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Gurdwara (ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ)

A gurdwara (ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ), also called Gurudwara Sahib, is a Sikh house of worship, literally "the Guru's door". It centers on the Guru Granth Sahib and serves the free langar meal to all.

Guruvayur Temple (ഗുരുവായൂർ ക്ഷേത്രം)

Guruvayur Temple (ഗുരുവായൂർ ക്ഷേത്രം), formally the Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Krishna as Guruvayurappan in Guruvayur, Kerala, one of the oldest and most visited pilgrimage centers in South India.

Hanuman temple, Salangpur

The Kashtabhanjandev Hanuman temple in Salangpur, also spelled Sarangpur, is a Swaminarayan Hindu temple in Gujarat, India, dedicated to Hanuman as the crusher of sorrows.

Hazara Rama Temple

The Hazara Rama Temple, also called the Ramachandra temple, is a fifteenth-century Hindu temple in Hampi, Karnataka, that served as the private temple of the Vijayanagara kings.

Hidimba Devi Temple

Hidimba Devi Temple, also known as Hadimba or Dhoongri Temple, is a wooden cave temple dedicated to the goddess Hidimba in a deodar forest at Manali, Himachal Pradesh.

Hindu temple

A Hindu temple, often called a mandir, is a sacred structure built as the earthly seat of a deity, where worshipers connect with the gods through worship and offering.

Hoysaleswara Temple (ಹೊಯ್ಸಳೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ)

Hoysaleswara Temple (ಹೊಯ್ಸಳೇಶ್ವರ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ), also called Halebidu Temple, is a 12th-century Hindu temple to Shiva at Halebidu in Karnataka, India, part of a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Jagannath Temple, Puri

The Jagannath Temple, also called Shree Mandira, is a 12th-century Hindu temple in Puri, Odisha, India, dedicated to Jagannath, a form of Vishnu, and one of Hinduism's four Char Dham pilgrimage sites.

Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval

Jambukeswarar Temple, also called Thiruvanaikoil or Jambukeswaram, is a Shiva temple on Srirangam island near Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, and one of the five Pancha Bhoota Sthalams.

Jejuri (जेजुरी)

Jejuri is a temple town about 50 kilometers from Pune, Maharashtra, India, the principal center of worship of the Hindu deity Khandoba, famed for its turmeric-throwing Bhandara festival.

Kamakhya Temple

Kamakhya Temple, also known as Kamgiri, is a Hindu temple on Nilachal Hill in Guwahati, Assam, dedicated to the goddess Kamakhya and rebuilt in 1565 by the Koch king Naranarayan.

Kamakshi Amman Temple (காமாட்சி)

The Kamakshi Amman Temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the goddess Kamakshi, the city's only Devi shrine and one of the fifty-one Shakti Peethas.

Kanaka Durga Temple (కనక దుర్గ)

Kanaka Durga Temple (కనక దుర్గ), administered as Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam, is a Hindu temple on Indrakeeladri hill beside the Krishna river in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Kandariya Mahadeva Temple (कंदारिया महादेव मंदिर)

The Kandariya Mahadeva Temple (कंदारिया महादेव मंदिर) is a Hindu temple to Shiva at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, central India, and the largest and tallest of the surviving Khajuraho temples.

Kantanagar Temple

Kantanagar Temple, also known as Kantaji Temple or Kantajew Temple, is a Hindu temple in Dinajpur, Bangladesh, built between 1704 and 1722 and famed for its terracotta plaques.

Kapaleeshwarar Temple (கபாலீஸ்வரர் கோவில்)

Kapaleeshwarar Temple (கபாலீஸ்வரர் கோவில்), Mylapore, Chennai: a Dravidian Shiva temple with a 37-m gopuram, Pallava origins, 16th-century Portuguese destruction, Vijayanagar restoration, and a 4-acre rain-fed temple tank.

Karni Mata Temple

The Karni Mata Temple, popularly called the rat temple, is a Hindu shrine at Deshnoke near Bikaner, Rajasthan, home to tens of thousands of sacred, worshipped rats.

Kashi Vishwanath Temple (काशी विश्वनाथ मंदिर)

Kashi Vishwanath Temple (काशी विश्वनाथ मंदिर) is a Hindu temple to Shiva on the western bank of the Ganges in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, enshrining one of the twelve jyotirlingas and rebuilt in 1780 by Ahilyabai Holkar.

Kedarnath Temple (केदारनाथ मंदिर)

Kedarnath Temple, also known as Kedarnath Dham, is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva at 3,581 meters in Uttarakhand, India, and one of the twelve Jyotirlingas.

Khajuraho Group of Monuments

The Khajuraho Group of Monuments, also known as the Khajuraho temples, is a collection of Hindu and Jain temples in Madhya Pradesh, India, built under the Chandella dynasty.

Konark Sun Temple (କୋଣାର୍କ ସୂର୍ଯ୍ୟ ମନ୍ଦିର)

Konark Sun Temple, historically the Black Pagoda, is a 13th-century Hindu temple to the sun god Surya at Konark in Puri district, Odisha, India, built as a monumental stone chariot.

Kotilingeshwara (ಕೋಟಿಲಿಂಗೇಶ್ವರ)

Kotilingeshwara is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva in Kammasandra village in Kolar district, Karnataka, India, begun in 1980, with a 108-foot linga and millions of smaller ones.

Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex

The Krishna Janmasthan Temple Complex, also known as Krishna Janmabhoomi, is a group of Hindu temples in Mathura, India, built around the site believed to be Krishna's birthplace.

Kukke Subramanya Temple

Kukke Subramanya Temple, also called Kukke Subrahmanya, is a Hindu temple in Subrahmanya village, Karnataka, India, dedicated to Subrahmanya as lord of all serpents and known for the Sarpa Samskara ritual.

Lakshmana Temple, Khajuraho

The Lakshmana Temple is a 10th-century Hindu temple at Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh, India, dedicated to the three-headed Vaikuntha Vishnu and consecrated in 954 CE.

Lingaraja Temple (ଲିଙ୍ଗରାଜ ମନ୍ଦିର)

Lingaraja Temple (ଲିଙ୍ଗରାଜ ମନ୍ଦିର) is an 11th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, regarded as the culminating monument of the Kalinga architectural tradition.

List of Hindu temples in India

Hindu temples in India range from village shrines to monumental stone complexes built over roughly eighteen centuries, with an estimated 2 million to 2.4 million shrines nationwide.

List of Hindu temples in Pakistan

Hindu temples in Pakistan are the surviving Hindu places of worship in a Muslim-majority state, with major pilgrimage sites at Katas Raj, Hinglaj Mata, and Nagarparkar.

List of Jain temples

The list of Jain temples covers the most significant places of Jain worship in India and abroad, including Palitana, Dilwara, Ranakpur, the rock-cut Udayagiri caves, and diaspora centers.

List of Shiva temples in India

The list of Shiva temples in India covers Hindu temples dedicated to Shiva, housing a linga in the sanctum, including the twelve Jyotirlingas and UNESCO-listed Chola temples.