyotirlingaMandhata island, Omkareshwar, Madhya Pradesh 12 Jyotirlingas Rameswaram RamanathaswamyRameswaram (Pamban island), Tamil Nadu 12 JyotirlingasChar Dham Baidyanath Jyotirlinga (Deoghar)Deoghar, Jharkhand 12 Jyotirlingas Bhimashankar JyotirlingaBhimashankar, Maharashtra 12 Jyotirlingas Nageshwar Jyotirlinga (Dwarka)Darukavanam, near Dwarka, Gujarat 12 Jyotirlingas Kashi VishwanathVaranasi (Kashi), Uttar Pradesh 12 Jyotirlingas Trimbakeshwar JyotirlingaTrimbak, Maharashtra 12 Jyotirlingas Grishneshwar JyotirlingaVerul (near Ellora), Maharashtra 12 Jyotirlingas Shankari Devi (Trincomalee, Sri Lanka)Trincomalee, Sri Lanka 18 Maha Shakti Peethas Kanchi Kamakshi AmmanKanchipuram, Tamil Nadu 18 Maha Shakti Peethas Draksharamam Bhimeswara – ManikyambaDraksharamam, Andhra Pradesh 18 Maha Shakti PeethasPancharama KshetrasMajor Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Shrinkhala Devi (Pradyumna)Pandua (traditional identification), West Bengal 18 Maha Shakti Peethas Mysuru ChamundeshwariChamundi Hills, Mysuru, Karnataka 18 Maha Shakti Peethas Alampur JogulambaAlampur, Telangana 18 Maha Shakti PeethasMajor Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Kolhapur MahalakshmiKolhapur, Maharashtra 18 Maha Shakti Peethas Mahur Ekaveera Devi (Renuka Mata)Mahur (Mahurgad), Maharashtra 18 Maha Shakti Peethas Ujjain MahakaliUjjain, Madhya Pradesh 18 Maha Shakti Peethas Pithapuram Puruhutika DeviPithapuram, Andhra Pradesh 18 Maha Shakti PeethasMajor Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Jajpur Girija (Biraja) DeviJajpur, Odisha 18 Maha Shakti Peethas Guwahati KamakhyaNilachal hill, Guwahati, Assam 18 Maha Shakti Peethas Prayag Madhaveshwari (Alopi Devi)Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh 18 Maha Shakti Peethas Jwalamukhi (Kangra)Jwalamukhi, Himachal Pradesh 18 Maha Shakti Peethas Gaya Mangala GauriGaya, Bihar 18 Maha Shakti Peethas Kashi VishalakshiMir Ghat, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 18 Maha Shakti Peethas Kashmir Sharada PeethSharda village, Neelum valley, Jammu & Kashmir 18 Maha Shakti Peethas BadrinathBadrinath, Uttarakhand Char DhamChota Char Dham (Uttarakhand)108 Divya Desams Dwarkadhish TempleDwarka, Gujarat Char Dham108 Divya Desams Puri Jagannath TemplePuri, Odisha Char Dham YamunotriYamunotri, Uttarakhand Chota Char Dham (Uttarakhand) GangotriGangotri, Uttarakhand Chota Char Dham (Uttarakhand) Amararamam (Amaravati Amareswara)Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh Pancharama KshetrasMajor Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Somaramam (Bhimavaram)Gunupudi, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh Pancharama KshetrasMajor Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Ksheeraramam (Palakollu)Palakollu, Andhra Pradesh Pancharama KshetrasMajor Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Kumararamam (Samarlakota)Samarlakota, Andhra Pradesh Pancharama KshetrasMajor Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Tirumala Sri VenkateswaraTirumala, Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana108 Divya Desams Tiruchanur Padmavathi AmmavaruTiruchanur (Alamelu Mangapuram), Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana SrikalahastiSrikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Kanipakam Varasiddhi VinayakaKanipakam, Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Vijayawada Kanaka DurgaIndrakeeladri, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Mangalagiri Panakala NarasimhaMangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Simhachalam Varaha Lakshmi NarasimhaSimhachalam, Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Annavaram Sri Satyanarayana SwamyAnnavaram (Ratnagiri hill), Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Arasavalli Suryanarayana SwamyArasavalli, Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana SrikurmamSrikurmam, Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Dwaraka Tirumala (Chinna Tirupati)Dwaraka Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Ahobilam Nava Narasimha KshetramAhobilam (near Allagadda), Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana108 Divya Desams Mantralayam Sri Raghavendra SwamyMantralayam, Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Lepakshi VeerabhadraLepakshi, Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana MahanandiMahanandi, Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Kotappakonda Trikoteswara SwamyKotappakonda, Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Antarvedi Lakshmi NarasimhaAntarvedi, Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Ainavilli Siddhi VinayakaAinavilli, Andhra Pradesh Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Bhadrachalam Sri Sita Ramachandra SwamyBhadrachalam, Telangana Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Yadagirigutta (Yadadri) Lakshmi NarasimhaYadagirigutta, Telangana Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Vemulawada Raja RajeshwaraVemulawada, Telangana Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Basara Gnana SaraswatiBasar, Telangana Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Kaleshwaram MukteshwaraKaleshwaram, Telangana Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Ramappa (Rudreswara) TemplePalampet, Telangana Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Thousand Pillar Temple (Hanamkonda)Hanamkonda, Telangana Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Warangal BhadrakaliBetween Hanamkonda and Warangal, Telangana Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Chilkur BalajiChilkur, Telangana Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Keesaragutta RamalingeswaraKeesara, Telangana Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Kondagattu Anjaneya SwamyKondagattu, Telangana Major Temples of Andhra Pradesh & Telangana Srirangam Sri RanganathaswamySrirangam, Tamil Nadu 108 Divya Desams Kumbakonam SarangapaniKumbakonam (Thirukudanthai), Tamil Nadu 108 Divya Desams Oppiliappan TempleTirunageswaram (near Kumbakonam), Tamil Nadu 108 Divya Desams Kanchi Varadaraja PerumalKanchipuram (Hastigiri), Tamil Nadu 108 Divya Desams Thiruvallikeni Parthasarathy (Chennai)Triplicane (Thiruvallikeni), Chennai, Tamil Nadu 108 Divya Desams Thiruvananthapuram Sri PadmanabhaswamyThiruvananthapuram, Kerala 108 Divya Desams Srivilliputhur AndalSrivilliputhur, Tamil Nadu 108 Divya Desams Alagar Koil (Kallazhagar), MaduraiAlagar Koil, Tamil Nadu 108 Divya Desams Muktinath (Saligram Kshetram), NepalMuktinath valley, Nepal 108 Divya Desams