India Temples

Photos of temples in India, including Hindu temples, Jain temples, Islamic mosques, and Sikh temples. Includes a large collection of Hindu temples in Rajasthan, particularly in Pushkar. Provides a look at many details of Hindu temples and worship including altars, idols, candles and lamps, flowers, fruits, and other offerings. This gallery also includes one of the largest collections of high-quality images of Durga Puja pandals anywhere in the world, primarily taken in Calcutta (Kolkatta), which is famous for the Durga Puja festival. Also features an intimate look at Pujari, the men who tend temples and carry out daily devotions.

Related links - Mosque, Sikh temple, Jain Temple, Durga Puja, Pandal, Idol, puja (prayer)

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Interior detail of the famous Jain temple in Ranakpur, Rajasthan, India, home to some of the most impressive marble carving on Earth

Lizard in shrubbery at the Ranakpur Jain temple, Rajasthan, India

Ranakpur Jain temple, Rajasthan, India

Sunrise over temples in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Temples reflect in the calm waters of Gulab Sagar, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

The beautiful Jaswant Thada memorial, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Sunrise over Gadi Sagar lake, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

Temple on Gadi Sagar lake, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

A man feeds geese on Gadi Sagar lake, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

Geese on Gadi Sagar Lake, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

Morning sun and reflections in Gadi Sagar, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

Early morning sun on a sandstone railing at Gadi Sagar, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

Ganesh idols on the banks of Gadi Sagar, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

Morning sun and reflections in Gadi Sagar, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, India

Intricate carvings of gods on a temple in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Temples in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Satellite dish and Hindu temples in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India9

Cobra idol in a temple in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Dogs sleeping atop a sun-drenched marble temple at sunrise, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Objects in a Hindu temple in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Marble idol in a Hindu temple, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

A three-legged dog sitting on temple steps in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Silhouette of a bell in a temple in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

Morning sun on temples in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India

View of a Hindu temple from Purana Qila (old fort), Delhi, India

Decorated idol of Hanuman in the nook of a tree, Colaba, Mumbai, India.

A stray dog sleeps in a temple in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India.

An elderly woman on her way to visit Babulnath temple, Mumbia, India.

Babulnath temple, Mumbai, India

A baba at the Babulnath temple, Mumbai, India.

A small wooden Hindu altar sits on a garbage pile in the Dharavi slum, Mumbai, India.

An airplane approaches the Mumbai airport, as seen from a 20-story apartment rooftop in the Powai area of Mumbai, India.

A family visits a Ganesh Pandal during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.

Large Ganpati idol in a pandal in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.

Beautiful Ganesh idol in a pandal in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.

A visitor uses a mobile phone to photograph a Ganesh Idol at a pandal in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.

Beautiful Ganesh idol in a pandal in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.

Beautiful miniature Ganesh scene in a home in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India. This whole scene is only the size of your hand.

Ganesh pandal in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.

Ganesh idol in a pandal designed like a tropical cave, in the Shekwalhi neghborhood of Mumbai, India.

A visitor uses a mobile phone to photograph a Ganesh Idol at a pandal in Lalbaug, Mumbai, India.

A large Ganesh idol in a pandal in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India. Taken during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

Beautiful Ganesh pandal decorated with candles and flowers during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.

A large Ganesh idol in a pandal in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India. Taken during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

Beautiful Ganesh pandal decorated with candles and flowers during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.

A famous Ganesh idol (2 meters tall) constructed entirely of playing dice, on display in Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India, during the Ganesh Chaturthi festival.

Figure of Brahma in a Ganesh Chaturthi pandal, Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.

Ganesh Chaturthi pandal, Shekwalhi, Mumbai, India.

Children play in a temple yard at night, near the Kokri Agar slum area, Mumbai, India.

View of central Mumbai and Worli from Worli Fort, Mumbai, India.

View of Worli with the Mumbai skyline in the distance, Mumbai, India.

A Christian altar in the small fishing village of Worli, Mumbai, India. The village is home to Hindus, Muslims, and Christians.

Men load a Durga Puja idol onto a truck in Kumartoli (Potter's Town), Kolkata, India. The idol will be taken to one of the 2,500 pandals (a temporary temple of sorts) in Kolkata during the Duga Puja festival.

Flowers for sale to use in prayer at temples along the Hooghly River, Kolkata, India.

Small idol covered in flowers at a temple along the Hooghly River, Sovabazar, Kolkata, India.

Durga Puja idol in a pandal in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.

A Durga Puja pandal in the Lord's More neighborhood of Kolkata, India, near the Lake Gardens Railway Station.

Durga Puja idol in a pandal in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.