SAMTANLING GOMPA
Monastery with beautiful frescoes, thangkas and Shakyamuki statue with ...Read more
SHREE JAGAT SHIROMANIJI TEMPLE
3-storey temple dedicated to Krishna, with representations of the god at ...Read more
KEDARNATH TEMPLE
Very compact temple with walls decorated with scenes evoking the ...Read more
MULAGANDHA KUTI VIHARA
Temple located at the end of a pretty coconut tree-lined alley, an ...Read more
MAHAVIRA TEMPLE
A stunning stopover in the Thar desert, one of the country's oldest Jain ...Read more
KALIGHAT KALI TEMPLE
Blood-colored temple dedicated to the goddess Kâli, a sanctuary dedicated ...Read more
HADIMBA DEVI TEMPLE
Temple built in 1553 with four superimposed roofs forming a pagoda, ...Read more
GOVINDJI TEMPLE
Temple featuring a vast hall preceding the chapel where the statue of ...Read more
PARSHWANATH TEMPLE
Temple dedicated to Parshwanath, the 23rd Tirthankara, a great Jain master, ...Read more
NASIYAN JAIN TEMPLE
Superb 1865 temple dedicated to Adinath, a place of worship for the ...Read more
SACHYA MATA TEMPLE
Temple dedicated to Sachya Mata, very popular during Dusshera, accessible ...Read more
BADRINATH TEMPLE
Temple dedicated to Vishnu, the most important of the two "Char Dham" ...Read more
JAMA MASJID
Small mosque in honor of Shah Jahan's daughter, set in the Muslim bazaar on ...Read more
THE SACRED LAKE OF HEM KUND (4,329 M)
Read moreWith 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.
ADHAI-DIN-KA-JHONPRA (TWO AND A HALF DAY MOSQUE)
Mosque, one of the oldest in the country, with a prayer hall typical of ...Read more
ZONG DOG PALRI FO-BRANG MONASTERY
Tibetan Buddhist monastery dating from the 1970s, housing a mandala and the ...Read more
GADEN THARPA CHOLING MONASTERY
Tibetan Buddhist monastery founded in 1912, museum with Tibetan objects and ...Read more
GHOOM MONASTERY
Famous Buddhist monastery dating from 1850, with yellow roof and golden ...Read more
PAGAL BABA TEMPLE
Newly built temple set in a pleasant garden, with a large pool ideal for a ...Read more
THIRUNELLY MAHA VISHNU TEMPLE
Temple dedicated to Vishnu, where devotees perform all the rituals of life, ...Read more
ANANDASHRAM
Ashram open to all, located not far from Kanhangad railway station, a place ...Read more
SWAMI NITHYANANDA ASHRAM
Ashram dedicated to Swami Nithyananda, with many photos relating the life ...Read more
OUR LADY OF DOLOURS BASILICA
Gothic-style basilica built in 1929 and belonging to the Syro-Malabar ...Read more
PARASSINIKADAVU MUTHAPPAN TEMPLE
The only temple in Kerala built along the river, whose presiding deity is ...Read more
SRI RAJARAJESHWARA TEMPLE
Ancient temple dedicated to Shiva, built in the 11th century and ...Read more
MALIK IBN DINAR MOSQUE
Mosque, the only one left of the 9 built by Malik Ibn Dinar, whose ...Read more
KANAK BHAWAN
Now one of India's most sacred temples, its sanctuary houses magnificent ...Read more
84 PILLAR CENOTAPH
Majestic cenotaph on a high platform decorated with friezes, erected for ...Read more
BEEMAPALLY DARGAH SHAREEF
Great mosque to visit, on the coast not far from the airport, housing the ...Read more
CHEMREY (OR THEKCHOK) MONASTERY
Read moreThis 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.
MANSA DEVI TEMPLE
Temple at the top of Bilwa Parvat hill, a place to stroll and worship in a ...Read more
HAR-KI-PAURI
A group of mythical ghats that make Haridwar great, the city's holiest site ...Read more
PATTADAKAL
Sacred site comprising 9 Hindu temples, including Virupaksha, and a Jain ...Read more
SOLOPHOK SIDDHESWARA DHAM
Religious pilgrimage center to promote tourism, featuring a giant statue of ...Read more
TEMPLES & MOSQUES
A group of temples and mosques located along the ghats, in the nooks and ...Read more
PARSHVANATH BAGHVAN TEMPLE
Magnificent 900-year-old Jain temple on the edge of the fields, dedicated ...Read more
KIRADU TEMPLES
Set of 5 temples with sculptures typical of the Solanki period, among the ...Read more
SHREE NAKODA JAIN TEMPLE
Temple famous throughout India for its 58 cm-high statue of Parshvanath, a ...Read more
SHRINATHJI TEMPLE
Sacred temple housing a highly venerated idol that attracts thousands of ...Read more
HOYSALESWARA TEMPLE
A massive, compact temple dedicated to Shiva, built in 1121 on a stone base ...Read more
RUMTEK MONASTERY
Magnificent colorful monastery, seat of the Gyalwa Karmapa, in the midst of ...Read more
MAHARISHI MAHESH YOGI'S ASHRAM
Temple where the Liverpool group and their wives perfected their ...Read more
TATHAGATA TSAL (BUDDHA PARK)
Park dedicated to Buddha featuring a lake, a small museum, a meditation ...Read more
TASHIDING MONASTERY
Monastery on a hill 1,465 m above sea level, a major pilgrimage site ...Read more
PEMAYANGTSE MONASTERY
Buddhist monastery, one of the oldest, with a beautiful prayer hall ...Read more
SAMDRUPTSE
Hill accessible by cable car and home to a large 45 m statue of Guru ...Read more
MAHAKAL TEMPLE
Brightly colored temple, a place of worship for Hindus and Buddhists, whose ...Read more
NAKHODA MASJID
Mosque on Rabindra Sarani with dome, minarets and red arches, prayer hall ...Read more
ERNAKULAM SHIVA TEMPLE
Temple dedicated to Shiva not far from the quay, cited in the Sangam and ...Read more