Temples & Shrines in Rajasthan
101 places in Rajasthan under temples & shrines. Jyotirlingas, Shakti Peethas, ancient stone temples.
Explore with dates- AchalgarhSirohi, Rajasthan · FortsRana Kumbha's 1452 hill fort, with a Shiva temple below that worships a toe-print instead of a lingam.
- Arthuna TemplesBanswara, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe ruined temples of the Paramara capital of Vagad, scattered through a village 55 km from Banswara.
- Baba Mohan Ram, Kali KholiKhairthal-Tijara, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe folk shrine outside Bhiwadi that fills with Haryana pilgrims every Sunday.
- Baneshwar DhamDungarpur, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesThe tribal Kumbh of Rajasthan: a Shiva shrine at the meeting of three rivers, and a huge February fair.
- Barmer Fort and Garh TempleBarmer, Rajasthan · FortsA hilltop walk to the Garh temple above the desert town, with the embroidery bazaar below.
- Baroli TemplesChittorgarh, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesEight carved Pratihara temples of the 9th century in a grove by the Chambal near Rawatbhata.
- Bayana Fort and Usha MandirBharatpur, Rajasthan · FortsA ridge fort with a Gupta pillar and a temple that changed religion twice. Rough, empty, worth it.
- Bhadrakali TempleHanumangarh, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA sixteenth-century Bikaner temple on the Ghaggar, busy at Navratri.
- Bhandasar Jain TempleBikaner, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA 1514 Jain temple painted in gold leaf, with a legend of ghee in the mortar.
- Bhimlat FallsBundi, Rajasthan · WaterfallsA 60-metre monsoon fall with a cave shrine at its foot. Look, do not swim.
- BhinmalJalore, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesBrahmagupta's 7th-century capital, with the Varaha Shyam temple and a 72-shrine Jain complex.
- Bijolia TemplesBhilwara, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThree Chauhan-era Shiva temples around a tank, and the 1170 inscription historians lean on.
- Bisalpur Dam & Bisaldeo TempleTonk, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA 12th-century Chauhan Shiva temple standing at the edge of the dam that waters Jaipur.
- Chand BaoriDausa, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageThe deepest of the stepwells: 3,500 steps in thirteen tiers, dug in the 9th century.
- Chandrabhaga templesJhalawar, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesSeventh-century temples on a river bank, and a Kartik cattle fair that takes over the ghats.
- Charbhuja Temple, GarhborRajsamand, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesMewar's four-armed Vishnu at Garhbor, on the road to Kumbhalgarh.
- Chauth Mata templeSawai Madhopur, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA 15th-century goddess temple up 700 steps, busiest at the Chauth fasts.
- Chittorgarh FortChittorgarh, Rajasthan · FortsThe old capital of Mewar on a 7 km plateau: two towers, three sieges, and a full day to see it.
- Dadhimati Mata TempleNagaur, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA Nagaur goddess temple with an inscription of 608 CE, among the oldest dated in Rajasthan.
- Deo Somnath TempleDungarpur, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA 12th-century Solanki-style Shiva temple in white stone on the Som, built without mortar.
- Dilwara Jain TemplesSirohi, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesMarble carved to lace in two 11th and 13th-century Jain temples. Open to tourists from noon, no cameras.
- Dwarkadhish Temple, KankroliRajsamand, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe Pushtimarg's third seat, on the shore of Rajsamand lake since 1676.
- Eklingji, KailashpuriUdaipur, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe Shiva who rules Mewar, in a walled compound of 108 shrines 22 km north of Udaipur.
- Gaib Sagar Lake and Shrinathji TempleDungarpur, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsDungarpur's town lake, with a carved pareva-stone temple complex and a palace on its shores.
- GaltajiJaipur, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe spring-fed kunds and monkey-filled temples in a gap in the ridge east of Jaipur.
- GaneshwarSikar, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesA hot-spring temple village on the site that sent copper to the Harappan cities.
- Ganga MandirBharatpur, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA sandstone temple to the river Ganga that took the city ninety years to finish.
- Garadia MahadevKota, Rajasthan · Valleys & CanyonsThe Chambal gorge from a clifftop shrine. One view, and it is the best in Hadoti.
- Gautameshwar Mahadev, ArnodPratapgarh, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe Haridwar of Vagad, where Bhil families bring their ashes and gather for the May fair.
- GogamediHanumangarh, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesThe snake god Goga Pir's shrine, and a monsoon fair that draws lakhs.
- Govind Dev Ji TempleJaipur, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesJaipur's presiding Krishna, moved here from Vrindavan around 1735.
- Guru ShikharSirohi, Rajasthan · Peak TreksThe top of Rajasthan, 1,722 metres, a temple and a bell, and a short stair from the car park.
- Gurudwara Buddha JohadSri Ganganagar, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesWhere the head of Massa Rangar was brought in 1740. Rajasthan's big Sikh shrine.
- Harni MahadevBhilwara, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesBhilwara's own Shiva in a hill gorge 7 km out, busiest on Shravan Mondays.
- Harshnath TempleSikar, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA ruined 10th-century Chauhan Shiva temple on the hilltop above Sikar, among wind turbines.
- Jagdish TempleUdaipur, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe 1651 Vishnu temple at the heart of the old city, a short walk from the palace gate.
- Jaisalmer FortJaisalmer, Rajasthan · FortsThe living fort. Yellow sandstone, Jain temples, and a few thousand residents.
- Jalore FortJalore, Rajasthan · FortsKanhadadev's hill fort that held out against Alauddin Khalji until 1311. An hour's climb with no shade.
- JambhaPhalodi, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesThe lake where Guru Jambheshwar meditated, and the second holiest place for Bishnois.
- Jeen Mata TempleSikar, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe thousand-year-old goddess shrine below Harsh hill, packed twice a year for Navratri.
- JhajhirampuraDausa, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA spring-fed kund and a cluster of small temples under the hills near Baswa.
- Jhalrapatan Surya templeJhalawar, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA 10th-century Sun temple in the bazaar of a walled town that once rang with temple bells.
- Juna BarmerBarmer, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageThe abandoned 12th-century first Barmer, a Jain temple and fort walls in the scrub.
- Kaila Devi TempleKarauli, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe goddess of Karauli on the Kalisil river. In Chaitra, lakhs of pilgrims; otherwise, forest quiet.
- Kaman and Chaurasi KhambaDeeg, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesA Braj pilgrim town on the Rajasthan side, with an 84-pillar Pratihara hall at its centre.
- Kansua MahadevKota, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA living Shiva temple with one of the oldest dated inscriptions in Rajasthan, 738 CE.
- Karni Mata Temple, DeshnokBikaner, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe rat temple. Twenty thousand kabas, and a white one if you are lucky.
- Khatu Shyam JiSikar, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe shrine of Barbarika, now one of the busiest temples in the north. Come on a weekday.
- Kiradu TemplesBarmer, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesFive carved Solanki temples in an empty valley near Barmer, ruined, cursed by legend, and worth the drive.
- Kolayat LakeBikaner, Rajasthan · Lakes & DamsA desert pilgrim lake with fifty-two ghats, at its best on Kartik Purnima.
- LadnunDidwana-Kuchaman, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe Terapanth Jain centre with a meditation university and a handful of 10th-century temple sculptures.
- Laxman MandirBharatpur, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe Bharatpur royal shrine, one of very few temples anywhere dedicated to Laxman.
- Lodurva Jain TempleJaisalmer, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe old capital before Jaisalmer, with a 1615 Jain temple and a carved torana.
- LohargalJhunjhunu, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesThe kund where the Pandavas washed their weapons, under the Aravalli near Udaipurwati.
- MachkundDholpur, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesA sacred tank ringed by a hundred temples, in the red sandstone hills outside Dholpur.
- Madan Mohan Ji templeKarauli, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe Vrindavan Krishna that came to Karauli in 1748 and never left.
- Madareshwar TempleBanswara, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA cave Shiva above Banswara town, with the view thrown in.
- Mandore GardensJodhpur, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageThe old Rathore capital: red sandstone cenotaphs built like temples, and a rock wall of painted heroes.
- MatrikundiaChittorgarh, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesThe Haridwar of Mewar, where the region brings its ashes to the Banas.
- Mehandipur BalajiDausa, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe Hanuman temple famous for exorcisms. Tuesdays and Saturdays, and leave the prasad behind.
- MenalChittorgarh, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesCarved 11th-century Shiva temples on the edge of a gorge, with a waterfall in the rains.
- Merta City and Charbhuja TempleNagaur, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesMeera Bai's home town, and the Charbhuja temple where she first sang to Krishna.
- Mirpur Jain TempleSirohi, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe 9th-century marble temple said to be the oldest in Rajasthan, standing alone in the fields near Sirohi.
- Muchhala MahavirPali, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe Jain temple where Mahavira is said to have grown a moustache, at the edge of the Kumbhalgarh forest.
- Nakoda Jain TempleBalotra, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe Parshvanath tirth in the Balotra hills, where everyone stops at the Bhairav shrine on the way in.
- Neelkanth Mahadev templesAlwar, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA Pratihara temple town in the Sariska forest, mostly in fragments, almost always empty.
- Om Banna TemplePali, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA garlanded Royal Enfield by the highway, worshipped since 1988 by everyone who drives this road.
- OsianJodhpur, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesSixteen temples from the 8th and 9th centuries at the edge of the sand, an hour north of Jodhpur.
- PandupolAlwar, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA Hanuman shrine inside the tiger reserve, reached by a pilgrim road on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
- Parshuram Mahadev CavePali, Rajasthan · CavesA Shiva cave 500 steps down an Aravalli hillside, busiest in the Shravan rains.
- Pavapuri Jain TirthSirohi, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA marble Jain tirth on the Abu Road highway whose lake has become a winter bird sanctuary.
- Poonchhari ka LauthaDeeg, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesWhere the Govardhan parikrama turns for home, just across the state line.
- Pushkar Lake & Brahma TempleAjmer, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesThe lotus lake with 52 ghats and one of the only Brahma temples in India.
- RamdevraJaisalmer, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesThe samadhi of Baba Ramdev, and the biggest fair in the western desert each Bhadra.
- Ramgarh Crater and Bhand DevraBaran, Rajasthan · Rock & RappelA meteorite crater with a 10th-century temple inside it. Nothing else in Rajasthan is like it.
- Ramgarh ShekhawatiSikar, Rajasthan · Monuments & HeritageThe Poddar merchant town of 1791, with the finest painted cenotaphs in Shekhawati and no crowds.
- Ranakpur Jain TemplePali, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA 1439 marble temple on 1,444 pillars that never repeat. Tourists get in from noon to five.
- Rani Bhatiyani Temple, JasolBalotra, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe shrine of a Jaisalmer princess turned folk goddess, kept alive by the songs of the Manganiyars.
- Rani Sati TempleJhunjhunu, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe vast marble Marwari temple to Rani Sati Dadi, with no image, only a trident.
- Ranthambore FortSawai Madhopur, Rajasthan · FortsA 10th-century hill fort inside the tiger reserve. Free road in, hard climb, huge views.
- Rishabhdeo (Kesariyaji)Udaipur, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe saffron-anointed black Jain idol on the Ahmedabad road, worshipped by Jains and Bhils alike.
- Sahastra Bahu Temples, NagdaUdaipur, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesTwo carved 10th-century Vishnu temples by a lake, a stop most coaches skip on the way to Eklingji.
- Salasar BalajiChuru, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe bearded Hanuman of 1754, one of the busiest Hanuman temples in the country.
- Sanwariya Seth, MandphiyaChittorgarh, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe truckers' and traders' Krishna on the Udaipur highway, who takes a share of the profits.
- Sarneshwar Temple, SirohiSirohi, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe Sirohi rulers' 1526 Shiva temple on the hill outside town, its Bhadra fair still run by the family.
- Savitri Temple & RopewayAjmer, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe hilltop temple above Pushkar with the sunrise view. Climb it, or ride the ropeway.
- Shergarh Fort, BaranBaran, Rajasthan · FortsAn old river fort in south Baran with an 8th-century inscription and no visitors.
- Shri Mahavir JiKarauli, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA major Jain pilgrimage on the Gambhir, with a spring fair that the whole countryside joins.
- Shrinathji, NathdwaraRajsamand, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesKrishna's haveli where darshan comes in eight short windows a day, and a 369 ft Shiva on the hill.
- Sire MandirJalore, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA Nath yogi monastery on the hill facing Jalore fort, where Man Singh of Jodhpur once hid.
- SitabariBaran, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesThe forest springs where Sita is said to have raised her sons, and the Sahariya fair ground.
- Sitamata Wildlife SanctuaryPratapgarh, Rajasthan · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesTeak forest at the meeting of three ranges, with flying squirrels and a Sita temple inside.
- Siwana FortBalotra, Rajasthan · FortsA 10th-century granite hill fort that fell to Alauddin Khalji in 1308 and later hid the Rathores.
- Soniji ki NasiyanAjmer, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA Jain hall filled floor to ceiling with a gilded wooden model of the Jain cosmos.
- Sundha Mata TempleJalore, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesA 1262 hill shrine at 1,220 metres with a ropeway, green after the rains, on the road to Mount Abu.
- Tanot Mata and LongewalaJaisalmer, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe temple the shells missed and the 1971 battlefield, on the road to the border.
- Tijara Jain TempleKhairthal-Tijara, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe Jain shrine of Chandraprabhu, built round an idol dug up in 1956.
- Tilwara and the Mallinath FairBalotra, Rajasthan · Pilgrimage RoutesA folk saint's temple on the Luni, and the fortnight-long livestock fair held on the riverbed each Chaitra.
- Todgarh-Raoli Wildlife SanctuaryBeawar, Rajasthan · Wildlife & Tiger ReservesWild Aravalli hill forest south of Todgarh, with a cave temple and a monsoon waterfall.
- Trinetra Ganesh templeSawai Madhopur, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesThe Ganesh who receives wedding invitations by post, at the top of Ranthambore Fort.
- Tripura Sundari, TalwaraBanswara, Rajasthan · Temples & ShrinesVagad's eighteen-armed goddess at Talwara, on the Banswara to Dungarpur road.
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