ENERGY CENTRES IN INDIA:
Hindu temple (mandir); cave (bilam); Buddhist
temple/shrine (stupa)/monastery (vihara; gompa)
· Aasfi Masjid (1784 CE: Shia Islamic; Lucknow)
· Adichanallur (1800 BCE: 160 clay urns
containing human skeletons; Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu)
· Adi Kumbeswarar Temple (700 CE: Shiva-Hindu; festival:
Mahamaham; Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu)
· Aghoreshwara Temple (Hoysala-Kadamba Shiva-Hindu; Ikkeri; Shimoga; Karnataka)
· Ahobilam (Hindu: 108 Vaishnava Divyadesams; 9 temples Nallamala forest;
Narasimha Swamyin Cave; Accd.
to the Puranic legend, this is where Narasimha blessed Prahlada to kill demon
Hiranyakashipa; Kurnool; Nandyal;
Andhra Pradesh)
· Aihole
(450 CE: Hindu; temples: Lad Khan- Shiva, Huchappayya, Huchimalli, Galaganatha,
Durga; Chalukya style; Bagalkot; Karnataka)
· Airavatesvara
Temple (12th c.CE: Dravidian-Chola Shiva-Hindu; Darasuram, Kumbakonam, Tamil
Nadu)
· Ajanta
Caves (200 BCE; Ajintha, Aurangabad)
· Alampur
· Alathiyur
Hanuman Temple (1000 BCE: Hanuman Hindu; Alathiyur; near Tirur; Malappuram;
Kerala)
· Alchi
Monastery (1000 c.CE: Tib.Buddh.; Ladakh; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Amararama
(Shiva-Hindu; Pancharama Kshetra; Shivalinga; Krishna r.; Guntur; Andra
Pradesh)
· Amaravati/Dhanyakataka
(500 BCE: Buddh. stupa;
Buddha preaches kalachakra; Guntur, Andra Pradesh)
· Amarnath
Temple (5000+ BP: Shiva-Hindu: cave temple of Amarnath-Shiva; stalagmite-linga;
1990s-2000 massacres; heavily secured w/military; Srinagar; Himachal Pradesh)
· Ambalappuzha
Sri Krishna Temple (790 CE: Hindu; Kerala)
· Ambika
Mata Temple (961 CE: Durga-Hindu; inscription; Udaipur, Rajastan)
· Ammachiveedu
Muhurthi (1400 CE: Krishna Hindu; Ambalappuzha; Kerala)
· Ammathiruvadi
Temple (1000 CE: 108 Durga Hindu; Thrissur; Kerala)
· Ambaji
(Ambaji Mata-Shakti-Hindu; 52 Shakti Peetha; Abu m.; Banaskantha; Gujarat)
· Amrutesvara
Temple (1196 CE: Hoysala Hindu; vimana, mandapa, kirthimukhas-demon faces; Ramayana sculptures, Mahabharata, Kanada
poems by Janna; Chikmaglur; Karnataka)
· Anajaneya
Temple Gotluru (400 BP: Hindu; Gotluru; Andra Pradesh)
· Ananta
Vasudeva Temple (13th c.CE: Vaishnava-Hindu; Bhubaneswar, Orissa)
· Ananthanatha Basadi (1250
c.CE: Chalukya Jain; Lakshmeshwara; Dharwad; Karnataka)
· Annamalaiyar
Temple (10 BCE: Kovil Annamalaiyar/Shiva-Unnamalaiyaal/Parvati-Hindu;
Annamalai hill; Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu)
· Annamanada
Mahadeva Temple (800 CE: Shaivite Hindu; Annamanada; Thrissur; Kerala)
· Annapoorneshwari
[“feeding one and all”] Temple (400 BP: Hindu; Horanadu; Chikmaglur; Karnataka)
· Annigeri
(1050 CE: Chalukya Hindu; Temples: Amruteshwara- 76 pillars, Banashankari,
Gajina Basappa, Hire Hanuman, Puradhireshwar; Annigeri; Dharwad; Karnataka)
· Antara
Gange [“Ganges from deep”][SM] (Shathashrunga m.; Kolar; Karnataka)
· Arambol
Caves (Buddh.; Goa)
· Aranmula
Parthasarathy Temple (1000 CE: Krishna Hindu; Mahabharata; Aranmula; Kerala)
· Arasavalli
(7th c.CE: Surya-Narayana Swami-Hindu; Srikakulam; Andra Pradesh)
· Arattupuzha
Sree Sashta (2000 BCE: Rama Hindu; Thrissur; Kerala)
· Ardhagiri
Sri Veeranjaneya Swamy Temple (12th c.CE: Hanuman-Hindu; Aragonda; Andra
Pradesh)
· Ashtabujakaram
(Vishnu-Hindu; 108 Divyadesam; legend: Sarabeswaran; Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu)
· Avantipur
· Avudayar
Koil (2nd c.CE: Chola Shiva-Hindu; origin of sacred book of
Saivism, Thiruvasakam; Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu)
· Aurangabad
Caves (6-7th c.CE: 12 artificial rock-cut Buddhist shrines; Maharashta)
· Babri
Mosque (1528 CE; d.1992 CE: Islamic; built over large Hindu complex; Ayodhya,
Uttar Pradesh)
· Badami
Caves (600 CE: Karnataka)
· Badoli
· Badrinath
Temple/Sapta Badri (Jain: 1st Trithankar- Adinath/Rishabdev = Lord Badrinath;
9th c.CE: f.Shankara; Himalayan-north branch for Advaita Vedanta;
Badrinarayan-Vishnu-Hindu: Alaknanda r.; Badrinath; 4-Chota/Char Dham;
Uttarakhand)
· Baijnath
Temple (1000+ BP: Shiva-Hindu; Himachal Pradesh)
· Bakthavatsala
Perumal Temple (6th c.CE: Pallavas Bakthavatsala/Vishnu-Hindu;
Thirunindravur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
· Baleshwar Temple (10-12th c.CE; 16th c.CE: Chand d. Baleshwar/Shiva-Hindu; location of
Vishnu turtle incarnation, Kurmavtar; Champawat, Uttarakhand)
· Balligavi
(birth place of Virashaiva saint Allama Prabhu; 685 CE: Satavahana-Kadamba,
Chaturmukha linga-4
faced linga; 7-8th c.CE: Chalukya-Hoysala Hindu: Kedaresvara
temple: trikuta vimana; mandapa,
Brahma linga, Vishnu statue; legend: capital of Asura king Bali-
Balipura [“city of Bali”]; Shikaripura; Shimoga; Karnataka)
· Bambleshwari
Temple (2200 BP: Shiva-Parvati-Hindu; legend of Raja Veersen puja; Dongargarh;
Rajnandgaon; Chhattisgarh)
· Banashankari
Temple (7th c.CE/18th c.CE: Banashankari-Parvati-Hindu; near Badami;
Cholachagudd; Bagalkot; Karnataka)
· Banashankari
Temple (13th c.CE: Chalukya Hindu; Amargol; Dharwad; Karnataka)
· Bandora
Caves (Buddh.; Goa)
· Banke
Bihari Temple (16th c.CE; moved 1864: Krishna-Hindu; Vrindavan, Mathura, Uttar
Pradesh)
· Barabar
Caves (3rd c.BCE: Buddh.; oldest surviviing rock cut caves of India; Nagarjuni
caves; Jehanabad, Bihar)
· Bardan
Monastery/Gompa (17th c.CE: Tib.Buddh.; Padum; Ladakh; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Basgo
Monastery/Gompa (1680 CE: Tib.Buddh.; Basco; Ladakh; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Basistha
Temple (2nd-1st m.BCE: Shiva-Hindu; Brahmaputra r.; Guwahati; Assam)
· Becharaji
Temple (Shakti-Hindu; 52 Shakti Peetha- hands; Bahucharaji; Mehsana; Gujarat)
· Bedse
Caves (1st c.BCE: Buddhist vihara; Pune; Maharashtra)
· Beechupally
(Hanuman-Anjaneya Swamy-Hindu; Krishna r.; Mahaboob Nagar; Andhra Pradesh)
· Belur
· Bhadrachalam
Temple (1674 CE: Rama-Hindu; Andhra Pradesh)
· Bhadrakali
Temple (1163 CE: Grand Mother Goddess-Hindu; Bhadrakali l.; 8 major, 12 minor
temples; Warangal; Andhra Pradesh)
· Bhairabi
Temple (9th c.CE: Durga-Hindu; Brahmaputra r.; Tezpur; Assam)
· Bhavani
Temple (12th c.CE: Parvati-Hindu; 52 Shakti Pithas; Tuljapur, Maharashta)
· Bhaja
Caves (200 BCE: Buddh. vihara; Karli, near Lonavala; Maharashtra)
· Bharhut (3rd c.BCE: Maurya-Buddhist stupa;
Satna, Madhya Pradesh)
· Bhima Devi Temple Complex (8-12th c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; 13th-15th c.CE: destruction by Muslim and Mongol invasions;
Pinjore; Panchkula; Haryana)
· Bhimakali Temple (Hindu: 52 Shakti Peethas-
ear of Sati; Sarahan; Himachal Pradesh)
· Bhirrana
(Harappan; Fatehabad)
· Bhitargaon
(6th c.CE: Gupta Hindu; Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh)
· Bhoramdeo Temple (7-11th c.CE: Hindu; Kawardha; Chharrisgarh)
· Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple (Shiva-Hindu; one of 12 Jyotirlinga; Srisailam;
Andhra Pradesh)
· Bhubaneshwar (2nd c.BCE: Chedi Kalinga temple city; Orissa)
· Bhuleshwar (13th c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; Kailash; Mahashivatri; Maharashtra)
· Bhumara
· Bhutanatha group (7th-11th c.CE: Bhutanatha-Hindu; Kalyani
Chalukya style; Shivalinga, Makara, Yamuna riding a tortoise, Vishnu, Nandi;
Badami; Karnataka)
· Bhuteshwar Temple (Shiva-Hindu; Jind;
Haryana)
· Bhutia
Busty Gompa (1879 CE: Buddh.; Darjeeling)
· Bijjat
Maharaj Temple Sarain (7th c.CE: Bijjat Maharaj-Hindu; Sarain; Shimla;
Himachal)
· Bijli
Mahadev (Shiva-Hindu; shivalinga; lightning temple; Kullu valley; Himachal
Pradesh)
· Biraja
Temple (13th c.CE: Shiva-Durga-Hindu; Jajpur, Orissa)
· Bishnupur
· Boiyakonda
Gangamma Temple (Hindu; pilgrimage; Chittoor; Andhra Pradesh)
· Brahma
Temple, Pushkar (14th c.CE: Brahma-Hindu; Pushkar, Rajastan)
· Brahmeswara
Temple (9th c.CE: Hindu; Bhubaneswar, Orissa)
· Brihadeeswarar
Temple (11th c.CE: Chola Brihadeeswarar/Shiva-Hindu; Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu)
· Chamba
· Chamunda
Mata Temple (Chamunda-Shakti-Hindu; Chotila; Gujarat)
· Chamundeshwari
Temple (12th c.CE: Hoysala Chamundeshwari/Durga-Hindu; Chamundi hills; Mysore,
Karnataka)
· Chandi
Devi Temple (8th c.CE: Chandidevi/Shakti-Hindu; Panch Tirth; Siddh Peetha;
Haridwar, Uttarakhand)
· Chandi
Mandir (Chandi-Hindu; Navratras festivals; Shivalik hills; Chandigarh; Haryana)
· Chandramouleshwara
Temple (900 BP: Chalukya Hindu; Unkal Hubli-Dharwad; Karnataka)
· Charbhuja
(1444 CE: Vishnu-Hindu; Kumbhalgarh, Rajsamand, Rajasthan)
· Charminar
[“Mosque of the Four Minarets”](1591 CE: Islamic; Hyderbad, Andhra Pradesh)
· Chaturbhuja
Temple (875 CE: Gurjara Pratihara d.; Vishnu-Hindu; Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh)
· Chaudayyadanapura
Mukteshwara temple (11-12th c.CE: Kalyani Chalukya Hindu; 7 Kannada
inscriptions; Haveri; Karnataka)
· Chausath
Jogini Temple [“64 Joginis Temple”](9th c.CE: Bramh d.Hindu; near Bhubaneshwar,
Orissa)
· Cheluvanarayana
Swamy Temple (1098 CE: Cheluvanarayana/Tiruanarayana-Hindu; Melkote; Mandya;
Karnataka)
· Chemrey
Gompa (1664 CE: Tib.Buddh.; 40kmE Leh; Ladakh; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Chennakeshava
temple (1117 CE: Hoysala Hindu; Belur; Hassan; Karnataka)
· Chennakeshava
Temple (1268 CE: Hoysala Vishnu-Hindu; trikurta vimana; legends: Mahabharata, Ramayana; yalis, makara, hansas; Somanathapura; Mandya; Karnataka)
· Cheraman Juma Masjid (629 CE: Islamic; 2nd oldest mosque in the world;
Kodungallur, Kerala)
· Chettikulangara Devi Temple (800
CE: Sree Devi Hindu; Mavelikkara; Kerala)
· Chidambaram
Natarajar Temple (400 CE: Pallava-Chola Shiva-Nataraj-Hindu; 5 Pancha Bootha
Sthalams- Aether; Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu)
· Chilkur
Balaji Temple (1500s CE: Lord Venkateswara-Visa Balaji-Hindu; Osman Sagar l.;
Gandipet; Hyderbad; Andhra Pradesh)
· Chintaman
Ganesh (Hindu; Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh)
· Chirakkadavu
Sree Mahadevar Temple (1000 CE: Shaivite Hindu; Kottayam; Kerala)
· Chitorgarh
· Chudamani
Vihara (1006 CE: Buddh. vihara-monastery; 3rd c.BCE: Nagapattinam; Tamil Nadu)
· Dadhimati
Mata Temple (4th c.CE: Gupta Laxmi-Dadhimati-Hindu; 52 Shakti Peethas; Nagaur,
Rajasthan)
· Daksheswara
Mahadev Temple (1810 CE: Shiva-Hindu; legend of Daksha; Kankhal, Haridwawr,
Uttarakhand)
· Danteshwari
Temple (14th c.CE: Danteshwari-Shakti-Hindu; 52 Shakti Peetha-tooth of Sati
fell here; Dantewada; Bastar; Chhattisgarh)
· Da
Parbatia (4th c.CE: Hindu; Tezpur; Assam)
· Darasuram
· Deogarh
· Deur
Kothar (3rd c.BCE: Maurya king Asoka; Buddhist stupas; Rewa; Madhya Pradesh)
· Devi
Jagadambi/Jagadambika Temple (10-12th c.CE: Chandella d. Hindu; -25 temples
@Khajuraho; Madhya Pradesh)
· Devi
Temple, Kadampuzha (Sree Devi Hindu; Mahabharata; Malappuram; Kerala)
· Dhanop
Sheetla Mata Temple (900 CE: Shiva-Parvati-Hindu; 52 Shakti Peeth; Bhilwara,
Rajastan)
· Dharmaraya
Swamy Temple (12th c.CE: masonry; 16th c.CE: Hindu; Bangalore, Karnataka)
· Dharmasthala
(968 CE: Shiva-Hindu-Jain; gold linga; legend of Annappa; Anna Daana [“free food”]- 10000
pilgrims/day; Mangalore; Karnataka)
· Dharmrajeshwar
(4-5th c.CE: Buddhist-Hindu cave temple; Mandsaur; Madhya Pradesh)
· Dhankar
Gompa (12th c.CE: Buddh.temple and monastery; ancient capital of Spiti; Lahul;
Himal Pradesh)
· Dholavira (2900 BCE; Harappan civilization; Gujarat)
· Dilwara
(11-13th c.CE: Jain temple complex: Vimal Vasahi, Luna Vasahi, Pittalhar,
Parshvanatha, Mahavir Swami; Sirohi, Rajastan; Mt. Abu)
· Diskit
Gompa (14th c.CE: f.Tsong Khapa; Gelugpa-Yellow Hat Tib.Buddh.; Dosmoche “Festival
of the Scapegoat;” Nubra v.; Ladakh; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Doddabasappa
Temple (12th c.CE: Chalukya Hindu: 24 pointed vimana; Gadag; Dambal; Karnataka)
· Dodda
Ganeshana Gudi/Bull Temple (Nandi-Hindu; Basavanagudi; Bangalore; Karnataka)
· Draksharama
(800 CE: Shiva-Surya-Hindu; Shiva-linga; Godavari r.; Kakinada; Andhra Pradesh)
· Dubdi
Gompa (1701 CE: Nyingma Tib.Buddh.; Yuksom; Sikkim)
· Durga
Mandir (1500 CE: Durga-Hindu; Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh)
· Durga
Parameshwari Temple (8th c.CE: Durga-Hindu; Mundkur; Udupi; Karnataka)
· Durgiana
Temple (Durga-Hindu; Amritsar, Punjab)
· Dwaraka [MA] [GP12] (32000-9000 BP: submerged <70’> sandstone walls,
cobblestone streets sea port evidence; Hindu texts- dwelling place of Lord
Krishna; King Shalva <from sky; gods = extra-terrestrials?> attacked
<with energy weapons?> Krishna on Earth <who responded with thunder
arrows>; Krishna eventually departed Earth, and ocean consumed Dwaraka; Sangam <assembly
of sages; included extra-terrestrials> literature: 1st two sangams took
place atKumari Kandam <naga kingdom that “sank beneath the waves”>; near Gulf
of Khambhat submerged <170’> complex- 2001: Oceanic Institute researchers
detect anomolies 7 miles from shore; commisioned to survey pollution, the site
scan sonar detected regular structures- network of stone buildings, shrouded in
mud and sand, covering 5 sq.mi.; remains of 2 cities situated on ancient
rivers; 32000 BP: dozens of wood and pottery artifacts; 9000 BP: covered by
ocean; Gulf of Khambhat; Gujarat)
· Dwarakadheesh
Temple (400 BCE; 8th c.CE: f.Shankara; western branch for Advaita Vedanta; 16th
c.CE: Krishna-Hindu; 4 Char Dham; Mahabarata mention; nearDwaraka-
submerged complex; Gujarat)
· Dzongkhul
Monastery (10th c.CE: f.Naropa; Kagyu Tib.Buddh.; Zanskar; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Ekambareswarar
Temple (600 CE: Ekambareswarar-Shiva-Hindu; 5 Pancha Bootha Sthalams- Earth;
Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu)
· Eklingji
(8th c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; Udaipur, Rajasthan)
· Elephanta
Caves (5-8th c.CE: Chalukyan-Hindu; Mahabharata; Pandava; Banasura; Mumbai,
Maharashtra)
· Ellora
Caves (500 CE: Hindu-Buddh.-Jain; Aurangabad, Maharashtra)
· Enchey
Gompa (200 BP: Tib.Buddh.; Gangtok; Sikkim)
· Eravikulangara
Temple (400 CE: Shaivite Hindu; Ernakulam; Kerala)
· Eri
Katha Ramar (5th c.CE: Pallavas Rama-Hindu; Thirunindravur, Chennai, Tamil
Nadu)
· Ettumanoor
Mahadevar Temple (1542 CE: Shiva Hindu; Kottayam; Kerala)
· Evoor
(Sree Krishna Hindu; Alappuzha; Kerala)
· Ezhumanthuruthu
Poonkavil Devi Temple (17th c.CE: Devi Hindu; Kottayam; Kerala)
· Gadag
(1050-1200 CE: Chalukya Hindu: temples: Trikuteshwara complex-
Shiva-Brahma-Surya, Veeranarayana- where Kumara Vyasa composed Mahabharatha;
Gadag; Dambal; Karnataka)
· Galageshwara
Temple (11th c.CE: Kalyani Chalukya Hindu; shivalinga; Kannada inscription;
Ganesha; Galaganatha; Haveri; Karnataka)
· Galtaji
(18th c.CE: Surya-Balaji-Hindu; Jaipur, Rajasthan)
· Gandhola
Monastery (8th c.CE: f.Padmasambhava; Tib.Buddh.; sacred junction of Chandra
and Bhaga r. to form the Chenab r.; Lahaul, Spiti; Himachal Pradesh)
· Gangaikondacholapuram
· Gavi
Gangadhareshwara/Gavipuram Cave Temple (9th c.CE: Shiva-Agni-Hindu;
astronomical arch.: Makar Sankranti Day-light shines on cave shivalinga for 1
hr.btwn. Nandi horns; solstice temple at an earlier time; Bangalore; Karnataka)
· Gaya
(600 BCE: Magadha k.; Hindu/Buddh.: ancient city; Gayasisa/Brahmayoni hill-
where Gautama Buddha taught Fire Sutta; Vishnupadh Temple; Bodhgaya; Bihar)
· Gemur
Monastery (11th c.CE: Tib.Buddh.; Kullu; Himachal Pradesh)
· Ghorawadi/Ghorawdeshwar
caves (3rd-4th c.CE: 9 Buddh. meditation rooms carved out of a single rock;
Pune, Maharashtra)
· Ghum
Gompa (1875 CE: Buddh.; Darjeeling)
· Gnana
Saraswati Temple (Saraswati-Hindu; Godavari r.; Basar; Andhra Pradesh)
· Godachi
(Vijayanagar: Hindu; Ramdurg; Belgaum; Karnataka)
· Gokarnanatheshwara
Temple (1908 CE: Mangalore; Karnataka)
· Gomateshwara
[MA](1000 CE; Shravanabelagola, Karnataka)
· Gongotri
Temple (18th c.CE: Ganga-Hindu; 4-Chota Char Dham; near source of Ganges r.-
Bhagirathi r.; Rishikesh; Uttarakhand)
· Gop
· Gopinath
Mandir (12th c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; Gopeshwar, Chamoli, Uttarakhand)
· Gorakhnath
Math (11th c.CE: Yogi Gorakshanath-Hindu shrine; Gorakhpur, Uttar Oradesh)
· Gozzangwa
Monastery (10th c.CE: Tib.Buddh.; Khardong; Lahul, Spiti; Himachal Pradesh)
· Grishneshwar
(1000 CE: r.16th c.CE: 12 Jyotilinga; Shiva-Hindu; Aurangabad, Maharashtra)
· Gwalior
· Guptakashi
(Shiva-Hindu; legend: Pandavas, Mahabharata; Garhwal, Uttarakhand)
· Guru
Ghantal Monastery (11th c.CE: Tib.Buddh.; Tupchiling; Himachal Pradesh)
· Guruvayur
Temple (1000 CE: Krishna Hindu; 4000 BCE: deity; Thrissur; Kerala)
· Halasi
(980 CE: 2nd Kadamba capital; Vaishnavism-Shaivism-Hindu-Jain; temples:
Bhuvaraha Narasimha, Suvameshwara, Kapileshwar, Hatekeshwara, Kalmeshwara,
Gokameshwara; 11th c.CE: Jain temple; Belgaum; Karnataka)
· Halasuru
Someshwara Temple (12-13th c.CE: Someshwara-Shiva-Hindu; 16th c.CE:
Hoysala-Chola-Vijayanagara styles added; Halasuru; Bangalore; Karnataka)
· Halebid
· Hampi
(Mahabharata legend: Kishkindha and Vanara-monkey kingdoms; 1 CE; 1336-1565 CE:
Vijayanagara ruins; naga temples: Virupaksha; elephant stables; stone chariot
at Vittala complex, Stepped Tank near Underground Temple, Bukka Aqueduct near
Anegondi; Anjeyanadri hill; Bellary; Karnataka)
· Hangal
Tarakeshwara (12th c.CE: Kalyani Chalukya Shiva-Hindu-Jain; dome; shivalinga;
Veerabhadra temple; Billeshwara temple; Hangal; Haveri; Karnataka)
· Hanle
Gompa (17th c.CE: Drugpa-Kagyu “Red Hat” Tib.Buddh.; Ladakh; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Hanuman
Temple (1724 CE: Bala-Hanuman-Hindu; 5-Mahabharata Delhi; Connaught Place, New
Delhi)
· Hariharashwara
Temple (1223-4 CE: Hoysala Vishnu-Shiva-Hindu; mantapa, vimana, Kannada
inscriptions, hero stones; legend: Guhasura vs. Harihara; Harihar; Davanagere;
Karnataka)
· Hari
Parbat (1590 CE: Muslim fort; Sharika Temple; Makhdoom Sahib; accd.to legend,
this hill was once a large lake inhabited by the demon Jalobhava, then Parvati
dropped a pebble, becoming the hill, to crush the demon; Srinagar; Himachal
Pradesh)
· Hatimura
Temple (1667 CE: Durga-Hindu; human sacrifice; Brahmaputra r.; Silghat; Nagaon;
Assam)
· Hemis
Gopma (1672 CE: f.Sengge Namgyal; Drukpa Tib.Buddh.; Ladakh; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Hidimba
Devi Temple (1553 CE: Hidimbi Devi-Hindu; Mahabharata; cave temple; Manali;
Himachal Pradesh)
· Hooli
Panchalingeshwara temple (Hindu; temples: Andhakeshwara, Bhavnisankhara,
Kalmeshwara, Kashi Vishwanatha, Madaneshwara, Suryanarayana, Tarkeshwara,
Beerdevar; Belgaum; Karnataka)
· Hoysaleswara
Temple (1121 CE: Hoysala Shiva-Hindu; sculptures: Shiva-Parvati, dancing
Ganesha, Garuda pillar; Halebidu; Hassan; Karnataka)
· Hridayaleeswarar
Temple (6th c.CE: Hridayaleeswarar/Shiva-Hindu; Thirunindravur, Chennai, Tamil
Nadu)
· Hulimavu
Cave Temple (15th c.CE: Hindu; shivalinga; Bangalore; Karnataka)
· Hundur
Gompa (Tib.Buddh.; Nubra v.; Ladakh; Himachal
Pradesh)
· Idagunji Devasthana (1500 BP:
Vaisnava-Krishna-Hindu; Lord Ganesha temple; Manki; Uttara Kannada; Karnataka)
· Ishvara Temple (1220
CE: Hoysala Shiva-Hindu; hero stone; Kannada inscription; Arasikere; Hassan;
Karnataka)
· Itagi Bhimambika temple (1000
CE: Chalukya Shiva-Hindu; Gadag; Gajendragad; Karnataka)
· Jagannath [“Lord of the Universe”] Temple (11th c.CE:
Jaganath-Krishna-Vishnu-Hindu; 4 Char Dham; Rath Yatra festival; Puri; Orissa)
· Jagannath Temple (1691 CE: Vishnu-Hindu;
1990: collapsed; 1992: restored; Ranchi; Jharkhand)
· Jagannatha Gattu Temple (Shiva-Hindu;
Shivalinga; Kurnool; Andhra Pradesh)
· Jagdish Temple (1651 CE: Aryan-Hindu;
Udaipur, Rajasthan)
· Jageshwar (9-13th c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; temple city of
124 stone temples; Jageshwar, Almora, Uttarakhand)
· Jag Mandir/Lake Garden Palace (1515-1652 CE:
water palace; Lake Pichola; Udaipur, Rajasthan)
· Jakhoo (Hanuman-Hindu; Ramayana; Shimla;
Himachal Pradesh)
· Jama Masjid (1617-56 CE: Islamic; Delhi)
· Jama Masjid (1400 CE: Islamic; Jaunpur)
· Janardanaswamy Temple (2000 BP: Vishnu-Hindu;
Varkala; Thiruvananthapuram; Kerala)
· Jarai-ka-Math (860 CE: Pratiharas
Durga-Hindu; Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh)
· Jayanti Devi Temple (Jayanti Devi-Hindu;
Jind; Haryana)
· Jaugada
fort (300 BCE; Bhubaneshwar)
· Jogeshwari
Caves (520-550 CE: Buddh. cave temple; Maharashtra)
· Jyotisar
[“core meaning of light”] (banyan-vat where
Krishna preached Bhagavad Gita; Kurukshetra/Dharmakshetra; Haryana)
· Kadalayi
(5000 BP: Vishnu-Hindu; Chirakkal; Kannurl; Kerala)
· Kadri
Manjunath Temple (968 CE: Lokeshwara-Shiva-Hindu; bronze statue; Mangalore;
Karnataka)
· Kailasnatha
Temple (8th c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu)
· Kailasanathar
Temple (8th c.CE: Kailasanathar-Shiva-Hindu; Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu)
· Kailash/Kailasanatha
Temple (8th c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; rock cut temple; linga; Ellora caves; Maharashtra)
· Kalahasti
Nathar (5 Pancha Bootha Sthalams- Wind;)
· Kalakaleshwara
temple (Shiva-Hindu; Gajendragad; Gadag; Karnataka)
· Kalasa
(Shiva Hindu; legend: Skanda
Purana- myth of Sage Agasthya and
marriage of Shiva-Parvati; Bhadra r.; Chikmaglur; Karnataka)
· Kalghatgi
(Hindu-Jain; Temples: Mahalakshmi, Shantinatha Basadi Jain, Tamboor Basavanna;
Kalghatgi; Dharwad; Karnataka)
· Kalighat
Kali Temple (Kali-Hindu; 52-Shakti Peethas; Hooghly r., Adi Ganga r.; Calcutta,
West Bengal)
· Kalika/Maha
Kali Temple (300 BP: Kali-Hindu; legend: Kalika Mata came into dream of Pandit
Jagat Ram Sharma revealing Pindi stone within hill; Reasi; Jammu and Kashmir)
· Kalika
Mata Temple (Bhadrakali-Kali-Hindu; Chittorgarh, Rajasthan)
· Kalikambal
Temple (relocated 1640 CE: Kalikambal-Hindu; Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
· Kalka
Mandir (3000 BP; 3rd c.BCE: Ashoka Kali-Hindu; 5-Mahabharata Delhi; New Delhi)
· Kalpeshwar
(Shiva-Hindu; 5-Panch Kedar; legend: Pandava, Mahabharata; Garhwal,
Uttarakhand)
· Kamakhya
Temple (1565 CE: Kamakhya-Hindu; human sacrifice; Nilachal hill; Guwahati;
Assam)
· Kamakshi
Amman Temple (6 CE: Pallava kings; Kamakshi-Parvati-Hindu; Kanchipuram, Tamil
Nadu)
· Kamala
Narayana Temple (12th c.CE: Hindu; Kadamba style: Degaon; Kittur; Belgaum,
Karnataka)
· Kambagiri
Swami (Vishnu-Hindu; Kurnool; Racherla; Andhra Pradesh)
· Kanaka
Durga Temple (Durga-Hindu; Krishna r.; Vijayawada; Andhra Pradesh)
· Kanakagiri
(Mauryan capital; Gangavati; Koppal; Karnataka)
· Kandariya
Mahadeva Temple (1000 BCE?; 1050 c.CE: Chandela Mahadeva-Shiva-Hindu; largest
temple @Khajuraho; Madhya Pradesh)
· Kangra
· Kanheri Caves [SR](3rd c.BCE: Maurya Empire; Mumbai)
· Kanipakam Vinayaka/Sri Varasidi Vinayaka
Swamy Temple (11th c.CE: Chola Ganesha-Hindu; Kanipakam; Chittoor; Andhra
Pradesh)
· Kapaleeshwarar Temple (7 CE: Shiva-Hindu;
Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
· Kapila Theertham (11th c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; Kapila Maharishi
cave; near Tirupati-Tirumala; Andhra Pradesh)
· Kapilash Temple (1246 CE: Shiva-Hindu;
Dhenkanal, Orissa)
· Kappil Bhagavathy Temple (1000 BP:
Shaivite-Hindu; Kappil; Kerala)
· Kardang Monastery (12th c.CE: Drukpa Tib.Buddh.; Lahul,
Spiti; Himachal Pradesh)
· Karkala Sri Venkataramana Temple (14th c.CE: Venkateshwara-Hindu; Karkala;
Karnataka)
· Karla Caves (2nd c.BCE-2nd c.CE: Buddhist rock-cut vihara-stupa;
Karli; Maharashtra)
· Karmanghat Hanuman Temple (11th c.CE: Hanuman-Hindu; Karmanghat;
Hyderbad; Andhra Pradesh)
· Karni Mata (15th c.CE: Durga-Hindu; Deshnoke,
Rajasthan)
· Karpaka Vinayakar Temple/Pillaiyarpatti (4th c.CE: Karpaka
Vinayakar-Ganesha-Hindu; rock-cut cave shrine; Madurai,
Thiruppatthur, Tamil Nadu)
· Karppillikkavu Sree Mahadeva Temple (2000
BCE?: 108 siva kshethras; Shaivite-Hindu; Ernakulam; Kerala)
· Kartikeya Temple (5th c.BCE: Kartikeya/Kumara/Skanda-Hindu;
Skanda Purana; Peshawar; Kurukshetra; Haryana)
· Kashi Vishwanath Temple/Golden Temple (11th c.CE; r.1780 CE:
Vishwanath/Shiva-Hindu; Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh)
· Kasivisvesvara Temple Gadag
(1087 CE: Chalukya Hindu; Kannada inscriptions; Gadag; Lakkundi; Karnataka)
· Kaviyoor Mahadevar Temple (10th c.CE: Shiva-Vishnu Hindu; Kaviyoor;
Kerala)
· Kayavarohan [“body descent”] Temple (2nd
c.CE: Lakulisha-Shiva-Hindu; Shivalingas; accd. Shiva Purana: 68
pilgrimage-tirtha of Shiva; Shivratri festival; Vadodara; Gujarat)
· Kedareswar Temple (Hanuman-Shiva-Hindu; 8
Astasambhu; near Ramachandi; Dhenkanal, Orissa)
· Kedarnath Mandir (Kedarnath-Shiva-Hindu;
4-Chota Char Dham; 5-Panch Kedar; accd.to Puranas, where Pandava brothers
performed penance to Shiva; lingum; Garhwal Himalayan range; Mandakini r.;
Kedarnath; Uttarakhand)
· Kesaria (where Gautama Buddha preached
Kesaputtiya Suttas; 200 CE: stupa;
Bihar)
· Keshava
temple (1268 CE: Hoysala Hindu; Somnathpur; Mysore; Karnataka)
· Kesava
Deo Temple (2500 BCE?; 400 CE; d.1017 CE; r.1150 CE: Krishna-Hindu; Mathura,
Uttar Pradesh)
· Ketakeshwar Dewal (Hindu;
one of the largest shivalinga; Tezpur; Assam)
· Key Monastery (11th c.CE: Tib.Buddh.; Spiti; Himachal
Pradesh)
· Khajuraho
[MA](950 BCE; Madhya Pradesh)
· Kharligarh ancient fort (300 BCE; Bhuampada)
· Kheer Bhawani (Bhawani-Maharagya Devi-Hindu; linga; legend: Hanuman
retrieved linga from Sri Lanka-Ravana and brought here; Tula Mula; Srinigar;
Kashmir)
· Khrew (Jawala Bhagvati-Hindu; Pulwama; Jammu and Kashmir)
· Kiradu
· Kodandarama Temple (14th c.CE: Kodandarama/Rama-Hindu; Hiremagalur, Karnataka)
· Konark/Konarak Sun Temple [MA](1250 CE; Orissa)
· Kondagattu (300
BP?: Anjaneya Swamy-Hanuman-Hindu; Karimnagar; Andhra
Pradesh)
· Koodakmanikyam Temple (854 CE: Ramayana-Hindu; Irinjalakuda; Trissur;
Kerla)
· Koodal Azhagar Temple (Vishnu-Hindu;
108 devyadesams; Madurai, Tamil Nadu)
· Kopineshwar Mandir (810-1240 CE: Shiva-Hindu; Nandi; linga; Thane,
Maharashtra)
· Korzok Gompa (17th c.CE: Drukpa Tib.Buddh.;
Leh; Ladakh; Himachal Pradesh)
· Kosambi (5th c.BCE: Muaryan city; Gautama Buddha holy site; Uttar
Pradesh)
· Kottarakkara Sree Mahaganapathi Kshethram (Ganapati-Siva-Hindu;
Kottarakkara; Kerala)
· Koti Lingala (Shiva-Hindu;
lingas; Godavari r.; Karimnagar; Andhra Pradesh)
· Kotilingam (15th c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; 12 rows x 85 lingams;
Panchadharala; Visakhapatnam; Andhra Pradesh)
· Koulutla Chenna Kesava Temple (11th c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; Kurnool; Andhra
Pradesh)
· Krauncha Giri (15th c.CE: Chalukya Hindu; 1st abode of Subramanya/Murugan; Kumaraswami temple;
legends: Mahabharata, Skanda Purana, Agastya, Parasuram; Bellary; Karnataka)
· Kshreerarama (Shiva-Hindu; Shivalinga-Vishnu; Pancharama Kshetras;
Palakollu; W.Godavari; Andhra Pradesh)
· Kudalasangama (12th c.CE: Lingayat-Hindu; temples: Sangamanatha, Aikya
linga of Basaveshwara, Sabha Bhavana; Chalukya style; Bagalkot; Karnataka)
· Kudargarh (17th c.CE: Maa-Hindu; Surguja; Chhattisgarh)
· Kudroli Bhagavathi (800 BP: Hindu;
festivals: Nadavali, Bharani; Mangalore; Karnataka)
· Kukke Subramanya Temple (968
CE: Subramanya-Hindu; Garuda
pillar; idols: Shesha, Vasuki; Sarpa Samskara/Sarpa Dosha; Kumaradhara r.;
Mangalore; Karnataka)
· Kuknur (8-13th
c.CE: Chalukya Shiva-Hindu: Navalinga temple; Dharwad; Karnataka)
· Kumararama (892-922 CE: Kumara-Murugan-Shiva-Hindu; Shivalinga;
Pancharama Kshetras; Samarlakota; E.Godavari; Andhra Pradesh)
· Kumara Swami Devasthana (Kumara Swami/Subrahmanya/Parabrahman-Hindu;
Bangalore; Karnataka)
· Kungri Monastery (1330 CE: Nyingma Tib.Buddh.; Lahul, Spiti; Himachal
Pradesh)
· Kursha Gompa (1000 c.CE: Gelug Tib.Buddh.; Doda r.; Zanskar; Ladakh; Himachal
Pradesh)
· Kurudumale temple (Chola Hindu; Kolar; Karnataka)
· Kushinagar (ancient city where Siddartha Gautama Buddha died; 3rd c.BCE-5th c.CE: ruined Buddh.stupas and viharas; Uttar Pradesh)
· Kuttankulangara Sri Krishna Temple (300 BP: Hindu; Thrissur; Kerala)
· Kuttumuck Siva Temple (300 BP: Hindu; Kerala)
· Lakkundi (10th
c.CE: Kalyani-Chalukya Shiva-Hindu: 50 temples: Kasivisvesvara, Halagunda Basavanna, Laxminarayana, Mallikarjuna,
Nadayadeva, Nagaradeva, Neelakanteshwara, Suryanarayana, Someshwara,
Virabhadara, Vishwantha, Virupaksha; 11th c.CE: Jain temples: Brahma Jinalaya
Basadi, Kaishivishanatha, Nanneshwara, Stepped wells; Dharwad; Karnataka)
· Lakshmi
Devi Temple (1114 CE: Hoysala Shiva-Hindu; Doddagaddavalli; Hassan; Karnataka)
· Lakshmi
Narasimha Temple (13th c.CE: Hoysala Vishnu-Hindu; Bhadravathi; Shimoga;
Karnataka)
· Lakshmi
Narasimha Temple (1246 CE: Hoysala Shiva-Hindu; Sadashiva temple; Nuggehalli;
Hassan; Karnataka)
· Lakshminarayana
Temple (1250 CE: Hoysala Vaisnava-Hindu; trikurta vimana; makara and hansa friezes;
Hindu epics, Mahabharata, Ramayana, Puranas/Myths, Mandya; Karnataka)
· Lamayuru Gompa (11th c.CE: oldest
Tib.Buddh.monastery in Ladakh; Kargil; Himachal Pradesh)
· Lankeshwar Temple (Shiva-Hindu; Guwahati; Assam)
· Latiyal Mata Temple (1500 CE: Hindu; Phalodi; Jodhpur, Rajasthan)
· Laxminarayan Temple/Birla Mandir (1622
CE: Laxmi-Vishnu-Hindu; Janmashtami and Diwali festivals; New Delhi)
· Lenyadri, Shri Girijatmaj (1st c.CE: Ganesha-Girijatmaja-Hindu; cave temple;
festival: Jayanti; Pune, Maharashtra)
· Lepakshi (Shiva-Vishnu-Virabhadra-Hindu; Kurma Saila-tortoise shaped
hill; Lepakshi; Anantapur; Andhra Pradesh)
· Lhalung/Sarkhang [“Golden Temple”] Monastery (10th c.CE: Tib.Buddh.;
Spiti; Himachal Pradesh)
· Likir Gompa (1065 CE: Gelugpa Tib.Buddh.monastery in Ladakh; Indus r.; Saspol; Leh;
Jammu-Kashmir)
· Lingaraj Temple (11th
c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; Bhubaneswar, Orissa)
· Lokanarkavu Temple (1500 BP: Durga-Hindu; Memunda; Vatakara; Kerala)
· Lothal (2400 BCE: Dholka, India)
· Maa Taratarini Temple (Mahabharata; Hindu; 4 major 52 Shakti Peetha;
Taratarini hill; Berhampur/Brahmapur, Orissa)
· Madai Vadukunda Shiva Temple (5-8th c.CE: Kolathiri Kings; Shiva-Hindu;
Madai; Kannur Taluk; Kerala)
· Madhyamaheshwar (Shiva-Hindu; 5-Panch
Kedar; legend: Pandava, Mahabharata; Mansuna, Garhwal, Uttarakhand)
· Madurai (500 BCE: Hindu temple town)
· Mahabaleshwar Temple (Dravidian Shiva-Hindu; festival: Shivaratri
Rathyatra; Gokarna, Karnataka)
· Mahabalipuram
· Mahabhairav Temple (Shiva-Hindu; Tezpur; Assam)
· Mahabodhi Temple (250 BCE: where Siddhartha Gautama Buddha attained
enlightenment; Bodhgaya)
· Mahadev Temple (1112
CE: Chalukya Shiva-Hindu; based on Amruteshwara temple at Annigeri; Itagi;
Dharwad; Karnataka)
· Mahadev Temple Tambdi Surla (12th c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; garbhagriha,
antarala, nandi mandapa, Trimurti carvings; Goa)
· Mahadeva Temple, Kalanjoor (1100 BP: Shiva-Hindu; Kalanjoor; Kerala)
· Maha Ganapathi Mahammaya Temple (500 BP: Ganesha-Hindu; Lord Ganesha temple; Shirali; Uttara
Kannada; Karnataka)
· Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga (12 Jyotirlinga; Shiva-Hindu; Nandi; Ujjain,
Madhya Pradesh)
· Mahakali Caves (1st c.BCE-6th c.CE: Buddh. vihara-chaitya,
monastery; Mumbai)
· Mahakuta (6th c.CE: Shaivite-Hindu; Mahakuta Pillar script;
Dravidian, Vesara, Nagara temples: Mallikarjuna, Sangamesvara, Vishnu;
Bagalkot; Karnataka)
· Mahalakshmi Temple, Kolhapur (700 CE: Kannada Chalukya
Lakshmi-Vishnu-Hindu; 52 Shakti Peetha; Kolhapur, Maharashtra)
· Mahamaya Dham (Sati-Hindu: 52 Shakti Peetha; Bilasipara; Assam)
· Mahamaya Kalika Devasthan Kansarpal (12th c.CE: Kali-Hindu; Goa)
· Mahanandiswara Swamy Temple (1500 BP: Shiva-Hindu; fresh water pools: Kalyani,
Pushkami; 9 Nandi shrines; Nallamala Hills; Kurnool; Andhra Pradesh)
· Mahasu Devta Temple (9th c.CE: Huna Mahasudevta-Hindu; Hanol, Dehradun,
Uttarakhand)
· Mahavinayak Temple (12th c.CE: Ganesha-Hindu; 5 Kshetras; sculpture; Jajpur,
Orissa)
· Mandher Devi Temple (1600 CE: Hindu; Mandhradevi; Satara; Maharashtra)
· Mangaladevi Temple (9th c.CE:
Shiva-Hindu; Mangalore; Karnataka)
· Mangla Gauri (15th c.CE: Vaishnavite-Hindu; mentioined in Purana legends
and tantric works; Gaya; Bihar)
· Mangueshi Temple (1600 CE: Shiva-Hindu; Mangeshim; Goa)
· Manikaran (17th c.CE: Hindu-Sikh; Ramachandra, Shiva,
Rama-Krishna-Vishnu temples; legend: Manu recreated human life here after
deluge; hot springs; experimental geothermal energy plant here; 1905:
earthquake; Beas and Parvati r.; Kullu; Himachal Pradesh)
· Mankiala stupa (Rawalpindi); Sialkot (2500 BCE)
· Mansa Devi Temple (Mansa/Shakti-Hindu; Panch Tirth, 5 Pilgrimages; Siddh
Peetha; festival: Navratri; Haridwar, Uttarakhand)
· Manyamkonda (Venkateshwara-Hindu: hill shrine; Mahabubnagar)
· Markandeshwar (3rd m.BCE: original temple, pre-Mahabaharata; Shiva-Hindu;
Kurukshetra; Haryana)
· Martand
· Marudamalai (800 CE: Murugan-Hindu;
6-Arupadaiveedu; Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu)
· Marundeeswarar Temple (7th c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
· Mashro Gompa 16th c.CE: Tib.Buddh.monastery
in Ladakh; Indus r.; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Masrur
· Mata Mansa Devi (1811-15 CE: Shakti-Hindu; Navratri festival; Panchkula;
Haryana)
· Matho Gampo (16th c.CE: Tib.Buddh.monastery in Ladakh; Zanskar m.; Leh;
Jammu-Kashmir)
· Mathura (1600 BCE?- legend: birth place of
Krishna; 6th c.BCE:
ancient capital; Uttar Pradesh)
· Maya Devi Temple (11th c.CE:
Mayadevi/Shakti-Hindu; Panch Tirth; Siddh Peetha; Haridwar, Uttarakhand)
· Mecca Masjid (1617-94 CE: Islamic; Hyderbad)
· Meenakshi Amman Temple (500
BCE: Madurai center; 1600 CE: Meenakshi-Parvati-Shiva-Hindu; Madurai, Tamil
Nadu)
· Melukote/Thirunarayanapuram (12th c.CE: Cheluva-Narayana Swamy
Temple; Sri Ramanujarya residence; Hindu; Yadavagiri rocky hills; Mandya;
Karnataka)
· Modhera
· Mookambika (1200 BP: Shiva-Shakti-Hindu; Adi Shankara; Kollur;
Karnataka)
· Morgaon Ganesha Temple/Shri Moreshwar Mandir (17th c.CE: Ganesha-Hindu; Pune;
Maharashtra)
· Moteshwar Mahadev (Bhimashankar/Shiva-Hindu;
Bheem Shankar Jyotirlingam; festival: Maha Shivratri; Kashipur, Uttarakhand)
· Moti Masjid (1660 CE: Islamic; Delhi)
· Mukteswar Temple (900
CE: Hindu; Bhubaneswar, Orissa)
· Mulbekh (Drukpa-Gelug Tib.Buddh.monastery in Ladakh; Zanskar; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Mundkur (700 CE: Durga-Hindu; Karkala Taluk, Udupi, Karnataka)
· Mutathura Mahadever Temple (800 CE: Shiva-Vishnu-Hindu;
Thiruvattar, Tamil Nadu)
· Mylara Lingeshwara Temple (Shaivite-Hindu: legend: Mallasura demon quelling;
Karnika Utsava prophecy utterance; Goravara Kuinita dance; Mylara; Bellary;
Karnataka)
· Nachiyar Koil (Vishnu-Hindu;
108 Devyadesams; Tirunaraiyur, Tamil Nadu)
· Nachna
· Nagarjunakonda (2nd c.CE: Mahayana Buddhist settlement; near Hyderbad;
Andra Pradesh)
· Nageshwar Temple (Shiva-Hindu; 12-Jyotirlinga; Dwaraka, Gujarat)
· Naina Devi (Hindu: 52 Shakti Peeths; 2008 stampede- 123 died; Gobind
Sagar l.; Bilaspur; Himachal Pradesh)
· Nalanda (427-1197 CE: Mauryan-Gupta Buddh. University; Bihar)
· Namgyal Monastery (1575 CE: Tibetan Buddh.assoc.w/Dalai Lamas; 1959 CE:
relocated to Dharamshala; Himachal Pradesh)
· Nanda Devi [SM]
[Hindi: “Bliss Giving Goddess”](Uttarakhand)
· Nandeeswarar Temple (Chola
Shiva-Hindu; Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
· Nandi [“joyful”] Temple (1537 CE: Shaivite-Hindu; Vijayanagara style;
Bangalore; Karnataka)
· Narasimha
temple Narasapura temple (11-12th c.CE: Kalyani Chalukya Hindu; Haveri; Karnataka)
· Narasingam
Yoga Narasimha Perumal Temple (770 CE: Shiva-Hindu; Narasingam, Madurai, Tamil
Nadu)
· Navagraha
Temples (7-12th c.CE: Chola Navagraha-Shiva-Hindu; Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu)
· Navalinga
Temple (9th c.CE: Dravida Shiva-Hindu; 9 lingas; Kannada inscriptions; Koppal;
Karnataka)
· Neelkanth
Mahadev Temple (Nilkanth/Shiva-Hindu; legend: where Shiva consumed poison Halahala,
originating from the sea when Devas and Asuras churned the sea to obtain Amrita, Samudramanthan; Pauri Garwal, Uttarakhand)
· Negheriting Shiva Doul (8-9th
c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; shivalinga; Dergaon; Golaghat; Assam)
· Nellaiappar Temple (700 CE: Chola
Nellaiappar/Shiva-Hindu; Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu)
· Nellitheertha Cave temple (1487 CE: Somanatheshwara-Shiva-Hindu; Sage
Jabali penance to Durga Parameshwari; Dakshina Kannada; Nellitheertha;
Karnataka)
· Nerul Balaji Temple (Hindu; Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra)
· Omkareshwar (12 Jyotirlinga Hindu; Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh)
· Osian
· Padayanivettom Devi Temple (1200 BP: Devi-Hindu; Mavelikkara, Kerala)
· Padmanabhaswamy Temple (Vishnu-Hindu; 108 divya desam;
Thiruvananthapuram; Kerala)
· Palani Murugan Temple (2nd-5th c.CE: Chera Dandayudhapani
Swami/Murugan-Hindu; Pandavas; Arupadaiveedu; Palani, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu)
· Pancha Rathas [MA](7th c.CE: Hindu; Pandavas; rock-cut
temple; Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu)
· Pandavleni Caves (1st c.CE-12th c.CE: Hinayana Buddh.rock-cut vihara-chaitya;
Nashik; Maharashtra)
· Pandrethan
· Paraheda Shiv Mandir (1000 CE: Shiva-Hindu; Banswara, Rajasthan)
· Paramekkavu Bagavathi Temple (1000 CE: Bagavathi-Vishnu-Hind; Thrissur;
Kerala)
· Parsurameswar Temple (650 CE: Shiva-Hindu;
Bhubaneswar, Orissa)
· Parthasarathy
Temple (8th c.CE: Vaishnavite-Hindu; 108 divyadesams; Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
· Pataleshwar (753 CE: Rashtrakuta Shiva-Hindu; rock-cut cave; Pune, Maharashtra)
· Pathiyoor Devi Temple (b.Parasurama; 108 Durga Hindu; Kerala)
· Patna/Pataligrama (450 BCE: ancient capital; Gautama Buddha holy site;
Bihar)
· Pattadakal (8th c.CE: Shaivite-Hindu-Jain; Mahakuta Pillar script; Chalukya,
Dravidian, Vesara, Nagara temples: 725 CE: Sangameshvara, Kashivishvanatha,
733-45 CE: Virupaksa, 740 CE: Mallikarjuna, Papanatha, Jain Naryana; Bagalkot;
Karnataka)
· Patteswaram (Shiva-Hindu; Patteswaram, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu)
· Pava (ancient city; Gautama Buddha holy site; Uttar Pradesh)
· Pemayangtse Gompa (1721 CE: Nyingmapa Tib.Buddh.; Sikkim)
· Pillars of Ashoka (300 BCE: Vaishali, Lumbini, Meerut (Delhi), Topra
(Delhi), Kaushambi (Allahabad), Lauriya-Areraj, Lauriya-Nandangarh, Rampurva,
Sankissa, Sanchi, Sarnath, Nigalisagar)
· Phensang Gompa (1705 CE: Tib.Buddh.; Pelling;
Sikkim)
· Phodang Gompa (Kagyu Tib.Buddh.; Chaam Dance Festival-10th mo., 28-29th day; Gangtok; Sikkim)
· Phugtal Gompa (12th c.CE: Drukpa Tib.Buddh.monastery
in Ladakh; Zanskar; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Phyang Gompa (1515 CE: Drikung Kagyu Tib.Buddh.monastery in Ladakh; Leh;
Jammu-Kashmir)
· Poonkunnam Siva Temple (1000 BP: Hindu; Thrissur, Kerala)
· Pulimukham Devi Temple (400 BP: Bhadra Bhagavathi-Hindu; Thazhava,
Kollam, Kerala)
· Punrasar Balaji (Hanuman-Hindu; Punrasar, Rajasthan)
· Puri: 8th c.CE: f.Shankara;
eastern branch for Advaita Vedanta;
· Raghunath Temple (1835-60 CE: Rama-Vishnu-Hindu; 2002: suicide bombers;
Jammu and Kashmir)
· Ragigudda Anjaneya Temple (Hanuman-Hindu; Shivalinga; Ganesh, Surya and
Tajarajeshwari temples; Bangalore)
· Rajarajeshwara Temple (11th c.CE: 108 Shiva-Parvati-Hindu; 64 Shakti-Peetham-head
of Sati fell here; 1000s BP: linga; 18th c.CE: d.7-story Gopuram by Tipu Sultan; Taliparamba,
Kannur, Kerala)
· Rajgir (1000 BCE: Mauryan-Gautama Buddha pilgrimage site; Bihar)
· Ramachandi Temple (Surya-Hindu; Kusabhadra r.; Puri, Orissa)
· Rama Giri (12th c.CE: Hindu; Krishna r.; Mahbubnagar; Andhra Pradesh)
· Ramanathaswamy/Rameswaram/Ramalingeswarar Temple
(Ramanathaswamy-Shiva-Hindu; 11/12 Jyotirlingas; 4-Char Dham; legend: where
Rama prayed to Shiva for sins committed against Ravana; Rameswaram/Pamban i.;
Tamil Nadu)
· Ramappa/Ramalingeswara Temple (1213 c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; Warangal; Andhra
Pradesh)
· Ramatheertham/Rama Temple (Ramachandra Swamy-Sita Devi-Lakshmana-Hindu;
Ramatheertham; Andhra Pradesh)
· Ramgarh
· Rameshwara Temple (Vijayanagara Hoysala-Dravida Hindu; Keladi; Shimoga; Karnataka)
· Ramnathi (16th c.CE: Ramnath-Shiva-Hindu; Goa)
· Ranganathaswamy Temple (16th c.CE: Ranganathaswamy-Vishnu-Hindu; Vijayanagara
style; Bangalore)
· Rangdum Gompa (18th c.CE: Gelug Tib.Buddh.monastery
in Ladakh; Suru v.; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Rangnath Dol (Shiva-Hindu;
Joysagar Tank; Brahmaputra r.; Assam)
· Rani Sati Temple (1600 CE: Shiva-Hindu; Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan)
· Ratnagiri (6th c.CE: Gupta; Buddh. mahavihara;
Jajpur, Orissa)
· Ratnagiri Murugan Temple (14th c.CE: Murugan-Hindu; Vellore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
· Ravalnath (Shaivite-Hindu; Goa)
· Rektha Kanda Swamy Temple (8th c.CE: birthplace of Sri Ayyappan-Hindu; Omallur,
Pathanamthitta)
· Rizong Gompa (1831 CE: Gelug Tib.Buddh.monastery in Ladakh; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Roda
· Rozabal Shrine (Tomb of Jesus?; Shrinagar;
Kashmir)
· Rudranath (Shiva-Hindu; 5-Panch
Kedar; legend: Pandava, Mahabharata; Garhwal, Uttarakhand)
· Rudreswar Temple (1744 CE: Hindu; Brahmaputra r.; Guwahati; Assam)
· Rumtek Gompa (16th c.CE: Kagyu Tib.Buddh.;
Gangtok; Sikkim)
· Salsette
· Sanchi (3rd c.BCE: Buddh. Stupa; Besnagar; Madhya Pradesh)
· Sangameswara Temple (Shiva-Hindu; shiva linga; confluence of Krishna and
Bhavanasi r.; Kurnool; Andhra Pradesh)
· Sani Gompa (2nd c.CE: Kagyu Tib.Buddh.monastery
in Ladakh; Zanskar; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Sankar Gompa (Gelugpa Tib.Buddh.monastery in Ladakh; Leh; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Sankissa (accd. to commentaries of Tipitaka; ancient city where
Siddartha Gautama Buddha returned to earth; Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh)
· Sannihit Sarovar (meeting point of 7 sacred Saraswatis; Kurukshetra;
Haryana)
· Saptakoteshwar (12th c.CE: Shaivite-Hindu; Narve; Goa)
· Saptharishiswarar (4600 BCE?:
Saptharishiswarar/Shiva-Hindu; Trichy, Tamil Nadu)
· Sarangapani Temple (Vishnu-Hindu; 108 Devyadesams; Kumbakonam, Tamil
Nadu)
· Sarnath/Mrigadava/Isipatana/Rishipattana (5th c.BCE: ancient city where
Siddhartha Gautama Buddha taught the dharma; 2nd c.BCE: Buddh.monastery complex; Dhamekh Stupa;
Ashoka Pillar; Chaukhandi Stupa- Islamic; Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh)
· Saundatti fort (875-1230 CE:
Hindu-Jain; Ratta d.capital; inscriptions; Renuka Sagara reservoir,
Yallammagudda temple, Navilatirhta dam, Savadatti Chalukya temples:
Puradeshwara, Ankeshwara; Belgaum, Karnataka)
· Sekhareswar Temple (1000 CE: Shiva-Hindu;
Lathanga, Paradip, Jagatsinghpur, Orissa)
· Shambhulinga temple (11th c.CE: Chalukya
Shiva-Parvati-Hindu; Kundgol; Dharwad; Karnataka)
· Shamlaji/Dhodi Dhwaja Vada (Vishnu-Hindu; Sabarkantha; Bhiloda-Modassa;
Gujarat)
· Shanka Basadi (8th c.CE:
Kalyani-Chalukya Jain; Lakshmeshwara; Dharwad; Karnataka)
· Shankaracharya/Jyesteshwara Temple (200 BCE/9th c.CE:
Shiva-Hindu; Srinagar; Jammu and Kashmir)
· Shankaragaurishvara Temple (883-902 CE: Shiva-Hindu; Patan; Jammu and
Kashmir)
· Shanta Durga Temple (12th c.CE: Shantadurga-Hindu; Kavalem; Goa)
· Shashur Monastery (17th c.CE: Drugpa Tib.Buddh.; Lahul, Spiti; Himachal
Pradesh)
· Shey Gompa (1655 CE: Tib.Buddh.monastery in Ladakh; Leh; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Shitla Mata Temple (Durga-Hindu; 52 Shakti Peeth; Patna, Bihar)
· Shivkhori [“Shiva’s cave”] (Shiva-Hindu; cave temple; legend of
Bhasmasura; Reasi; Jammu and Kashmir)
· Shringeri (8th c.CE: f.Shankara;
southern-Shringeri branch for Advaita Vedanta-Hindu; Sringeri Sharada Peetham matha est.
by Adi Shankaracharya; legend of Adi Shankaracharya: site where the cobra
shaded the frog during spawning; 14th c.CE: Sharadamba temple, Vidyashankara temple, inside
Rashistambhas- zodiac pillars; Tunga r.; Chikmaglur;
Karnataka)
· Shringapuram Mahadeva Temple (10th c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; 5 linga;
inscriptions; Thrissur, Kerala)
· Shringeri Sharadamba temple (8th c.CE: Sharada/Saraswati-Hindu; Sree Sharada Suprabhata Stotram compostion; Tunga r.; Chikmaglur;
Karnataka)
· Siddhesvara Temple (11th c.CE: Shiva-Hindu;
Haveri; Karnataka)
· Sidi Saiyyed Mosque [SR](1573 CE: Islamic;
Ahmedabad)
· Sikkal Singaravelan Temple (Muruga-Singaravelan-Hindu; Arupadaiveedu- 6
abodes of Muruga; legend: Kamadenu; Sikkal, Kumbakonam, Tamil Badu)
· Simhachalam [“Lion Hill”]/Simhadri (1098 CE: avatar
Narasimha-Vishnu-Hindu; Visakhapatnam; Andhra Pradesh)
· Sirsangi Kalika Temple (1148
CE: Hindu; festivals: Ugadi, palenquins of Kalamma; near Saundatti; Belgaum;
Karnataka)
· Sisupalgarh (300 BCE; Khurda); Takht Bhai (100 BCE: Buddhist monastic
ruins; Mardan)
· Sita Mai Temple (Sita-Hindu; Sitamai; Karnal; Haryana)
· Sivadol (1734 CE: Shiva-Hindu; Sivasagar; Assam)
· Sogal (Hindu: Someshwara temple; near Munavalli and Saundatti; Belgaum;
Karnataka)
· Someshwara temple complex (11th
c.CE: Chalukya Shiva-Hindu; Nandi and Shiva idols, 8th c.CE: Kannada
inscriptions; Lakshmeshwara; Dharwad; Karnataka)
· Someshwara (11th c.CE: Chalukya Shiva-Hindu;
Kolar; Karnataka)
· Somarama (Shiva-Hindu;
Pancharama Kshetras; Sivalinga; Ramachandrapuram; E.Godavari; Andhra Pradesh)
· Somnath
· Sonana Khetlaji (1200 CE: Shiva-Hindu; Sonana, Pali, Rajasthan)
· Spituk Gompa (11th c.CE: Gustor Festival-11th mo.27-29th day; Gelug Tib.Buddh.monastery
in Ladakh; Leh; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Sravasti (5th c.BCE: Siddartha Gautama Buddha pilgrimage site;
Angulimala stupa, Anathapindika stupa, Jain Tirthankara, Gandhakuti- Buddha’s
hut, Anandabodhi tree; Rajagaha; Uttar Pradesh)
· Sree Indilayappan Temple, Marayikkodu (1500 BP: Shiva-Vishnu-Hindu;
Kottarakkara, Kerala)
· Sree Poornathrayesa Temple (Dwarpara Yuga?;
Vishnu-Santhana Gopala Moorthy-Hindu; Tripunithura, Kochi, Kerala)
· Sri Adikesavaperumal Temple (Vishnu-Hindu; 108 devyadesams; Kanyakumari,
Thiruvattar, Tamil Nadu)
· Sri Appakkudathaan Perumal Temple (Vishnu-Hindu; 108 Divyadesams;
Trichy, Tamil Nadu)
· Sri Azhagiya Manavala Perumal Temple (Chola Vishnu-Hindu; 108
Divyadesams; Trichy, Tamil Nadu)
· Sri Devaadi Raja Perumal Temple/Thiruvazhunthoor (Chola Vishnu-Hindu;
108 Devyadesams; Therazhunthoor, Tamil Nadu)
· Sri Hara Saabha Vimocchana Perumal Temple/Thirukkandiyur (Chola Vishnu-Hindu; 108
Devyadesams; Kandiyur, Tamil Nadu)
· Sri Jagan Mohini Kesava Swamy Temple (Shiva-Hindu; Ryali; E.Godavari; Andhra Pradesh)
· Sri Kalahasthi (12th c.CE: Vayu-Shiva-Parvati-Hindu; Kalahasthi; Andhra
Pradesh)
· Srinivasa Perumal Temple (1600 CE: Srinivasa-Vishnu-Hindu; Kodavasal, Tamil Nadu)
· Sri Pundarikashan Perumal Temple/Thiruvellarai (Vishnu-Hindu; 108 Divyadesams;
Trichy, Tamil Nadu)
· Sri Purushothaman Perumal Temple/Thirukkarambanoor (Brahma-Shiva-Vishnu-Hindu; 108
Divyadesams; Uttamar Kovil, Trichy, Tamil Nadu)
· Sri Rajiv Lochan Mandir (Vamana-Narasimha-Vishnu-Hindu; 3 river
confluence/Triveni Sangam- Mahanadi, Pairi, Sondur; Rajim; Chhattisgarh)
· Sripada Sri Vallabha Samsthanam (14th c.CE: Hindu; Pithapuram; Andhra Pradesh)
· Sri Raja Rajeshwara Kshetram (Andhra Pradesh)
· Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (12th c.CE: Ranganatha-Vishnu-Hindu;
Nellore; Andhra Pradesh)
· Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple/Srirangam (2000 BP: Ranganatha-Vishnu-Hindu; 108 Divyadesams; 8
Svayam Vyakta Ksetras; largest functioning Hindu temple in world; Srirangam,
Trichy, Tamil Nadu)
· Sri Sri Nookambika Ammavari Temple (renovated 1611 CE: Hindu;
Gavarapalem; Andhra Pradesh)
· Sri Ujjaini Mahakali Temple (17th c.CE: Mahankali-Hindu;
Secunderabad; Andhra Pradesh)
· Sri Vadivazhagiya Nambi Perumal Temple/Thiru Anbil (Vishnu-Hindu; 108 Divyadesams;
Pancharanga Kshetrams; Kollidam r.; Trichy, Tamil Nadu)
· Sri Venkatesa Perumal Temple (16th c.CE: Vishnu-Hindu; Tirupur, Tamil
Nadu)
· Srivilliputhur Divya Desam (788
CE: Andal-Vatapatrasayee-Vishnu-Hindu; 108 Devyadesams; Srivilliputhur, Madurai, Tamil Nadu)
· Sri Vishnumurthy Temple (600
BP: Vishnu-Hindu; shrine; Mangalore; Karnataka)
· Sripuram (Hindu; Vellore, Tamil Nadu)
· Sri Chandramouleeswarar Temple (Vishnu-Hindu; ruins: 108 Shiva temples;
Hariharan Kundram hill; Arungundram, Tamil Nadu)
· Sri Raghotham Peeta (1300 BP: Hindu monastery; Ashoka; Gokarna; Karnataka)
· Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (Ranganatha-Vishnu-Hindu; Shivanasamudra;
Mandya; Karnataka)
· Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple (9th c.CE: Ranganatha-Vishnu-Hindu; Srirangapatna; Mandya;
Karnataka)
· Stakna Gompa (16th c.CE: Drugpa Tib.Buddh.monastery
in Ladakh; Leh; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Sthaneswar Mahadev (Shiva-Hindu; holy water tank; linga; Kuru penance;
Thanesar; Kurukshetra)
· Stok Gompa (14th c.CE: Tib.Buddh.monastery in Ladakh; Leh;
Jammu-Kashmir)
· Stongdey Gompa (1052 CE: Gelug Tib.Buddh.monastery in Ladakh; Zanskar
v.; Padum; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Sudi (11th c.CE: Chalukya
Shiva-Hindu; temples: Twin Towered Shiva, Mallikarjuna, Naga Kunda-well; Sudi;
Dharwad; Karnataka)
· Sukreswar Temple (1744 CE: Shiva-Hindu; Brahmaputra r.; Itakhuli hill;
Guwahati; Assam)
· Sundha Mata Temple (1100 CE: Hindu; inscriptions describing the victory
of Chauhans over the Parmaras; Sundha, Bhinmal, Rajastan)
· Sun Temple (1026 CE: Surya-Hindu; Modhera; Gujarat)
· Surya Sadashiva Temple (700 BP: Surya-Shiva-Hindu; Nada; Dakshina
Kannada; Karnataka)
· Suryanar Kovil (1000
CE: Chola Surya-Navagraha-Hindu; Navagraha temple; Suryanarkoil, Tamil Nadu)
· Swamimalai Murugan Temple (Muruga-Hindu; Arupadaiveedu- 6 abodes of
Muruga; Kumbakonam, Tamil Badu)
· Tabo Monastery (996 CE: Gelug Tib.Buddh.; Spiti; Himachal Pradesh)
· Talagunda (Kadamba village; 5th c.CE: Shiva-Hindu: Pranaveshwara temple; Talagunda
pillar Kannada inscriptions; Shimoga; Karnataka)
· Talakad (350-1050 CE: Gangas; 11th c.CE:
Chola; 12 c.CE: Hoysala Hindu; 5 Lingam temples: Pathaleshwara, Maruleshwara,
Arkeshwara, Vaidyanatheshwara, Mallikarjuna, Keethinarayana; Kaveri r.; Mysore;
Karnataka)
· Tangyud Monastery (11th c.CE: Drugpa Tib.Buddh.; Spiti; Himachal Pradesh)
· Tanjore
· Tashiding Gompa (1717 CE: Nyingma Tib.Buddh.; Sikkim)
· Tayul Monastery (17th c.CE: Drugpa Tib.Buddh.; Lahul, Spiti; Himachal
Pradesh)
· Tawang Monastery (1680 CE: Buddh.; Arunachal
Pradesh)
· Thikse Gompa (15th c.CE: Gelug Tib.Buddh.monastery
in Ladakh; Leh; Jammu-Kashmir)
· Thiruchendur Murugan Temple (Senthilandavan/Muruga-Hindu; 6-Arupadaiveedu;
Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu)
· Thiruchsirupuliyoor/Arulmaakadal Perumal Temple (Chola Vishnu-Hindu; Kumbakonam,
Tamil Nadu)
· Thiruchuzhial (Advaita
Vedanta-Hindu; 12th Tevara
Stalam; birthplace of Ramana Maharishi; Manamadurai, Tamil Nadu)
· Thirumuruganathaswamy Temple (Shiva-Hindu; 7-Sivastalam in Kongu Nadu; Tiruppur,
Tamil Nadu)
· Thirunadhikkara Cave Temple (7th c.CE: Jain-Hindu; 9-10th c.CE: frescoes depict Ramayana and Mahabharata; Thiruvattar,
Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu)
· Thiruevvul (Chola
Vishnu-Hindu; 108 Devyadesams; Tiruvallur, Arakkonam, Tamil Nadu)
· Thirukadalmallai (Vishnu-Hindu;
108 Devyadesams; Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu)
· Thirukkadigai (Vishnu
Hindu; 108 Devyadesams; Sholinghur, Vellore, Tamil Nadu)
· Thirukutralam (Shiva-Trimurti-Hindu;
64 Shakti Peetham; Tenkasi, Madurai, Tamil Nadu)
· Thirukkadaiyur Mayanam/Thirumeignanam (11th c.CE: Chola Shiva-Hindu;
Thirukkadaiyur, Kumbakonam, Tamil Badu)
· Thirumeyyam (Vishnu-Hindu; 108
Devyadesams; Pudukottai, Madurai,
Tamil Nadu)
· Thirunana (Shiva-Hindu;
7-Sivastalam in Kongu Nadu; Bhavani, Tamil Nadu)
· Thirunarayanapuram (legend: Dasavataram-Vishnu; Vaishnavite-Hindu; 40
sacred ponds- kulams; Melkote; Karnataka)
· Thirunelli Temple (962 CE: Chola-Vishnu-Hindu; Narasimha Purana, Padma
Purana; Brahmagiri hill; near Manathavady; Kerala)
· Thiruppandikodumudi (Shiva-Hindu; 7-Sivastalam in Kongu Nadu; Khaveri r.;
Tamil Nadu)
· Thirupparamkunram Murugan Temple (8th
c.CE: Jain rock-cut cave temple; Murugan-Hindu; 108 Devyadesams; Thirupparamkunram, Madurai,
Tamil Nadu)
· Thiruppullani (Vishnu-Hindu; 108
Devyadesams; Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu)
· Thiruppunavayil (Shiva-Hindu;
7-Tevara Stalams; 14 lingams; Pudukkotai, Tamil Nadu)
· Thiruputkuzhi (Vijayaraghavaswamy/Moolavar-Rama-Hindu;
108 Divyadesams; Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu)
· Thiruthani Murugan Temple (Murugan-Hindu;
festival: Krittikais; Thiruthani, Tamil Nadu)
· Thiruvambadi Sri Krishna Temple (1000 BP: Krishna-Hindu; Thrissur,
Kerala)
· Thiruvanaikaval (2nd c.CE: Chola Jambukeshwara/Shiva-Akilandeswari/Parvati-Hindu; 5
Pancha Bootha Sthalams- Water; Trichy, Tamil Nadu)
· Thiruvannamalai Arunachaleswara (5 Pancha Bootha
Sthalams- Fire;)
· Thiruvanchikulam (7th c.CE: Mahadeva Temple; Siva-Hindu;
Kerala)
· Thiruvidandai (Pallava
Vishnu-Hindu; 108 Devyadesams; Varaha Kshetram; Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
· Thiruvotriyur Temple (Aadhipureeswarar/Shiva-Hindu; Thiruvotriyur, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu)
· Thotlakonda (2000 BP: Hinayana Buddhist monastery complex;
Visakhapatnam; Andra Pradesh)
· Thottipal Bhagavati Temple (108 Devi temple; Hindu; Thrissur, Kerala)
· Thousand Pillar Temple (1163 CE: Shiva-Vishnu-Surya-Hindu;
Hanamakonda-Warangal; Andhra Pradesh)
· Thrikkavu Temple (108 Durga Hindu;
Malapuram; Kerala)
· Thrikodithanam Mahavishnu Temple (800 CE:
Chera Vaishnava-Hindu: inscriptions; 5 Pandava; Mahabharata; Changanassery,
Kerala)
· Tigawa
· Tirumala Venkateswara Temple (300 CE: Venkateswara-Vishnu-Hindu;
Chittor; Tirupati; Andhra Pradesh)
· Tiruppukkozhiyur (Shiva-Hindu; 7-Shivastalam in Kongu Nadu; Avinasi, Coimbatore,
Tamil Nadu)
· Tiruttalinathar Temple (Shiva-Hindu; 7-Tevara
Stalam; Thiruputhur,
Tamil Nadu)
· Tiruvadanai (Shiva-Hindu; 8-Tevara Stalam; Tiruvadanai,
Tamil Nadu)
· Tiruvaikavur Temple (Shiva-Hindu; Tiruvaikavur,
Tamil Nadu)
· Tiruvekkaa (Vishnu-Hindu; 108 Devyadesams; Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu)
· Tiruvelukkai (Rama-Hindu; 108
Divyadesams; Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu)
· Trikuteshwara (1050-1200
CE: Chalukya Hindu; Gadag; Hubli-Dharwad; Karnataka)
· Trilokpur (1573 CE: Bala Sundri-Durga-Hindu: triangle of 3 Durga
Temples, or faces; Dhyanu Bhagt Temple, Shiva Temple, Lalita Mata Temple;
Trilokpur; Himachal Pradesh)
· Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple (Hemadpanthi Shiva-Hindu; Jyotirlinga;
Godavari r.; Trimbak; Nashik; Maharashtra)
· Tripurantaka Temple (1070 CE: Chalukya Hindu: 80 inscriptions- Shaiva,
Vaishnava, Jain, Buddhist; Kamasutra relief on friezes; Ganda-Bherunda- 2 headed mythical bird sculpture; naga door
figures; dikpala-guardians; sculptures- Brahma, Shiva, Vishnu;
Shimoga; Karnataka)
· Tripura Sundari Temple (1501 CE: Hindu; 52-Shakti Peethas; Udaipur,
Tripura)
· Triyuginarayan/Akhand Dhuni Temple (Vishnu-Hindu; where Shiva married
Parvati with Vishnu as witness; Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand)
· Tsuklakhang Palace (Tib.Buddh.; Pang Lhabsol,
Kagyad, Losar festivals; Gangtok; Sikkim)
· Tungnath (Shiva-Hindu; 5-Panch
Kedar; legend: Pandava, Mahabharata; Garhwal, Uttarakhand)
· Ucchi Pillayar Temple/Rockfort/Thayumanaswamy (7th c.CE: Shiva-Ganesha-Hindu; Trichy, Tamil
Nadu)
· Udayagiri (Buddh. complex: stupa/viharas;
Orissa)
· Udupi Sri Krishna Matta (13th c.CE: Vaisnava-Krishna-Hindu; Udupi; Karnataka)
· Umamaheshwaram (Shiva-Hindu; Hyderbad; Andhra Pradesh)
· Uma Nanda Temple (1681 CE:
Shiva-Hindu; Peacock i.; Brahmaputra r.; Guwahati; Assam)
· Undavalli caves (4-5th c.CE: Brahma-Vishnu-Shiva-Trimurti-Hindu; rock-cut
caves; Vijayawada; Andhra Pradesh)
· Uppiliappan/Thiruvinnagar Temple (Vishnu-Hindu; 108 Devyadesams; Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu)
· Uttamar Kovil (Trimurti-Hindu; Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu)
· Vadakkunnathan Temple (b.Parashurama; Shiva-Hindu; Mahabharata murals;
Thrissur, Kerala)
· Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga (Shiva-Hindu; 12 Jyotirlingas; 52 Shakti Peeths;
Deoghar; Jharkhand)
· Vaishali (6th c.BCE: ancient city; Ashokan pillar; where Gautama
Buddha preached last sermon; Bihar)
· Vaishno Devi (Vaishnavi-Shakti-Hindu; Katra; Reasi; Jammu and Kashmir)
· Vaitheeswaran [“Lord Doctor”] Temple (Shiva-Navagraha-Hindu;
9-Navagraha; Vaitheeswaran, Tamil Nadu)
· Vajreshvari/Vajrayogini (Mahabharata times:
Vajreshvari-Vajrayogini-Parvati-Hindu; legend of Vajrayogini; Nagarkot; Kangra;
Himachal Pradesh)
· Vallabhapuram (Sri Vallabha-Hindu: Andhra Pradesh)
· Valluvan Kadav Sree Muthapan (400 BP: Hindu; Kerala)
· Vajreshwari Temple/Shree Vajreshwari Yogini Devi Mandir (1739 CE: Hindu;
legend: Puranas; Thane; Mumbai; Maharashtra)
· Vanniappar Temple (1000 CE: Hindu; Azwarkuruchi, Tirunelveli)
· Varadavinayaka (1725 CE: Ganesha-Hindu; Ashtavinayak Ganesh temple;
Mahad, Raigad, Maharashtra)
· Varadharaja Perumal Temple (1053
CE: Pallavas; Vishnu-Hindu; Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu)
· Varaha Cave Temple (7th c.CE: Hindu; rock-cut temple; Mamallapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu)
· Varanasi/Benares [d.after the confluence of rivers Varuna and Assi](accd.legend-Ramayana, Rigveda, Purana, Mahabarata: 8000 BP
f.Shiva/3000 BP: sacred city; Uttar Pradesh)
· Vayalur Murugan Temple (800 CE: Chola Muruga-Hindu; Trichy, Tamil Nadu)
· Veera Narayana Temple (1200 CE: Hoysala Vaishnava-Hindu; mantapa, vimana, parapet wall relief; Chikmagalur; Karnataka)
· Veezhinathar Kovil (Veezhinathar-Shiva-Hindu; Thiruveezhimizhalai, Tamil
Nadu)
· Venkateshwara Temple at Ramenahalli (250
BP: Hindu; Gadag; Karnataka)
· Venjamakoodal
(800 CE: Shiva-Hindu; 7-Shivastalam
in Kongu Nadu; Karur, Tamil Nadu)
· Vijayanagara [MA](1200 CE; Bellary, Karnataka)
· Vikramasila (8th c.CE: Buddh.university; Bihar)
· Virupaksa Temple (7th c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; Virupaksa consort of Pampa;
Vijyanagar ruins; festivals: chariot, Virupaksa-Pampa marriage;
Tungabhadra/Pampa r.; Hampi; Bellary; Karnataka)
· Vishalakshi Temple (Sati-Hindu; 52-Shakti Peethas; Varanasi, Uttar
Pradesh)
· Vishnupad Mandir (1787 CE: Vishnu-Hindu; Gaya, Bihar)
· Vishnu Temple, Deogarh (500 CE: Gupta-Hindu; Deogarh, Madhya Pradesh)
· Viswanatha Swamy Temple, Palakkad (1464 CE: Siva-Hindu; Palakkad, Kerala)legend: Rama resting place on way to Ravana;
· Vithoba Temple, Pandharpur (12th c.CE: Vithoba-Krishna-Vishnu-Hindu;
Pandharpur, Maharashtra)
· Walkeshwar Temple (1127 CE: Shiva-Hindu; Banganga tank; Malabar hill;
Walkeshwar, Mumbai, Maharastra)
· Yadagirigutta/Sri Lakshminarasimha Swamy Temple (Narasimha-Hindul
Nalgonda; Hyderabad; Andhra Pradesh)
· Yaganti/Sri Yaganti Uma Maheswara Temple (15th c.CE: Shiva-Hindu; Pushkarini holy
baths; Agastya caves; Venkateswara cave; Veera Brahmam cave; Yaganti; Kurnool;
Andhra Pradesh)
· Yamunotri (19th c.CE: Yamuna-Hindu; 4-Chota Char Dham; where sage
Markandeya wrote Markandeya Purana; Uttarkashi; Uttarakhand)
· Yelluru Sri Vishweshwara Temple (Shiva-Hindu; Devaayathana style; Udupi;
Karnataka)
· Zangla Gompa (1823 CE: Sandor Korosi Csoma made first Eng-Tib dictionary
here; Tib.Buddh.monastery
in Ladakh; Zanskar v.; Jammu-Kashmir)
