Sacred Places
263 places found
HinduismUdupi Sri Krishna Matha
Udupi · India · temple
The 13th-century matha of Lord Bala Krishna founded by Sri Madhvacharya, where every pilgrim receives darshan through the silver-plated Kanakana Kindi window and eight mathas hand the Lord's worship from one to the next every two years in the Paryaya.
HinduismVaidyanath Jyotirlinga
· India · temple
One of the twelve Jyotirlingas, the most sacred abodes of Lord Shiva, with three Temples in different states of India claiming to enshrine the same self-manifest linga.
HinduismVamana Temple, Khajuraho
Khajuraho · India · temple
A compact eleventh-century shrine to Lord Vishnu in his Vamana form, standing apart from the grander Temples of Khajuraho's Western Group in the quieter Eastern precinct of the UNESCO-listed monument complex.
HinduismVaraha Cave Temple
Mamallapuram · India · temple
Carved into pink granite on the hilltop at Mamallapuram, the Varaha Cave Temple is a late seventh century Pallava rock-cut shrine whose four sculpted panels, most famously Lord Vishnu lifting the earth as Varaha, rank among the finest works of early Pallava art. It forms part of the UNESCO-listed Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram.
HinduismVazhappally Maha Siva Temple
Changanassery · India · temple
Near Changanassery in Kerala's Kottayam district, Vazhappally Maha Siva Temple is an ancient Shaiva shrine counted among the 108 Temples tradition attributes to Lord Parashurama, sheltering seventeenth century wood carvings and one of the oldest surviving Malayalam inscriptions.
HinduismVeerabhadra Temple
Lepakshi · India · temple
In the village of Lepakshi in Andhra Pradesh's Sri Sathya Sai district, the Veerabhadra Temple is a sixteenth century Vijayanagara shrine to Lord Veerabhadra, a fierce form of Lord Shiva, celebrated for its hanging pillar, a vast monolithic Nandi, and ceiling murals said to be among the largest in Asia.
HinduismVishvanath Temple
Khajuraho · India · temple
In the Western Group at Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, the Vishvanath Temple is a Chandela-era Nagara shrine to Lord Shiva as Vishvanatha, Lord of the Universe, raised around 1002 CE and set with its own dedicated Nandi pavilion facing the sanctum.
HinduismVrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir
Vrindavan · India · temple
An immense devotional project rising in the sacred town of Vrindavan, the Chandrodaya Mandir is being built by followers of Srila Prabhupada as a skyscraper Temple to Lord Krishna, planned as the tallest religious monument in the world. Construction continues today, with part of the complex already open for darshan.
HinduismWalkeshwar Temple
Mumbai · India · temple
Perched at the highest point in Mumbai above Malabar Hill, Walkeshwar is an ancient Temple to Lord Shiva, worshipped here as Valukeshwar, the Lord fashioned from sand, beside the sacred freshwater Banganga Tank.
HinduismYameshwar Temple
· India · temple
An ancient sandstone shrine in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, jointly consecrated to Lord Shiva and Yama, lord of death, a rare dual dedication that draws devotees seeking liberation from suffering and the blessings of Mahādeva.
HinduismYamunotri Temple
Yamunotri · India · temple
The source shrine Of Maa Yamuna, wedged into a cliff at 3,293 m in the Garhwal Himalaya, westernmost of Uttarakhand's Char Dham.