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मंदिर·A Pilgrim’s Atlas
The temples that
shaped a civilization.
From the high Himalayan abodes of Badrinath and Kedarnath to the twelve radiant Jyotirlinga and the fifty-one Shakti Peethas — discover the sacred geography of India, one shrine at a time.
The 12 Jyotirlinga/12Char Dham/4Chota Char Dham/4Ashtavinayak — 8 Ganesha Temples of Maharashtra/8Saptapuri — The 7 Holy Cities/7Pancha Bhoota Sthalams — 5 Temples of the Elements/5The 51 Shakti Peethas — Sacred Abodes of the Devi/51Divya Desam — 108 Sacred Vishnu Shrines/12Navagraha — 9 Temples of the Planets/9Revered Devi Shrines — Great Temples of the Goddess/6Panch Kedar — 5 Himalayan Shrines of Shiva/5Panch Badri — 5 Vishnu Shrines of the Alaknanda/5Arupadai Veedu — The 6 Abodes of Murugan/6Ashtadasha Maha Shakti Peetha — The 18 Great Abodes of the Devi/18The 12 Jyotirlinga/12Char Dham/4Chota Char Dham/4Ashtavinayak — 8 Ganesha Temples of Maharashtra/8Saptapuri — The 7 Holy Cities/7Pancha Bhoota Sthalams — 5 Temples of the Elements/5The 51 Shakti Peethas — Sacred Abodes of the Devi/51Divya Desam — 108 Sacred Vishnu Shrines/12Navagraha — 9 Temples of the Planets/9Revered Devi Shrines — Great Temples of the Goddess/6Panch Kedar — 5 Himalayan Shrines of Shiva/5Panch Badri — 5 Vishnu Shrines of the Alaknanda/5Arupadai Veedu — The 6 Abodes of Murugan/6Ashtadasha Maha Shakti Peetha — The 18 Great Abodes of the Devi/18
Sacred circuits
Three journeys to begin with.
Each circuit binds temples by deity, geography, or legend into a single pilgrimage — circuits the Hindu tradition has walked for centuries.
More circuits
Ashtavinayak — 8 Ganesha Temples of Maharashtra/ 8Saptapuri — The 7 Holy Cities/ 7Pancha Bhoota Sthalams — 5 Temples of the Elements/ 5The 51 Shakti Peethas — Sacred Abodes of the Devi/ 51Divya Desam — 108 Sacred Vishnu Shrines/ 12Navagraha — 9 Temples of the Planets/ 9Revered Devi Shrines — Great Temples of the Goddess/ 6Panch Kedar — 5 Himalayan Shrines of Shiva/ 5Panch Badri — 5 Vishnu Shrines of the Alaknanda/ 5Arupadai Veedu — The 6 Abodes of Murugan/ 6Ashtadasha Maha Shakti Peetha — The 18 Great Abodes of the Devi/ 18
Most visited
Where most pilgrims begin.
Alopi Devi (Prayag)
Prayagraj·Uttar Pradesh
Sati's finger fell here, near the Triveni Sangam at Prayag.
Deity unknown
Amarnath
Pahalgam·Jammu & Kashmir
Sati's throat fell here, in the high Himalayan ice cave of the Lidder valley.
Deity unknown
Ambaji
Banaskantha·Gujarat
Major Shakti Peetha at the Gujarat-Rajasthan border.
Deity unknown
24.33°N · 72.85°E
Arunachaleswara (Fire)
Tiruvannamalai·Tamil Nadu
Represents Agni — fire. Famous Karthigai Deepam festival.
Shiva
12.23°N · 79.07°E
Attahas
Labhpur·West Bengal
Sati's lips fell here, in Birbhum district; the Shakti is Phullara, the Bhairava Vishwesh.
Deity unknown
Ayodhya
Ayodhya·Uttar Pradesh
Birthplace of Lord Rama.
Rama
26.80°N · 82.20°E
Badrinath
Chamoli·Uttarakhand
Vishnu's Himalayan abode; northern Char Dham as well.
Vishnu
Bahula
Ketugram·West Bengal
Sati's left arm fell here, on the bank of the Ajay river in Purba Bardhaman.
Deity unknown
Bajreshwari (Kangra)
Kangra·Himachal Pradesh
Sati's left breast fell here, at Nagarkot in Kangra.
Deity unknown
तीर्थानां हृदयं तीर्थम्
“The heart is the holiest of all pilgrimages.”
— Maitrayaniya Upanishad