Temples in India

A temple is a building which is used for spiritual rituals and activities such  as  prayer and sacrifice. Different religions of different communities like Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, etc. are same because people do practice of their rituals and prayers in their respective temples.

Hindu temples are known by many different names. It is varying on the basis of region and language. In different parts of India temple is called Alayam, Mandir, Mandira, Ambalam, Gudi, Kavu, Koil,Kovil, Deul, Raul, Devasthana, Degul, Deva Mandiraya, and Devalaya.

A Hindu temple is a symbolic home of Hindu gods and goddess. It is a structure designed to bring human beings and gods together according to Hindu faith.

Inside the temple’s Garbhagriha innermost sanctum, a Hindu temple contains a Murti or Hindu god’s or goddess’s image.

Outside of the Indian subcontinent (India, Bangladesh and Nepal), Hindu temples have been built in various countries around the world. 

Mostly all the countries have Hindu temples and the common thing is that these temples are ISKON temples. Every year people from around the world coming to India to visit our ancient temples.

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We compiled the list of famous Indian temples and you can download pdf file of this list in the end of the section of this article.

List of Famous Temples in India