Temples in India

Discover 42 unusual temples in India.

Ghorpade Ghat

A set of stairs leading down to the Mutha river sit by the foundations of a former temple.

Baneshwar Cave Temple

A centuries-old Hindu cave temple is tucked away in a quiet suburb.

Darjeeling, India

Mahakal Mandir

At this unique temple in Darjeeling, Hindu and Buddhist practices co-exist harmoniously.

Peshwa Museum

A former palace that showcases weapons, jewelry, clothing, furniture, musical instruments, and more from the Peshwa Era.

Chinese Kali Mandir

In Kolkata's China Town, a temple to the Hindu goddess Kali.

Karpur Baoli

Locals say the water level in this 1,200-year-old tank never goes down.

Trishund Ganpati Temple

This basalt temple in the center of Pune was built more than 250 years ago.

Tiruparapu, India

Thirparappu Waterfalls

A handmade waterfall in Kanyakumari.

Varanasi, India

Chaukhandi Stupa

The octagonal tower at this important Buddhist site was added many years after the temple's initial construction.

Pataleshwar Caves

An eighth-century rock-cut cave temple in the middle of Pune.

Modhera Sun Temple

An architectural marvel that dates back to the zenith of Indian architecture.

Bateshwar Temple Complex

This wonderland of ancient temples has been recently painstakingly reconstructed.

Kumbakonam, India

Airavatesvara Temple’s Optical Illusion

This temple contains what might be the world's oldest optical illusion.

Son Bhandar Caves

A pair of mysterious, unusually polished cave temples with an ancient gold legend.

Lepakshi, India

Hanging Pillar of Lepakshi

Inside a beautiful Indian temple is a seemingly magical floating pillar that doesn't touch the ground.

Chitradurga, India

Chitradurga Fort

This sprawling stronghold has been at the center of some of South India's bloodiest wars.