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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.

Walk a pilgrimageSearch by name, deity, place
Verified entries·EN · हिन्दी·22 states·25 deities
The 12 Jyotirlinga/14Char Dham/6Chota Char Dham/6Ashtavinayak — 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/54Divya Desam — 108 Sacred Vishnu Shrines/12Navagraha — 9 Temples of the Planets/9Revered Devi Shrines — Great Temples of the Goddess/1The 12 Jyotirlinga/14Char Dham/6Chota Char Dham/6Ashtavinayak — 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/54Divya Desam — 108 Sacred Vishnu Shrines/12Navagraha — 9 Temples of the Planets/9Revered Devi Shrines — Great Temples of the Goddess/1

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.

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12 Jyotirlinga

The 12 Jyotirlinga

ज्योतिर्लिंग

The twelve sacred shrines where Lord Shiva is worshipped as a Jyotirlinga — a column of radiant light. A pilgrimage that spans the breadth of India.

Walk the circuit·14 shrines

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/ 54Divya Desam — 108 Sacred Vishnu Shrines/ 12Navagraha — 9 Temples of the Planets/ 9Revered Devi Shrines — Great Temples of the Goddess/ 1

तीर्थानां हृदयं तीर्थम्

“The heart is the holiest of all pilgrimages.”

— Maitrayaniya Upanishad