Historical Temples in South Asia

Images of various ancient temples in South Asia, featuring ornate architecture, vibrant colors, and people gathered for worship.

Oceania, Fiji, Nadi Bay, Srisiva Subrahmanya Swami Temple

Shri Kayahorana Swami Neelayathatchi Amman temple built in 1305 AD, Nagapattinam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Kamakshi Amman temple Kanchipuram Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Nepal, Religious, Bungamati Temple Exterior With People Gathered On The Steps And Golden Spire Above

Oceania, Fiji, Nadi Bay, Srisiva Subrahmanya Swami Temple

Harisiddhi temple in Navratri Navaratri, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, India Copyright: xHarixMahidhar/DinodiaxPhotox

Pilgrim, Sri Chamundeswari temple, Chamundi Hill, Mysore, Karnataka, India, Asia

Amritaghateswarar Abirami Temple in Thirukkadaiyur near Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Shri Kayahorana Swami Neelayathatchi Amman temple, Nagapattinam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Temple kanchi kamakoti peetam sri kamakshi ambal ; district Kanchipuram ; state Tamilnadu ; India

Dwarkadhish temple, mathura, uttar pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Brahma Temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India Copyright: xSunilxKapadia/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Senpaga Vinayagar Temple in Ceylon Road, Tanjong KatongSingapore

Tempel, Arulmigu Draupathi Amman Temple Rajapalayam, Nordküste, indischer Ozean, Insel, Mauritius mcpins *** Temple, Arulmigu Draupathi Amman Temple Rajapalayam , North Coast, Indian Ocean, Island, Mauritius mcpins mcpins

Kapaleshwara Temple, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Vishwanath temple and masjid, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India Copyright: xArunxMishra/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotees queueing to do puja at Kankera festival, where donations of foods are made for the poor, the day after Diwali celebrations, Jagdish temple, U...

Group of people celebrating a traditional festival, Karpaka Vinayakar Temple, Pillaiyarpatti, Tamil Nadu, India

Großansicht des Shamlaji-Vishnu-Tempels, dessen Original-Skulptur aus dem 7. Jahrhundert stammt, Distrikt Aravalli, Gujarat, Indien. Wide view of Shamlaji Vishnu Temple, the original sculpture dating back to the 7th century, Aravalli District, Gujarat, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22399556

Shri Kayahorana Swami Neelayathatchi Amman temple built in 1305 AD, Nagapattinam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Hindu pilgrim performing puja by circumambulating the Kamakhya temple, garlanded for Durga Puja festival, Guwahati, Assam, India, Asia

Ramanathaswamy temple Rameswaram Rameshvaram Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Arunachaleshwara temple dedicated to lord Shiva Chola Period 9th-13th century in Thiruvannamalai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Vorderansicht des Jasmalnathji-Mahadev-Tempels mit geschnitzten Säulen, Asoda, Mehsana, Gujarat, Indien. Front view of Jasmalnathji Mahadev Temple with carved pillars, Asoda, Mehsana, Gujarat, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22399467

Shripada Mandapam and Vivekananda Mandapam at Vivekananda Rock Memorial at Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India

Kankeshwar shiva temple, alibag, maharashtra, india Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Golden tiled Chit Ambalam of Thillai Nataraja Temple, one of the five Pancha Bootha Sthalams in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Hindu temple and pilgrims on the bathing ghats of the Namada River, India

Guwahati kamakhya temple at assam India, Asia Copyright: xBrijeshxSharma/DinodiaxPhotox

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Holy tank and Thanumalayan temple dedicated to Sri Sthanumalayan at Suchindram 11 kilometres from Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Amritaghateswarar Abirami Temple in Thirukkadaiyur near Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Lord vishnu narayan temple nasik Maharashtra india Copyright: xAnirudhaxCheoolkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Many figures of Lord Vishnu with Hanuman the Monkey God, Garuda and serpent Shesha, richly decorated facade of Kanak Gopuram of the Udupi Sri Krishna temple, Udupi, Karnataka, India Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Mahabodhi temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India Copyright: xDebasishxBanerjee/DinodiaxPhotox

Amerthakadeswarar temple in Thirukkadaiyur, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Nepal, Kathmandu, Pashupatinath Temple

Tallest buddha statue in Sri Lanka, Wewurukannala Vihara Temple, Dikwella, Sri Lanka, Asia, PublicGround, Asia

Sri Venkateshwara Temple in Malibu California

Koodal Aihagar temple Vishnu in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Carving Pillars of Mandapa of Kedareshwara Temple, Dharmapuri, Beed Maharashtra India. Carving Pillars of Mandapa of Kedareshwara Temple, Dharmapuri, Beed Maharashtra India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21704238

Hindus on the main festival day at the temple festival in front of the Hindu temple Sri Kamadchi Ampal, Hamm, Ruhr area, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Mrigasthali temple stands tall with dedication as locals visit for worship in Kathmandu, Nepal

Tirupati Balaji Temple, Andhra Pradesh, india Copyright: xPradipxGupta/DinodiaxPhotox

Head of Buddha and temple in Wewurukannala Vihara near Dikwella, Sri Lanka

Pushkarini in Sri Padmavati Temple at Tiruchanoor Alarmelu Mangapuram, Andhra Pradesh, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Mayuranathaswami, Shiva Temple in Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Thailand, Sukhothai. Elaborate rural spirit.

Kanadi Kuttichathan Kavu is a Chathan temple at Perunkottukkara in Thrissur District, Kerala, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

India, Tamil Nadu State Madurai City, Sri Meenakshi Temple, Gopuram, Lotus pond

Ashtalakshmi temple in Besant Nagar Madras Chennai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Kapaleswarar shiva temple Madras Chennai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

A beautiful hindu temple in black stone at Mandvi Budruk, Pune district. A beautiful hindu temple in black stone at Mandvi Khurd, Pune district.

NEPAL, KATHMANDU, December 2023, Devotee at Pashupatinath Temple NEPAL, KATHMANDU, December 2023, Devotee at Pashupatinath Temple Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 21701066

Illuminated Lord Kapaleswara Shiva temple during festival, Mylapore, Chennai, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Statues of lords immersed in turmeric powder at the famous Jejuri temple situated, pune, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox

Sri Ekambaranathar, Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

Nataraja, dancing posture of Hindu God Shiva, and a gopuram, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

Hindu temple, Arulmigu Navasakti Vinayagar temple, capital Victoria, Mahe Island, Seychelles, Africa

The Arul Mihu Navasakthi Vinayagar Hindu Temple, Victoria, Mahe, Republic of Seychelles, Indian Ocean, Africa

Shiva, Char Dham or Siddheswar Dham, Namchi, Sikkim, India Shiva, Char Dham or Siddheswar Dham, Namchi, Sikkim, India Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22241642

Meenakshi temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Nepal, Kathmandu Valley, Pashupatinath, Hindu temple,

Außenansicht des Tirupati Balaji-Tempels, Goa, Indien. Outer view of Tirupati Balaji Temple, Goa, India. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 23325835

Group of people in a boat near a temple, Float Festival, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

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Thiruvannamalai temple, Tamil Nadu, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Cow inside Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India

India, Tamil Nadu State, Rameswaram, 646 feet long Ramanathaswamy temple's corridor, Ramanathaswamy temple's corridor is the longest temple corridor in India

Big hindu temple in town Nadi, Fiji

Mangeshi temple, ponda, goa, india, asia Copyright: xVivekxThayil/DinodiaxPhotox

Vishram Ghat ; Mathura ; Uttar Pradesh ; India

Tourists at Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia Copyright: xJagdishxAgarwal/DinodiaxPhotox

Devotees at Brihadeshwara Temple also called Big Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva built in 11th Century by Chola Empire located at head of Kaveri river delta Thanjavur Tamil Nadu India UNESCO World Heritage Site Copyright: xMadhusudanxTawde/DinodiaxPhotox

Asia, India, Rajasthan, Udaipur, Jagdish temple.

Frontansicht des Nohta-Tempels, der Lord Shiva gewidmet ist und von König Yuvarajdeva I. im 10. Jahrhundert erbaut wurde, in Nohta, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, Indien. Front view of Nohta Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva and built by King Yuvarajdeva I in the 10th century, located in Nohta, Damoh, Madhya Pradesh, India. Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22431263

Visitors in the temple hall with brightly painted pillars, mythical creatures, Meenakshi Amman Temple or Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India, Asia

lord shiva s suchindran temple 1350 years old, kerala, india Copyright: xVirenxDesai/DinodiaxPhotox

Rath yatra Rathyatra car festival the journey of Jagannath, puri, orissa, india Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Amritaghateswarar Abirami Temple in Thirukkadaiyur near Mayiladuthurai, Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Temple of Devi Vajreshwari, Yogini, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManojxNavalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Pilgrims at an ancient Hindu temple.

Hindu Temple, Guadeloupe, Caribbean

Gopurams of meenakshi sundareswarar or meenakshi amman temple Madurai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Kali Temple, Kali Ma Mur and Shiva in Jaipur on way up to Amber Fort Kali Temple, Kali Ma Mur and Shiva in Jaipur on way up to Amber Fort. India Copyright: xZoonar.com/CarlosxAndresxMartinezxSubiratsx 21478872

Arunachaleshwara temple dedicated to lord Shiva Chola Period 9th-13th century in Thiruvannamalai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Nepal, Patan, Durbar Square, hindu temple at night,

Beautifully carved Shikhara des Shri Trinetshwar Mahadev Tempels, Taranetar, Surendranagar, Gujarat, India. Beautifully carved Shikhara des Shri Trinetshwar Mahadev Tempels, Taranetar, Surendranagar, Gujarat, India.

India, Tamil Nadu State Madurai City, Sri Meenakshi Temple, Thousand Pillars Hall

illuminated Many figures Lord Vishnu Hanuman Monkey God Garuda serpent Shesha Kanak Gopuram Udupi Sri Krishna Temple Karnataka Copyright: xNitinxKelvalkar/DinodiaxPhotox

Colourful Brahma Hindu temple, Pushkar, India, South Asia, Asia

The main gateway to Lord Venkateshvara temple at Tirumala, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India Copyright: xMxAmirtham/DinodiaxPhotox

Mahabodhi temple, Bodhgaya, Bihar, India Unesco World Heritage Copyright: xAnilxDave/DinodiaxPhotox

Gad Kali Temple Ujjain Madhya Pradesh India Asia Copyright: xHxSatish/DinodiaxPhotox

Bramha temple at village tirupati at siruganur Madras Chennai Tamil Nadu India Copyright: xSatishxParashar/DinodiaxPhotox

Haupteingang des alten Lord-Shiva-Tempels, Nagunur, Jublinagar, Telangana, Indien. Main entrance of the ancient Lord Shiva Temple, Nagunur, Jublinagar, Telangana, India. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 23416777

11th century Brahmeshwar temple dedicated to lord Shiva considered prime example of Orissan architecture in Bhubaneswar Orissa India Copyright: xDinodiaxPhotox

Temple and buddha in Wewurukannala Vihara, Sri Lanka

The temple of Sri Lakshmi Narana Perumal, dedicated to the Hindu deity Lakshmi, Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Subhedar Tanhaji Malusare Samadhi, Sinhagad Fort, gelegen in Pune, Maharashtra, Indien Subhedar Tanhaji Malusare Samadhi, Sinhagad Fort, gelegen in Pune, Maharashtra, Indien Copyright: xZoonar.com/RealityImagesx 22372756

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