India
Deity: Shiva
The land of the Telugu people was referred to, during ancient times, as Āndhra dēśa and Trilingadēśa. The word Telugu is believed to have been derived from trilinga, as in Trilinga Desha, "the country of the three lingas". According to legend, the deity Shiva descended as a lingam on three mountains that marked the boundaries of the Telugu country, namely Kaleshwaram in Telangana, Srisailam in Rayalaseema and Bhimeswaram, also known as Draksharamam, in Coastal Andhra. It was also believed that the word Telangana derived from Telingana, Telinga, Trilinga.
West Godavari district, India
Deity: Shiva
Veerabhadra Temple is located on Devakuta Parvatham, a hillock on an islet amidst the Godavari River near Pattiseema in Eluru district, Andhra Pradesh. The temple is dedicated to Shiva and the namesake is Veerabhadra.
India
Deity: Shiva
Vimaleshwar Temple is located in Rivona village of Sanguem taluka in the state of Goa, India. Vimaleshwar is a form of Shiva and is worshiped in the form of a Shivalinga. It is a "Swayambhu" shivlinga.
Bhubaneswar, India
Deity: Shiva
Visvanath Siva temple is situated in the Kotitirthesvara temple precinct in Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India.
Kanpur Nagar District, India
Deity: Shiva
India
Deity: Shiva
Adi Annamalaiyar Temple is a Siva temple in Adi Annamalai in Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu (India). This temple is in fact older than the “big” temple in Tiruvannamalai. Like the lingam in the big temple, the lingam in the Adi Annamalai temple is also a swayambhu lingam.
Kerala, India
Deity: Shiva
Sree Kunninmathilakam Mahadeva Temple is situated at Cheruthazham in Kannur, Kerala. The old name of this temple is Sree Kunninmathilakam Shiva Temple. Shiva of this temple is known as 'Sree Kunninmathilakathappan'. Sree Kunninmathilakathappan is worshipped as Lord Dakshinamoorthy in the morning, Lord Kirathamoorthy at noon, and Lord Umamaheshwara in the evening by devotees.
Bhubaneswar, India
Deity: Shiva
Bakresvara / Kalika Siva Temple / Tirthesvara Temple
The Kalika Siva Temple is located beyond the southern compound wall of Kapilesvara siva temple and close to the northern embankment of Manikarnika tank.The temple is facing towards west and the presiding deity of the temple is a Siva lingam within a circular yonipitha. The temple is made of sandstone. It was built around 10th / 11th Century A.D.
Kerala, India
Deity: Shiva
Karat Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to god Shiva, located in the town of Kommayad near to Mananthavady, Kerala, India which is one of the oldest temples in Wayanad district which is formed approximately one thousand years ago. The temple was destroyed by Tipu Sultan in 18th century. This was rebuilt by the effort led by Krishnan Nambeesan and public of all religions. Here the shivapooja is done every first day of Malayalam month and the prathishta dina festival is celebrated on May 10, 11 every year.
Deoghar district, India
Deity: Shiva
Karneshwar Dham, also known as Karneshwar Shiv Mandir is one of the ancient temples in Karon, the most sacred abodes of Shiva named after Karna, a key antagonist of the Hindu epic Mahabharata. Karneshwar is located in Karon in the Deoghar district of the state of Jharkhand, India. It is a temple complex consisting of the main temple of Baba Karneshwar, where the Shivalinga is installed, and 27 other temples.
Kerala, India
Deity: Shiva
Districtwise Hindu temples in Kerala include:
Bhubaneswar, India
Deity: Shiva
The Kukutesvara Siva Temple or Kukutesvara Temple is a small, 1000-year-old shrine to Shiva located in the "Temple City of India" Bhubaneswar, Orissa.
India
Deity: Shiva
The Kasi Visalakshi Viswanathar temple is in the village of Kunnuvarankottai, which is a neighbourhood in Dindigul in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. This village is served by three rivers — Vaigai, Maruda and Manjalaru — called the Triveni Sangam. The river Vaigai takes a slightly northern course near this village, like the Ganges takes at Varanasi.
Vaishali district, India
Deity: Shiva
The Lal Keshwar Shiv Mandir is a Hindu Temple in the city of Hajipur in Bihar, India. Dedicated to Lord Shiva, it is located at Bagmusa (Hajipur), Vaishali. As per local folklore, it is said to have been in existence since ancient times and Lord Shiva is believed to be in the form of Lingam. Apart from anthropomorphic images of Shiva, the worship of Shiva in the form of a lingam, or linga, is also important. The worship of the Shiva-Linga originated from the famous hymn in the Atharva-Veda Samhitâ sung in praise of the Yupa-Stambha, the sacrificial post.
Bhubaneswar, India
Deity: Shiva
Mahakala-Mahakali Temple was built around 11th century A.D. and is located at Latitude of- 20 degree 14’ 26" N., Longitude of- 85 degree 50’ 05" E and Elevation of- 71 ft. It is situatedted beyond the eastern compound wall of Lingaraja temple on the right side of the temple road leading to Hatasahi, Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. It is a shrine without a superstructure. The presiding deity is a Siva-lingam within a square yonipitha at a depth of 4.00 m below the present ground level. The shrine with stone walls is open to the sky. Close to the main deity is another small Siva lingam within another yonipitha which is known as Mahakali, while the central lingam is known as Mahakala.
India
Deity: Shiva
Neelkanth temple is a Hindu temple in the Rajgarh tehsil, in Alwar district, Rajasthan, India. It is dedicated to the god Shiva. It is situated in an isolated hill near the Sariska National Park, and access can only be gained by a steep track. It was built between the 6th to the 9th century CE by Parmeshwara Mathanadeva, a local Pratihara feudatory.
Uttar Pradesh, India
Deity: Shiva
Neelkantheshwar is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in the Green Mountainous region of Northern India. The idol of Lord Shiva is unique in that it has three heads, and is considered to be one of the Avatar of Lord Shiva. The temple is located in the town of Pali, Lalitpur in Lalitpur district of Uttar Pradesh, India.
Bhubaneswar, India
Deity: Shiva
Nilakanthesvara Shiva Temple is a temple in Orissa, India, located on the western embankment of the Bindusagar tank. It is situated on the left side of the lane branching from the road leading from Kedar Gouri chowk to the Vaitaḷa deuḷa in Bhubaneswar, the capital state of Orissa. The temple faces east. The temple's enshrining deity is a circular yoni pitha with a chlorite Siva lingam. The temple is made out of sandstone. The present temple is a recent construction over the remains of an earlier one. The building material is old but the entire structure now has cement plaster and an enamel point.
India
Deity: Shiva
Parampanthali Sree Mahadeva Temple is located at Mullassery, Thrissur district of Kerala state, India. It is 5 kilometres from National Highway 17, and 20 kilometres from Thrissur city on the way to Guruvayur via Kanjany.
Bhubaneswar, India
Deity: Shiva
Patalesvara Siva Temple – I is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in Old Town, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. This temple dates back to 13th century, and belongs to the Ganga era. At present, this temple is situated inside the compound wall of a private residence.
India
Deity: Shiva
Rajacholeesvarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, located at Thirumalairayanpattinam in Karaikal district, in Puducherry, India.
Prakasam district, India
Deity: Shiva
Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple, located in Santharavuru, Chinnaganjam Mandal Bapatla district, Andhra Pradesh is dedicated to the deity Ramalingeswara. The temple dates back to the Chola period. According to The Hindu the temple administrators claim that the temple has a bell that reverberates 108 times when struck once, and that there are only two such bells the other being at Kashi.
Bhubaneswar, India
Deity: Shiva
Sanisvara Siva Temple is a Mandir situated at Gosagaresvara Precinct southern of Paradaresvara Siva Temple, Orissa, India. The temple is facing towards the east, the enshrined deity is a circular Yoni Pitha at the center of a 1.00 square meter sanctum.
Kerala, India
Deity: Shiva
The Sasthamangalam Mahadevar Temple is a Hindu temple in the Sasthamangalam ward of Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It is located on top of a hill away from the city centre to promote the spiritual tranquility of the shrine. The temple is more than 700 years old according to the available records, and was regularly visited by the Kings of Travancore. It is administered by the Travancore Devaswom Board.