1. Andhra Pradesh
| Temple | Location | Important Association |
|---|
| Tirumala Venkateswara Temple | Tirupati | Lord Venkateswara |
| Srisailam Mallikarjuna Temple | Srisailam | Lord Shiva; Jyotirlinga |
| Kanaka Durga Temple | Vijayawada | Goddess Durga |
| Simhachalam Temple | Visakhapatnam | Lord Narasimha |
| Srikalahasti Temple | Srikalahasti | Lord Shiva |
| Ahobilam Temple | Nandyal region | Lord Narasimha |
| Lepakshi Veerabhadra Temple | Lepakshi | Lord Veerabhadra |
2. Arunachal Pradesh
| Temple | Location | Important Fact |
|---|
| Parashuram Kund | Lohit district | Hindu pilgrimage site |
| Malinithan Temple | West Siang region | Shakti-related temple |
| Tawang Monastery | Tawang | Major Buddhist monastery |
3. Assam
| Temple | Location | Important Association |
|---|
| Kamakhya Temple | Guwahati | Shakti Peetha |
| Umananda Temple | Guwahati | Lord Shiva |
| Navagraha Temple | Guwahati | Nine celestial bodies |
| Daul Govinda Temple | North Guwahati | Lord Krishna |
4. Bihar
| Temple | Location | Important Fact |
|---|
| Mahabodhi Temple | Bodh Gaya | Buddha’s enlightenment |
| Vishnupad Temple | Gaya | Lord Vishnu |
| Mundeshwari Devi Temple | Kaimur | Ancient Hindu temple |
| Patna Sahib | Patna | Sikh pilgrimage site; birthplace of Guru Gobind Singh |
5. Chhattisgarh
| Temple | Location |
|---|
| Bhoramdeo Temple | Kabirdham |
| Danteshwari Temple | Dantewada |
| Mahamaya Temple | Bilaspur |
| Rajiv Lochan Temple | Rajim |
6. Delhi
| Temple | Location |
|---|
| Akshardham Temple | Delhi |
| Lotus Temple | Delhi |
| Kalkaji Temple | Delhi |
| Birla Mandir (Laxminarayan Temple) | Delhi |
| Chhatarpur Temple | Delhi |
7. Goa
| Temple | Location |
|---|
| Mangeshi Temple | Ponda |
| Shantadurga Temple | Kavlem |
| Mahalsa Narayani Temple | Mardol |
| Shri Nagesh Temple | Ponda |
8. Gujarat
| Temple | Location | Important Fact |
|---|
| Somnath Temple | Prabhas Patan | Jyotirlinga |
| Dwarkadhish Temple | Dwarka | Lord Krishna |
| Modhera Sun Temple | Modhera | Sun Temple |
| Akshardham Temple | Gandhinagar | Swaminarayan tradition |
| Bala Hanuman Temple | Jamnagar | Hanuman temple |
9. Haryana
| Temple | Location |
|---|
| Mansa Devi Temple | Panchkula |
| Bhima Devi Temple | Pinjore |
| Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple | Kurukshetra |
10. Himachal Pradesh
| Temple | Location |
|---|
| Hidimba Devi Temple | Manali |
| Jwala Ji Temple | Kangra |
| Chintpurni Temple | Una |
| Bajreshwari Devi Temple | Kangra |
| Naina Devi Temple | Bilaspur |
| Baijnath Temple | Kangra |
| Chamunda Devi Temple | Kangra |
11. Jammu & Kashmir / Ladakh
| Temple | Location | Association |
|---|
| Vaishno Devi Temple | Katra | Goddess Vaishno Devi |
| Amarnath Cave | Pahalgam/Sonamarg routes | Lord Shiva |
| Raghunath Temple | Jammu | Lord Rama |
| Martand Sun Temple | Anantnag | Sun worship |
| Shankaracharya Temple | Srinagar | Lord Shiva |
12. Jharkhand
| Temple | Location | Important Fact |
|---|
| Baidyanath Temple | Deoghar | Jyotirlinga |
| Parasnath/Shikharji | Giridih | Jain pilgrimage |
| Jagannath Temple | Ranchi | Jagannath tradition |
13. Karnataka
| Temple | Location | Important Fact |
|---|
| Virupaksha Temple | Hampi | UNESCO site |
| Murudeshwar Temple | Murudeshwar | Shiva |
| Mookambika Temple | Kollur | Goddess Mookambika |
| Chamundeshwari Temple | Mysuru | Goddess Chamundeshwari |
| Chennakeshava Temple | Belur | Hoysala architecture |
| Hoysaleswara Temple | Halebidu | Hoysala architecture |
| Kukke Subramanya Temple | Subramanya | Lord Kartikeya |
| Udupi Sri Krishna Temple | Udupi | Lord Krishna |
14. Kerala
| Temple | Location | Important Fact |
|---|
| Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple | Thiruvananthapuram | Lord Vishnu |
| Sabarimala Temple | Pathanamthitta | Lord Ayyappa |
| Guruvayur Temple | Guruvayur | Lord Krishna |
| Vadakkunnathan Temple | Thrissur | Lord Shiva |
| Attukal Bhagavathy Temple | Thiruvananthapuram | Goddess Bhagavathy |
| Chottanikkara Temple | Ernakulam | Goddess Bhagavathy |
15. Madhya Pradesh
| Temple | Location | Important Fact |
|---|
| Mahakaleshwar Temple | Ujjain | Jyotirlinga |
| Kandariya Mahadeva Temple | Khajuraho | UNESCO site |
| Omkareshwar Temple | Khandwa | Jyotirlinga |
| Chausath Yogini Temple | Morena | Ancient temple |
| Sas-Bahu Temple | Gwalior | Historic temple |
16. Maharashtra
| Temple | Location | Important Fact |
|---|
| Siddhivinayak Temple | Mumbai | Lord Ganesha |
| Trimbakeshwar Temple | Nashik | Jyotirlinga |
| Bhimashankar Temple | Pune district | Jyotirlinga |
| Grishneshwar Temple | Ellora | Jyotirlinga |
| Shirdi Sai Baba Temple | Shirdi | Sai Baba |
| Dagadusheth Halwai Ganpati | Pune | Famous Ganesha temple |
17. Manipur
| Temple | Location |
|---|
| Shri Govindajee Temple | Imphal |
| Bijoy Govinda Temple | Imphal |
18. Meghalaya
| Temple | Location |
|---|
| Nartiang Durga Temple | Jaintia Hills |
| Mahadev Khola Dham | Shillong |
19. Odisha
| Temple | Location | Important Fact |
|---|
| Jagannath Temple | Puri | Lord Jagannath |
| Lingaraj Temple | Bhubaneswar | Lord Shiva |
| Konark Sun Temple | Konark | UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| Mukteshwar Temple | Bhubaneswar | Kalinga architecture |
| Rajarani Temple | Bhubaneswar | Famous architectural monument |
20. Punjab
| Temple | Location |
|---|
| Durgiana Temple | Amritsar |
| Devi Talab Mandir | Jalandhar |
| Mata Chintpurni Temple | Punjab region |
21. Rajasthan
| Temple | Location |
|---|
| Brahma Temple | Pushkar |
| Dilwara Temples | Mount Abu |
| Karni Mata Temple | Deshnoke |
| Eklingji Temple | Udaipur |
| Mehandipur Balaji Temple | Dausa |
| Ranakpur Jain Temple | Pali |
| Govind Dev Ji Temple | Jaipur |
22. Sikkim
| Monastery/Religious Site | Location |
|---|
| Rumtek Monastery | Gangtok |
| Pemayangtse Monastery | Pelling |
| Enchey Monastery | Gangtok |
These are Buddhist monasteries, not Hindu temples, but are important religious sites for GK.
23. Tamil Nadu
| Temple | Location | Important Fact |
|---|
| Brihadisvara Temple | Thanjavur | Great Living Chola Temples |
| Meenakshi Amman Temple | Madurai | Goddess Meenakshi |
| Ramanathaswamy Temple | Rameswaram | Jyotirlinga |
| Shore Temple | Mahabalipuram | UNESCO site |
| Ekambareswarar Temple | Kanchipuram | Shiva |
| Kailasanathar Temple | Kanchipuram | Pallava architecture |
| Nataraja Temple | Chidambaram | Lord Nataraja |
| Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple | Srirangam | Lord Vishnu |
| Jambukeswarar Temple | Tiruchirappalli | Shiva |
| Murugan Temple | Palani | Lord Murugan |
24. Telangana
| Temple | Location |
|---|
| Ramappa Temple | Palampet |
| Thousand Pillar Temple | Hanamkonda |
| Yadadri Lakshmi Narasimha Temple | Yadadri |
| Bhadrachalam Temple | Bhadrachalam |
| Kaleshwaram Temple | Kaleshwaram |
25. Uttar Pradesh
| Temple | Location | Important Fact |
|---|
| Kashi Vishwanath Temple | Varanasi | Jyotirlinga |
| Ram Janmabhoomi Temple | Ayodhya | Lord Rama |
| Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple | Mathura | Lord Krishna |
| Banke Bihari Temple | Vrindavan | Lord Krishna |
| Sankat Mochan Temple | Varanasi | Lord Hanuman |
| Kashi Vishwanath | Varanasi | One of 12 Jyotirlingas |
26. Uttarakhand
| Temple | Location | Important Fact |
|---|
| Kedarnath Temple | Rudraprayag | Jyotirlinga; Char Dham |
| Badrinath Temple | Chamoli | Char Dham |
| Gangotri Temple | Uttarkashi | Char Dham |
| Yamunotri Temple | Uttarkashi | Char Dham |
| Jageshwar Temple | Almora | Shiva temples |
| Tungnath Temple | Rudraprayag | Highest Shiva temple |
27. West Bengal
| Temple | Location | Important Fact |
|---|
| Kalighat Temple | Kolkata | Shakti Peetha |
| Dakshineswar Kali Temple | Kolkata | Goddess Kali |
| Tarapith Temple | Birbhum | Shakti worship |
| Belur Math | Howrah | Ramakrishna Mission headquarters |
28. Important Jyotirlinga Temples
India has 12 Jyotirlingas:
| Jyotirlinga | Location | State |
|---|
| Somnath | Prabhas Patan | Gujarat |
| Mallikarjuna | Srisailam | Andhra Pradesh |
| Mahakaleshwar | Ujjain | Madhya Pradesh |
| Omkareshwar | Khandwa | Madhya Pradesh |
| Kedarnath | Kedarnath | Uttarakhand |
| Bhimashankar | Pune district | Maharashtra |
| Kashi Vishwanath | Varanasi | Uttar Pradesh |
| Trimbakeshwar | Nashik | Maharashtra |
| Vaidyanath/Baidyanath | Deoghar | Jharkhand |
| Nageshwar | Dwarka region | Gujarat |
| Rameshwar/Ramanathaswamy | Rameswaram | Tamil Nadu |
| Grishneshwar | Ellora | Maharashtra |
29. Famous Sun Temples
| Sun Temple | Location |
|---|
| Konark Sun Temple | Odisha |
| Modhera Sun Temple | Gujarat |
| Martand Sun Temple | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Surya Temple, Unao | Madhya Pradesh |
| Dakshinaarka Temple | Gaya, Bihar |
30. Famous Shiva Temples
| Temple | Location |
|---|
| Kashi Vishwanath | Varanasi |
| Kedarnath | Uttarakhand |
| Somnath | Gujarat |
| Mahakaleshwar | Ujjain |
| Brihadisvara | Thanjavur |
| Lingaraj | Bhubaneswar |
| Ramanathaswamy | Rameswaram |
| Amarnath | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Nataraja Temple | Chidambaram |
| Tungnath | Uttarakhand |
31. Famous Vishnu/Krishna Temples
| Temple | Location |
|---|
| Tirupati Venkateswara | Andhra Pradesh |
| Jagannath Temple | Puri, Odisha |
| Badrinath Temple | Uttarakhand |
| Dwarkadhish Temple | Gujarat |
| Guruvayur Temple | Kerala |
| Banke Bihari Temple | Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh |
| Ranganathaswamy Temple | Srirangam, Tamil Nadu |
| Padmanabhaswamy Temple | Kerala |
32. Famous Shakti Peethas
| Temple | Location |
|---|
| Kamakhya Temple | Assam |
| Kalighat Temple | West Bengal |
| Jwala Ji | Himachal Pradesh |
| Naina Devi | Himachal Pradesh |
| Maa Tara Tarini | Odisha |
| Mahalakshmi Temple | Maharashtra |
| Vishalakshi Temple | Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh |
| Nartiang Durga Temple | Meghalaya |
