2024

SAMTANLING GOMPA

Abbey monastery and convent
Monastery with beautiful frescoes, thangkas and Shakyamuki statue with ... Read more
 Sumur
2024

SHREE JAGAT SHIROMANIJI TEMPLE

Religious buildings
3-storey temple dedicated to Krishna, with representations of the god at ... Read more
 Udaipur
2024

KEDARNATH TEMPLE

Temple to visit
Very compact temple with walls decorated with scenes evoking the ... Read more
 Kedarnath
2024

MULAGANDHA KUTI VIHARA

Temple to visit
Temple located at the end of a pretty coconut tree-lined alley, an ... Read more
 Sarnath
2024

MAHAVIRA TEMPLE

Religious buildings
A stunning stopover in the Thar desert, one of the country's oldest Jain ... Read more
 Osyan
2024

KALIGHAT KALI TEMPLE

Temple to visit
Blood-colored temple dedicated to the goddess Kâli, a sanctuary dedicated ... Read more
 Kolkata
2024

HADIMBA DEVI TEMPLE

Temple to visit
Temple built in 1553 with four superimposed roofs forming a pagoda, ... Read more
 Manali
2024

GOVINDJI TEMPLE

Religious buildings
Temple featuring a vast hall preceding the chapel where the statue of ... Read more
 Jaipur
2024

PARSHWANATH TEMPLE

Temple to visit
Temple dedicated to Parshwanath, the 23rd Tirthankara, a great Jain master, ... Read more
 Kolkata
2024

NASIYAN JAIN TEMPLE

Religious buildings
Superb 1865 temple dedicated to Adinath, a place of worship for the ... Read more
 Ajmer
2024

SACHYA MATA TEMPLE

Religious buildings
Temple dedicated to Sachya Mata, very popular during Dusshera, accessible ... Read more
 Osyan
2024

BADRINATH TEMPLE

Temple to visit
Temple dedicated to Vishnu, the most important of the two "Char Dham" ... Read more
 Badrinath
2024

JAMA MASJID

Mosque to visit
Small mosque in honor of Shah Jahan's daughter, set in the Muslim bazaar on ... Read more
 Agra
2024

THE SACRED LAKE OF HEM KUND (4,329 M)

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit

With a difference of close to 1 200 m for only 5 km travelled, this trek is no rest. It takes 5 hours for the climb and 2 hours to go down. In clear weather, the show at the top is sumptuous. The small lake is surrounded by seven snow-capped peaks, and the brave pilgrims are groups their feet before praying in the gurdwara in the surprising architecture. Govind Singh, the tenth and last gourus (the Builders builders of Sikhism), would have reflecting at the edge of this lake in a previous life, which explains his sanctity.

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 Valley Of Flowers
2024

ADHAI-DIN-KA-JHONPRA (TWO AND A HALF DAY MOSQUE)

Religious buildings
Mosque, one of the oldest in the country, with a prayer hall typical of ... Read more
 Ajmer
2024

ZONG DOG PALRI FO-BRANG MONASTERY

Abbey monastery and convent
Tibetan Buddhist monastery dating from the 1970s, housing a mandala and the ... Read more
 Kalimpong
2024

GADEN THARPA CHOLING MONASTERY

Abbey monastery and convent
Tibetan Buddhist monastery founded in 1912, museum with Tibetan objects and ... Read more
 Kalimpong
2024

GHOOM MONASTERY

Abbey monastery and convent
Famous Buddhist monastery dating from 1850, with yellow roof and golden ... Read more
 Darjeeling
2024

PAGAL BABA TEMPLE

Temple to visit
Newly built temple set in a pleasant garden, with a large pool ideal for a ... Read more
 Vrindavan
2024

THIRUNELLY MAHA VISHNU TEMPLE

Temple to visit
Temple dedicated to Vishnu, where devotees perform all the rituals of life, ... Read more
 Sultan Bathery
2024

ANANDASHRAM

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Ashram open to all, located not far from Kanhangad railway station, a place ... Read more
 Nileshwar
2024

SWAMI NITHYANANDA ASHRAM

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Ashram dedicated to Swami Nithyananda, with many photos relating the life ... Read more
 Nileshwar
2024

OUR LADY OF DOLOURS BASILICA

Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Gothic-style basilica built in 1929 and belonging to the Syro-Malabar ... Read more
 Thrissur
2024

PARASSINIKADAVU MUTHAPPAN TEMPLE

Temple to visit
The only temple in Kerala built along the river, whose presiding deity is ... Read more
 Taliparamba
2024

SRI RAJARAJESHWARA TEMPLE

Temple to visit
Ancient temple dedicated to Shiva, built in the 11th century and ... Read more
 Taliparamba
2024

MALIK IBN DINAR MOSQUE

Mosque to visit
Mosque, the only one left of the 9 built by Malik Ibn Dinar, whose ... Read more
 Kasaragod
2024

KANAK BHAWAN

Temple to visit
Now one of India's most sacred temples, its sanctuary houses magnificent ... Read more
 Ayodhya
2024

84 PILLAR CENOTAPH

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Majestic cenotaph on a high platform decorated with friezes, erected for ... Read more
 Bundi
2024

BEEMAPALLY DARGAH SHAREEF

Mosque to visit
Great mosque to visit, on the coast not far from the airport, housing the ... Read more
 Thiruvananthapuram
2024

CHEMREY (OR THEKCHOK) MONASTERY

Abbey monastery and convent

This sumptuous monastery of the Drugpa sect dates from the beginning of the 18th century. In the middle of bewitching rocky landscapes, it is majestically suspended with a hill. It shelters superb frescos illustrating the protective deities and those with the thousand Buddhas. Higher up is the lama-lakhang, and two stuffed goats hang to the right of the entrance. A small museum contains ancient artifacts, thangkas and photos of the history of the gompa.

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 Chemrey
2024

MANSA DEVI TEMPLE

Temple to visit
Temple at the top of Bilwa Parvat hill, a place to stroll and worship in a ... Read more
 Haridwar
2024

HAR-KI-PAURI

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
A group of mythical ghats that make Haridwar great, the city's holiest site ... Read more
 Haridwar
2024

PATTADAKAL

Temple to visit
Sacred site comprising 9 Hindu temples, including Virupaksha, and a Jain ... Read more
 Badami
2024

SOLOPHOK SIDDHESWARA DHAM

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Religious pilgrimage center to promote tourism, featuring a giant statue of ... Read more
 Namchi
2024

TEMPLES & MOSQUES

Religious buildings
A group of temples and mosques located along the ghats, in the nooks and ... Read more
 Varanasi
2024

PARSHVANATH BAGHVAN TEMPLE

Temple to visit
Magnificent 900-year-old Jain temple on the edge of the fields, dedicated ... Read more
 Delwara
2024

KIRADU TEMPLES

Temple to visit
Set of 5 temples with sculptures typical of the Solanki period, among the ... Read more
 Barmer
2024

SHREE NAKODA JAIN TEMPLE

Temple to visit
Temple famous throughout India for its 58 cm-high statue of Parshvanath, a ... Read more
 Barmer
2024

SHRINATHJI TEMPLE

Temple to visit
Sacred temple housing a highly venerated idol that attracts thousands of ... Read more
 Nathdwara
2024

HOYSALESWARA TEMPLE

Temple to visit
A massive, compact temple dedicated to Shiva, built in 1121 on a stone base ... Read more
 Halebid
2024

RUMTEK MONASTERY

Abbey monastery and convent
Magnificent colorful monastery, seat of the Gyalwa Karmapa, in the midst of ... Read more
 Rumtek
2024

MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI'S ASHRAM

Religious buildings
Temple where the Liverpool group and their wives perfected their ... Read more
 Rishikesh
2024

TATHAGATA TSAL (BUDDHA PARK)

Religious buildings
Park dedicated to Buddha featuring a lake, a small museum, a meditation ... Read more
 Ravangla
2024

TASHIDING MONASTERY

Abbey monastery and convent
Monastery on a hill 1,465 m above sea level, a major pilgrimage site ... Read more
 Tashiding
2024

PEMAYANGTSE MONASTERY

Abbey monastery and convent
Buddhist monastery, one of the oldest, with a beautiful prayer hall ... Read more
 Pelling
2024

SAMDRUPTSE

Shrines and pilgrimage sites to visit
Hill accessible by cable car and home to a large 45 m statue of Guru ... Read more
 Namchi
2024

MAHAKAL TEMPLE

Temple to visit
Brightly colored temple, a place of worship for Hindus and Buddhists, whose ... Read more
 Darjeeling
2024

TEMPLES

Temple to visit
Two temples dating from the 11th and 13th centuries: one reflects medieval ... Read more
 Omkareshwar
2024

NAKHODA MASJID

Mosque to visit
Mosque on Rabindra Sarani with dome, minarets and red arches, prayer hall ... Read more
 Kolkata
2024

ERNAKULAM SHIVA TEMPLE

Temple to visit
Temple dedicated to Shiva not far from the quay, cited in the Sangam and ... Read more
 Kochi