Hari Om
The list of the Powerful Temples and Religious sites (Energy Centres) in India and the other parts of the world which are recommended to be visited at least once during one’s lifetime, is given below. Each and everyone who has Faith in the Almighty should consciously put sincere efforts to visit as many shrines as possible, in this list of about 200 temples to receive the abundant Blessings of the Supreme Divine for peace, bliss and liberation. The results of the efforts of every individual to go to these places, may vary as per their wish, efforts and karma. By recognizing oneness in everyone or in every Faith, in line with the teachings of Vedanta, one may attain purity, maturity and detachment to attain Divine mind leading to Divine Consciousness and eventually liberation.
Few temples are added in this list for their exclusive architectural or cultural importance.
Powerful Temples of India:
Badrinath Temple, Chamoli, Uttarakhand
Sri Ram Temple, Ayodhya,
Sri Krishna Temple, Madura
Sri Krishna’ Vrindavan, UP — all important 10 shrines of past times of Lord Sri Krishna At Vrindhvan:
1. Nikhunj or Nidhi Van ( Gopi’s and Sri Krishna dancing in nights)
2. Seva Kunj
3. Sri Rang Mandir
4. Sri Banki Bihariji Temple
5 Sri Radha Vallabh Temple
6. Sri Lakshmi Narayana Temple
At Barsana (Radha Rani’ birth place)
7. Sri Radha Mandir by Jaipur King
8. Sri Radha Rani’s House Mandir
9. Sri Radhey Krishna Jwoola, Dandiya and Peacock dance places
10. Sri Sani Temple at Kosi
Sri Iyaapan Temple, Sabari Mala,
The 9 Nava Narasimha Temples of Lord Narasimha – all Andhra Pradesh. These 9 temples are all located in the South Indian states of Andhra Pradesh(Ahobilam, Simhachalam, Penchalakona, Vedadri, Antarvedi, Mangalagiri and Malakonda or Malayadri) and Telangana(Yadagiri Gutta or Yadadri and Dharmapuri).
The 9 Nava Tirupati Temples, South Tamilnadu on Tiruchendur – Tirunelveli route.
The 6 Arupadai Veedu Muruga Temples in Tamil Nadu – in Thiruparankundram, Tiruchendur, Palani, Swamimalai, Tiruttani, and Pazhamudircholai.
Ramanathaswamy Temple Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu
Kanchipuram Kamakshi Temple and Sri Varadarajar Perumal Temple Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
Sun Temple, Konark, Odisha
Sri Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Meenakshi Temple Madurai, Tamil Nadu
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple Srirangam, Tamilnadu
Sri Nelliappar Temple, Tirunelveli, Tamilnadu
Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram, Tamilnadu
Sri Mariammam Temple, Samayapuram
Sri Krishna Temple, Upupi, Karnataka
Sri Kuke Subramanya Temple, Kuke, Karnataka
Sri Mahabaleshwar Temple, Gokarna, Karnataka
Sri Saradhambal Temple and Sri Vidhyasankara Temples of Sringeri, Karnataka
Mantralayam, Karnataka
The 9 most important temples in Kanchipuram:
1. Ekambareswarar Temple
2. Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple
3. Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple
4. Varadaraja Perumal Temple
5. Ulagalantha Perumal Temple
6. Trilokinath Temple
7. Chitragupta Swamy Temple
8. Sathyanatheswarar Temple
9. Ashtabujakaram Temple
Pancha Bhuta Sthalam of 5 Shivlingas in Tamilnadu:
1. Sri Ekambareswarar (Earth) Temple, Kancheepuram
2. Sri Arunachaleswarar Temple (Fire),
Tiruvannamalai
3. Sri Natarajar Temple (Akasha), Chidambaram
4. Sri Jambukeswarar Temple (Water), Tiruvanaikaval, Tamilnadu
5. Srikalahasteeswara Temple (Air), Sri Kalahasthi, Andhra Pradesh
Powerful Navagraha Temples of Tamilnadu around Kumbakonam:
1. Surya /Sun Temple, Suryanar Koil
2. Chandra/Moon Temple, Thingaloor
3. Angaarakan/Mars/Chevvai Temple, Sri Vaitheeswaran Koil
4. Budha/Mercury Temple, Thiruvengadu
5. Guru/Jupite lr Temple, Alangudi
6. Sukran/Venus Temple, Kanchanoor
7. Shani/Saturn Temple, Thirunallar
8. Rahu Temple, Thirunageswaram
9. Ketu Temple, Keezhaperumpallam
Sri Ramana Maharishi Adishtanam, Sri Ramasharamam, Thiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu
Brahma Temple in Pushkar, Rajasthan
Somnath Temple, Somnath, Gujarat
Kedarnath Temple, Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand
Sanchi Stupa Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh
Vaishno Devi Temple, Katra, Jammu and Kahsmir
Siddhivinayak Temple, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Gangotri Temple, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
Golden Temple, Amritsar, Punjab
Ajmer Sharif Dargah in Ajmer, Rajasthan
Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Shri Jagannath Temple, Puri, Odisha
Yamunotri Temple, Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand
Amarnath Cave Temple, Jammu and Kashmir
Lingaraja Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
Tirupati Balaji Temple Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh
Khajuraho Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh
Virupaksha Temple Hampi, Karnataka
Akshardham Temple, Delhi
Shri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir, Delhi
Gomateshwara Temple Shravanabelagola, Karnataka
Ranakpur Templ, Pali, Rajasthan,
Shirdi Sai Baba Temple, Shirdi, Maharashtra
Top Most 7 Powerful Temples in Kerala:
1. Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple. Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple at Thiruvananthapuram is the richest temple in the world. …
2. Guruvayoor Shrikrishna Temple. …
3. Ambalapuzha Sree Krishna Temple. …
4. Mannarsala Nagaraja Temple. …
5. Attukal Bhagavathy Temple. …
6. Sabarimala Temple. …
7. Vaikom Mahadeva Temple.
Dwarkadhish Temple, Dwarka, Gujarat
Mahabodhi Temple Gaya, Bihar
Kamakhya Temple, Guwahati, Assam
Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand
Mukteswara Temple, Bhubaneswar, Odisha
The Belur Math located on the bank of the Hooghly River, West Bengal
Mount Kailash, Tibet
The 12 Jyotirlinga Temples:
• Somnath Jyotirlinga in Gir, Gujarat
• Mallikarjuna Jyotirlinga in Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh
• Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
• Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh
• Baidyanath Jyotirlinga in Deoghar, Jharkhand
• Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga in Maharashtra
• Ramanathaswamy Jyotirlinga in Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu
• Nageshwar Jyotirlinga in Dwarka, Gujarat
• Kashi Vishwanath Jyotirlinga in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
• Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga in Nasik, Maharashtra
• Kedarnath Jyotirlinga in Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand
• Ghrishneshwar Jyotirlinga in Aurangabad, Maharashtra
The 18 powerful Shakti Peethas in the order of
Place and Part of the Shakti’ body fallen as per purana
Name of Shakti
Are given below:
1
Trincomalee (Sri lanka)
Groin
Shankari devi
2
Kanchi (Tamil nadu)
Back part
Kamakshi Devi
3
Praddyumnam (West Bengal)
Stomach part
Sri Srunkhala devi
4
Mysore (Karnataka)
Hair
Chamundeshwari devi
5
Alampur (Andhra Pradesh)
Upper teeth
Jogulamba devi
6
Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh)
Neck part
Bhramaramba devi
7
Kolhapur (Maharastra)
Eyes
Mahalakshmi devi
8
Nanded (Maharastra)
Right hand
Eka Veerika devi
9
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)
Upper lip
Mahakali devi
10
Pithapuram (Andhra Pradesh)
Left hand
Puruhutika devi
11
Jajpur (Odisha)
Navel
Biraja devi
12
Draksharamam (Andhra Pradesh)
Left cheek
Manikyamba devi
13
Guwahati (Assam)
Vulva
Kamarupa devi
14
Prayaga (Uttar Pradesh)
Fingers
Madhaveswari devi
15
Jwala (Himachal Pradesh)
Head part
Vaishnavi devi
16
Gaya (Bihar)
Breast part
Sarvamangala devi
17
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)
Wrist
Vishalakshi devi
18
Kashmir
Right hand
Saraswathi devi
In Nepal:
Including Sri Pasupatheeswarar Temple, Kathmandu, The Char Dham are the four hindu religious sites in Nepal. They are Pashupat Kshetra, Mukti Kshetra, Ruru Kshetra and Baraha Kshetra.
In Combodia:
Angkor Wat, temple complex at Angkor, near Siemreab, Cambodia,
In Malaysia:
Batu caves Lord Muruga Temple, Kaula-lumpur, Malaysia
Sri Maha Mariamman Temple, Kaula-lumpur, Malaysia
In Singapore:
Sri Singapore Srinivasa Perumal Temple (SSPT), Singapore
Sri Mariammam, Temple, South Bridge Road (biggest and the oldest temple in Singapore)
Sri Sivan Temple, Singapore
Famous Hindu Temples in USA:
Ganesh Temple, New York
Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, Maryland, Washington DC
BAPS Sri Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple, Robbinsville, New Jersey
Malibu Hindu Temple, California
Hindu Temple Of Central Indiana, Indiana
Sri Sri Radha Krishna Temple, Spanish Fork, Utah
Sri Venkateswara Temple, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
BAPS Sri Swaminarayan Mandir, Houston, Texas
Venkateswara Temple, Atlanta
Radha Madhav Dham, Austin, Texas
Rama Temple, Greater Chicago
Famous Hindu Temples of Indonesia:
1. Goa Lawah Temple
2. Besakih Great Temple
3. Prambanan Temple
4. Pura Tanah Lot Temple
5. Gedong Songo Temple
6. Pura Taman Kemuda Saraswati Temple
7. Goa Gajah Temple
8. Mariammam Temple
9. Uluwatu Temple
10. Pura Ulun Danu Batur Temple
The World’s Top 9 Most Important Holy Places and Religious Sites:
1. Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi, India (Hinduism)
2. Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya, India (Buddhism)
3. Golden Temple, Amritsar, India (Sikhism)
4. Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran, Rome (Catholicism)
5. Western Wall, Jerusalem (Judaism)
6. Great Mosque of Mecca, Saudi Arabia (Islam)
7. Shrine of Baháʼu’lláh, Acre, Israel (Baháʼí Faith)
8. Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem (Christianity)
9. Ise Grand Shrine, Ise, Japan (Shintoism)
The 10 Sacred religious sites around the world:
1. Ghats of Varanasi, India
2. Taktsang, Bhutan
3. Wat Rong Khun, Thailand
4. Borobudur, Indonesia
5. Nasir al-Mulk Mosque, Iran
6. Abu Simbel Temples, Egypt
7. Boudhanath, Nepal
8. Monasteries of Meteora, Greece
9. The Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, West Bank
10. Sistine Chapel, Italy
The most important energy centers (Temples) of Japan:
1 Kiyomizu-dera Temple (Kyoto)
2 Kinkakuji Temple (Kyoto)
3 Senso-ji Temple (Tokyo)
4 Hokokuji Temple (Kamakura)
5 Todai-ji Temple (Nara)
6 Sanjusangendo Temple (Kyoto)
7 Shitennoji Temple (Osaka)
We may visit few or most of these as and when possible in our lifetime — converting some of our holidays into purposeful pilgrimage.
GF’ Blessings.
