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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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Sunrise over the Aravali Range and the Thar Desert from the Pachmantha Mataji temple, Majhewla Village, Rajasthan, India
Sunrise over the Aravali Range and the Thar Desert from the Pachmantha Mataji temple, Majhewla Village, Rajasthan, India
Sunrise over the Aravali Range and the Thar Desert from the Pachmantha Mataji temple, Majhewla Village, Rajasthan, India
Sunrise over the Aravali Range and the Thar Desert from the Pachmantha Mataji temple, Majhewla Village, Rajasthan, India
Disheveled straw and ceramic figure at the Budha Pushkar temple, Rajasthan, India
Disheveled straw and ceramic figure at the Budha Pushkar temple, Rajasthan, India
Hand prints on a temple wall, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hand prints on a temple wall, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hand prints on a temple wall, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hand prints on a temple wall, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hand prints on a temple wall, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hand prints on a temple wall, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Picture of Sherawali Mata (Tiger Goddess Mother) on a temple wall, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Sherawali is a very popul...
Picture of Sherawali Mata (Tiger Goddess Mother) on a temple wall, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Sherawali is a very popular diety around Pushkar.
Picture of Sherawali Mata (Tiger Goddess Mother) on a temple wall, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Sherawali is a very popul...
Picture of Sherawali Mata (Tiger Goddess Mother) on a temple wall, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. Sherawali is a very popular diety around Pushkar.
Beads at a temple, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Beads at a temple, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hand prints on a temple wall, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hand prints on a temple wall, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hand prints on a temple wall, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hand prints on a temple wall, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Bell at sunrise, Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Bell at sunrise, Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Aravali Range from Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Aravali Range from Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Bell at sunrise, Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Bell at sunrise, Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Bell at sunrise, Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Bell at sunrise, Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Aravali Range from Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Aravali Range from Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Pujari performing morning prayers, Majhewla, Rajasthan, India
Pujari performing morning prayers, Majhewla, Rajasthan, India
Pujari performing morning prayers, Majhewla, Rajasthan, India
Pujari performing morning prayers, Majhewla, Rajasthan, India
Steep staircase leading to the Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Steep staircase leading to the Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple, near Majhewla village, Rajasthan, India
Remote Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple near the village of Majhewla, seen from Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Remote Pachmantha Mataji mountaintop temple near the village of Majhewla, seen from Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A baby langur monkey missing one of its hands plays at a temple on Pushkar lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A baby langur monkey missing one of its hands plays at a temple on Pushkar lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A baby langur monkey missing one of its hands plays at a temple on Pushkar lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A baby langur monkey missing one of its hands plays at a temple on Pushkar lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A baby langur monkey missing one of its hands plays at a temple on Pushkar lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A baby langur monkey missing one of its hands plays at a temple on Pushkar lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A baby langur monkey missing one of its hands plays at a temple on Pushkar lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A baby langur monkey missing one of its hands plays at a temple on Pushkar lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A baby langur monkey missing one of its hands plays at a temple on Pushkar lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A baby langur monkey missing one of its hands plays at a temple on Pushkar lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Street dog puppy at a construction material yard, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Street dog puppy at a construction material yard, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A woman tends her cow at a construction material yard, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A woman tends her cow at a construction material yard, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Construction material yard near Gayatri temple (not pictured), Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Construction material yard near Gayatri temple (not pictured), Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Gravesite on a hill near Gayatri Temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Gravesite on a hill near Gayatri Temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Gravesite on a hill near Gayatri Temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Gravesite on a hill near Gayatri Temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Lovely scene at a small temple in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Lovely scene at a small temple in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Pink weathered wall Chowmunda Mata temple, Boraj Kazipura, Rajasthan, India
Pink weathered wall Chowmunda Mata temple, Boraj Kazipura, Rajasthan, India
Imagery in Chowmunda Mata temple, Boraj Kazipura, Rajasthan, India
Imagery in Chowmunda Mata temple, Boraj Kazipura, Rajasthan, India
Bell in Chowmunda Mata temple, Boraj Kazipura, Rajasthan, India
Bell in Chowmunda Mata temple, Boraj Kazipura, Rajasthan, India
Workers clean up after cooking food for charity all day, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Workers clean up after cooking food for charity all day, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hazy winter morning over farmland and rural village of Hokaran, from the Bedhnath temple area, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hazy winter morning over farmland and rural village of Hokaran, from the Bedhnath temple area, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hazy winter morning over farmland and rural village of Hokaran, from the Bedhnath temple area, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hazy winter morning over farmland and rural village of Hokaran, from the Bedhnath temple area, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
View of Hokaran village from a mountain above the Bedhnath temple area, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
View of Hokaran village from a mountain above the Bedhnath temple area, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Enormous fig tree at Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India. This is the single largest tree within 20 kilometers of Pushkar, with a crown...
Enormous fig tree at Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India. This is the single largest tree within 20 kilometers of Pushkar, with a crown diameter of 150 feet. It's home to langur monkeys. Fig trees are sacred to Hindus and are commonly found at temples. This temple site dates to the 7th century.
Foil decoration of an icon in the 7th century temple, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Foil decoration of an icon in the 7th century temple, Ajaypal, Rajasthan, India
Boys proudly show off a small temple in Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
Boys proudly show off a small temple in Surajkund village, Rajasthan, India
300 year old hilltop temple set amongst wheat and mutter (pea) farms, near Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
300 year old hilltop temple set amongst wheat and mutter (pea) farms, near Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
300 year old hilltop temple set amongst wheat and mutter (pea) farms, near Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
300 year old hilltop temple set amongst wheat and mutter (pea) farms, near Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
A wonderful image that says a lot. In a tiny hilltop temple near Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India, Hindu faithful have l...
A wonderful image that says a lot. In a tiny hilltop temple near Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India, Hindu faithful have laid a single peapod (mutter) along rocks in a devotional arrangement. Mutter is an important crop grown directly outside the temple. Such integration of the simple objects of daily life into religious devotions is common in India.
View of workers in wheat fields from inside of a small 300 year old temple, Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
View of workers in wheat fields from inside of a small 300 year old temple, Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
Steep staircase winding through native woodlands to the Nand mountaintop temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Steep staircase winding through native woodlands to the Nand mountaintop temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Steep staircase winding through native woodlands to the Nand mountaintop temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Steep staircase winding through native woodlands to the Nand mountaintop temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Nand village from the Nand mountaintop temple, Rajasthan, India
Nand village from the Nand mountaintop temple, Rajasthan, India
Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Stairway leading to Nand Temple, Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Thar Desert temple at sunrise on a foggy winter morning, Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Thar Desert temple at sunrise on a foggy winter morning, Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Thar Desert temple at sunrise on a foggy winter morning, Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Thar Desert temple at sunrise on a foggy winter morning, Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Thar Desert temple at sunrise on a foggy winter morning, Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Thar Desert temple at sunrise on a foggy winter morning, Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Small altar in a field of mutter (peas), Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Small altar in a field of mutter (peas), Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Small altar in a field of mutter (peas), Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Small altar in a field of mutter (peas), Nagaur village Rajasthan, India
Flowers, bells, and pots in a remote temple, near Nand village, Rajasthan, India. The baba in the back is blind.
Flowers, bells, and pots in a remote temple, near Nand village, Rajasthan, India. The baba in the back is blind.
Blind Baba in a temple near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Blind Baba in a temple near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Flowers and cobra in a temple near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Flowers and cobra in a temple near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Temple overlooking wheat fields near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Temple overlooking wheat fields near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Huge ancient fig tree with a 130 foot diameter crown in a farm field near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Huge ancient fig tree with a 130 foot diameter crown in a farm field near Nand village, Rajasthan, India
Distant view of Nand mountaintop temple from Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
Distant view of Nand mountaintop temple from Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
Local residents offer Hindu prayers at a temple in Maseena village, Rajasthan, India
Local residents offer Hindu prayers at a temple in Maseena village, Rajasthan, India
Local residents offer Hindu prayers at a temple in Maseena village, Rajasthan, India
Local residents offer Hindu prayers at a temple in Maseena village, Rajasthan, India
I think this is the only photograph ever published of this beauiful view of remote Narwar village (from the local hilltop tem...
I think this is the only photograph ever published of this beauiful view of remote Narwar village (from the local hilltop temple) and the Aravali Range, Rajasthan, India
Small hilltop temple near Narwar village, Rajasthan, India, seen from the pass over the Aravali Range to the village of Banwal
Small hilltop temple near Narwar village, Rajasthan, India, seen from the pass over the Aravali Range to the village of Banwal
Whiskey bottle at a temple in Narwar village, Rajasthan, India. Whiskey is sometimes left as an offering at temples on certai...
Whiskey bottle at a temple in Narwar village, Rajasthan, India. Whiskey is sometimes left as an offering at temples on certain occasions.
Rocks on a beautiful outside temple in an area where rock mining is part of the local economy and culture, Banwal vIllage, Ra...
Rocks on a beautiful outside temple in an area where rock mining is part of the local economy and culture, Banwal vIllage, Rajasthan, India
Seed pods on a tree in the Aravali foothills near the Panch Kund temple complex, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Seed pods on a tree in the Aravali foothills near the Panch Kund temple complex, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Painter working on a temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Painter working on a temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A man feeds langur monkeys at the Panch Kund temple complex, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A man feeds langur monkeys at the Panch Kund temple complex, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Huge rock slabs and ancient temples in the spectacular landscape around Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India
Huge rock slabs and ancient temples in the spectacular landscape around Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India
Huge rock slabs and ancient temples in the spectacular landscape around Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India
Huge rock slabs and ancient temples in the spectacular landscape around Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India
Flags on a temple in Kotaj village, Rajasthan, India
Flags on a temple in Kotaj village, Rajasthan, India
Muslim gravesite on a hilltop near Kaklana village, Rajasthan, India
Muslim gravesite on a hilltop near Kaklana village, Rajasthan, India
Muslim gravesite on a hilltop near Kaklana village, Rajasthan, India
Muslim gravesite on a hilltop near Kaklana village, Rajasthan, India
Street dog standing on an old ruined temple atop a hill overlooking the auspcious Budha Pushkar temple complex, Rajasthan, India
Street dog standing on an old ruined temple atop a hill overlooking the auspcious Budha Pushkar temple complex, Rajasthan, India
Street dog standing on an old ruined temple atop a hill overlooking the auspcious Budha Pushkar temple complex, Rajasthan, India
Street dog standing on an old ruined temple atop a hill overlooking the auspcious Budha Pushkar temple complex, Rajasthan, India
Hindu temple in the Aravai mountains above Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Hindu temple in the Aravai mountains above Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Hindu temple in the Aravai mountains above Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Hindu temple in the Aravai mountains above Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Small temple atop a rock mine in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
Small temple atop a rock mine in Kharekhari village, Rajasthan, India
A man offers morning prayers at a temple in Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
A man offers morning prayers at a temple in Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
A man offers morning prayers at a temple in Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
A man offers morning prayers at a temple in Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
Sadhu at a temple in Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
Sadhu at a temple in Bhagwanpura village, Rajasthan, India
Goat inside Nand temple, Rajasthan, India
Goat inside Nand temple, Rajasthan, India
Sunset over the Thar Desert from a temple above Tilora village, Rajasthan, India
Sunset over the Thar Desert from a temple above Tilora village, Rajasthan, India
Sunset over the Thar Desert from a temple above Tilora village, Rajasthan, India
Sunset over the Thar Desert from a temple above Tilora village, Rajasthan, India
Interior of the Nareli Jain Temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Interior of the Nareli Jain Temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Interior of the Nareli Jain Temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Interior of the Nareli Jain Temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Carved metal door in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Carved metal door in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Carved metal door in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Carved metal door in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Courtyard at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Courtyard at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Carved metal door in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Carved metal door in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Carved metal door in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Carved metal door in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Carved metal door in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Carved metal door in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Elaborately carved archways and columns at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Elaborately carved archways and columns at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
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