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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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Wire cage that likley once protected a mango tree or something similar, above the 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 entire region, very steep.
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
A framed portrait of a blind woman hangs on a wall near where she is begging at the Brahma temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
A street dog sleeps on temple steps surrounded by flowers thrown during Mahashivaratri (Shiva's birthday) in Pushkar, Rajasthan, India
Swimmers in Pushkar Lake, with Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple in the background, 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 him.
Night view of Gurudwara Singh Sabha Sikh temple, Pushkar, Rajasthan, India. In the distant left is the mountaintop Savitiri temple.
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
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.
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 temple.
A man in a star spangled headwrap prays at a Hindu temple during the celebration of Dussehra in Kullu, India
A cook prepares food for a communal meal at Raghunath Temple during the Dussehra festival in Kullu India