Famous Temples in India

Name of Temples

State

Important information

Khajuraho Temple

Madhya Pradesh

Built by: Chandela Dynasty rulers

Architecture: Nagara style

Siddhivinayak Temple

Maharashtra

Built by: Laxman Vithu and Dubai Patil

Built-in: 1801

Architecture: Hemadpanthi style

Dedicated Lord: Ganesha

Lord Venkateswara Temple

Andhra Pradesh

Location: Tirumala hills

Other name: Tirupathi Balaji temple.

Architecture: Dravidian style

Kashi Vishwanath Temple

Uttar Pradesh

Location: Varanasi

In 1194, it was destroyed by the army of Qutb-Uddin Aibak (commander of Mohammad Ghori), when he defeated Kannauj King.

It is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas.

Mahabodhi Temple

Bihar

UNESCO World Heritage Site: 2002

It is one of the four sites, which is related to the Mahabodhi Temple.

It is particularly related to the enlightenment of Lord Buddha.

Architecture: Classical style of Indian Temple

Konark Sun Temple

Odisha

UNESCO Heritage Site: 1984

Built-in: 13th century

Built by: King Narasimhadeva I (During the Ganga Empire).

Architecture: Kalinga style

Structure:

The Chariot of the Sun God

24 wheels

Led by six horses

Jagannath Temple

Odisha

Location: Puri

It is also known as Yamanika Tirtha.

Commissioned by: King Indradyumna

Dedication god: Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra

Famous for: It is famous for Ratha Yatra

Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Kerala

Architecture: Chera and Dravidian styles

Dedicated lord: Lord Padmanabhaswamy

Vaishno Devi Temple

Jammu & Kashmir

Location: Trikuta Hills

It is a cave temple.

Dedicated Goddess: Vaishno Devi

Amarnath Temple

Jammu & Kashmir

It is one of the 51 Shakti Peeths.

Dedicated god: Lord Shiva

Discovered by: It is believed that Bhrigu Muni was the first to have discovered this temple

Ramanathaswamy Temple

Tamil Nadu

It is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga temples.

Built-in: 12th century

Architecture: Dravidian-style

Dedicated god: Lord Shiva

Brihadeeswara Temple

Tamil Nadu

Location: Thanjavur

It is also known as Raja Rajeswara Temple

Architecture: Dravidian style

Built by: Raja Raja Chola I (Chola emperor)

Built-in: 11th Century

This temple is a part of the Great Living Chola Temples (Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple, Brihadeeswara Temple, and Airavatesvara Temple)

Great Living Chola Temples UNESCO World Heritage Site: 1987

Rajagopalaswamy Temple

Tamil Nadu

Location: Mannargudi

Architecture: Dravidian style

It is also called Dakshina Dwaraka.

Dedicated god: Lord Vishnu

Meenakshi Temple

Tamil Nadu

Architecture: Dravidian architecture

Ranganathaswamy Temple

Tamil Nadu

Location: It is located on the island, which is formed by the twin rivers i.e. Cauvery and Coleroon.

Architecture: Dravidian architecture

Built-in: Vijayanagar Period

Nataraja Temple

Tamil Nadu

Location: Chidambaram (Then capital of the Chola dynasty)

Built-in: 10th century

Somnath Temple

Gujarat

It is also known as Deo Patan.

It is one of the 12 jyotirlinga.

Dedicated god: Lord Shiva

Architecture: Chalukyan style

It was rebuilt in 1951 under the orders of Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel.

Dwarkadhish Temple

Gujarat

It is one of the 4 Hindu pilgrimages (Char Dham).

Destroyed by: Mahmud Brgada in 1472

Architecture: Chalukya architecture style

Dedicated God: Krishna

Virupaksha Temple

Karnataka

Location: Hampi

It is a part of the Group of Monuments at Hampi (UNESCO World Heritage Site: 1986)

Built by: Lakkana Dandesha (Chieftain under the Vijayanagara Empire ruler, Deva Raya II)

Gomateshwara Temple

Karnataka

It is known as Bahubali temple.

Jain temple

Located at a height of 57 feet

Famous for: The tallest monolithic statue of Gomateshwar (carved out of a single block of granite)