AartiGanesha JiDraft
Jai Ganesh Deva (Sukhkarta Dukhharta)
सुखकर्ता दुखहर्ता वार्ता विघ्नाची
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Om Jai Jagdish Hare
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Om Jai Shiv Omkara
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Featured Sacred Sites
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Anantnag district
Shaivism
Amarnath Cave Temple
Amarnath is a Himalayan cave shrine in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, at approximately 3,888 m, holding one of the most distinctive natural phenomena in…
Best: July, AugustExplore →
Arasur Hills, Banaskantha district
ShaktismFamily friendly
Ambaji Temple
Ambaji Temple, on the Arasur Hills in Gujarat's Banaskantha district near the Rajasthan border, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Ayodhya district
Chamoli district
VaishnavismFamily friendly
Badrinath Temple
Badrinath Temple, on the banks of the Alaknanda River in Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, holds a distinctive dual status among India's major pilgrimage circuits:…
Best: May, June, September…Explore →
Deoghar
ShaivismFamily friendly
Baidyanath Temple, Deoghar
Baidyanath Temple in Deoghar, Jharkhand, is one of three genuine claimants to the Vaidyanath (or Baidyanath/Vaijnath) Jyotirlinga of Shiva — the most contested…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Vrindavan
VaishnavismFamily friendly
Banke Bihari Temple
Banke Bihari Temple, in Vrindavan, is dedicated to Banke Bihari, worshipped as the combined form of Radha and Krishna in a single black idol. It is widely regar…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Bhorgiri, Khed taluka, Pune district
ShaivismFamily friendly
Bhimashankar Temple
Bhimashankar Temple, in the Sahyadri hills of Pune district, Maharashtra, is one of three Jyotirlingas of Shiva located within Maharashtra and is traditionally…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Srisailam, Nallamala Hills, Kurnool district
ShaktismFamily friendly
Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam
Bhramaramba Devi Temple, within the Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple complex at Srisailam on the Nallamala Hills, Andhra Pradesh, is one of the Ashtadasha (18) Mah…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Pushkar
SmartaFamily friendly
Brahma Temple, Pushkar
The Brahma Temple (Jagatpita Brahma Mandir) in Pushkar, Rajasthan, is the most prominent temple in the world dedicated to Brahma, the creator deity of the Hindu…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Kangra
ShaktismFamily friendly
Brajeshwari Devi Temple (Vajreshwari, Kangra)
Brajeshwari Devi Temple — also called Vajreshwari, Bajreshwari, or Kangra Devi Temple — in Kangra town, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Chamundi Hills, roughly 13 km from Mysuru
ShaktismFamily friendly
Chamundeshwari Temple, Mysuru
Chamundeshwari Temple, atop Chamundi Hills roughly 13 km from Mysuru, Karnataka, is one of the Ashtadasha (18) Maha Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the sp…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Pan-India (Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Odisha, Tamil Nadu)
VaishnavismFamily friendly
Char Dham of India
The Char Dham ("four abodes") of India is a set of four major pilgrimage sites established as a unified circuit by the 8th-century philosopher-saint Adi Shankar…
Garhwal Himalaya
OtherFamily friendly
Char Dham of Uttarakhand
The Char Dham of Uttarakhand — often called the "Chota Char Dham" ("small four abodes") to distinguish it from the separate, pan-Indian Char Dham of India — is…
Best: May, June, September…Explore →
Una district
ShaktismFamily friendly
Chintpurni Temple
Chintpurni Temple, in Una district, Himachal Pradesh, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where Sati's feet fell. The temp…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Draksharamam, East Godavari district
ShaktismFamily friendly
Draksharamam Bhimeswara-Manikyamba Temple
The Bhimeswara Swamy Temple at Draksharamam, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, houses the Manikyamba shrine, one of the Ashtadasha (18) Maha Shakti Peetha…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Dwarka, Devbhoomi Dwarka district
VaishnavismFamily friendly
Dwarkadhish Temple
Dwarkadhish Temple, also called Jagat Mandir, in Dwarka on Gujarat's Saurashtra coast, is dedicated to Krishna, worshipped here as Dwarkadhish ("Lord of Dwarka"…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Uttarkashi district
ShaktismFamily friendly
Gangotri Temple
Gangotri, in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, is one of the four sites of the Himalayan "Chota Char Dham" (alongside Yamunotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath) and…
Best: May, June, September…Explore →
Basar, on the banks of the Godavari river
SmartaFamily friendly
Gnana Saraswati Temple, Basar
Gnana Saraswati Temple in Basar, on the banks of the Godavari river in Telangana's Nirmal district, is one of only two widely recognised dedicated Saraswati tem…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Kathmandu, near the Pashupatinath Temple
ShaktismFamily friendly
Guhyeshwari Temple
Guhyeshwari Temple, on the southern bank of the Bagmati river about 1 km east of the Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal, is one of the classical 51 Shakti…
Best: October, November, March…Explore →
Guruvayur, Thrissur district
VaishnavismFamily friendly
Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple
Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple, in Thrissur district, Kerala, is one of the most revered Krishna temples in India and is popularly known as the "Dwarka of the Sou…
Best: November, December, January…Explore →
Ramkot, Ayodhya
VaishnavismFamily friendly
Hanuman Garhi
Hanuman Garhi, in the Ramkot area of Ayodhya, is one of the city's most ancient and important temples, dedicated to Hanuman. Built in the shape of a four-sided…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Raman Reti, Vrindavan
VaishnavismFamily friendly
ISKCON Vrindavan (Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir)
ISKCON Vrindavan's Sri Sri Krishna Balaram Mandir, in the Raman Reti area of Vrindavan, was the first temple built in India by the International Society for Kri…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Puri
VaishnavismFamily friendly
Jagannath Temple, Puri
Jagannath Temple, in Puri, Odisha, is dedicated to Jagannath ("Lord of the Universe"), worshipped alongside his siblings Balabhadra and Subhadra as a distinctiv…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Ishwaripur village, Shyamnagar upazila, Satkhira district
Shaktism
Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple
Jeshoreshwari Kali Temple, in Ishwaripur village, Satkhira district, Bangladesh, near the Sundarbans, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas and one of seven…
Jawalamukhi, Kangra district
ShaktismFamily friendly
Jwala Ji Temple
Jwala Ji Temple, in the town of Jawalamukhi, Kangra district, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, marking the spot where Sati's tongue is traditionally s…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Kalighat, Kolkata
ShaktismFamily friendly
Kalighat Kali Temple
Kalighat Kali Temple, in the Kalighat area of Kolkata, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where the toes of Sati's right…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Nilachal Hill, Guwahati
ShaktismFamily friendly
Kamakhya Temple
Kamakhya Temple, on Nilachal Hill overlooking the Brahmaputra River in Guwahati, Assam, is one of the oldest and most important centres of Tantric Hindu practic…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Kanchipuram
ShaktismFamily friendly
Kamakshi Amman Temple
Kamakshi Amman Temple, in the temple city of Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas, traditionally marking the spot where Sati's nav…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Kanyakumari, at the southern tip of the Indian mainland
ShaktismFamily friendly
Kanyakumari Bhagavathi Amman Temple
The Bhagavathi Amman Temple at Kanyakumari, at the southernmost tip of the Indian mainland where the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and Indian Ocean meet, is one o…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Uttar Pradesh
ShaivismFamily friendly
Kashi Vishwanath
Kashi Vishwanath — the temple of the Lord of the Universe — is one of the holiest shrines in all of Hinduism and the most sacred site in the ancient city of Var…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Uttarakhand
Khatu town, Sikar district
Vaishnavism (Krishna / Barbarika)Family friendly
Khatu Shyam Ji Temple
Khatu Shyam Ji Temple, in Khatu town, Sikar district, Rajasthan, is one of the most heavily visited pilgrimage sites in North India, dedicated to Khatu Shyam Ji…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Konark, on the Bay of Bengal coast
SauraFamily friendly
Konark Sun Temple
Konark Sun Temple, on the Bay of Bengal coast roughly 35 km northeast of Puri, Odisha, is a 13th-century monument dedicated to Surya, the Sun god, designed in t…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Mathura
VaishnavismFamily friendly
Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple
Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple, in Mathura, marks the site traditionally held by Hindus to be the precise birthplace of Krishna, within what is described in devotio…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Braj region (Mathura district)
VaishnavismFamily friendly
Krishna Temples of Braj (Mathura, Vrindavan & Barsana)
Braj — the region surrounding Mathura and Vrindavan in western Uttar Pradesh — is the devotional heartland of Krishna worship, traditionally identified as the s…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Ujjain
ShaivismFamily friendly
Mahakaleshwar Temple
Mahakaleshwar Temple, on the banks of the Shipra River in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh (the ancient city of Avantika), enshrines one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shi…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Kolhapur
ShaktismFamily friendly
Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur
Mahalakshmi Temple, in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, also known locally as Ambabai Temple, is dedicated to the goddess Mahalakshmi. **This platform found genuine, unre…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Mahalakshmi, Mumbai
ShaktismFamily friendly
Mahalakshmi Temple, Mumbai
Mahalakshmi Temple, in the Mahalakshmi area of central Mumbai, is one of the city's most visited and revered temples, enshrining images of the Tridevi (three-go…
Best: November, December, January…Explore →
Srisailam, Nandyal district
ShaivismFamily friendly
Mallikarjuna Temple, Srisailam
The Mallikarjuna Temple at Srisailam, in Andhra Pradesh's Nandyal district, is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva and, unusually, simultaneously one of the…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Morgaon, Pune district
GanapatyaFamily friendly
Mayureshwar Temple, Morgaon (Ashtavinayak #1)
Mayureshwar Temple (also called Moreshwar Temple) in Morgaon, Pune district, is the first of the eight Ashtavinayak shrines and traditionally the prescribed sta…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Ngari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous Region
Shaivism
Mount Kailash
Mount Kailash (Kailash Parvat), rising to 6,638 m in the remote Ngari Prefecture of the Tibet Autonomous Region, is among the most multi-religiously sacred moun…
Best: May, June, July…Explore →
Muktinath Valley, Mustang
Vaishnavism
Muktinath Temple
Muktinath ("Lord of Liberation") is an ancient temple in the Muktinath Valley of Mustang, Nepal, at the foot of the Thorong La pass. Standing at approximately 3…
Best: March, April, May…Explore →
Near Dwarka, Devbhoomi Dwarka district
ShaivismFamily friendly
Nageshwar Jyotirlinga Temple
Nageshwar Jyotirlinga Temple, on the road between Dwarka city and Beyt Dwarka island in Gujarat, is one of three sites claimed as the Nageshwar Jyotirlinga of S…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Bilaspur district
ShaktismFamily friendly
Naina Devi Temple
Naina Devi Temple, on a hilltop in Bilaspur district overlooking Govind Sagar Lake, is one of the classical Shakti Peethas — most sources place it among the 51,…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Amarkantak, Anuppur district
ShaktismFamily friendly
Narmada Udgam & Kalmadhav Shakti Peethas, Amarkantak
Amarkantak, in Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh, is unique among this platform's Shakti Peethas in hosting two separate, closely situated sites, both counted am…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Kumbakonam-Mayiladuthurai region, Cauvery Delta
SauraFamily friendly
Navagraha Sthalams of Tamil Nadu
The Navagraha Sthalams are a set of nine temples in the Kumbakonam-Mayiladuthurai region of Tamil Nadu (with one, Thirunallar, just across the border in the Kar…
Mandhata Island, Khandwa district
ShaivismFamily friendly
Omkareshwar Temple
Omkareshwar Temple sits on Mandhata Island in the Narmada River, in Madhya Pradesh's Khandwa district, and enshrines one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva. Th…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Palani Hills
KaumaramFamily friendly
Palani Murugan Temple (Third Arupadaiveedu)
Palani Murugan Temple, atop the Palani Hills, is the third of the six Arupadaiveedu abodes and one of the most visited Murugan temples in India. Here, Murugan i…
Best: November, December, January…Explore →
Kathmandu (Deopatan), Bagmati River
ShaivismFamily friendly
Pashupatinath Temple
Pashupatinath Temple, on the banks of the sacred Bagmati River in Kathmandu, is among the oldest and most significant Hindu temple complexes in South Asia, and…
Best: October, November, February…Explore →
Pan-India and neighbouring countries
ShaktismFamily friendly
Popular Shakti Peeths of India
Shakti Peethas are sites across the Indian subcontinent, sacred to the goddess (Devi/Shakti), traditionally understood as marking the places where parts of the…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Vrindavan (outskirts)
VaishnavismFamily friendly
Prem Mandir
Prem Mandir ("Temple of Divine Love"), on the outskirts of Vrindavan, is a large, entirely modern temple complex dedicated to Radha-Krishna and Sita-Rama, built…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Barsana
VaishnavismFamily friendly
Radha Rani Temple (Ladli Ji), Barsana
Radha Rani Temple, popularly known as Ladli Ji Temple, stands atop Bhanugarh hill in Barsana, traditionally revered as Radha's own home village. Radha and Krish…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Ram Janmabhoomi, Ayodhya
VaishnavismFamily friendly
Ram Mandir, Ayodhya
The Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, consecrated in January 2024, is a newly built temple dedicated to Rama at the site traditionally identified by Hindus as his birthpla…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Rameswaram Island
ShaivismFamily friendly
Ramanathaswamy Temple
Ramanathaswamy Temple, on Rameswaram Island in Tamil Nadu, is the southernmost of the twelve Jyotirlingas and one of the four Char Dham of India (alongside Badr…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Mahur (Mahurgad), Nanded district
ShaktismFamily friendly
Renuka Devi Temple, Mahur
Renuka Devi Temple, in Mahur (also called Mahurgad), Nanded district, Maharashtra, is one of the Ashtadasha (18) Maha Shakti Peethas and one of Maharashtra's ow…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Sabarimala hills, Pathanamthitta district
Shaiva-Vaishnava synthesis
Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple
Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple, atop a forested hillock roughly 3,000 feet above sea level in Kerala's Pathanamthitta district, is dedicated to Ayyappa (a…
Best: November, December, JanuaryExplore →
Nanduri, Kalwan taluka, roughly 60 km from Nashik
ShaktismFamily friendly
Saptashrungi Temple, Nashik
Saptashrungi Temple, on a hilltop in Vani, roughly 60 km from Nashik, Maharashtra, is one of the classical 51 Shakti Peethas and one of Maharashtra's own "three…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Kangra, Una, and Bilaspur districts
ShaktismFamily friendly
Shaktipeeths of Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh's five most widely visited Devi temples — **Jwala Ji (Kangra), Chintpurni (Una), Brajeshwari/Vajreshwari Devi** (Kangra), Naina Devi (Bilaspur)…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Shirdi, Ahmednagar district
OtherFamily friendly
Shri Sai Baba Temple, Shirdi
Shri Sai Baba Temple (Shree Samadhi Mandir) in Shirdi, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, is the samadhi (memorial shrine) of Sai Baba of Shirdi, a saint who liv…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Nathdwara
Vaishnavism (Pushtimarg)Family friendly
Shrinathji Temple, Nathdwara
Shrinathji Temple in Nathdwara, Rajasthan, is one of India's most important Krishna pilgrimage sites and the primary seat of the Pushtimarg ("Path of Grace") Va…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Prabhadevi, Mumbai
GanapatyaFamily friendly
Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai
Siddhivinayak Temple, in the Prabhadevi area of central Mumbai, is one of the city's most visited and wealthiest temples, drawing devotees from across all walks…
Best: November, December, January…Explore →
Prabhas Patan, Gir Somnath district
ShaivismFamily friendly
Somnath Temple
Somnath Temple, at Prabhas Patan on the Arabian Sea coast in Gujarat's Gir Somnath district, is traditionally regarded as the first among the twelve Jyotirlinga…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
VaishnavismFamily friendly
Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala, is one of the wealthiest religious sites in the world following the 2011 discovery of…
Best: November, December, January…Explore →
Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli
VaishnavismFamily friendly
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple in Srirangam, near Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, is the largest functioning Hindu temple complex in the world, spanning roughly 156 ac…
Best: November, December, January…Explore →
Suryanar Koil village, near Aduthurai, Thanjavur district
SauraFamily friendly
Suryanar Kovil (Navagraha: Surya Sthalam)
Suryanar Kovil, near Aduthurai between Kumbakonam and Mayiladuthurai in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, is the anchor temple of the Navagraha Sthalams, the set…
Best: November, December, January…Explore →
New Delhi
Swaminarayan Sampraday (BAPS)Family friendly
Swaminarayan Akshardham, Delhi
Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi is a major modern Hindu temple and cultural campus dedicated to Bhagwan Swaminarayan, built by the BAPS Swaminarayan Sansth…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Gandhinagar
Swaminarayan Sampraday (BAPS)Family friendly
Swaminarayan Akshardham, Gandhinagar
Swaminarayan Akshardham in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, is the original Akshardham temple complex, opened to the public in 1992 as a tribute to Bhagwan Swaminarayan an…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Purushottampur, Ganjam district
ShaktismFamily friendly
Tara Tarini Temple
Tara Tarini, on a hill above the Rushikulya river near Purushottampur in Odisha's Ganjam district, is one of the Four Adi Shakti Peethas (Chatasrah Aadi) explic…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Tarapith, near the Dwaraka river, Rampurhat subdivision, Birbhum district
ShaktismFamily friendly
Tarapith Temple
Tarapith Temple, near the Dwaraka river in Rampurhat, Birbhum district, West Bengal, is dedicated to Tara, the second of the ten Mahavidyas, and is one of the c…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Pune, Raigad, and Ahmednagar districts
GanapatyaFamily friendly
The Ashtavinayak: Eight Sacred Ganesha Temples of Maharashtra
The Ashtavinayak ("eight Ganeshas") is a traditional pilgrimage circuit of eight self-manifested (swayambhu) Ganesha temples across Pune, Raigad, and Ahmednagar…
Thirunallar, Karaikal district
SauraFamily friendly
Thirunallar Saneeswaran Temple (Navagraha: Shani Sthalam)
Thirunallar Saneeswaran Temple (also called Dharbaranyeswarar Temple), in Thirunallar, Karaikal district of the Puducherry Union Territory, is the Shani (Saturn…
Best: November, December, January…Explore →
Thiruparankundram, near Madurai
KaumaramFamily friendly
Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple (First Arupadaiveedu)
Thiruparankundram Murugan Temple, roughly 8 km southwest of Madurai, is the first of the Arupadaiveedu, the six traditional abodes of Murugan (Kartikeya) in Tam…
Best: November, December, January…Explore →
Tiruchendur, Thoothukudi district, on the Bay of Bengal
KaumaramFamily friendly
Tiruchendur Murugan Temple (Second Arupadaiveedu)
Tiruchendur Murugan Temple, in Thoothukudi district, is the second of the six Arupadaiveedu abodes of Murugan (Kartikeya) and is unusual among Murugan temples f…
Best: November, December, January…Explore →
Trimbak, Nashik district
ShaivismFamily friendly
Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple
Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple, in the town of Trimbak, roughly 28 km from Nashik, Maharashtra, enshrines one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva and is unique amon…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Trikuta Hills, Katra, Reasi district
ShaktismFamily friendly
Vaishno Devi Temple
Vaishno Devi Temple, a cave shrine on the Trikuta Hills near Katra in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, is one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in India,…
Best: March, April, May…Explore →
Vaitheeswaran Koil village, near Sirkazhi
SauraFamily friendly
Vaitheeswaran Koil (Navagraha: Angaraka Sthalam)
Vaitheeswaran Koil, near Sirkazhi in Tamil Nadu, is the Angaraka (Mars) Navagraha Sthalam, dedicated to Shiva worshipped here as Vaitheeswaran, "God of healing,…
Best: November, December, January…Explore →
Tirumala hills, Tirupati
VaishnavismFamily friendly
Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala (Tirupati Balaji)
The Venkateswara Temple at Tirumala, above the pilgrim city of Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, is widely regarded as the most-visited and wealthiest Hindu temple in…
Best: September, October, November…Explore →
Puri, within the Jagannath Temple complex
ShaktismFamily friendly
Vimala Temple, Puri
Vimala Temple, within the walls of the great Jagannath Temple complex in Puri, is one of the Four Adi Shakti Peethas, alongside Kamakhya, Kalighat, and Tara Tar…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Vindhyachal, on the banks of the Ganga, Mirzapur district
ShaktismFamily friendly
Vindhyavasini Devi Temple, Vindhyachal
Vindhyavasini Devi Temple in Vindhyachal, on the banks of the Ganga in Mirzapur district, Uttar Pradesh, is one of the most significant Devi temples in North In…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Gaya, on the banks of the Phalgu river
VaishnavismFamily friendly
Vishnupad Temple
Vishnupad Temple, on the banks of the Phalgu river in Gaya, Bihar, is the central shrine of one of Hinduism's most significant cities for ancestral rites. It en…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Pandharpur, on the banks of the Chandrabhaga river
Vaishnavism (Varkari)Family friendly
Vithoba Temple, Pandharpur
Vithoba Temple in Pandharpur, on the banks of the Chandrabhaga river in Maharashtra, is the spiritual centre of the Varkari tradition, one of the most significa…
Best: October, November, December…Explore →
Uttarkashi district
ShaktismFamily friendly
Yamunotri Temple
Yamunotri, in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district, is the traditional starting point of the Char Dham Yatra of Uttarakhand and one of its four sites (alongside Ga…
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Above Kanakchauri village, Rudraprayag districtAlampur, on the Tungabhadra river near its confluence with the KrishnaAlangudi, Thiruvarur districtAlopibagh, near the SangamAmarkantak, Anuppur districtAmarkantak, source of the Narmada river, Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh borderAmbota village, Gagret, Una districtAnantnag districtArasur Hills, Banaskantha districtAsotra village, near BalotraAundha Nagnath, Hingoli districtAyodhya districtBarsanaBasar, on the banks of the Godavari riverBhabanipur, near Sherpur, Bogra districtBhadrachalam, on the banks of the Godavari riverBharmour, Chamba districtBhorgiri, Khed taluka, Pune districtBihar, Jharkhand, eastern Uttar Pradesh, and NepalBilaspur districtBirbhum districtBirbhum district, on the Paaphra riverBolepur, Birbhum district, on the Kopai riverBraj region (Mathura district)Chamoli districtChamundi Hills, roughly 13 km from MysuruChauth Ka Barwara, Sawai Madhopur districtChitrakoot, on the Madhya Pradesh-Uttar Pradesh borderDeogharDharamshala Tehsil, Kangra districtDraksharamam, East Godavari districtDurga Kund, VaranasiDwarka, Devbhoomi Dwarka districtGandhinagarGangapur, on the Bhima river, Afzalpur taluka, Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) districtGangolihat, Pithoragarh districtGarhwal HimalayaGaya, on the Phalgu riverGaya, on the banks of the Phalgu riverGayatri Hills, near PushkarGuptkashi, Rudraprayag districtGurugram (Gurgaon)Guruvayur, Thrissur districtHaridwarIshwaripur village, Shyamnagar upazila, Satkhira districtJageshwar, near AlmoraJainpur village, Dakshin Surma, near SylhetJajpurJalandharJanakpur, near the Bihar borderJawalamukhi, Kangra districtKalighat, KolkataKamakhya Gate area, foothills of Nilachal Hill, GuwahatiKamrup, near GuwahatiKanchipuramKangraKangra valley, Kangra districtKangra, Una, and Bilaspur districtsKanjanur, near KumbakonamKanyakumari, at the southern tip of the Indian mainlandKashawri village, Kullu ValleyKathmandu (Deopatan), Bagmati RiverKathmandu, near the Pashupatinath TempleKeezhaperumpallam (Vanagiri), near Thiruvenkadu, Mayiladuthurai districtKhanakul, Hooghly district, on the Ratnakar riverKhatu town, Sikar districtKinnaur districtKiritkona village, Nabagram, Murshidabad districtKolhapurKonark, on the Bay of Bengal coastKumaon, Pithoragarh districtKumbakonam-Mayiladuthurai region, Cauvery DeltaKurukshetra/ThanesarLall Sagar, JodhpurLasbela district, Makran coastLenyadri caves, roughly 4.8 km north of JunnarLocation disputed — most commonly cited as Ladakh; also claimed at Sylhet and SrisailamLohaghat, Champawat districtMahad, Khalapur taluka, Raigad districtMahalakshmi, MumbaiMahur (Mahurgad), Nanded districtMana village, near Badrinath, Chamoli districtMandhata Island, Khandwa districtMathuraMeerapur, near the Triveni SangamMorgaon, Pune districtMuktinath Valley, MustangNainativu island, near JaffnaNalkheda, Agar Malwa districtNanduri, Kalwan taluka, roughly 60 km from NashikNangli village, near Sakoti Tanda, Meerut districtNartiang, West Jaintia Hills districtNathdwaraNaya Ghat, AyodhyaNear Dwarka, Devbhoomi Dwarka districtNear Kamadgiri Hill, Chitrakoot, on the Madhya Pradesh-Uttar Pradesh border (disputed; an alternate claim places it at Maihar, Satna district)Near Lansdowne, Pauri Garhwal districtNear Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar, Burang countyNeelum ValleyNelluvaya, Thrissur districtNew DelhiNgari Prefecture, Tibet Autonomous RegionNilachal Hill, GuwahatiNilgiri Hill, PushkarNirmand, Kullu districtOrchhaOzar, near JunnarPalani HillsPali, Raigad districtPan-IndiaPan-India (Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Odisha, Tamil Nadu)Pan-India (predominantly Tamil Nadu, with one Uttarakhand shrine)Pan-India and neighbouring countriesPanachikkad, Kottayam districtPanchavati, NashikPandharpur, on the banks of the Chandrabhaga riverPandua (Praddyumnam), Hooghly districtParli, Beed districtPatnaPauri Garhwal district, near RishikeshPithapuram, Kakinada districtPrabhadevi, MumbaiPrabhas Patan, Gir Somnath districtPune, Raigad, and Ahmednagar districtsPurba Bardhaman districtPuriPuri, within the Jagannath Temple complexPurushottampur, Ganjam districtPushkarRadha Kund, Mathura districtRam Janmabhoomi, AyodhyaRam Ki Paidi, AyodhyaRaman Reti, VrindavanRameswaram IslandRamkot, AyodhyaRanjangaon, Shirur taluka, Pune districtRatnagiri Hill, PushkarRishikesh, UttarakhandSabarimala hills, Pathanamthitta districtSainthia, Birbhum districtShalbari village, Falakata, Jalpaiguri district, on the Tista riverShikarpur village, on the Sugandha river, near BarisalShirdi, Ahmednagar districtSiddhatek, on the Bhima river, Ahmednagar districtSitakunda, on the Mandakini river, Chittagong districtSitamarhi (Punaura Dham)Solaimalai hill, outskirts of MaduraiSrirangam, TiruchirappalliSrisailam, Nallamala Hills, Kurnool districtSrisailam, Nandyal districtSuchindram, Kanyakumari districtSuryanar Koil village, near Aduthurai, Thanjavur districtSuryavinayak, BhaktapurSwami Rock, within the Koneswaram Temple complex, TrincomaleeSwamimalai, near KumbakonamTamluk, Purba Medinipur districtTarapith, near the Dwaraka river, Rampurhat subdivision, Birbhum districtTheur, roughly 25 km from PuneThingalur, near ThanjavurThirunageswaram, near KumbakonamThirunallar, Karaikal districtThiruparankundram, near MaduraiThiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)Thiruvenkadu, Mayiladuthurai districtTiruchanur (Alamelu Mangapuram), TirupatiTiruchendur, Thoothukudi district, on the Bay of BengalTirumala hills, TirupatiTiruttani, Tiruvallur districtTrans-Himalaya (Tibet, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh)Trikuta Hills, Katra, Reasi districtTrimbak, Nashik districtTriyuginarayan village, Rudraprayag districtUdaipur (Rajbari), Gomati districtUdupiUjani village, Guskara, Purba Bardhaman districtUjjainUkhimath, Rudraprayag districtUlhasnagar 5 (Sindhunagar)Una districtUttar PradeshUttarakhandUttarkashiUttarkashi districtVaitheeswaran Koil village, near SirkazhiVaranasiVaranasi (Kashi)Verul, near Ellora CavesVindhyachal, on the banks of the Ganga, Mirzapur districtVirat Nagar village, near Bharatpur/AlwarVisheshwarganj, Varanasi, adjacent to Kashi VishwanathVrindavanVrindavan (outskirts)Vrindavan, Mathura districtVyas Valley, Pithoragarh district