Sacred Architecture
Temples That Tell Stories
India's temples are stone encyclopedias — every carving, inscription, and festival records the faith, politics, art, and science of its age.
I.
Great Temples of India
Temples with their own written histories — architecture, festivals, inscriptions, and spiritual significance.
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Ahobilam Narasiṁha — 9 forms
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Ajanta Caves
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Akshardham Delhi
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Alwarthirunagari
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Jammu and Kashmir
Amarnath Cave Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Amarnath Cave
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Appakkudathaan Perumal (Koviladi)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Aranmula Parthasarathy
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Ayodhya Ram Mandir
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Badri-narayana
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Badrinath Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Badrinath Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Goa
Basilica of Bom Jesus
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Belur-Halebid
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Brihadeeswarar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Parthasarathy Triplicane
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Chidambaram Nataraja Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Dilwara Temples
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Dwarkadhish Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Dwarkadhish Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Dwarkadhish Dwarka
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Punjab
Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Hara Saabha Vimocchana Perumal (Kandiyur)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Harmandir Sahib — Golden Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Jagannath Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, West Bengal
12 Jyotirlings — Shiva's Radiant Forms
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Kailasa Temple, Ellora
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Kailasanatha Temple, Ellora
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Kanchipuram Moksha Puri
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Kāragathān-perumāḷ
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Kalva-perumāḷ
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Pāṇḍava-dūta-perumāḷ
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Ulakaḷaṇḍa-perumāḷ (Trivikrama)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Varadaraja Perumal Kanchipuram
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Kashi Vishwanath — Lord Shiva's Sacred Jyotirling in Varanasi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Kazhicheerama Vinnagaram
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Kedarnath Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Khajuraho Group of Monuments
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Khajuraho
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Konark Sun Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Konark Sun Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Koodal-Aḻagar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Kumbakonam — Muthuswami Dikshitar's Temple Cities
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Kushinagar
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Lumbini
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Kallaḻagar of Aḻagar Koyil
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Madurai Meenakshi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Bihar
Mahabodhi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Mahabodhi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Meenakshi Amman Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Meenakshi Amman Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Pañca-Bhūta Sthalas — the 5 element-temples
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Devaraja of Naimisharanya
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Nalanda
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Nachiyar Koil Thirunaraiyur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Adi-nātha-perumāḷ
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Magara-nedung-kuḻai-kātha-perumāḷ
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Vaittha-māṇidhi
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Māyākkūttaṉ
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Makaranedumkuḻaikkāthar
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Vijayāsana-perumāḷ
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Nilathingal Thundam (Chandrasooda)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Paramapadam
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Pashupatinath
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Ramanathaswamy Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Ramanathaswamy Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Sanchi Stupa
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Sārangapāṇi Svāmi
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Sarnath
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Shakti Peethas — 51 Sacred Sites of Goddess
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Shikharji
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Somnath Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Somnath Jyotirlinga Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Madhava Vidyaranya — Sringeri Sharada Peetham
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Srirangam Ranganatha
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Srivilliputhur (Andal)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Adbhuta-nārāyaṇa
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiru Parameswara Vinnagaram
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiru Saligram (Muktinath)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Adikesava-perumal (Ashtabujagaram)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruaadhanur
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruanbil (Vadivaḻagiya Nambi Perumal)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruarimeya Vinnagaram
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Saraṇātha — Kaveri-wedding form
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruchirupuliyur
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruchitrakoodam (Chidambaram Govindaraja)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Gōvinda-rāja-perumāḷ (Kerala's Thiruchittrakuta)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Parimala-ranganatha
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Yoga-Narasiṁha of Thirukaḍigai
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Bhaktavatsala-perumal
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Loganatha-perumal
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Gopala-krishna-perumal
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thirukavithalam (Gajendra Varadha)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Varadaraja-perumal
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thirukkadanmallai (Sthalasayana)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thirukkalvanur (Adi Varaha)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thirukkandamenum Kadinagar (Devaprayag)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thirukkavalambadi
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Jagatrakshaga-perumal
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thirukkoshtiyur (Sowmya Narayana)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thirukkoyilur (Ulagalantha Perumal)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Azhagiya-nambi-perumal
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Rājagopāla of Thirumandangudi
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thirumanikoodam
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thirumanimadakoil
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thirumeyyam Satyamoorthy
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thirumoozhikkalam (Sookthinatha)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Vinnagaraperumal of Thirunandhipuram
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Navā-mukunda
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruneeragam (Jagadeesha)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruneermalai
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thirunindravur (Bhaktavatsala)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruooragam (Trivikrama
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruparthanpalli
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Ksheerabdhinatha — Vishnu of the Milk Ocean
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Pavalavanna-perumal
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruppuliangudi
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruppuliyur (Mayapiran)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruppullamboothangudi
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thirupruthi (Jyotirmath/Narsimha)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Kalyana-jagannatha-perumal
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruputkuzhi (Vijayaraghava)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thirusemponsaikoil
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruthalaichanga Nanmadiyam
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruthangal (Ninra Narayana)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruthanjai Mamanikoil
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruthanka (Vilakkoli Perumal)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruthetriambalam
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruthevanarthogai
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thirutholaivillimangalam (Irattai Tirupadi)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Govardhana of Vraja
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvaikunta Vinnagaram
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvaipadi (Gokula)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvali
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Śrī Vallabha
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvallikeni (Parthasarathy)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvallur (Vaidya Veeraraghava)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvanparisaram (Thiruppathisaram)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvanpurushothamam
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvanthipuram (Devanathaswamy)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvanvandoor (Paambanaiyappan)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Adikeshava-perumal
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvazhundur
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvekka (Yathottakari)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvellakulam
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvellarai
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Kola-Vāmana
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvelukkai (Azhagiya Singar)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvenkadam (Tirumala/Tirupati)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvidanthai (Nithyakalyana)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvinnagar (Uppiliappan)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvithuvakodu (Abhayapradhaya)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thrichittatt Mahavishnu (Chengannur)
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thrikkākara Vāmana
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Tiru Kovalur
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Tiruchirai Vinnagaram
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Tirukannapuram
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Tirumala — Annamacharya Keertanas and the Sankeerthanas
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Tirupati — Venkateswara Temple and the Bhadrachalam Setti
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Tirumala Venkateswara Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Tirumālirumcholai
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Tirumogur
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Tirumukkudal
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Tirunelli Mahavishnu
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Tirupparkadal — the milk-ocean
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Tirupati Venkateswara Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Tiruvaiyaru — Purandara Dasa and the Carnatic Trinity
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Tiruvaiyaru — Tyagaraja Aradhana and the Carnatic Trinity
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Thiruvananthapuram Padmanabha
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Uraiyur Azhagiyamanavalan
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Jammu and Kashmir
Vaishno Devi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Vanamamalai Perumal
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Virupaksha Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Aṣṭavināyaka Ganesha cluster Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Adbhuta-nārāyaṇa Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Adi-nātha-perumāḷ Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Adikesava-perumal (Ashtabujagaram) Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Adikeshava-perumal Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Ahobilam Narasiṁha — 9 forms Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Airavateshwara Darasuram
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Aiyanar of Pudukottai Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Aiyyanār of Puliyangudi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Akilandeshwari of Thiruvanaikka — the goddess-consort Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Alangudi Guru
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Ambalappuzha Krishna
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Ambājī of Arāsur Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Amṛtaghaṭeśvara Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Annapūrṇā of Vizag Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Annyur-natha-eswarar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Aranmula Parthasarathy
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Arasuri Ambaji Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Arul-vallar of Thirupazhamannippadikkarai Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Arunachaleshwara Thiruvannamalai
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Attukāl Pongāla Bhagavatī Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Avinashi-appan of Thirukkaronam Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Avinashi-appar (Avinasi-lingam) Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Avinashi-natha Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Ayodhya Moksha Puri
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Azhagiya-nambi-perumal Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Badri-narayana Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Himachal Pradesh
Bagalamukhi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Bahucharā Mātā Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Ballaleshwar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Banke Bihari
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Telangana
Basara Gnana Saraswati
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Bhadrakali Mahur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, West Bengal
Bhairavi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Bhimashankar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Bhramaramba Srisailam
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Bhuvaneshvari Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Bilvāraṇyeśvara Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Biraja Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Brahmapura-eswarar / Sattanathar / Thoniappar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Himachal Pradesh
Brajeshwari Devi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Brihadeeshwarar Thanjavur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Chamundeshwari
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Chandi Devi Haridwar
Deity unknown · Location unknown
char-dham-uttarakhand
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Bihar
Chhath Maiya (Pilgrimage) Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Jharkhand
Chhinnamasta of Rajrappa Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Chidambaram Natarāja
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Chintamani Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Himachal Pradesh
Chintpurni
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh / Uttar Pradesh
Chitrakoot Dham Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Himachal Pradesh
Chāmuṇḍā Devī Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Chāmuṇḍēśvarī of Chāmuṇḍī Hill Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Chokkanathar of Thirukkolakka Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Chottanikkara Bhagavatī Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati
Deity unknown · Location unknown, West Bengal
Dakshineswar Kali
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Chhattisgarh
Danteshwari of Bastar
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Chhattisgarh
Danteśvari Mā of Dantewada Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Devaraja of Naimisharanya Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Dhari Devi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Varanasi
Dhumavati Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Draupadī Amman of Gingee Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Dwarka Moksha Puri
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Dwarkadhish
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Ekāmbareshwar Kanchipuram
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Ettumanoor Mahadeva
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Gangaikondacholapuram Brihadeeshwarar
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Ghrishneshwar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Girijatmaj Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Gopala-krishna-perumal Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Govardhana of Vraja Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Nepal
Guhyeshwari Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Gōvinda-rāja-perumāḷ (Kerala's Thiruchittrakuta) Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Hanuman Garhi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Har-kī-Paurī — Viṣṇu's footprint Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Punjab
Hari Mandir Sāhib — Golden Temple Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Haridwar Moksha Puri
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Punjab
Harmandir Sahib Amritsar
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Hinglaj Mata
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Manipur
Imoinu Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Delhi
ISKCON Jagannath Delhi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Jagannath Puri
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Jagannath Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Jharkhand
Jagannātha of Ranchi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Jagatrakshaga-perumal Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Himachal Pradesh
Jakhu Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Jambukeshwar Thiruvanaikaval
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Jvara-hareshwarar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Himachal Pradesh
Jwalamukhi (Shakti Pitha)
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Himachal Pradesh
Jwalamukhi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Kailasanathar Kanchipuram
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Kala Bhairava Varanasi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, West Bengal
Kalighat
Deity unknown · Location unknown, India
Kalki Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Kalva-perumāḷ Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Kalyāṇa-sundarar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Kalyana-jagannatha-perumal Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Kalyana-narayana of Dwaraka Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Assam
Kamakhya
Deity unknown · Location unknown, India
Kamala (Mahavidya) Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Kanchipuram Moksha Puri
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Manipur
Kangla Sha / Pakhangba Shrine
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Kanipakam Varasiddhi Vinayaka
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Kanjanur Shukra
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Kanni-amman of Salem Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Kanyakā Parameshwari Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Kanyakumari Devi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Kashi Vishwanath
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Katyayani at Gokul Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Kazhicheerama Vinnagaram
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Keśava Deva of Mathura Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Keezhperumpallam Ketu
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Sri Lanka
Ketheeswaram of Mannar — 2nd Pancha-Ishwaram Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Khandoba Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Jammu & Kashmir
Kheer Bhawani / Ragnya Devi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Khoḍiyār Mātā Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Khāṭu Śyāmjī Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Kodungallūr Bhagavatī Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Konark Sun Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Sri Lanka
Koneswaram Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Sri Lanka
Koneswarar of Trincomalee (Sri Lanka) — the 5th Pancha-Ishwaram Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Koodal-Aḻagar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Kottiyoor Bhagavathy
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Kāragathān-perumāḷ Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Krishna Janmabhoomi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Kārvāṉar-perumāḷ Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Kukke Subramanya
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Kumbakonam Sarangapani
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Kumbeshwar Kumbakonam
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Kuṭralanātha / Kurumbala-eeswarar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Lakṣmaṇa Jhūla — the ashram-Ganga Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Liṅgarāja of Bhubaneshwar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Lingaraja Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Lingo Deo of Pali
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Lingo Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Loganatha-perumal Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Madhyarjuneshwarar — the middle-Arjuna Shiva Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Madurai Meenakshi-Sundareshwar
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Magara-nedung-kuḻai-kātha-perumāḷ Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Mahadevar of Thiruvanchikulam Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Mahaganapati Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Mahakaleshwar Ujjain
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Mahalakshmi Kolhapur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Mahalakshmi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Chhattisgarh
Mahamaya Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Bihar
Mahavir Mandir
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Mahākāla of Ujjain Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Main shrine of 7 churches founded by St. Thomas
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Main shrine of Ajita-nātha of Tāraṅgā
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Himachal Pradesh
Main shrine of Akṣobhya at Key Monastery
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Delhi
Main shrine of Akshardham Delhi — Swaminarayan
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Jammu & Kashmir
Main shrine of Amarnāth Cave Shiva
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Assam
Main shrine of Ambubāchī Melā — Kāmākhyā
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Nepal
Main shrine of Amitābha Buddha — West-direction of Pure Land
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Punjab
Main shrine of Anandpur Sāhib — Khālsā founding
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Anantaśayana Krishna of Udupi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Nagaland
Main shrine of Angh — Konyak clan-king god
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Pakistan (historical Punjab)
Main shrine of Bahā'ud-dīn Zakariyā Multānī
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Himachal Pradesh
Main shrine of Baijnāth Mahādev
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Banke Bihārī of Vrindavan
Deity unknown · Location unknown, West Bengal
Main shrine of Bantala Mountain — Santal sacred
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Telangana
Main shrine of Basara Sarasvatī
Deity unknown · Location unknown, West Bengal
Main shrine of Belur Math — Ramakrishna Mission HQ
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Main shrine of Bet Dwaraka — Krishna's residential island
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Main shrine of Bhakta Kannappa of Kalahasti
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Bhareteśvara — Bāhubali's brother
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Main shrine of Bhasma Āratī of Mahakaleshwar
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Chhattisgarh
Main shrine of Bhānu Pratāppur Danteśvari
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Main shrine of Bhārat Mātā Mandir
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Bāhubali Gommaṭeśvara
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Bāhubali of Śravaṇa Beḷagoḷa
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Main shrine of Bhuvaneśvara of Omkareshwar
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Himachal Pradesh
Main shrine of Bijlī Mahādev
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Main shrine of Brahmā of Pushkar
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Jharkhand
Main shrine of Budhā Māthā of the Bhumij
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Main shrine of Buḍhi Ṭhākurāṇi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Nagaland
Main shrine of Buki — Phom creator-god
Deity unknown · Location unknown, West Bengal
Main shrine of Caitanya Mahāprabhu of Nabadwip
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Meghalaya
Main shrine of Chando — Khasi sun-god
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Chandragiri Hill of Sravanabelagola
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tripura
Main shrine of Chaturdaśa Devatā — 14 Tripura Gods
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Main shrine of Chaumukha Temple of Ranakpur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Himachal Pradesh
Main shrine of Chinnamastā at Chintpurnī
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Main shrine of Chitrakūṭa — Rama's forest exile
Deity unknown · Location unknown, West Bengal
Main shrine of Dakshineśvara Kālī
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Himachal Pradesh
Main shrine of Dalai Lama at Dharamshala
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Main shrine of Datta (Dattatreya) of Mahur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Devasenā — Indra's daughter
Deity unknown · Location unknown, West Bengal
Main shrine of Dharmarāj / Dharma Thakur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Bihar
Main shrine of Dharmeś / Dharam Mahārāj — Bhojpur village hero-god
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Main shrine of Ādi Śaṅkara at Kaladi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Main shrine of Dilwara Temples of Mt. Abu
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Main shrine of Ādinātha at Shatrunjaya
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Arunachal Pradesh
Main shrine of Dongkhosem — Nocte male-clan sky-god
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Arunachal Pradesh
Main shrine of Donyi-Polo Dere Yonkuk
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Durgā-amma in Yakṣagāna country
Deity unknown · Location unknown, West Bengal
Main shrine of Durgā Pūjā of Kolkata — the pandal tradition
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Assam
Main shrine of Dwijing — Bodo community river-god
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Main shrine of Eklingji — Iṣṭa-devī of Mewar
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Manipur
Main shrine of Emoinu
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Gaṅgā at Daśāśvamedha Ghāṭ
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Main shrine of Gaṅgā at Gangotri
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Main shrine of Gaṅgā source — see main
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Main shrine of Gajānan Mahārāj of Śegāon
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Main shrine of Gangamma of Tirupati
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Bihar
Main shrine of Gṛdhrakūṭa — Vulture Peak
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Main shrine of Ghaṇṭākarṇ Mahāvīr of Māhuḍī
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Main shrine of Ghṛṣṇeśvara of Ellora
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Main shrine of Golū Devtā
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Gorakhnāth at Gorakhpur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Govardhan Parikramā
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Main shrine of Govind Dev of Jaipur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Ḍāgunji Ganeśa
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Bihar
Main shrine of Gurū Gobind Singh — see main
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Punjab (Pakistan)
Main shrine of Gurū Nānak at Nankana Sāhib
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Halakki Gauḍi's Mother
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Main shrine of Harbhujī of Benewad
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Main shrine of Hardaul / Hardevji
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Main shrine of Harsiddhi Mātā of Ujjain
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Jharkhand
Main shrine of Hatu Burhiya / Dharamajī
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Assam
Main shrine of Hayagrīva Mādhava of Hājo
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Bihar
Main shrine of Hiuen Tsang Memorial
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Igguttappa of Pādi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Main shrine of Ḥājī 'Alī Shāh Bukhārī
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Punjab
Main shrine of Jallianwala Bagh Centenary Ceremonies
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Punjab
Main shrine of Jallianwala Bagh Memorial
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Himachal Pradesh
Main shrine of Jākhū Hanumān of Shimla
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Main shrine of Jogaṇiyā Mātā
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Main shrine of Jyotibā of Wadi Ratnagiri
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Meghalaya
Main shrine of Ka Lei Synshar — Khasi clan-mother
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Kaṇṇagi Amman
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Kabīr of Lahartara
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Main shrine of Kadampuzha Bhagavathy
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Kaisina-vendan
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Kallaḻagar of Aḻagar Koyil
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Main shrine of Kūḍalmāṇikyam — Bharata
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Main shrine of Kalpeśvar — Shiva's hair
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Kanni-māṟ of the Irular
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Kanyā Kumārī — the virgin goddess at India's tip
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Kapālīśvara of Mylapore
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Main shrine of Karṇī Mātā — additional
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Main shrine of Kāḷūbāi of Mandhardevi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Main shrine of Kedar-Gaurī of Bhubaneshwar
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Kedāreśvara of Kedārghāṭ, Kāśī
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Main shrine of Kedārnāth Jyotir-liṅga
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Nagaland
Main shrine of Kepfüma — Angami creator-goddess
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Main shrine of Khajurāho Kandariya Mahādev
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Main shrine of Kheteśvar Mahāraj
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Main shrine of Khwāja Ajmer — detailed perspective
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Khwāja Bande Nawāz
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Kiṣkindhā — the Hanuman kingdom
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Kāla-Bhairava of Varanasi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Main shrine of Kālahasti — additional
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Kāli-gambāḷ of Chennai
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Delhi
Main shrine of Kālkājī Mandir of Delhi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Kola-Vāmana
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Main shrine of Konarak Sūrya
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Koodal-Aḻagar — see main
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Krishna Janmasthan inner sanctum
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Main shrine of Krishna of Dakor (kuladevata)
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Krishna of Nandagaon
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Delhi
Main shrine of Kātyāyanī of Chhattarpur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Kudroli Gokarnath Shiva
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Kuladevata Krishna of Kurmi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Kushinagar — Buddha's Mahāparinirvāṇa
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Ladakh
Main shrine of Śākyamuni at Alchi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Bihar
Main shrine of Śākyamuni Buddha at Bodh Gaya
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Nagaland
Main shrine of Lady of Lourdes — Christian Naga
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Bihar
Main shrine of Licchavi Vaiśālī
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Nagaland
Main shrine of Longtang — Ao clan-ancestor
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Nepal
Main shrine of Lumbinī — Birthplace of the Buddha
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Bihar
Main shrine of Maṇḍara-parvata of Madhepura
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Madhvācārya at Udupi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Goa
Main shrine of Maṅgēśa of Mangeshi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Bihar
Main shrine of Mahābodhi Tree of Bodh Gaya
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Chhattisgarh
Main shrine of Mahāmāyā of Ratanpur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Main shrine of Mahārāṇā Pratāp of Mewar
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Bihar
Main shrine of Mahāvīra at Pāvāpurī
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Ladakh
Main shrine of Maitreya at Thiksey
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Bihar
Main shrine of Mañjuśrī at Nālandā Mahāvihāra
Deity unknown · Location unknown, West Bengal
Main shrine of Manasā Devi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Mandapam Amman
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Manikarṇikā Ghāṭ
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Main shrine of Mehājī Maṅgalīāwas
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Main shrine of Meldī Mātā
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Main shrine of Mīrābāī
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Māriyamman — Punnaināllūr
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Muruḍēśvar Shiva
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Bihar
Main shrine of Nalanda — the monastic university site
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Main shrine of Nanda Devī
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Main shrine of Narasimha of Achankovil
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Assam
Main shrine of Navagraha Temple of Guwahati
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of New Ram Mandir of Ayodhya
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Delhi
Main shrine of Niẓāmuddīn Chishtī (additional)
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Arunachal Pradesh
Main shrine of Ningthou — the Apatani tiger-spirit guardian
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Main shrine of Nāra-Nārāyaṇa Caves of Badri
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Goa
Main shrine of Śāntā-Durgā of Quela
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Pañca-Bhūta Sthalas — the 5 element-temples
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Ladakh
Main shrine of Padmasambhava at Hemis
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Arunachal Pradesh
Main shrine of Padmasambhava at Tawang
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Palani Murugan
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Main shrine of Panchavaṭi and Trimbakeśvara
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Main shrine of Pann-Eswar Mahadev
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Jharkhand
Main shrine of Parasnath Sammet Sikharji — trek detail
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Main shrine of Pāñcarātra Āgama at Tirumala
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Periyaṇṇan Sāmi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Piḍāri Amman
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Piḍāri of Moodakaranai
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Main shrine of Pithoro / Bāvjī — supreme among the Bhils
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Manipur
Main shrine of Pākhangbā
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Prayāgrāj Triveṇī Saṅgam
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Prem Mandir — the temple of divine love
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Mizoram
Main shrine of Presbyterian Aizawl Cathedral
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Pārthasārathy of Triplicane
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Jharkhand
Main shrine of Pārśvanātha at Sammet Śikharjī
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Main shrine of Puthiya Bhagavathy
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Main shrine of Śrī Svāmīnārāyaṇ at Gaḍhadā
Deity unknown · Location unknown, West Bengal
Main shrine of Rabindranath Tagore's Shantiniketan
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Śāradā Pīṭha of Sringeri
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Himachal Pradesh
Main shrine of Raghunāthjī of Kullu
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Rameswaram Ramanātha Swāmi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Rādhā Rāṇī of Barsana
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Main shrine of Rāhu-Ketu Pūjā at Kālahasti
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Main shrine of Rāja-Rānī Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Rājagopāla of Thirumandangudi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Punjab
Main shrine of Rām Tīrath
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Telangana
Main shrine of Rāma of Bhadrāchalam
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Main shrine of Rāmdev Pīr of Ranicha
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Main shrine of Śrīnāthjī of Nāthdwāra
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Main shrine of Rudranāth — 3rd of the Pañca Kedar
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Ārya Tārā at Namdroling, Bylakuppe
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Goa
Main shrine of Sé Cathedral, Old Goa
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Main shrine of Sabarimala additional 3-state pilgrim
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Main shrine of Sabarmatī Āśram — the saint-activist's home
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Samayapuram Māriyamman
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Telangana
Main shrine of Sammakkā-Sarakka — Medaram Jātra
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of San Thome Basilica, Chennai
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Main shrine of Sanchi Great Stūpa
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Assam
Main shrine of Sankardev Sattras of Majuli
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Main shrine of Sant Eknāth
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Main shrine of Sant Nāmdev
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Main shrine of Sarasvatī + Bhīmaśaṅkara
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Saraṇātha — Kaveri-wedding form
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Main shrine of Saura tribal god-icon
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Main shrine of Shatrunjaya Hill — 863 Jain temples
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Main shrine of Shatrunjaya — pilgrim details
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Silambarasī (Virgin-Māri)
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Main shrine of Sisa Pedan — Bonda tribal deity
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Main shrine of Sālāsar Bālājī
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Main shrine of Someśvar Mahādev
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Main shrine of Somnātha of Prabhas
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Sārangapāṇi cousin
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Main shrine of St. Thomas Church, Palayoor
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Goa
Main shrine of Sāteri — Konkan village-mother
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Main shrine of Syro-Malabar Catholic tradition
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Punjab
Main shrine of Takht Damdamā Sāhib
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Main shrine of Takht Hazūr Sāhib
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Bihar
Main shrine of Takht Śrī Patna Sāhib
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Main shrine of Theyyam — 400-form ritual performance
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Thiruchendur Subrahmaṇya
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Thiruthanigai Murugan
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Main shrine of Thiruvegappura Sastha
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Sikkim
Main shrine of Three Protectors of Sikkim
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Main shrine of Tirunakkara Mahādeva
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Tirupparaittathurai Padmanābha
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Ladakh
Main shrine of Tārā at Shey — Ladakhi Vajrayāna
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Main shrine of Trimbakeśvar — see main
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Nagaland
Main shrine of Tsüngrem — Ao clan-spirits
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Main shrine of Tukārām of Dehu
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Tulsīdās at Tulsī Ghāṭ
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Main shrine of Tungnāth Mahādev — world's highest Shiva temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Meghalaya
Main shrine of U Blei A.chik — Garo supreme
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Meghalaya
Main shrine of U Ryngkew Basa — Khasi household deity
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Main shrine of Undavalli Caves Padmanabha
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Vaḷḷi Nāyakī — Pazhaṇī
Deity unknown · Location unknown, India
Main shrine of Vaṇkaṭeśvara temples outside Tirumala
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Vedānta Deśika at Thooppul
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Main shrine of Viṭṭhal of Pandharpur — diasporic
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Main shrine of Viṭṭhala (Viṭhobā) of Pandharpur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Main shrine of Vimala Vasahi — Rishabhanatha
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Vithala of Hampi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Viśvanātha of Kāśī
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Main shrine of Waghobā — Warli tiger-god
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Telangana
Main shrine of Yadādri Lakṣmī-Narasiṁha — see main
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Main shrine of Yamunā at Yamunotri
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Main shrine of Yamunā Ghāṭ at Vrindavan
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Main shrine of Yamunā source — see Yamunotri
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Yantrodhāraka Hanuman of Hampi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Main shrine of Yellamma of Saundatti
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Main shrine of Yoga-Narasiṁha of Thirukaḍigai
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Makaranedumkuḻaikkāthar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Malai-thunginatha-eswarar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Male Mahadeshwara Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Mallikarjuna Srisailam
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Mallikārjuna of Śrīśailam Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Nepal
Manakamana Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Mangala Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Haryana
Mansā Devī of Panchkula Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Mansa Devi Haridwar
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Jharkhand
Marang Buru Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Mariai Aai
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Matangeshwar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Matangi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Mathura Moksha Puri
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Metrali-eswarar of Kanchi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Mūkāmbikā of Kollūr Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Munneswaram Kovil
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Mutharamman of Kulasekaranpatti Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Māyākkūttaṉ Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Nachiyar Koil Thirunaraiyur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Nageshwar Dwarka
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Himachal Pradesh
Naina Devi
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Nainativu Nagapooshani
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Nambinayaki-sametha Siddinathar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Naḍuthaṟai Nāthar (Oḍḍiyāna-Nāthar) Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Navā-mukunda Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Neithana-nathar of Thiruneithanam Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Nellai-appar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Nellaiappar Tirunelveli
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Vietnam
Đạo Mẫu Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Ochira Parabrahma
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Padmanabhaswamy (Lakṣmī-Nārāyaṇa)
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Palani Dandayudhapani
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Palghāṭa Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Manipur
Panthoibi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka/Kerala
Parashurama Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Parimala-ranganatha Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Parthasarathy Triplicane
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Nepal
Pashupatinath Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Pasu-pateeswarar of Karur Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Mizoram
Pathian Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Pattu-nathar of Thirupathurai Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Patṭīśvara of Perur Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Pāṇḍava-dūta-perumāḷ Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Pavalavanna-perumal Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Pazhamudircholai Murugan
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Pechi Amman (Detailed) Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Chhattisgarh
Pharisa Pen Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Thailand
Phra Phrom Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Pāla-sama-nātheśvara Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Prāṇanātheśvara Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Principal kāvu (shrine) of Gulikan
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Principal kāvu (shrine) of Kathivanur Veeran
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Principal kāvu (shrine) of Muchilottu Bhagavathi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Principal kāvu (shrine) of Muthappan
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Principal kāvu (shrine) of Vishnumoorthi (Theyyam form)
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Arunachal Pradesh
Principal shrine of Abotani
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Principal shrine of Angalamman
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Goa
Principal shrine of Bhumika
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Principal shrine of Bhutnath
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Arunachal Pradesh
Principal shrine of Donyi-Polo
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Assam
Principal shrine of Hemphu
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Principal shrine of Huligemma
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Arunachal Pradesh
Principal shrine of Jongban
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Principal shrine of Kaliamman (Tamil Folk)
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Nagaland
Principal shrine of Kanchu
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Principal shrine of Khandoba Tulajapur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Nagaland
Principal shrine of Longtirok
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Principal shrine of Mailara Lingeshwara
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Goa
Principal shrine of Mhalsa (Konkan form)
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Principal shrine of Muneeswaran
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Principal shrine of Pabuji
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Goa
Principal shrine of Ravalnath
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Arunachal Pradesh
Principal shrine of Rogka
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Nagaland
Principal shrine of Rousu
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Goa
Principal shrine of Santeri
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Principal shrine of Tejaji
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Nagaland
Principal shrine of Tsukyeu
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Arunachal Pradesh
Principal shrine of Uyu Ui-Dingi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Principal shrine of Yellamma-Saundatti (Detail 2)
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Punnai-vana-nathar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Puṣpavaneśvara Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttarakhand
Purnagiri
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Pushpavaneswarar of Thirupundhuruthi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Pushpavaneswarar of Thirupuvanam-b Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Śrī Vallabha Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Jharkhand
Rajrappa Chhinnamasta (full)
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Ram Janmabhoomi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Ram Janmabhoomi — Divya Desam form Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Ramanathaswamy Rameshwaram
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Rameshwaram
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Chhattisgarh
Ramlinga Baba
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Ratangarh Mata Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Sabarimala
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Sabarimala Pathinettāmpaḍi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Salasar Balaji
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Samaleshwari Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Samaleśvarī Devī Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Sri Lanka
Saman Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Sankat Mochan
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Saranatha-perumal (distinct shrine) Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Saranatha-perumal of Thirucherai Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Sevalal Maharaj
Deity unknown · Location unknown
Sharada Peeth Kashmir
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Sharda Mata of Maihar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Shri Mayureshwar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Shrinathji Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Siddhi-vināyak of Prabhadevi, Mumbai Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Siddhivinayak Mumbai
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Siṁhādri Narasiṁha Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Jharkhand
Singbonga Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Puducherry UT
Sivalokanathar of Thirukkanur Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Gujarat
Somnath Jyotirlinga
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Soundararajan Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Sārangapāṇi Svāmi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Sreekurumba Kodungallur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Srikalahasti
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Sringeri Sharada Peeth
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Srirangam Ranganatha
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Sundareśvara of Madurai Meenakshi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Suryanar Koil
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Svāminātha Subrahmaṇya of Thiruthanigai — Shiva co-shrine Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Swamimalai
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Swamimalai Murugan
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Swetaranyeswarar — white-forest Shiva; Budha parihara Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Punjab
Takht Damdama Sahib
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Takht Hazur Sahib
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Punjab
Takht Kesgarh Sahib
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Bihar
Takht Patna Sahib
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Rajasthan
Tanot Mātā of Jaisalmer Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, West Bengal
Tara (Mahavidya) Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Odisha
Tara Tarini Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, West Bengal
Tarapith
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Thingalur Chandra temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Thiruchengode Ardhanariswarar
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Thirumeyyam Satyamoorthy
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Thirunageswaram Rahu
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Thirunakkara Mahadeva
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Puducherry
Thirunallar Saneeshwaran
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Thiruvaiyaru Panchanatheeshwara
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram Padmanabha
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Thiruvarur Thyagaraja
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Thiruvenkadu Svetaranyeshwara
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Thrikkākara Vāmana Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tiru-vanji-kāḷi co-shrine at Thiruvallur Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tiru Kovalur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tiruchendur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tiruchendur Subramanya
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tiruchirai Vinnagaram
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tirukkalanthar of Thirukkalavur Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tirukkannamangai
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tirukkottiyur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tirukkurungudi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tirukkurungudi Vishnu
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Andhra Pradesh
Tirumala Venkateswara
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tirumazhisai Aamanmakkan
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tirumālirumcholai
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tiruparankundram
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tirupparankundram Subramanya
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tirupperai
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tirupullambhoothamkudi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tiruttani
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tiruttani Murugan
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Tiruvañjikkalam Mahādevā Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tiruvannamalai Annamalaiyar
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Tiruvellarai Pundarikaksha
Deity unknown · Location unknown, West Bengal
Tārā of Tārāpīṭh Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Trimbakeshwar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tripura
Tripura Sundari Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Tuḷjā Bhavānī Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Tulja Bhavani Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Meghalaya
U Blei Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Ucchi Pillayar
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Udupi Krishna Matha
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Madhya Pradesh
Ujjain Moksha Puri
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Ulagaḷantha-perumāḷ (Trivikrama #2) Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Ulakaḷaṇḍa-perumāḷ (Trivikrama) Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Uraiyur Azhagiyamanavalan
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Vaṭṭa-para-nātheśvara (Ādipurīśvara) Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Vadakkunnathan Thrissur
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Jharkhand
Vaidyanath Deoghar
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Vaidyanāthar of Thirumazhapadi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Vaikom Mahadeva
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Vaikuntha-nātha of Śrī Vaikuṇṭham Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Jammu & Kashmir
Vaiṣṇo Devī Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Jammu & Kashmir
Vaishno Devi
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Vaitheeswaran Koyil Angaraka
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Vaittha-māṇidhi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Vamadeva-eswarar of Thirumanikuzhi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Kerala
Vamana Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Vanamamalai Perumal
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Vanji-natha-eswarar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Vanmikanathar / Thyagaraja Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Varadaraja-perumal Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Varadaraja Perumal Kanchipuram
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Varadavinayak Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Vedagiri-eswarar (hill shrine) Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Vedagiriśvara Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Vedapureeswarar of Thiruvedhikudi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Vedapureeswarar of Thiruvelvikudi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Vedaranyeswarar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Veera-sthaneswarar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Vīḍi-vīṭangeśvara Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Maharashtra
Vighnahar Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Vijayāsana-perumāḷ Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Uttar Pradesh
Vindhyavasini Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Tamil Nadu
Vinnagaraperumal of Thirunandhipuram Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Karnataka
Virūpākṣa of Hampi Temple
Deity unknown · Location unknown, Telangana
Yādādri Narasiṁha Temple
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