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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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
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
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
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
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amaz...
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amazing, utterly silent except for a mantra echoing quietly on a loop, no people tending to the room, perfectly clean.
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amaz...
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amazing, utterly silent except for a mantra echoing quietly on a loop, no people tending to the room, perfectly clean.
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amaz...
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amazing, utterly silent except for a mantra echoing quietly on a loop, no people tending to the room, perfectly clean.
Elaborately carved columns in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Elaborately carved columns in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amaz...
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amazing, utterly silent except for a mantra echoing quietly on a loop, no people tending to the room, perfectly clean.
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amaz...
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amazing, utterly silent except for a mantra echoing quietly on a loop, no people tending to the room, perfectly clean.
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amaz...
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amazing, utterly silent except for a mantra echoing quietly on a loop, no people tending to the room, perfectly clean.
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amaz...
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amazing, utterly silent except for a mantra echoing quietly on a loop, no people tending to the room, perfectly clean.
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amaz...
22 foot tall statue of Lord Mahavira in the main chamber of the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. The room is amazing, utterly silent except for a mantra echoing quietly on a loop, no people tending to the room, perfectly clean.
Huge doors leading to the main chamber housing the idol of Lord Mahavira, Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Huge doors leading to the main chamber housing the idol of Lord Mahavira, Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
The massive Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It's the largest temple in the region.
The massive Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It's the largest temple in the region.
Ornate wooden doors at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Ornate wooden doors at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Elaborately carved columns in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Elaborately carved columns in the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Beautifully carved sculpture in a courtyard at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Beautifully carved sculpture in a courtyard at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Beautifully carved sculpture in a courtyard at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Beautifully carved sculpture in a courtyard at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Beautifully carved sculpture in a courtyard at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Beautifully carved sculpture in a courtyard at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Beautifully carved sculpture in a courtyard at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Beautifully carved sculpture in a courtyard at the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Marble plaque depicting scenes from Jain mythology, Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Marble plaque depicting scenes from Jain mythology, Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Aravali mountains seen from Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Aravali mountains seen from Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Indian Army barracks seen from the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Indian Army barracks seen from the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
The massive Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It's the largest temple in the region.
The massive Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. It's the largest temple in the region.
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Wire cage that likley once protected a mango tree or something similar, above the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Wire cage that likley once protected a mango tree or something similar, above the Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Nareli Jain temple, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Meer Shah Ali Dargah from Taragarh Fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. This is probably the most demanding temple climb in the ent...
Meer Shah Ali Dargah from Taragarh Fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. This is probably the most demanding temple climb in the entire region, very steep.
A boy has his photo taken on a horse at the beautiful mosque near Taragarh fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan
A boy has his photo taken on a horse at the beautiful mosque near Taragarh fort, Ajmer, Rajasthan
Pujari tends to a temple under construction, Chainpura village, Rajasthan, India
Pujari tends to a temple under construction, Chainpura village, Rajasthan, India
Small whisk broom on a window ledge in a Hindu temple, Badlya, Rajasthan, India
Small whisk broom on a window ledge in a Hindu temple, Badlya, Rajasthan, India
Garlands and other tools of prayer in a small temple, Badlya, Rajasthan, India
Garlands and other tools of prayer in a small temple, Badlya, Rajasthan, India
Altar in a small HIndu temple, Shrinagar, Rajasthan, India
Altar in a small HIndu temple, Shrinagar, Rajasthan, India
Pujari in his temple, next to a bed, Dhani Deomand village, Rajasthan, India
Pujari in his temple, next to a bed, Dhani Deomand village, Rajasthan, India
Pujari next to a statue of his grandfather, Udaipur Kalan village, Rajasthan, India
Pujari next to a statue of his grandfather, Udaipur Kalan village, Rajasthan, India
Elevated view of Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India
Elevated view of Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India
Meandering stone wall at a large Hindu temple above Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India
Meandering stone wall at a large Hindu temple above Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India
Elevated view of Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India
Elevated view of Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India
Pujari from a Hindu temple above Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India
Pujari from a Hindu temple above Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India
Lights come on at dusk at a large Hindu temple above Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India
Lights come on at dusk at a large Hindu temple above Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India
Lights come on at dusk at a large Hindu temple above Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India
Lights come on at dusk at a large Hindu temple above Kishangarh, Rajasthan, India
Wheat fields, large rocks and old temples, Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India. In the distant at center is old Rajgarh fort.
Wheat fields, large rocks and old temples, Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India. In the distant at center is old Rajgarh fort.
Wheat fields, large rocks and old temples, Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India. In the distant at center is old Rajgarh fort.
Wheat fields, large rocks and old temples, Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India. In the distant at center is old Rajgarh fort.
Flowers and wheat adorn a small stone idol in a Hindu temple during Mahashivaratri (Shiva's birthday), Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Flowers and wheat adorn a small stone idol in a Hindu temple during Mahashivaratri (Shiva's birthday), Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A framed portrait of a blind woman hangs on a wall near where she is begging at the Brahma temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A framed portrait of a blind woman hangs on a wall near where she is begging at the Brahma temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Flower arrangment and other offerings at a temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Flower arrangment and other offerings at a temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A street dog sleeps on temple steps surrounded by flowers thrown during Mahashivaratri (Shiva's birthday) in Pushkar, Rajasth...
A street dog sleeps on temple steps surrounded by flowers thrown during Mahashivaratri (Shiva's birthday) in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Rainbow over Pushkar Lake and the Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Rainbow over Pushkar Lake and the Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Rainbow over sacred Pushkar Lake, holy to Hindus, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Rainbow over sacred Pushkar Lake, holy to Hindus, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Rainbow over Pushkar Lake and the Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Rainbow over Pushkar Lake and the Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Savitiri temple seen through a concrete water tower, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Savitiri temple seen through a concrete water tower, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Mosque and Hindu temple in remote Bir village, Rajasthan, India
Mosque and Hindu temple in remote Bir village, Rajasthan, India
Small temple in the desert, Chainpura village, Rajasthan, India
Small temple in the desert, Chainpura village, Rajasthan, India
A cow eats garbage at a temple site, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A cow eats garbage at a temple site, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A family prays at a temple, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A family prays at a temple, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A family prays at a temple, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A family prays at a temple, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A family prays at a temple, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A family prays at a temple, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A family prays at a temple, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A family prays at a temple, Budha Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Swimmers in Pushkar Lake, with Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple in the background, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Swimmers in Pushkar Lake, with Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple in the background, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hindu temple amid wheat fields and mountains, Doomara village, Rajasthan, India
Hindu temple amid wheat fields and mountains, Doomara village, Rajasthan, India
Hindu Temple, Panch Kund, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Hindu Temple, Panch Kund, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Monkeys devour a box of bananas at the Panch Kund temple complex, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Monkeys devour a box of bananas at the Panch Kund temple complex, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
The resident baba at the August Muni cave temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. He told me this is the only photo ever taken of ...
The resident baba at the August Muni cave temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. He told me this is the only photo ever taken of him.
Night view of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Night view of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Night view of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Night view of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Night view of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Night view of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Night view of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. In the distant left is the mountaintop Savitiri t...
Night view of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. In the distant left is the mountaintop Savitiri temple.
Distant view of beautiful Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Distant view of beautiful Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Sun and rain clouds over Savitri mountain and temple, from August Muni cave, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Sun and rain clouds over Savitri mountain and temple, from August Muni cave, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Sun and rain clouds over Savitri mountain and temple, from August Muni cave, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Sun and rain clouds over Savitri mountain and temple, from August Muni cave, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Street dog in late light at a temple in Choti Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Street dog in late light at a temple in Choti Basti, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Laundry dries on a rock in Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India
Laundry dries on a rock in Rajgarh village, Rajasthan, India
Small temple in the desert near Sidiyas village, Rajasthan, India
Small temple in the desert near Sidiyas village, Rajasthan, India
Hand prints on a stone wall in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. The deranged owner of this house almost attacked me with a large me...
Hand prints on a stone wall in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. The deranged owner of this house almost attacked me with a large metal pipe for taking this photo.
View through trees of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
View through trees of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
An idol is put to sleep for the night in a temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
An idol is put to sleep for the night in a temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Street dog silhouetted at sunset on holy Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Street dog silhouetted at sunset on holy Pushkar Lake, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Idols in a temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Idols in a temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A man sleeps on the purple porch of a temple after the Holi Festival, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A man sleeps on the purple porch of a temple after the Holi Festival, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Night view of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. In the distant left is the mountaintop Savitiri t...
Night view of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. In the distant left is the mountaintop Savitiri temple.
Night view of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. In the distant left is the mountaintop Savitiri t...
Night view of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. In the distant left is the mountaintop Savitiri temple.
A boy on a bike passes New Rangji Temple at night, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A boy on a bike passes New Rangji Temple at night, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Shanti Stupa Buddhist temple, Leh, India
Shanti Stupa Buddhist temple, Leh, India
Portrait of a street dog in the Himalayan city of Leh, Ladakh, India. Large aperture (f1.2). Natural light, direct from the c...
Portrait of a street dog in the Himalayan city of Leh, Ladakh, India. Large aperture (f1.2). Natural light, direct from the camera with no post-processing. Photographed outside against a whitewashed Buddhist temple.
Portrait of a street dog in the Himalayan city of Leh, Ladakh, India. Large aperture (f1.2). Natural light, direct from the c...
Portrait of a street dog in the Himalayan city of Leh, Ladakh, India. Large aperture (f1.2). Natural light, direct from the camera with no post-processing. Photographed outside against a whitewashed Buddhist temple.
Spituk Gompa from Shiv Mandir temple along the Indus River, Leh, Ladakh, India
Spituk Gompa from Shiv Mandir temple along the Indus River, Leh, Ladakh, India
Spituk Gompa from Shiv Mandir temple along the Indus River, Leh, Ladakh, India
Spituk Gompa from Shiv Mandir temple along the Indus River, Leh, Ladakh, India
Woodlands along the Indus River near Shiv Mandir Hindu temple, Leh, Ladakh, India
Woodlands along the Indus River near Shiv Mandir Hindu temple, Leh, Ladakh, India
Woodlands along the Indus River near Shiv Mandir Hindu temple, Leh, Ladakh, India
Woodlands along the Indus River near Shiv Mandir Hindu temple, Leh, Ladakh, India
Woodlands along the Indus River near Shiv Mandir Hindu temple, Leh, Ladakh, India
Woodlands along the Indus River near Shiv Mandir Hindu temple, Leh, Ladakh, India
A man in a star spangled headwrap prays at a Hindu temple during the celebration of Dussehra in Kullu, India
A man in a star spangled headwrap prays at a Hindu temple during the celebration of Dussehra in Kullu, India
Hindu priests at Raghunath Temple during the Dussehra festival in Kullu India
Hindu priests at Raghunath Temple during the Dussehra festival in Kullu India
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