Temples
Major Hindu temples
In short
The great temples of Hinduism — the twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva, the four Char Dham, and revered Shakti shrines — each with its presiding deity, canonical significance, history, and location, linked to the deity, festivals, and mantras it belongs to. Stable facts are stated plainly; changing details like darshan timings are left to each temple’s official source, never guessed.
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All temples
- Kashi Vishwanath TempleShiva · Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
- Somnath TempleShiva · Prabhas Patan (Veraval), Gujarat
- Mahakaleshwar TempleShiva · Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
- Baidyanath Dham (Vaidyanath)Shiva · Deoghar, Jharkhand
- Kedarnath TempleShiva · Kedarnath, Uttarakhand
- Ramanathaswamy TempleShiva · Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu
- Tirumala Venkateswara TempleVishnu · Tirumala (Tirupati), Andhra Pradesh
- Badrinath TempleVishnu · Badrinath, Uttarakhand
- Jagannath Temple, PuriKrishna · Puri, Odisha
- Dwarkadhish TempleKrishna · Dwarka, Gujarat
- Vaishno Devi TempleDurga · Katra, Jammu & Kashmir
- Kamakhya TempleKali · Guwahati, Assam
- Meenakshi Amman TempleDurga · Madurai, Tamil Nadu
- Siddhivinayak TempleGanesha · Mumbai, Maharashtra
Frequently asked questions
What are the 12 Jyotirlingas?
The Jyotirlingas are twelve shrines where Shiva is worshipped as a lingam of light. They include Somnath, Kashi Vishwanath, Mahakaleshwar, Kedarnath, Rameswaram, and Baidyanath, among others.
What are the Char Dham?
The Char Dham are four holy abodes — Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri (Jagannath), and Rameswaram — traditionally established as a pilgrimage circuit spanning the four directions of India.
Are the temple details on Godify accurate?
Godify lists each temple's stable, well-attested facts — presiding deity, classification, and location. For changing details like darshan timings we point you to the temple's official source rather than risk a wrong figure.
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