Important Temples of India


S. no.
Temple Name
About Temple
1.
Virupaksha Temple
-7th Century in Hampi,        Karnataka
-Built by: Lakhamadevi
-Dedicated to lord shiva
2.
Meenakshi Temple
-1626-1655 CE in Madurai, Tamil Nadu
-Built by: Vishwanantha Nayakar
-Dedicated to Goddess Parvati & Lord Shiva
3.
Ramanathaswamy Temple
-7th- 8th Century in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu
-Built by: Pandya & Jaffna Kings
-One of the longest corridors among other Indian   Temple.
4.
Vitthala Temple
-15th Century in Hampi, Karnataka
-Built by: King Devaraya 2nd
-Dedicated to lord Vishnu
5.
Brihadeshwara Temple
-11th Century in Tamil Nadu
-Built by: Raja-Raja Chola 1st
-Dedicated to lord Vishnu
6.
Padmanabha Swamy Temple
-Located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
-1st Richest Temple in India.
-Built by: King of Travancore
7.
Venkateshwara Temple
-300AD in Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh
-Built by: King Thondaiman
-Dedicated to lord Vishnu or lord Venkateshwara
-Known as Tirupati Balaji Temple
-2nd Richest Temple of the World
8.
Kashi Vishwanath
-1780 in Varanasi, UP
-Built by: Ahilya Bai
-One of the Holiest temple of India
9.
Lord Jagannath Temple
-1611 in Puri, Odisha
-Built by: Indradyumna
-Dedicated to lord Krishna
-Popular for its annual Rath Yatra
-Non-Hindus cannot enter the premises
-One in the “Chaar Dhaam”
10.
Somnath Temple
-Located in Gujarat
-Built by: Moon God
-Dedicated to lord Shiva
-One of the oldest temple Mahmud of Ghazni first looted the temple.
11.
Vaishno Devi
-Located in Jammu
-2nd Most visited Temple in India
12.
Shirdi Sai Baba
-1922 in Shirdi, Maharashtra
-3rd Richest temple of India
13.
The Ananda Temple
-1105 AD in Bagan, Myanmar
-Built by: King Kyanzittha of Pagan Dynasty
14.
Kailasanatha Temple at Ellora
-Located in Maharashtra
-Built by: Rashtrakota King Krishna 1st
15.
Kailasanathe Temple of Kanchi
-Built by: Narasimhavarma 2nd (who was the ruler of the Pallava Dynasty).
16.
Mahabalipuram Temple
-Tamil Nadu
-Built by: Pallava Dynasty
17.
Kamakhya Temple
-Guwahati, Assam
18.
Sukresvara Temple
-Assam
19.
Srisailam Temple
-1325-1448 AD in Andhra Pradesh
-Built by: Reddi Kings
20.
Shabrimala Ayyapa Temple
-11th Century in Kerala
21.
Gomateshwara Temple
-Located in Karnataka
-Built by: Commander Chamundaraya of Ganga Dynasty
22.
Siddhivinayak Temple
-Mumbai, Maharashtra
-Built by: Laxman Vithu
23.
Mahabod-hi Temple
-Gaya, Bihar
-Built by: Mauryan Emperor Ashoka
24.
Amarnath Temple
-Jammu & Kashmir
-Built by: Shilahara King Chhittaraja
25.
Konark Sun Temple
-Odisha
-Built by: Raja Narasinghs Deva-1
26.
Markandeshwar Temple
-Haryana
27.
Birla Mandir
-Jaipur

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