Welcome to The Complete Indian Pilgrim, a guide to the 100 Greatest Religious Sites in India. These places, chosen for their religious, historic and architectural importance, encompass millenia of the Indian religious experience. Come explore temples, mosques, churches, museums and other amazing pilgrimage destinations, from the most ancient sites of the Dravidians to the magnificent masterpieces of the British Raj, and everything in between. Discover what hidden treasures of faith may be found in your own neighborhood.
Hindu – Temples of the Seven Sacred Cities & Four Sacred Abodes (Char Dham)
- Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple || Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Durga Temples || Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Shri Krishna Janmasthan Temple || Mathura, Uttar Pradesh
- Devi Temples || Haridwar, Uttar Pradesh
- Hanuman Temple || Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh
- Dwarkadish Temple || Dwarka, Gujarat
- Ekambaranthar Temple || Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
- Kanchi Kailasanatha Temple || Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
- Jagannath Temple || Puri, Odisha
- Badrinath Temple || Badrinath, Uttarakhand
Hindu – Twelve Sacred Shrines of Shiva (Jyotirlingas)
- Somnath Temple || Prabhas Patan, Gujurat
- Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple || Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh
- Mahakaleshwar Temple || Ujain, Madhya Pradesh
- Omkareshwar Temple || Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh
- Kedarnath Temple || Kedarnath, Uttarakhand
- Bhimashankar Temple || Bhimashankar, Maharashtra
- Kashi Vishwanath Temple || Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple || Trimbak, Maharashtra
- Baidyanath Temple || Deoghar, Jharkhand
- Aundha Nagnath Temple || Aundha Nagnath, Maharashtra
- Ramanathaswamy Temple || Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
- Grishneshwar Temple || Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Hindu – Other Shiva Temples
- Vadakkunathan Temple || Trichur, Kerala
- Hoysaleswara Temple || Halebid, Karnataka
- Virupaksha Temple || Pattadakal, Karnataka
- Annamalaiyar Temple || Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
- Brihadishwara Temple || Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
- Sabhanayaka Nataraja Temple || Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu
- Shore Temple || Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
Hindu – Prominent Vishnu Temples
- Lakshmana Temple || Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
- Chennakeshava Temples || Belur & Somnathpura, Karnataka
- Sri Ranganatha Temple || Srirangapatna, Karnataka
- Sri Venkateswara Temple || Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
- Vishnupad Temple || Gaya, Bihar
Hindu – Prominent Temples to Other Deities
- Kandariya, Mahadev, Jagadami Temples || Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
- Vijayanagar Ruins Temples || Hampi, Karnataka
- South Fort Cave Temples || Badami, Karnataka
- City of Temples || Bhubaneswar, Odisha
- Brahma Temple || Pushkar, Rajasthan
- Karni Mata Temple || Deshnoke, Rajasthan
- Sun Temple || Konark, Odisha
- Gangotri Temple || Gangotri, Uttarakhand
- Yamunotri Temple || Yamunotri, Uttarakhand
- Bhima-Kali Temple || Sarahan, Himachal Pradesh
- Meenakshi Amman Temple || Madurai, Tamil Nadu
- Dakshineshwar Kali Temple || Kolkata, West Bengal
Hindu – Ghats
- Ghats of Varanasi || Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Har-Ki-Pairi Ghat || Haridwar, Uttar Pradesh
Hindu – Modern Sites
- Swaminarayan Temple || Ahmedabad, Gujurat
- Sevagram Ashram || Sevagram, Uttarakhand
- Ashrams and Holy Sites of Rishikesh || Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
- Birla Temple || Jaipur, Rajasthan
- Krishna Balram Temple || Vrindaban, Uttar Pradesh
- Raj Ghat || Delhi, NCT
- Akshardham Temple || Delhi, NCT
- Srilakshmi Golden Temple || Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Hindu – Sacred Mountains & Natural Sites
- Shivling || Uttar Pradesh
- Nanda Devi || Uttar Pradesh
- Manimahesh Kailash || Himachal Pradesh
- Harmukh || Jammu & Kashmir
- Trikuta || Jammu & Kashmir
- Govardhan || Uttar Pradesh
- Gangbal Lake || Jammu & Kashmir
Buddhist
- Mahabodhi Temple || Bodh Gaya, Bihar
- Parinirvana Temple || Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh
- Shanti Stupa || Dhauli, Odisha
- Great Stupa || Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
- Ajanta & Ellora Caves || Ajanta & Elora, Maharashtra
- Namgyal Monastery || Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh
- Hemis Monastery || Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir
- Tawang Monastery || Tawang, Aranachel Pradesh
Jain
- Palitana Temples || Palitana, Gujurat
- Khajuraho Jain Temples || Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
- Dilwara Jain Temples || Mount Abu, Rajasthan
- Jaisalmer Fort Temples || Jaisamler, Rajasthan
- Chaumukha Temple || Ranakpur, Rajasthan
Muslim & Sufi
- Cheraman Juma Mosque || Methala, Kerala
- Dargah Sharif || Ajmer, Rajasthan
- Nizamuddin Dargah || Delhi, NCT
- Haji Ali Dargah || Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Jama Masjid || Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
- Jama Masjid || Ahmedabad, Gujarat
- Charminar Mosque || Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
- Jama Masjid || Agra, Uttar Pradesh
- Taj Mahal || Agra, Uttar Pradesh
- Jama Masjid || Delhi, NCT
- Moti Mosque || Delhi, NCT
- Bibi Ka Maqbara || Aurangabad, Maharashtra
- Makkah Mosque || Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
- Taj-ul-Masajid || Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
- Bara Imambara || Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Christian
- Basilica of St. Thomas || Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- St. Francis Church || Cochin, Kerala
- Basilica of Bom Jesus || Goa, Goa
- Mother House of the Missionaries of Charity || Kolkata, West Bengal
- St. Mary’s Church || Chennai, Tamil Nadu
- St. Paul’s Cathedral || Kolkata, West Bengal
Other
- Paradesi Synagogue || Cochin, Kerala
- Lotus Temple || Delhi, NCT
- Golden Temple || Amritsar, Punjab
