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Created : 2021-11-19 20:22

Prominent Temples of India

Name Location Dedicated to Description
Venkateshwara temple Tirumala, AP Vishnu
Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha temple/ Simhachalam temple Simhachalam, AP Vishnu
Bramarambha Mallikarjuna Temple Sirisailam, AP Shiva, Parvati
Suryanarayana/Arasvalli Sun Temple Arasvalli, AP Sun God
Ranganthaswami Temple Nellore, AP Vishnu
Veerabhadra Temple Lepakshi, AP Shiva
Malinithan Arunachal Shakti
Kamakhya/Kamarupa Temple Nilachal Hill, Assam Kamakhya
Umananda Devaloi Peacock Island, Assam Shiva
Navagraha Temple Chirasal Hill, Assam Navagraha
Negheriting Shiva Doul Dergaon Assam Shiva
Hayagriva Madhava Temple Monikut Hill, Assam Vishnu
Mundeshwari Devi Temple Kaimur, Bihar Shiva, Shakti
Somnath Temple Veraval, Gujarat Shiva
Dwarkadheesh Temple Dwarka, Gujarat Krishna
Bahuchara Mata Mehsana, Gujarat Bahuchara mata
Nageshvara Jyotirlinga Dwarka, Gujarat Shiva
Modhera Sun Temple Modhera, Gujarat Sun God
Bhoramdeo Temple Chaura Village, Chattisgarh Shiva
Danteshwari Temple Dantewada, Chattisgarh Danteshwari Devi
Mahamaya Temple Ratanpur, Chattishgarh Lakshmi, Saraswati
Jawalamukhi Devi Temple Kangra, HP Jwalamukhi
Baba Balak Nath Temple Hamirpur, HP Shiva
Baidyanath Temple Jharkhand Shiva
Durga Temple Aihole, Ktaka Sun god, Others too
Virupaksha Temple Hampi, Ktaka Shiva
Vittala Temple Hampi, Ktaka Vishnu
Hoysaleshwara Temple Halebidu, Ktaka Shiva
Chennakesava Temple Belur, Ktaka Vishnu
Padmanabhswamy Temple Kerala Vishnu
Sabarimala Temple Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala Ayyappan - Vishnu and Shiva
Kandariya Mahadeva Temple Khajuraho, MP Shiva
Sahastrabahu Temple Gwalior, MP Vishnu
Omkareshwar Temple Khandwa, MP Shiva
Mahakaleshwar Temple Ujjain, MP Shiva
Vitthala/Vithoba Temple Pandharpur, Maha Vishnu
Trimbakeshwar Temple Nashik, Maha Shiva
Konark Sun Temple Odisha Sun God
Lingaraja Temple Bhubaneshwar, Odisha Shiva and Vishnu
Karni Mata Temple Deshnoke, Rajasthan Durga
Thousand Pillar Temple Hanamakonda, Telangana Vishnu and Surya
Ramappa Temple Warangal, Telangana Shiva
Shore Temple TN Shiva
Meenakshi Temple TN Parvati
Murugan Temple Palani, TN Kartikeya
Brihadeeshwara Temple Thanjavur, TN Shiva
Ranganathaswamy Temple Srirangam, TN Vishnu
Unakoti temple Unakoti Caves, Tripura Shiva
Vishvanath Temple Varanasi, UP Shiva
Dakshineswar Temple Kolkata Kali
Nageshvara Jyotirlinga Temple Jamnagar, Gujarat Shvia
Omkareshwar Temple Khandwa, MP Shiva
Kashi Vishwanath Temple Varanasi, UP Shiva
Kedarnath Temple Uttarakhand Shiva
Baidyanath Temple Deoghar, Jharkhand Shiva
Rameshwar Temple Rameswaram, TN Shiva
Grishneshwar Templ Ellora, Aurangabad, Maha Shiva
Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple Nasik, Maha Shiva
Bhimashankar Temple Pune, Maha Shiva
Ankor Vat Cambodia Shiva, Brahma, Vishnu
Prambanam Temple Indonesia Brahma, Vishnu, Shiva
Pashupatinath Temple Kathmandu, Nepal Shiva
Preah Vihear Temple Cambodia Shiva
Katas Raj Temple Pakistan Shiva
Aditya Sun Temple Multan, Pakistan Sun God
Munneswara Temple Sri Lanka Shiva, Ganesh, Kali etc
Brahmanya Dev Temple Unnao, MP Sun God
Suryanaar Kovil Temple Kumbakonam, TN Sun God
Dakshinaarka Temple Gaya, Bihar Sun God
Navalakha Temple Ghumli, Gujarat Sun God
Surya Pahar Temple Goalpara, Assam Sun God

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