Churches, temples, monasteries & shrines in India
Detourmap maps 1,472 churches, temples, monasteries & shrines worth the detour in India — churches, temples, monasteries and shrines. The best known is Mahabodhi Temple. The 150 most notable are listed here; the rest are on the map. Each has a photo and a Wikipedia article.
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Prahadisvarar Temple
Sacred sites · 11th century · Renowned
11th century Tamil Chola Dynasty Temple and UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Meenakshi Temple
Sacred sites · 12th century · Renowned
Historic Hindu temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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Akshardham
Sacred sites · 21st century · Notable
Spiritual and cultural Mandir dedicated to devotion, learning and harmony
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Sabarimala temple complex
Sacred sites · Notable
Temple complex in Pathanamthitta District, Kerala, India
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Tirumala Venkateswara Temple
Sacred sites · 3rd century · Notable
Hindu temple in the hill town of Tirumala, near Tirupati in the Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Badrinath Temple
Sacred sites · Notable
Major Vishnu temple and pilgrimage site in Uttarakhand, India
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Ramanathaswamy Temple
Sacred sites · Notable
Hindu temple in Rameswaram island in the state of Tamil Nadu, India
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Airavatesvara Temple
Sacred sites · 12th century · Notable
12th century Chola Hindu temple, UNESCO world heritage site
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Chennakesava Temple
Sacred sites · 12th century · Notable
12th century Vishnu temple complex in Belur, Karnataka (Hoysala Empire era)
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Kalighat Kali Temple
Sacred sites · 19th century · Notable
Hindu temple in Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Badami cave temples
Sacred sites · Notable
6th-8th century Hindu and Jain cave temples in Karnataka, India
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Kandariya Mahadeva Temple
Sacred sites · Notable
The largest historic temple in Khajuraho (11th century)
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Sun Temple
Sacred sites · 11th century · Notable
Temple dedicated to the Hindu solar deity Surya in Gujarat, India
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Tawang Monastery
Sacred sites · 17th century · Notable
Buddhist monastery in Arunachal Pradesh, India
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Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai
Sacred sites · Notable
Hindu temple in Prabhadevi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Kapaleeshwarar Temple
Sacred sites · 7th century · Notable
Temple of Shivan (Kapaleeswarar) and a form of Shiva's consort Parvati called Karpagambal ("Goddess of the Wish-Yielding Tree"), located in Mylapore, Chennai i…
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Key Monastery
Sacred sites · 11th century · Notable
Buddhist monastery in Spiti, Himachal Pradesh, India
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Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health
Sacred sites · 20th century · Notable
Church in Tamil Nadu, India
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Kailasanathar Temple, Kanchipuram
Sacred sites · Notable
Pallava-era Hindu temple in Kanchipuram (c. 700 CE)
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Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh
Sacred sites · 5th century · Notable
An ancient stone-masonry Hindu temple, to Vishnu, dated c. 500 CE
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Chennakesava Temple at Somanathapura Mysore
Sacred sites · Notable
13th-century Hoysala Hindu temple in south Karnataka
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Hazrat Nizamuddin Dargah
Sacred sites · 14th century · Notable
Dargah (mausoleum) of the Sufi saint Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya
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Guruvayur Temple
Sacred sites · Notable
Historic Krishna temple and pilgrimage site in Guruvayur, Kerala
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Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple
Sacred sites · 11th century · Notable
An 11th century Chola Hindu temple, UNESCO world heritage site
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Martand Sun Temple
Sacred sites · Notable
8th century Hindu temple in Ranbir Pora (Kehribal), Jammu and Kashmir
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Muktesvara deula
Sacred sites · 10th century · Hidden gem
10th-century Hindu temple in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
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Hoysaleswara Temple
Sacred sites · 12th century · Hidden gem
12th century Shiva temple in Halebidu, Karnataka
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Pancha Rathas
Sacred sites · 7th century · Hidden gem
Monument complex at Mahabalipuram, part of the UNESCO World Heritage site inscribed by UNESCO as Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram
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Shankaracharya Temple, Srinagar
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
7th century hilltop Hindu temple in Jammu and Kashmir
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Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Sacred sites · 20th century · Hidden gem
Spiritual community (ashram) located in Pondicherry, India
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Bhutanatha group of temples, Badami
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
7th to 12th century temples near Agastaya Tirtha, Badami
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Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex
Sacred sites · 20th century · Hidden gem
Hindu Temple complex in Mathura, India believed as the place of birth of Krishna
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Banke Bihari Temple
Sacred sites · 16th century · Hidden gem
Temple of Radha Krishna in Vrindavan, India
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Adhai Din Ka Jhonpra
Sacred sites · 12th century · Hidden gem
Oldest mosque in the north of the Indian subcontinent
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Chaturbhuj Temple, Orchha
Sacred sites · 16th century · Hidden gem
16th century temple for Rama avatar of Vishnu
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Varadharaja Perumal Temple
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Hindu Vaishnavite temple (one of the 108 divyadesams) in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India
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Vishvanath Temple
Sacred sites · 11th century · Hidden gem
10th century Shiva temple in Khajuraho, India
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Morgaon Ganesha Temple
Sacred sites · Hidden gem
Hindu temple dedicated to Ganesha in Morgaon, India
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Mount Mary Church
Sacred sites · 20th century · Hidden gem
Roman Catholic basilica in Bandra, Mumbai
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Namdroling Monastery
Sacred sites · 20th century · Hidden gem
Tibetan Buddhist monastery in Bylkuppe, Karnataka, India
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Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pondicherry
Sacred sites · 18th century · Hidden gem
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