Tradition
Sacred Places of Hinduism
Living Sanātana Dharma — temples, ashrams, pilgrimage circuits.
Hinduism is the world's oldest continuous spiritual tradition, encompassing countless schools of practice and philosophy. Sacred places range from family shrines to vast temple complexes and natural pilgrimage circuits.
On Mandala, places of Hinduism are catalogued with the same care given to every other tradition. Each page is community-maintained until claimed by a verified custodian. We welcome corrections, additions, and the steady hand of those who know these places best.
51
Total places
8
Countries
India
Most represented
Featured places of Hinduism
A curated selection from the directory.
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HinduismAmarnath Temple
, India
A high Himalayan cave shrine in Jammu and Kashmir where a naturally forming ice lingam is venerated as Lord Śiva, drawing one of India's great seasonal pilgrimages.
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HinduismBadami cave temples
, India
A celebrated complex of sixth- to eighth-century Hindu, Jain, and (likely) Buddhist cave temples carved into the red sandstone cliffs of Badami in northern Karnataka, India.
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HinduismBadrinath Temple
, India
A major Himalayan Vaiṣṇava pilgrimage temple in Uttarakhand, India — one of the four Char Dham and one of the 108 Divya Desams sacred to the worship of Lord Vishnu.
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HinduismBAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir London
, United Kingdom
A traditional Swaminarayan Hindu mandir in Neasden, north-west London — celebrated as the first authentically built Hindu stone temple in Britain and in Europe.
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HinduismBesakih
, Indonesia
Bali's principal Hindu sanctuary — the 'Mother Temple' (Pura Besakih) — set high on the slopes of the sacred volcano Gunung Agung in eastern Bali, Indonesia.
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HinduismBhimashankar Temple
, India
A revered Śiva temple in the forested Sahyadri hills of Maharashtra, India, enshrining one of the twelve Jyotirliṅgas and standing close to the source of the Bhīmā River.
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HinduismBishyanath Temple
, Bangladesh
A notable Śaiva temple in the Mymensingh district of Bangladesh, dedicated to Lord Śiva and recognised for its distinctive pagoda-like architectural form.
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HinduismBoro Kali Bari Temple
, Bangladesh
One of the oldest and most beloved Kālī temples of Mymensingh, Bangladesh, founded around three hundred years ago and known among devotees as Joy Kālī.
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