Vishnu

Badrinath Temple

Badrinath, Uttarakhand

The northern Char Dham, where Lakshmi sheltered Vishnu as a badari tree.

Dwarkadhish Temple (Jagat Mandir)

Dwarka, Gujarat

The western Char Dham, where Krishna ruled the city raised from the sea.

Jagannath Temple

Puri, Odisha

The eastern Char Dham and home of the Rath Yatra, at Purushottama Kshetra.

Tirumala Venkateswara Temple (Tirupati Balaji)

Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh

Venkateswara on the seven hills, revered as Kaliyuga Vaikuntha.

Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple

Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

A Divya Desam where Vishnu reclines on Adisesha, beheld through three doors.

Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam

Srirangam, Tamil Nadu

A Divya Desam on the Kaveri, where Ranganatha reclines on Adisesha.

Simhachalam Temple

Simhachalam, Andhra Pradesh

Vishnu in his boar and man-lion forms, kept cooled beneath sandalwood paste.

Yadadri (Yadagirigutta) Temple

Yadagirigutta, Telangana

Held in tradition as where Sage Yadarshi saw the Lord in five forms.

Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy, Annavaram

Annavaram, Andhra Pradesh

The seat of the Satyanarayana Vratam, where Vishnu is worshipped as truth.

Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple

Mathura, Uttar Pradesh

The Bhagavata Purana tells of Krishna's midnight birth at Mathura.

Banke Bihari Temple

Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh

Krishna in his three-fold bend, revealed to Swami Haridas at Vrindavan.

Prem Mandir

Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh

Radha and Krishna in white marble, its gardens alive with sacred leelas.

ISKCON Krishna Balaram Mandir

Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh

The brothers Krishna and Balaram, where the holy names ring at Raman Reti.

ISKCON Sri Mayapur (Chandrodaya Mandir)

Mayapur, West Bengal

Revered as the birthplace of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, on the Ganga at Mayapur.

ISKCON Bangalore

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Radha and Krishna in glass and steel, with a daily meal for schoolchildren.

ISKCON Delhi (Glory of India)

New Delhi, Delhi

Krishna as Parthasarathi, charioteer of Arjuna, praised in joyful chant.

Udupi Sri Krishna Matha

Udupi, Karnataka

Where Krishna turned to face the poet Kanakadasa, and a window opened.

Shrinathji Temple, Nathdwara

Nathdwara, Rajasthan

Krishna as the child who lifts Govardhan on his finger for the people of Braj.

Vitthal Rukmini Temple, Pandharpur

Pandharpur, Maharashtra

The heart of the Varkari tradition, where Vitthal waits upon a brick.

Guruvayur Temple

Guruvayur, Kerala

Installed by Guru and Vayu, cherished as the child Unnikkannan.

Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane

Triplicane, Tamil Nadu

A Divya Desam where Vishnu is worshipped as the charioteer of Arjuna.

Ram Mandir (Ram Janmabhoomi)

Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh

On the Sarayu at Ayodhya, Rama worshipped as Ram Lalla, the divine child.

Bhadrachalam Sri Sita Ramachandraswamy Temple

Bhadrachalam, Telangana

Rama enthroned with Sita and Lakshmana, bearing the shankha and chakra.

Swaminarayan Akshardham, Delhi

New Delhi, Delhi

Bhagwan Swaminarayan in carved pink sandstone and white marble by the Yamuna.

Swaminarayan Akshardham, Gandhinagar

Gandhinagar, Gujarat

The gilded Lord in a shrine of carved pink sandstone crowned with domes.

Birla Mandir (Laxminarayan), Delhi

New Delhi, Delhi

Narayana with Lakshmi, beneath tall Nagara shikharas of red and cream stone.

Kalaram Temple, Nashik

Nashik (Panchavati), Maharashtra

Rama in black stone with Sita and Lakshmana, in the Panchavati of the exile.

Srivilliputhur Andal Temple

Srivilliputhur, Tamil Nadu

A Divya Desam, home to the woman among the twelve Alvars who loved Ranganatha.

Thanumalayan (Sthanumalayan) Temple, Suchindram

Suchindram, Tamil Nadu

Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva joined in a single linga near the meeting of the seas.

Ambalapuzha Sree Krishna Temple

Ambalapuzha, Kerala

The child Krishna as Parthasarathy, whose milk-rice payasam he won at chess.

Aranmula Parthasarathy Temple

Aranmula, Kerala

On the Pamba, a Divya Desam honoured with a grand snake-boat regatta.

Cheluvanarayana Swamy Temple, Melukote

Melukote, Karnataka

Vishnu adorned with a diamond crown at the Vairamudi festival.

Chennakeshava Temple, Belur

Belur, Karnataka

The handsome Kesava in Hoysala soapstone, carved with celestial maidens.

Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Dwaraka Tirumala

Dwaraka Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh

Venkateswara worshipped in both his self-risen half-image and his full form.

Ahobilam Narasimha Swamy Temple

Ahobilam, Andhra Pradesh

Held sacred as the spot where the man-lion saved Prahlada, in nine hill-shrines.

Panakala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Mangalagiri

Mangalagiri, Andhra Pradesh

Narasimha in the open mouth of the rock, who drinks but half the jaggery-water.

Chilkur Balaji Temple

Chilkur, Telangana

Venkateswara who keeps no hundi, circled eleven times by those who vow.

Birla Mandir, Hyderabad

Hyderabad, Telangana

White marble on Naubath Pahad, where Venkateswara looks over the lake.

Khatu Shyam Ji Temple

Khatushyamji, Rajasthan

Barbarika, grandson of Bhima, who gave his head before the Mahabharata war.

Govind Dev Ji Temple, Jaipur

Jaipur, Rajasthan

The presiding Lord brought from Braj, in whose shadow the Maharaja ruled.

Ranchhodrai Temple, Dakor

Dakor, Gujarat

Krishna, who withdrew from the battlefield to spare his people needless war.

Shamlaji Temple

Shamlaji, Gujarat

The dark-hued Gadadhar above the Meshwo river in the Aravalli hills.

Jagannath Temple, Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, Gujarat

Krishna with Balabhadra and Subhadra, borne through the streets at Rath Yatra.

Kamadgiri (Bharat Milap), Chitrakoot

Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh

The wish-fulfilling hill revered as Rama, circled on foot by pilgrims.

Vishnupad Temple, Gaya

Gaya, Bihar

Enshrining the footprint of Vishnu, where rites for the ancestors are offered.

Sakshigopal Temple

Sakshigopal, Odisha

Gopal the Witness, who walked from Vrindavan to testify to the truth.

Raghunath Temple, Jammu

Jammu, Jammu & Kashmir

Rama amid gilded sanctums, his shrines gathering images from across the land.

Hayagriva Madhava Temple, Hajo

Hajo, Assam

A stone hill-shrine to Vishnu as Madhava, revered by Hindus and Buddhists alike.

Shree Govindajee Temple, Imphal

Imphal, Manipur

Krishna and Radha in a hall of twin golden domes, honoured with the Ras Leela.

Parshuram Kund

Parshuram Kund, Arunachal Pradesh

The tirtha on the Lohit, said to be where the axe of Parashurama fell free.

Sanwaliya Seth Temple, Mandphia

Mandphia, Rajasthan

Cherished by Meera Bai, and honoured as the guardian of those who trade.

Sri Hari Temple, Sri Badrika Ashram

Shalamun (near Solan), Himachal Pradesh

A black-stone image beheld as the Goddess in devotion and Vishnu in majesty.

Radha Rani Temple (Shriji), Barsana

Barsana, Uttar Pradesh

Radha's birthplace on Bhanugarh hill, worshipped with Krishna as Ladli Lal.

Radha Vallabh Temple, Vrindavan

Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh

Krishna as Radhavallabh, where Radha is honoured by a crown beside the Lord.

Sri Kurmam (Kurmanathaswamy) Temple

Srikurmam, Andhra Pradesh

Vishnu as Kurma the tortoise, who bore Mount Mandara through the churning.

Thrikkakara Vamanamoorthy Temple

Thrikkakara (Kochi), Kerala

Where Vamana grew to Trivikrama and spanned the worlds, the heart of Onam.

Varadaraja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram

Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

A Divya Desam on the elephant hill of Kanchi, the king who grants boons.