List of India Sacred Sites

Andra Pradesh (Andra Pradesh Photo Gallery)

• Brahmaramba Malikarjuna Jyotirlinga and Shakti Pitha temples, Srisailam
• Venkateswara temple, Tirumala
• Govindaraja temple, Tirupati
• Padmavathi Lakshmi temple, Tiruchanur
• Kukkuteshwara Swamy temple, Pithapuram
• Malinithan temple ruins, Likabali
• Panakala Narasimha Swamy temple, Mangalagiri
• Gandala Narasimha, Mangalagiri
• Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple, Penna Ahobilam
• Sri Varasidhi Vinayaka Swamy temple, Kanipakam
• Srikalahasti Shiva temple, Srikalahasti
• Veerabhadra Shiva temple, Lepakshi

Arunachal Pradesh

• Gorsam Chorten, Zemithang, 92 kilometers northwest of Tawang
• Bomdila monastery, Bomdila

Assam

• Kamakhya Shakti Pitha temple, Guwahati
• Hayagriva Madhava Hindu temple and Powa Mecca Islamic shrine, Hajo
• Surya Pahar temples, Bhatiapara
• Navagraha temple, Guwahati
• Sivadol temple, Sivasagar
• Tilinga Mandir temple, Bordubi
• Bhairabi Shakti Pitha temple, Tezpur
• Purva Tirupati Balaji temple, Guwahati
• Ugro Tara temple, Guwahati

Bihar (Bihar Photo Gallery)

• Mahabodhi temple and Bodhi Tree, where Buddha attained enlightenment, Bodh Gaya
• Vishnupad temple, Gaya
• Vulture Peak Buddhist site, Rajgir
• Takht Patna Sahib, Patna
• Ajgaivinath Dham Shiva temple, Sultanganj
• Khudneshwar Asthan Shiva temple, Morwa
• Hariharnath temple, Sonepur
• Makhdoom Wali Azam Sufi Shrine, Maner
• Maa Mundeshwari temple, Paunra

Gujarat

• Krishna temple of Dwarkadhish, Dwarka
• Jain temples, Shatrunajaya
• Jain temples, Mount Girnar, Junagadh
• Ambaji temple, Mount Girnar, Junagadh
• Somnath Jyotirlinga temple, Veraval
• Ambaji Shakti Pitha temple, Ambaji
• Panchasara Parshvanath Jain Derasar & other Jain temples, Patan
• Hatkeshwar Shiva temple, Vadnagar
• Brahma temple & Ambika temple, Khedbrahma
• Ranchhodarai temple, Dakor
• Ambaji Mata Shakti Pitha temple, Ambaji
• Motu Derasar Jain temple, Palanpur
• Patan Jain temples

Haryana (Haryana Photo Gallery)

• Brahma Sarovar & Sannihit Sarovar temples, Kurukshetra
• Shrine of Bu Ali Shah Qalandar, Panipat

Himachal Pradesh (Himachal Pradesh Photo Gallery)

• Jawalamukhi Shakti Pitha temple, Jawalamukhi
• Baijnath Shiva temple, Baijnath
• Laxmi Narayan temple, Chamba
• Rewalsar Lake, sacred to Buddhists and Hindus, Mandi district
• Sidh Baba Balak Nath temple, Deotsidh
• Mahishmardini Shakti Pitha temple, Naina Devi
• Chintpurni Shakti Pitha temple, Chintpurni
• Vajreshwari Devi Shakti Pitha temple, Kangra
• Shrikhand Mahadev mountain top Shiva shrine
• Chamunda Devi temple, Palampur
• Mani Mahesh lake and temple, Budhil valley
• Hatkeshwari Mata temple, Hatkoti
• Triloknath temple (sacred to Hindus and Buddhists)
• Mata Renuka Ji temple, Renuka Ji

Jammu (Jammu Photo Gallery)

• Vaishno Devi Mahalakshmi temple, Katra, Trikuta Mountains
• Ziyarat (tomb shrine) of Peer Mitha, Jammu City
• Dargah (burial tomb) of Pir Baba Budhan Ali Shah, Kiratpur
• Baba Chamliyal Dargah, Jarhabtal
• Baba Dhansar, near village of Karua
• Ziyarat Baba Ghulam Badshah Shahdara Sharif

Jharkhand (Jharkhand Photo Gallery)

• Shikharji Jain temple, Parasnath hill
• Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga temple and Jai Durga Shakti Pitha, Deoghar

Karnataka (Karnataka Photo Gallery)

• Gomateswara Jain temple, Sravanabelagola
• Malahanikareshwara temple, Sringeri
• Sri Vidyashankara temple, Sringeri
• Sharadamba temple, Sringeri
• Mahabaleshwar temple, Gokarna
• Maha Ganapati temple, Gokarna
• Dargah of Sufi saint Hazrat Kwaja Bande Nawaz Gaisu Daraz, Gulbarga
• Udupi Sri Krishna temple, Udupi
• Rishimukh Hill, Virupapuragaddi
• Virupaksha temple, Vijayanagara Temple complex
• Sri Mookambika temple, Kollur
• Shri Banashankari Shakti Pitha temple, Badami
• Chandramouleshwar Shiva temple, Hubli
• Murudeshwar Shiva temple, Murudeshwar Island
• Mylara Lingeshwara Shiva temple, Mylara
• Anegudde Ganapathi temple, Anegudde
• Shree Sharavu Mahaganapati temple, Mangalore
• Manjunatha Shiva temple, Dharmasthala
• Himavad Gopalswamy Temple, Gopalaswamy Hills
• Shree Dodda Ganapathi temple, Bangalore
• Bhoga Nandeeshwara Shiva temple, Nandi
• Ramalingeshwara temples, Avani
• Srikanteshwara temple, Nanjanagud
• Chennakesava Vishnu temple Somnathapur
• Chamundeshwari Durga temple, Mysore
• Sri Yoga Narasimha Swamy temple, Mysore
• Sri Nandi Temple, Mysore
• Sri Chamundeshwari Ammanavara temple
• Ganapati Ganesh temple, Gokarna
• Mahaballeswara Shiva temple, Gokarna

Kashmir (Kashmir Photo Gallery)

• Shiva cave, Amarnath
• Cave shrine of Hazrat Azin-ud-Din Wali, Aish-Muqam
• Roza Bal, tomb of Yuz Asaf - Jesus, Khanyar, Srinagar
• Hazratbal Dargah Sharif, Srinagar
• Makhdoom Sahib Dargah, Srinagar
• Chatti Padshahi Gurudwara, Srinagar
• Sharika Chakreshwar temple, Srinagar
• Jamia Masjid, Srinagar
• Ziyarat Naqshband Sahab, Srinagar
• Dastgeer Sahib Sufi Shrine, Srinagar
• Khanqah Shah Hamadan Masjid (Khanqah-e-Moula), Srinagar
• Bul Bul Lankar Mosque (Dargah of Hazrat Syed Sharaf-ud-Din Abdul Rahman), Srinagar
• Kheer Bhawani temple, Tulmul
• Avantiswami temple ruins, Awantipora
• Martand Surya Sun temple, Anantnag
• Dargah of Sheikh Noor-ud-din Noorani, Charari Sharief

Kerala (Kerala Photo Gallery)

• Sabarimala Ayyappan temple, Sabarimala
• Padmanabhaswamy temple, Thiruvananthapuram
• Ettumanoor Mahadevan temple, Kottayam
• Guruvayur Krishna temple, Guruvayur
• Attukal Bhagavathy temple, Thiruvananthapuram
• Madhanantheswara Shiva and Ganesh temple, Madhur
• Shree Muthappan Madapura, Parassinikadavu
• Mamapuram Valya Palli mosque, Mamapuram
• Jama'at Mosque, Valanchery
• Vadakhunnathan Shiva temple, Thrissur
• Kurumba Bhagavathy Kava temple, Kodungallur
• Shankara Janmasthan, Kalady
• Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, Vallarpadam
• Ernakulam Shiva temple, Ernakulam
• Chottanikkara Bhagavathy temple, Chottannikkara
• Vaikom Mahadeva temple, Vaikom
• Kaduthuruthy Mahadeva temple, Kaduthuruthy
• Ettumanoor Mahadeva temple, Ettumanoor
• Sree Krishna Swamy temple, Ambalappuzha
• Sree Vallabha temple, Thiruvalla
• Parthasarathi Vishnu temple, Aranmula
• Bhagavathy Shiva temple, Changannur
• Mannarasala Sree Nagaraja temple, Haripad
• Chettikulangara Bhagavathy temple, Mavelikara
• Jenardhana Swamy temple, Varkala
• Beemapalli Mosque, Thiruvananthapuram
• Attukal Bhagvathy temple, Thiruvananthapuram
• Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, Thiruvananthapuram
• Saraswathi Mandapam, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram
• Chengallor Mahadeva temple, Thiruvananthapuram

Ladakh (Ladakh Photo Gallery)

• Spituk Monastery, Leh
• Hemis monastery (Tibetan Byang-cchub-bsam-gling, 'Isle of Contemplation for the Perfect), 34 kilometers from Ladakh, Leh
• Rangdun monastery
• Lamayuru monastery
• Diskit monastery
• Rizong monastery
• Basgo monastery
• Phyang monastery
• Soma monastery
• Thiksey monastery
• Matho monastery
• Chemre monastery
• Takthog monastery
• Karsha monastery

Madya Pradesh (Madhya Pradesh Photo Gallery)

• Jain and Hindu temples, Khajuraho
• Buddhist stupas, Sanchi
• Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple, Ujjain
• Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga temple, Mandhata Island
• Narmada Udgam temple, Amarkantak
• Kamadgiri sacred hill and temples, Chitrakoot
• Ram Raja temple, Orccha
• Shri Digambar Jain Siddha Kshetra Muktagiri temple, Thapoda

Masharashtra (Maharashtra Photo Gallery)

• Panchavati temple, Godavari River Kumbha Mela site
• Buddhist, Hindu, Jain caves, Ellora
• Ajanta caves (Hindu, Buddhist, Jain), Aurangabad
• Vithoba temple (Shri Vitthal-Rukmini Mandir), Pandharpur
• Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga Shiva temple, Bhimashankar
• Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga Shiva temple, Parli
• Shri Ambabai Mahalakshmi temple, Kolhapur
• Takht Hazur Sahib, Nanded
• Shri Renuka Mata Devi temple, Mahur
• Grineshwar Jyotirlinga temple, Aurangabad
• Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga temple, Trimbak
• Hajarat Kamar Ali Durvesh Dargah, Shivpur
• Khandoba temple, Jejuri
• Tulja Bhavani temple, Tuljapur

Manipur

• Govindaji temple, Imphal
• Willong Khullen megalithic site, Senapati district

Meghalaya

• Mawphlang sacred forest groves

New Delhi (Haryana Photo Gallery), (Punjab Photo Gallery)

• Dargah of Sufi saint Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, Mehrauli
• Dargah of Sufi saint Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi, Chirag Delhi
• Dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya

Odisha (Odisha Photo Gallery)

• Jagannath Vishnu temple, Puri
• Khirachora Gopinatha temple, Remuna

Punjab (Punjab Photo Gallery)

• Hari Mandir Golden Temple, Amritsar
• Goindwal Sahib Sikh Gurudwara (23 km from Tarn Taran Sahib)
• Gurudwara Sri Tarn Taran Sahib, Tarn Taran Sahib
• Anandpur Sahib Sikh Gurudwara, Anandpur
• Dargah of Shaikh Ahmad al-Faruqi al-Sirhindi, Rauza Sharif, Sirhind
• Shrine of Sakhi Sarwar (Syed Ahmad Sultan) Nigahia
• Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, Talvandi Sabo
• Rauza Sharif, Fatehgarh Sahib
• Gurudwara Shri Fatehgarh Sahib, Fatehgarh Sahib
• Ziyarat of Sheikh Mujaddid Alfa Thani, Fatehgarh Sahib
• Rauza Sharif Mandhali Sufi Darbar, Mandhali

Rajasthan (Rajasthan Photo Gallery)

• Brahma temple (lakeside) and Saraswati Savitri temple (hilltop), Pushkar
• Jain temples, Mt. Abu
• Shrinathji Krishna temple, Nathdwara
• Shrine of Sufi mystic Moinuddin Chishti, Ajmer

Sikkim

• Lingdum monastery
• Gonjang monastery
• Hanuman Tok, Gangtok
• Lake Tsongmo (Changu Lake)
• Kirteshwar Mahadev temple, Legship
• Sanga Choeling monastery
• Tashiding monastery
• Dubdi monastery

Tasmil Nadu (Tamil Nadu Photo Gallery)

• Sri Ramananthaswami temple, Gandhamadhana Parvatham Hanuman temple, Rameshvaram
• Mt. Arunachala and Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar temple, Tiruvanamalai
• Swamimalai Murugan temple (near Kumbakonam)
• Sri Ranganathaswami Vishnu temple, Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli
• Thiruchendur Murugan temple, Tiruchendur
• Palani Murugan temple (Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani), Palani
• Tiruttani Subramanya Swami Thirukkovil, Thiruttani
• Ekambareswarar temple, Kanchipuram
• Kailasanathar temple, Kanchipuram
• Karchapeswarar temple, Kanchipuram
• Kamakshi Amman temple, Kanchipuram
• Kumarkottam temple, Kanchipuram
• Varadharaja Perumal temple, Kanchipuram
• Tiruththanka temple, Kanchipuram
• Trilokyanatha Jain temple, Kanchipuram
• Nataraja Shiva temple, Chidambaram
• Meenakshi Amman temple, Madurai
• Thiruparankundram Murugan temple, Thiruparankundram
• Pazhamudhircholai Murugan temple, Aligarh Hills
• Devi Kanyakumari temple, Kanya Kumari
• Dargah of Sufi saint Shahul Hameed, Nagore
• Tomb of the Apostle St. Thomas, St. Thomas Basilica, Mylapore, Chennai
• Bhu Varaha Swamy temple, Srimushnam
• Vanamamalai Perumal Vishnu temple, Nanguneri
• Aranganathar Vishnu temple, Karamadai
• Sree Thanumalayam Shiva temple, Suchindram
• Karpaga Vinayagar Ganesh temple, Kottaram
• Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, Kanyakumari
• Arulmigu Bhagavathy Amman temple, Kanyakumari
• Arulmigu Sri Mutharamman Thirukovil temple, Kulasekharappattinam
• Arulmigu Subramanya Swamy temple, Tiruchendur
• Sri Vaikuntanatha Perumal Vishnu temple, Srivaikuntam
• Nellaiappar Shiva and Parvati temples, Tirunelveli
• Arulmigu Thiruparankundram Murugan temple, Madurai
• Arulmigu Kodak Azhagar Vishnu temple, Madurai
• Meenakshi Amman temple, Madurai
• Kudalalagar Devasthanam Vishnu temple, Alagar Kovil
• Kalamegha Perumal Vishnu temple, Melur
• Karpaga Vinayagar (Karpaka Vinayaka) Ganesh temple, Pillayarpatti
• Athmanathaswamy Shiva temple (Tirupperunturai), Avudaiyarkoil
• Arulmigu Uchchi Pillaiyar Ganesh temple, Tiruchirappalli
• Vaidyanathaswamy Shiva temple, Thirumazhapadi
• Brihadeshavara Shiva temple, Thanjavur
• Swamimalai Muruga temple, Kumbakonam
• Adi Kumbeswarar Shiva temple, Kumbakonam
• Tiruvidaimarudur Mahalingaswamy Shiva temple, Thiruvidaimarudar
• Saranath Perumal Vishnu temple, Tirucherai
• Thyagaraja Shiva temple, Thiruvarur
• Velankanni Church, Velankanni
• Nagore Dargah Shariff (tomb of Sufi saint Shahul Hameed), Nagore
• Sowriraja Perumal Vishnu temple, Thirukannapuram
• Mayuranathaswamy Shiva temple, Mayiladuthurai
• Thillai Nataraja Shiva temple, Chidambaram
• Devanathaswamy Vishnu temple (Thiruvanthipuram Kovil), Thiruvanthipuram
• Thirukkovilur Vishnu temple (Ulagalantha Perumal), Tirukoyilur
• Betrayaswamy Vishnu temple, Denkanikottai
• Sri Lakshmi Narayani Golden Temple, Sripuram
• Vedagiriswara Shiva temple, Tirukkalikundrum
• Neervanna Perumal temple and Ranganatha hilltop temple, Tiruneermalai
• Kamakshi Amman temple, Kanchipuram
• Kapaleeshvara Shiva temple, Mylapore, Chennai
• Adikesava Perumal Vishnu temple, Mylapore, Chennai
• Sri Parthasarathy Vishnu temple, Chennai
• Bhaktavatsala Perumal Vishnu temple, Thirunindravur
• Arulmigu Lakshmi Narasima Swamy temple, Sholinghur
• Yoga Anjenayar Swamy temple, Sholinghur
• Arulmigu Subramanya Swamy temple, Thiruttani

Telangana (Telangana Photo Gallery)

• Gnana Saraswati temple, Basar
• Raja Rajashwara Swamy temple, Vemulawada
• Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Yadagirigutta
• Sri Sitaramachandra Swamy temple, Bhadrachalam

Tripura

• Tripura Sundari temple, Udaipur
• Unakoti Shiva temple, Kailasahar

Uttarakhand (Uttarakhand Photo Gallery)

• Hari-ki-Pairi Ghat, numerous temples, Haridwar
• Badrinath temple and nearby five Badri temples, Badrinath
• Lakshman Jhula, Rishikesh
• Neelkanth Mahadeva, 32 kilometers from Rishikesh
• Raghunathji Vishnu temple, Devprayag
• Karna, Uma Devi and Adi Badri temples, Karnaprayag
• Vasudeva temple & Sankaracharya Math, Joshimath
• Shri Hemkund Sahib Gurudwara, Lake Hemkund
• Kedarnath Jyotirlinga Shiva temple (one of the four Char Dham)
• Gangotri Goddess Ganga temple (one of the four Char Dham)
• Yamunotri Goddess Yamuna temple (one of four Char Dham)
• Badrinath Vishnu temple (one of four Char Dham)
• Kasar Devi temple, near Almora
• Jageshwar & Nagesh Jyotirlinga Shiva temples, 36 kilometers from Almora
• Mahavatar Babaji Cave, near Dwarahat
• Bagnath temple, Bageshwar
• Bedni Kund sacred lake of Nanda Devi, Bedni Bugyal
• Gurudwara Shri Hemkund Sahib Sikh temple​, Chamoli district
• Ganesh temple, Dodital sacred lake, Uttarkashi district
• Kalpeshwar Shiva temple, Urgam valley
• Bhimeshwar temple, Bhimtal Lake
• Madhmaheswar temple, Goundar
• Rudranath Shiva temple, Rudranath
• Tunganath Shiva temple
• Tapkeshwar Shiva temple, Dehradun
• Mahasu Devata temple, Hanol
• Dodi Tal sacred lake

Uttar Pradesh (Uttar Pradesh Photo Gallery)

• Numerous Krishna temples, Vrindavan
• Triveni Sangam Kumbha Mela river site, Allahabad
• Numerous temples, ghats and pilgrimage circuits, Varanasi
• Sarnath Buddhist site
• Parinirvana Buddhist Stupa, Kushinagar
• Sankassa Buddhist site ruins, Farrukhabad district
• Naimisaranya Vishnu temple, Naimisaranya
• Lalita Devi temple, Naimisaranya
• Shiva temple, Naimisaranya
• Byash Gaddi temple (Vyas Gaddi), Naimisaranya
• Hanuman Gaddi temple, Naimisaranya
• Maa Vindhyavasini Durga temple, Vindhyachal
• Gorakhnath temple, Gorakhpur
• Saint Kabir Samadhi (Burial site), Magahar
• Bateshwar temple, Bateshwar
• Devipatan Shikti Pitha temple, Tulsipur
• Jetavana ancient Buddhist monastery, Shravasti
• Dhamek Buddhist Stupa, Sarnath

West Bengal (West Bengal Photo Gallery)

• Dakshineshwar Ramakrishna Kali temple, Calcutta
• Taraknath Shiva temple, Tarakeswar
• Dhamesvara Shri Chaitanya temple, Nabadwip
• Sri Devananda Gaudiya Math, Nabadwip
• Tarapith Shakti Pitha temple, Tarapith
• Kapil Muni temple, Sagar Island
• Kalighat Kali Shakti Pitha temple, Kolkata