Temples

4272 temples

Bhairabsthan Temple

Palpa District, Nepal

Deity: Bhairava

Bhairabsthan Temple is a Hindu temple of Bhairab or Bhairava located about 9 km north west from the city of Tansen, in Palpa district of Nepal at an elevation of about 1470 m msl.

Bhooteshwarnath

Gariaband district, India

Deity: Shiva

Bhuteshwarnath also known as Bhakurra Mahadeva is a temple of Lord Shiva, situated near Marouda Village of Gariaband district, Chhattisgarh, India. It is in the middle of the Gariaband Forests. It is the second largest natural Shivlinga (Lingam) in the world, after Siddheshwarnath in Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh.

Chakreshvari Siva Temple

Bhubaneswar, India

Deity: Shiva

Chakresvara Shiva temple is a living Hindu temple built in 10-11 AD dedicated to Lord Shiva at Hatiasuni lane, Rajarani Colony, Bhubaneswar of Odisha, India. The deity, lingam, is in a circular yonipitha inside the sanctum. The temple is surrounded by private residential buildings on its eastern and northern side and chakresvara tank in the west. It is of great significance as rituals like Shivaratri, Diwali, and Sankranti are observed here. Also this temple serves as a purpose of a sacred place for 'Thread Ceremony, Rudrabhiseka, Chandrabhiseka.'

Chandrasekhara Mahadeva Temple

Bhubaneswar, India

Deity: Shiva

Chandrasekhara Mahadeva Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in the village Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The enshrined deity is a Shiva lingam within a circular yoni pitha. The temple has a private ownership but is held by many people at the same time.

Kapileshwar Temple

Janakpurdham, Nepal

Deity: Shiva

Kapileshwar Temple is a temple of Lord Shiva situated at Janakpur, Nepal. According to the legend, in Treta Yuga, King Janak had constructed Shiva temples at the four corners of his capital Janakpur. Kaplileshwar temple is said to be one of them. It is believed that the temple was used by Kapil, a Hindu sage, as an Aashram as well, hence the name.

Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple

Thiruvananthapuram district, India

Deity: Shiva

Keleswaram Mahadeva Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in the state of Kerala, India. The temple is situated in Keleswaram, a village in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital of Kerala.

Kulpani Mandir

Gadhawa Rural Municipality, Nepal

Deity: Shiva

Kulpani Mandir॥ॐ॥कुलपानी मन्दिर is a Shiva temple located in Gadhawa Rural Municipality ward no. 1, Badahara Dang Deukhuri District Nepal.

Madhur Temple

Kasaragod district, India

Deity: Shiva

Madhur Shree Madanantheshwara-Siddhivinayaka Temple is a popular Shiva and Ganapathi temple located 7 km (4.3 mi) from Kasaragod town, on the banks of Mogral river, locally known as Madhuvahini. Though the main deity of this temple is Lord Shiva known as Madanantheshwara, meaning the god who killed Kama, the god of desires, more importance is given to Lord Ganapathi, who is installed facing south in the main sanctum itself. Priests of this temple belong to the Shivalli Brahmin community. Kashi Vishwanatha, Dharmasastha, Subrahmanya, Durga Parameshwari, Veerabhadra and Gulika are the sub-deities of this temple. There is also presence of Goddess Parvati inside the main sanctum.

Madneswar Siva Temple

Bhubaneswar, India

Deity: Shiva

Madanesvara Siva Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Siva built around 12th century CE. It is situated on the left side of the Mahavir Lane branching from Garage Chowk in Santarapur to Sisupalgarh, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The enshrined deity is a Siva lingam within a circular yonipitha (basement). It is a broken shrine, and at present, only the Pabhaga portion is available.

Mariamman Temple, Anbil

Tiruchirappalli district, India

Deity: Mariamman

Mariamman Temple, Anbil, is a Hindu temple located at Anbil, Trichy district, Tamil Nadu, India.

Moole Shankareshvara Temple, Turuvekere

Karnataka, India

Deity: Shiva

The Shankareshvara temple, dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva is located in Turuvekere, a small town in the Tumkur district, Karnataka state, India. Turuvekere, founded as an Agraharam town in the 13th century is located about 77 miles from the state capital Bangalore. The temple was built around 1260 A.D. during the rule of the Hoysala Empire King Narasimha III. This temple is a protected monument under the Karnataka state division of the Archaeological Survey of India.

Shree Dev Vyadeshar

Guhagar, India

Deity: Shiva

Shree Dev Vyadeshwar temple is a temple dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. It is in Guhagar town from Ratnagiri District of Maharashtra State in India. The deity is considered as the Kuladevata (Clan-deity) of many Chitpavan families from the Konkan region.

Shree Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Shiva Temple

Bengaluru, India

Deity: Shiva

Sri Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Temple is located in Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka, India. The temple is located in Omkar Ashram, in Omkar Hills Bangalore. Omkar Hills in Srinivasapura is one of the highest points of Bangalore. The Sri Dwadasha Jyotirlinga Devasthana is unique, and one of the most magnificent and gigantic temples in Karnataka.

Shri Kalyan Temple

Tonk district, India

Deity: Vishnu

Shri Diggi Kalyan Ji Temple is a Hindu temple to Vishnu in Diggi town of Malpura tehsil, Tonk district, Rajasthan, India.

Sukreswar Temple

Kamrup Metropolitan district, India

Deity: Shiva

The Sukreswar Temple is an important Shiva temple in the state of Assam in India. It has one of the largest Lingam of Lord Shiva. The temple is located on the Sukreswar or Itakhuli hill on the south bank of river Brahmaputra in the Panbazar locality of Guwahati city. Leading down from the temple compound is a long flight of steps to the river. Sitting on the steps of Sukreswar ghat one can enjoy the scenery of sun setting on the river, boats moving across the river, people performing puja in honour of their relatives who have left this world, children and older people bathing.

Tapkeshwar Temple

Uttarakhand, India

Deity: Shiva

Tapkeshwar Temple, also known as Tapkeshwar Mahadev Temple, is a temple in Dehradun dedicated to Shiva. The temple is on the bank of the Tons River, built on top of a natural cave, which holds the temple's main shivalinga.

Achankovil Sastha Temple

Kollam district, India

The Achankovil Sastha Temple is a Hindu temple located near the banks of the Achankovil River in the Kollam district in the Indian state of Kerala. It is one of the five major temples dedicated to Shasta in Kerala, the others being Kulathupuzha, Aryankavu, Sabarimala and Kanthamala. The idol in the temple is believed to have been consecrated by Parashurama. The temple is known for curing poisonous snakebites. The Travancore Devaswom Board administers the temple.

Agastheeswarar Temple

Nagapattinam district, India

Agastheeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva, located in the town of Agasthiyampalli, Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is revered in the seventh century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanmars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam. The temple is locally called Agasthiyar Kovil.

Agnipureeswarar Temple, Thirupugalur

Tamil Nadu, India

Agnipureeswarar Temple in Thirupugalur, a village in Nagapattinam district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Constructed in the Tamil style of architecture, the temple is believed to have been built during the Cholas period in the 10th century. Shiva is worshipped as Agnipureeswarar and his consort Parvathi as Karundar Kuzhali.

Akhadachandi Temple

Bhubaneswar, India

Anshuman temple is a 10th-century temple in Bhubaneswar in the state of Odisha, India. It is on the southwestern embankment of Bindusagar tank in Badu Sahi, Old town.

Akshayapureeswarar Temple

Sivaganga district, India

The Akshayapureeswarar Temple at Vilankulam (Vilangulam) in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu is a 13th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva.

Alampur Jogulamba Temple

Alampur, India

Jogulamba Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Goddess Jogulamba, a form of Shakti located in Alampuram, Telangana, India. The temple is one of the Maha Shakta pithas, a group of eighteen (Ashtadasa) temples considered the most significant shrines and pilgrimage destinations in Shaktism. Alampur is located on the banks of the Tungabhadra river near its confluence with Krishna river. Jogulamba temple is located in the same complex as that of the Navabrahma Temples, a group of nine Shiva temples built between the seventh and eighth century CE.