Hindu Temples in the World
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| # | Temple Name | God/Goddess | Location (City/Town) | District | Region | State | Country | Group | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Somnath Temple | Shiva (Somnath) | Prabhas Patan | Gir Somnath | Saurashtra | Gujarat | India | Jyotirlinga | Ancient, westernmost Jyotirlinga; coastal temple complex. |
| 2 | Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple (Srisailam) | Shiva (Mallikarjuna) | Srisailam | Nandyal / Kurnool | Rayalaseema | Andhra Pradesh | India | Jyotirlinga | Also a Shakti Peetha (Bhramaramba). |
| 3 | Mahakaleshwar Temple | Shiva (Mahakaleshwar) | Ujjain | Ujjain | Madhya Bharat | Madhya Pradesh | India | Jyotirlinga | Famous for Bhasma Aarti; ancient Ujjain pilgrimage site. |
| 4 | Omkareshwar Temple | Shiva (Omkareshwar) | Omkareshwar | Khandwa | Madhya Bharat | Madhya Pradesh | India | Jyotirlinga | Island temple on the Narmada shaped like 'Om'. |
| 5 | Kedarnath Temple | Shiva (Kedarnath) | Kedarnath (near Gaurikund) | Rudraprayag | Garhwal Himalaya | Uttarakhand | India | Jyotirlinga / Panch Kedar | High-altitude shrine; one of most sacred Shaiva sites. |
| 6 | Bhimashankar Temple | Shiva (Bhimashankar) | Bhimashankar | Pune | Maharashtra (Western Ghats) | Maharashtra | India | Jyotirlinga | Located in lush forest; associated with the Bhima river source. |
| 7 | Kashi Vishwanath Temple | Shiva (Vishwanath) | Varanasi | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh Plains | Uttar Pradesh | India | Jyotirlinga | One of the most famous and holiest Shiva shrines. |
| 8 | Trimbakeshwar Temple | Shiva (Trimbakeshwar) | Trimbak | Nashik | Maharashtra | Maharashtra | India | Jyotirlinga | Source of the Godavari river; unique three-faced linga. |
| 9 | Vaidyanath (Baidyanath) Temple | Shiva (Vaidyanath) | Deoghar | Deoghar | Santhal Parganas | Jharkhand | India | Jyotirlinga | Major pilgrimage during Shravan month. |
| 10 | Nageshwar (Nagnath) Temple | Shiva (Nageshwar) | Dwarka (near Bet Dwarka) | Jamnagar / Devbhoomi Dwarka | Saurashtra | Gujarat | India | Jyotirlinga | Associated with protective & anti-poison rituals. |
| 11 | Ramanathaswamy Temple | Shiva (Ramanathaswamy) | Rameswaram | Ramanathapuram | Pandya / Tamil region | Tamil Nadu | India | Jyotirlinga | Sacred island shrine; linked to Ramayana. |
| 12 | Grishneshwar Temple | Shiva (Grishneshwar) | Ellora / Verul | Aurangabad | Maharashtra (Deccan) | Maharashtra | India | Jyotirlinga | Near the Ellora caves, restored temple. |
| 13 | Tungnath Temple | Shiva (Tungnath) | Tungnath (near Chopta) | Rudraprayag | Garhwal Himalaya | Uttarakhand | India | Panch Kedar | Highest Shiva temple in the Panch Kedar circuit (accessible by trek). |
| 14 | Rudranath Temple | Shiva (Rudranath) | Rudranath | Chamoli | Garhwal Himalaya | Uttarakhand | India | Panch Kedar | Remote Himalayan shrine; part of Pandava legend. |
| 15 | Madhyamaheshwar Temple | Shiva (Madymamaheshwar) | Madhyamaheshwar | Uttarkashi | Garhwal Himalaya | Uttarakhand | India | Panch Kedar | Located between Kedarnath & Tungnath; lesser-visited. |
| 16 | Kalpeshwar Temple | Shiva (Kalpeshwar) | Urgam Valley (near Gopeshwar) | Chamoli | Garhwal Himalaya | Uttarakhand | India | Panch Kedar | One of the five sites; open year-round (low elevation). |
| 17 | Ekambareswarar Temple | Lord Shiva (Prithvi Lingam) | Kanchipuram | Kanchipuram | Chengalpattu / Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | India | Pancha Bootha | Represents Earth. |
| 18 | Jambukeswarar Temple | Lord Shiva (Appu Lingam) | Thiruvanaikaval | Trichy | Cauvery delta | Tamil Nadu | India | Pancha Bootha | Represents Water; partially submerged sanctum. |
| 19 | Arunachaleswarar Temple (Annamalai) | Lord Shiva (Agni Lingam) | Tiruvannamalai | Tiruvannamalai | Tamil region | Tamil Nadu | India | Pancha Bootha | Represents Fire; large temple with Girivalam pilgrimage. |
| 20 | Sri Kalahasteeswara Temple | Lord Shiva (Vayu Lingam) | Srikalahasti | Chittoor | Rayalaseema | Andhra Pradesh | India | Pancha Bootha | Represents Air; famous for Rahu-Ketu rites. |
| 21 | Chidambaram Nataraja Temple | Lord Shiva (Akasha Lingam / Nataraja) | Chidambaram | Cuddalore | Coromandel Coast | Tamil Nadu | India | Pancha Bootha / Panch Sabhai | Represents Space; also the Kanaka Sabhai of cosmic dance. |
| 22 | Chidambaram Nataraja Temple (Kanaka Sabhai) | Shiva as Nataraja | Chidambaram | Cuddalore | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | India | Panch Sabhai | Gold hall — cosmic dance principle. |
| 23 | Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple | Shiva (Sundareswarar) / Meenakshi (Parvati) | Madurai | Madurai | Tamil region | Tamil Nadu | India | Panch Sabhai | Velli Sabhai (silver hall); very large festival calendar. |
| 24 | Nellaiappar Temple | Shiva (Nellaiappar) | Tirunelveli | Tirunelveli | Tamil region | Tamil Nadu | India | Panch Sabhai | Tamira Sabhai (copper hall). |
| 25 | Tiruvavaduthurai Adheenam | Shiva | Tiruvavaduthurai | Mayiladuthurai | Tamil region | Tamil Nadu | India | Panch Sabhai | Ratna Sabhai (gem hall). |
| 26 | Kutralanathar Temple (Courtallam) | Shiva | Courtallam | Tenkasi | Western Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | India | Panch Sabhai | Chitra Sabhai (picture hall); associated with waterfalls. |
| 27 | Tiruvadhigai (Veerateeswarar) | Shiva | Tiruvadhigai | Cuddalore | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | India | Ashta Veeratta | One of eight sites where Shiva performed heroic deeds. |
| 28 | Tirukkandiyur (Veerateswarar) | Shiva | Tirukkandiyur | Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | India | Ashta Veeratta | Associated with destruction of Daksha Yagna's ash. |
| 29 | Tirukkurukkai (Veerateswarar) | Shiva | Tirukkurukkai | Thiruvarur | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | India | Ashta Veeratta | Local temple honoring Shiva's valor. |
| 30 | Tiruppariyalur (Veerateeswarar) | Shiva | Tiruppariyalur | Mayiladuthurai | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | India | Ashta Veeratta | Famous ancient site. |
| 31 | Tirukovilur (Veerateswarar) | Shiva | Tirukovilur | Villupuram | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | India | Ashta Veeratta | Associated with Shiva's acts; historic temple town. |
| 32 | Tiruvirkudi (Veerateswarar) | Shiva | Tiruvirkudi | Mayiladuthurai | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | India | Ashta Veeratta | Part of the eight-heroic-deeds circuit. |
| 33 | Tiruvennainallur (Veerateswarar) | Shiva | Tiruvennainallur | Villupuram | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | India | Ashta Veeratta | Historic temple with Veeratta shrine. |
| 34 | Tiru Vazhuvur (Veerateswarar) | Shiva | Vazhuvur | Mayiladuthurai | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | India | Ashta Veeratta | Famed for local legends and festivals. |
| 35 | Tirupati Venkateswara (Tirumala) | Vishnu (Venkateswara) | Tirumala / Tirupati | Chittoor | Rayalaseema / Andhra | Andhra Pradesh | India | Vaishnava Major | One of the richest and most visited temples in the world. |
| 36 | Jagannath Temple | Vishnu (Jagannath) | Puri | Puri | Coastal Odisha | Odisha | India | Vaishnava Major | Famous Rath Yatra chariot festival. |
| 37 | Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple | Vishnu (Ranganatha) | Srirangam | Trichy | Tamil region | Tamil Nadu | India | Vaishnava Major | Largest functioning Hindu temple complex in the world. |
| 38 | Kamakhya Temple | Devi (Kamakhya) | Guwahati | Kamrup | Assam | Assam | India | Shakta Major | One of the primary Shakti Peethas; tantric traditions strong here. |
| 39 | Kamakshi Amman (Kanchipuram) | Devi (Kamakshi) | Kanchipuram | Kanchipuram | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | India | Shakta Major | Important Devi shrine in the ancient temple city. |
| 40 | Lingaraj Temple | Shiva (Lingaraj) | Bhubaneswar | Khurda | Coastal Odisha | Odisha | India | Other Shaiva | Major historical Shaiva temple; classic Kalinga architecture. |
| 41 | Amarnath Cave Temple | Shiva (Amarnath Linga) | Pahalgam / Baltal approaches | Anantnag | Kashmir Valley | Jammu & Kashmir | India | Other Shaiva | Ice Shivling forms seasonally; important Himalayan pilgrimage. |
| 42 | Murudeshwar Temple | Shiva (Murudeshwar) | Murudeshwar | Udupi | Coastal Karnataka | Karnataka | India | Other Shaiva | Home to a very tall Shiva statue overlooking the Arabian Sea. |
| 43 | Pashupatinath Temple | Shiva (Pashupatinath) | Kathmandu | Kathmandu District | Kathmandu Valley | Nepal | Nepal | Outside India | Pre-eminent Shiva shrine in Nepal; UNESCO buffer area. |
| 44 | Koneswaram Temple | Shiva (Konesar) | Trincomalee | Trincomalee | Eastern Province | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | Outside India | Historic hill-top temple, coastal views; ancient pilgrimage site. |
| 45 | Prambanan (Candi Prambanan) | Shiva (Main shrine) | Prambanan / Yogyakarta | Klaten / Sleman | Central Java | Central Java | Indonesia | Outside India | Large 9th-century Hindu temple compound with principal Shiva shrine. |
| 46 | Angkor Wat — selected Shaivite shrines | Shiva (historical elements) | Siem Reap | Siem Reap | Tonle Sap region | Siem Reap Province | Cambodia | Outside India | Originally Hindu complex with significant Shaiva & Vaishnava iconography. |
| 47 | Ganga Talao (Grand Bassin) & Shiva Statue | Shiva (Murti) | Savanne District / Ganga Talao | Black River / Savanne | South Mauritius | Mauritius | Mauritius | Outside India | Important pilgrimage site for the Indo-Mauritian community; large Shiva statue. |
| 48 | Shiva Vishnu Temple (Livermore) | Shiva / Vishnu | Livermore | Alameda County | San Francisco Bay Area | California | USA | Outside India | Major Hindu temple serving diaspora community. |
| 49 | Meenakshi Amman Temple | Meenakshi (Parvati) & Sundareswarar (Shiva) | Madurai | Madurai | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu | India | Regional Important | Major historic temple; rich Pandya architecture and annual festivals. |
| 50 | Someshwara (example regional Shaiva) | Shiva (Someshwara) | Bengaluru | Bengaluru Urban | Karnataka | Karnataka | India | Regional Important | One of many Someshwara temples in Deccan region (representative example). |