Religious sites in India

India's Sacred Sites

India's religious landscape spans millennia, represented here by diverse architectural styles and traditions. The list includes the 13th-century Konark Sun Temple, designed as a colossal stone chariot, and the 8th-century Shore Temple in Mahabalipuram. Islamic heritage is highlighted by the 16th-century Jama Masjid in Fatehpur Sikri and the Sufi shrine of Ajmer Sharif. Buddhist traditions are preserved in Ladakh’s Thikse and Stakna monasteries, while colonial history is reflected in Mumbai’s 300-year-old St Thomas Cathedral, showcasing intricate soapstone carvings and Dravidian masonry.

India's Sacred Sites — Map

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Konark Temple (Sun Temple)

Konark Sun Temple is a 13th-century CE Sun temple at Konark about 35 kilometres northeast from Puri city on the coastline in Puri district,…

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Shore Temple Complex, Mahabalipuram

The Shore Temple is a complex of temples and shrines that overlooks the shore of the Bay of Bengal.

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Thikse Monastery

Thiksey Monastery or Thiksey Gompa is a Buddhist monastery affiliated with the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism.

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Hoysaleswara Temple

Hoysaleswara temple, also referred simply as the Halebidu temple, is a 12th-century Hindu temple dedicated to the god Shiva.

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St Thomas Cathedral

St. Thomas Cathedral, Mumbai, is the 300-year old cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Mumbai of the Church of North India.

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Dargah-e-Khawaja Garib Nawaz Hazrat Moinuddin Chishti (RAH) - Ajmer Sharif

Mu'in al-Din Hasan Chishti Sijzi, known reverentially as Khawaja Gharib Nawaz, was a Persian Islamic scholar and mystic from Sistan, who…

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Jama Masjid

The Jama Masjid is a 16th-century congregational mosque in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Fatehpur Sikri in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Sun Temple, Modhera

The Sun Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the solar deity Surya located at Modhera village of Mehsana district, Gujarat, India.

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Stakna Monastery

Stakna Monastery or Stakna Gompa is a Buddhist monastery of the Drugpa sect in Stakna, Leh district, Ladakh, northern India, 21 or 25…

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Indosan Nipponji Temple

Japanese Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya featuring traditional Zen-style architecture. The interior contains detailed murals depicting the life of Gautama Buddha and serves as a center for Japanese spiritual and cultural exchange.

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Busshinji Japanese Temple

A Japanese Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya built in traditional architectural style. It provides a quiet space for meditation and reflects the international Buddhist presence at the site of Buddha's enlightenment.

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