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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Temples reflecting in Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Temples reflecting in Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Aarti and Deepdan on the ghats of Pushkar, India on Kartik Purnima
Aarti and Deepdan on the ghats of Pushkar, India on Kartik Purnima
Aarti and Deepdan on the ghats of Pushkar, India on Kartik Purnima
Aarti and Deepdan on the ghats of Pushkar, India on Kartik Purnima
Tourist hot air balloons float past the Gulab Niwas hotel in Pushkar, India.
Tourist hot air balloons float past the Gulab Niwas hotel in Pushkar, India.
General view of the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India, including Gayatri temple.
General view of the Pushkar Camel Mela, Pushkar, India, including Gayatri temple.
Pilgrims bath in the Hindu holy city of Pushkar during the full moon Puja (Kartik Purnima) of November 2012, Pushkar, Rajasth...
Pilgrims bath in the Hindu holy city of Pushkar during the full moon Puja (Kartik Purnima) of November 2012, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Pilgrims bath in the Hindu holy city of Pushkar during the full moon Puja (Kartik Purnima) of November 2012, Pushkar, Rajasth...
Pilgrims bath in the Hindu holy city of Pushkar during the full moon Puja (Kartik Purnima) of November 2012, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Pilgrims bath in the Hindu holy city of Pushkar during the full moon Puja (Kartik Purnima) of November 2012, Pushkar, Rajasth...
Pilgrims bath in the Hindu holy city of Pushkar during the full moon Puja (Kartik Purnima) of November 2012, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India.
Aerial view of the Hindu holy city of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India.
Aerial view of the Hindu holy city of Pushkar in the state of Rajasthan, India.
Hindu shrine in front of a wall with stenciled murals of Mao and Lenin, in Bowbazar, Kolkata, India. (ID Needed)
Hindu shrine in front of a wall with stenciled murals of Mao and Lenin, in Bowbazar, Kolkata, India. (ID Needed)
Idol of Tara Maa in a pandal during Tara Maa Puja, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Idol of Tara Maa in a pandal during Tara Maa Puja, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Idol of Tara Maa in a pandal during Tara Maa Puja, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Idol of Tara Maa in a pandal during Tara Maa Puja, Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Tara Maa Puja pandal in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Tara Maa Puja pandal in Lake Gardens, Kolkata, India.
Candle at an altar, Kolkata, India.
Candle at an altar, Kolkata, India.
Pilgrims pray at Kapil Muni temple on Sagar Island, India, during the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage that attracts a mil...
Pilgrims pray at Kapil Muni temple on Sagar Island, India, during the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage that attracts a million people.
Pilgrims pray at Kapil Muni temple on Sagar Island, India, during the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage that attracts a mil...
Pilgrims pray at Kapil Muni temple on Sagar Island, India, during the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage that attracts a million people.
Pilgrims pray at Kapil Muni temple on Sagar Island, India, during the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage that attracts a mil...
Pilgrims pray at Kapil Muni temple on Sagar Island, India, during the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage that attracts a million people.
Pilgrims pray at Kapil Muni temple on Sagar Island, India, during the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage that attracts a mil...
Pilgrims pray at Kapil Muni temple on Sagar Island, India, during the Gangasagar Mela, a Hindu pilgrimage that attracts a million people.
Sadhus at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
Sadhus at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
Illuminated Kapil Muni temple during the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
Illuminated Kapil Muni temple during the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
Pilgrims sleeping outside at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
Pilgrims sleeping outside at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
Incense burns at the Kapil Muni temple at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
Incense burns at the Kapil Muni temple at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
A Hindu pilgrim takes photos of the Kapil Muni temple on Sagar Island, India, during the Gangsagar Mela.
A Hindu pilgrim takes photos of the Kapil Muni temple on Sagar Island, India, during the Gangsagar Mela.
A woman prays at the Kapil Muni temple at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
A woman prays at the Kapil Muni temple at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
Pilgrims walk the main avenue at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India. Gangasagar is a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island, ...
Pilgrims walk the main avenue at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India. Gangasagar is a Hindu pilgrimage to Sagar Island, where the Ganges meets the sea.
Pilgrims walk the central lane to the Kapil Muni Temple at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in In...
Pilgrims walk the central lane to the Kapil Muni Temple at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
An illuminated robot entertains passersby at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the...
An illuminated robot entertains passersby at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
An illuminated robot entertains passersby at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the...
An illuminated robot entertains passersby at the Gangasagar Mela (festival), a pilgrimage to Sagar Island in India, where the Ganges River meets the sea.
Sadhu at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
Sadhu at the Gangasagar Mela, Sagar Island, India.
Children wait out a thunderstorm in an open-air temple above the stormy Ganges River (in the background), Varanasi, India.
Children wait out a thunderstorm in an open-air temple above the stormy Ganges River (in the background), Varanasi, India.
Near Scindia Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Near Scindia Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Burning ghat (crematorium) on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Burning ghat (crematorium) on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Near Scindia Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Near Scindia Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Sinking temple on the Ganges River near Scindia Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Sinking temple on the Ganges River near Scindia Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Sinking temple on the Ganges River near Scindia Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Sinking temple on the Ganges River near Scindia Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Altar near Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Altar near Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Altar near Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Altar near Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Altar near Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Altar near Dashashwamedh Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Conch shell used for Hindu prayer. Ganga aarti on Dashashwamedh ghat, Varanasi, India.
Conch shell used for Hindu prayer. Ganga aarti on Dashashwamedh ghat, Varanasi, India.
Ganga aarti on Dashashwamedh ghat, Varanasi, India.
Ganga aarti on Dashashwamedh ghat, Varanasi, India.
Heavy winter morning fog on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Heavy winter morning fog on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Boats on a foggy winter morning on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Boats on a foggy winter morning on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Boats on a foggy winter morning on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Boats on a foggy winter morning on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
Foggy early morning scene near Scindia Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Foggy early morning scene near Scindia Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Floral garlands in front of the sinking Shiva Temple, Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Floral garlands in front of the sinking Shiva Temple, Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Floral garlands in front of the sinking Shiva Temple, Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Floral garlands in front of the sinking Shiva Temple, Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Floral garlands in front of the sinking Shiva Temple, Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Floral garlands in front of the sinking Shiva Temple, Manikarnika Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Celebration at a temple to the Goddess Ganga, on World Ganges Day, Varanasi, India.
Celebration at a temple to the Goddess Ganga, on World Ganges Day, Varanasi, India.
A Hindu adorned in marigold garlands, along the Ganges River near Scindia Ghat, Varanasi, India.
A Hindu adorned in marigold garlands, along the Ganges River near Scindia Ghat, Varanasi, India.
A man meditates along the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
A man meditates along the Ganges River, Varanasi, India.
View of the Ganges River and Varanasi centered on Prayag Ghat, Varanasi, India.
View of the Ganges River and Varanasi centered on Prayag Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Goddess Ganga idol in a temple on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India. Here she is still covered from the nights' sleep, she's ...
Goddess Ganga idol in a temple on the Ganges River, Varanasi, India. Here she is still covered from the nights' sleep, she's yet to be woken up for the day. This was taken on world Ganges River day.
Vijayanagaram Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Vijayanagaram Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Distinctive yellow temple at Kshameshwar Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Distinctive yellow temple at Kshameshwar Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Ahilyabai and Prayag Ghats, Varanasi, India.
Ahilyabai and Prayag Ghats, Varanasi, India.
Ahilyabai and Prayag Ghats, Varanasi, India.
Ahilyabai and Prayag Ghats, Varanasi, India.
Ahilyabai and Prayag Ghats, Varanasi, India.
Ahilyabai and Prayag Ghats, Varanasi, India.
Sinking temple at Scindi Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Sinking temple at Scindi Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Detail of a carving at the sinking temple at Manikarnika and Scindia Ghats, Varanasi, India.
Detail of a carving at the sinking temple at Manikarnika and Scindia Ghats, Varanasi, India.
Detail of a carving at the sinking temple at Manikarnika and Scindia Ghats, Varanasi, India.
Detail of a carving at the sinking temple at Manikarnika and Scindia Ghats, Varanasi, India.
Detail of a carving at the sinking temple at Manikarnika and Scindia Ghats, Varanasi, India.
Detail of a carving at the sinking temple at Manikarnika and Scindia Ghats, Varanasi, India.
A stray dog walks past marigold garlands on the banks of the Ganges River near the sinking temple and Scindia Ghat, Varanasi,...
A stray dog walks past marigold garlands on the banks of the Ganges River near the sinking temple and Scindia Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Two Hindu men who have shaved their heads as part of a religious ritual, Varanasi, India.
Two Hindu men who have shaved their heads as part of a religious ritual, Varanasi, India.
Temple at the Thai Buddha Vihar in Sarnath, India. Sarnath, just north of Varanasi, is where the Buddha gave his first sermon...
Temple at the Thai Buddha Vihar in Sarnath, India. Sarnath, just north of Varanasi, is where the Buddha gave his first sermon, and is a modern day pilgrimage site.
Gold Buddha in a temple at the Thai Buddha Vihar in Sarnath, India. Sarnath, just north of Varanasi, is where the Buddha gave...
Gold Buddha in a temple at the Thai Buddha Vihar in Sarnath, India. Sarnath, just north of Varanasi, is where the Buddha gave his first sermon, and is a modern day pilgrimage site.
Roses in the feet of a Buddha statue in a temple at the Thai Buddha Vihar in Sarnath, India. Sarnath, just north of Varanasi,...
Roses in the feet of a Buddha statue in a temple at the Thai Buddha Vihar in Sarnath, India. Sarnath, just north of Varanasi, is where the Buddha gave his first sermon, and is a modern day pilgrimage site.
Buddha in a temple at the Thai Buddha Vihar in Sarnath, India. Sarnath, just north of Varanasi, is where the Buddha gave his ...
Buddha in a temple at the Thai Buddha Vihar in Sarnath, India. Sarnath, just north of Varanasi, is where the Buddha gave his first sermon, and is a modern day pilgrimage site.
Carving on the exterior of a temple at the Thai Buddha Vihar, Sarnath, India.
Carving on the exterior of a temple at the Thai Buddha Vihar, Sarnath, India.
Carving on the exterior of a temple at the Thai Buddha Vihar, Sarnath, India.
Carving on the exterior of a temple at the Thai Buddha Vihar, Sarnath, India.
Shrine at the base of the 80 foot tall statue of Buddha at the Thai Buddha Vihar in Sarnath, India - the tallest statue of Bu...
Shrine at the base of the 80 foot tall statue of Buddha at the Thai Buddha Vihar in Sarnath, India - the tallest statue of Buddha in India.
Ruins at the former site of the "main temple" at the Sarnath archaelogical site, Sarnath, India.
Ruins at the former site of the "main temple" at the Sarnath archaelogical site, Sarnath, India.
Buddhist pilgrims pray near the Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath, India.
Buddhist pilgrims pray near the Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath, India.
Buddhist prayer flags near the Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath, India.
Buddhist prayer flags near the Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath, India.
Buddhist prayer flags near the Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath, India.
Buddhist prayer flags near the Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath, India.
The Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath, India.
The Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath, India.
Paintings inside a temple, Sarnath, India.
Paintings inside a temple, Sarnath, India.
Paintings inside a temple, Sarnath, India.
Paintings inside a temple, Sarnath, India.
Paintings inside a temple, Sarnath, India.
Paintings inside a temple, Sarnath, India.
Buddhist prayer flags near the Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath, India.
Buddhist prayer flags near the Dhamekh Stupa, Sarnath, India.
Buddhist ornaments inside a display case at a temple in Sarnath, India.
Buddhist ornaments inside a display case at a temple in Sarnath, India.
Gold Buddha statues Mulagandhakuti Vihara temple in Sarnath, India.
Gold Buddha statues Mulagandhakuti Vihara temple in Sarnath, India.
Buddhist prayer flags near Mulagandhakuti Vihara temple, Sarnath, India.
Buddhist prayer flags near Mulagandhakuti Vihara temple, Sarnath, India.
Buddhist prayer flags near Mulagandhakuti Vihara temple, Sarnath, India.
Buddhist prayer flags near Mulagandhakuti Vihara temple, Sarnath, India.
Buddhist prayer flags near Mulagandhakuti Vihara temple, Sarnath, India.
Buddhist prayer flags near Mulagandhakuti Vihara temple, Sarnath, India.
Buddhist prayer flags near Mulagandhakuti Vihara temple in Sarnath, India.
Buddhist prayer flags near Mulagandhakuti Vihara temple in Sarnath, India.
Girls take a mobile phone photo near Mulagandhakuti Vihara temple in Sarnath, India.
Girls take a mobile phone photo near Mulagandhakuti Vihara temple in Sarnath, India.
Prayer beads for sale near Mulagandhakuti Vihara temple in Sarnath, India.
Prayer beads for sale near Mulagandhakuti Vihara temple in Sarnath, India.
Gold Buddha in a temple in Sarnath, India. Sarnath is where the Buddha gave his first sermon.
Gold Buddha in a temple in Sarnath, India. Sarnath is where the Buddha gave his first sermon.
Gold ornaments in a temple in Sarnath, India
Gold ornaments in a temple in Sarnath, India
Gold Buddha in a temple in Sarnath, India
Gold Buddha in a temple in Sarnath, India
Gold Buddha in a temple in Sarnath, India
Gold Buddha in a temple in Sarnath, India
Large swastika on the steps of Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Large swastika on the steps of Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Large swastika on the steps of Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Large swastika on the steps of Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Large swastika on the steps of Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Large swastika on the steps of Jain Ghat, Varanasi, India.
A statue of Mother Ganga (Goddess of the Ganges River) at a temple along the river in Varanasi, India.
A statue of Mother Ganga (Goddess of the Ganges River) at a temple along the river in Varanasi, India.
A statue of Mother Ganga (Goddess of the Ganges River) at a temple along the river in Varanasi, India.
A statue of Mother Ganga (Goddess of the Ganges River) at a temple along the river in Varanasi, India.
A statue of Mother Ganga (Goddess of the Ganges River) at a temple along the river in Varanasi, India.
A statue of Mother Ganga (Goddess of the Ganges River) at a temple along the river in Varanasi, India.
Manikarika Ghat, Varanasi, India
Manikarika Ghat, Varanasi, India
Manikarika Ghat, Varanasi, India
Manikarika Ghat, Varanasi, India
Temple at Gay Ghat, Varanasi, India.
Temple at Gay Ghat, Varanasi, India.