Temple stories, circuits, and darshan-ready guides.
From Jyotirlingas to Ramayana Lanka, Nepal’s Shaiva seats, and Shiva’s Kailasa —
mythology with maps, photos, and practical gate rules.
दृश्य यात्रा · See the path
Tap any frame to open its full guide — India and beyond.
तीर्थ चक्र · Sacred circuits
Choose a legendary circuit — then open each temple’s mythology, map, photos, and practical gate rules for respectful visits.
12 sacred lingas · 12 on site
All twelve Jyotirlingas — Somnath to Grishneshwar — one shared guide per shrine, even when a site also sits on another circuit.
Enter circuit →52 peethas · 52 on site
Shakti Peethas from the popular pilgrimage enumeration across India and neighbouring lands — including Himalayan seats such as Surkanda Devi and Champawat’s Panchsagar.
Enter circuit →4 dhams · 4 on site
Adi Shankaracharya’s four cardinal dhams only: Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri, and Rameswaram — not the Uttarakhand Chota Char Dham.
Enter circuit →4 Himalayan dhams · 4 on site
Uttarakhand’s Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, and Badrinath — the classic Himalayan Char Dham yatra.
Enter circuit →5 Kedars · 5 on site
Five Garhwal shrines of Shiva’s form after the Pandava legend — Kedarnath, Tungnath, Rudranath, Madhyamaheshwar, Kalpeshwar.
Enter circuit →5 elements · 5 on site
Earth, water, fire, air, and space — five South Indian Shiva temples of the elemental circuit.
Enter circuit →8 Ganesha temples · 8 on site
Maharashtra’s eight sacred Ganesha temples — the classic Ashtavinayak yatra around Pune.
Enter circuit →New-age shrines · 66 on site
Contemporary pilgrimage landmarks — Akshardham, ISKCON, and other living temples of the modern era.
Enter circuit →Epic sites · 23 on site
Temples and tirthas woven into Rama’s journey — growing trail, not a fixed count.
Enter circuit →Epic sites · 12 on site
Sites tied to the Mahabharata and Bhagavad Gita — open trail, not a fixed count.
Enter circuit →International tirthas · 49 on site
Sacred sites beyond India’s borders — Nepal, Sri Lanka, Kailash, USA, UK, Canada, Europe, Malaysia, Australia, and more.
Enter circuit →Major US cities · 13 on site
Famous Hindu temples across major United States metros — same guide template, official society links.
Enter circuit →4 Gujarat dhams · 4 on site
Gujarat’s classic four-seat yatra — Somnath, Dwarka, Ambaji, and Pavagadh Kalika.
Enter circuit →Krishna’s Braj · 12 on site
Mathura–Vrindavan–Govardhan circuit of Krishna–Radha memory — janmabhoomi, banks, and lilasthal.
Enter circuit →Bajrang seats · 16 on site
Hanuman temples across India — Salasar, Sankat Mochan, Jakhoo, Mahavir Mandir, and more.
Enter circuit →Krishna kshaetras · 22 on site
From Braj and Dwarka to Guruvayur, Udupi, Pandharpur, Nathdwara, and Puri — living Krishna geography.
Enter circuit →Skanda seats · 12 on site
Murugan / Subramanya temples of the South — Palani, Tiruchendur, Thiruparankundram, Kukke, and kin.
Enter circuit →Rama seats · 22 on site
Rama–Sita temples and exile-memory tirthas — Ayodhya, Bhadrachalam, Chitrakoot, Nashik, Orchha, and more.
Enter circuit →6 Narasimha seats · 3 on site
South & Deccan Narasimha temples — Ahobilam, Simhachalam, Yadagirigutta, and related caves.
Enter circuit →Kerala temples · 13 on site
Kerala’s great kshetrams — Sabarimala, Guruvayur, Padmanabhaswamy, Chottanikkara, Vadakkumnathan, and more.
Enter circuit →Rajasthan seats · 14 on site
Rajasthan pilgrimage mix — Pushkar, Nathdwara, Salasar, Khatu Shyam, Karni Mata, Eklingji, and desert devis.
Enter circuit →Story-linked seats · 47 on site
Temples most often linked from TirthaYatra’s short myth stories — useful for home puja + yatra pairing.
Enter circuit →Datta seats · 1 on site
Maharashtra–Karnataka Dattatreya kshaetras — Audumbar, Narsobawadi, Maniknagar, Akkalkot.
Enter circuit →Sai seats · 1 on site
Shirdi and related Sai mandirs — living modern bhakti with classical humility.
Enter circuit →Featured guides
Famous shrines, Tier-2/3 tirthas, and cross-border sacred sites — one clear template everywhere.
देवता वार · By deity
Browse temples by the deity at the centre of worship — including the full Krishna trail of Braj, Dwarka, and beyond.
158 temples
Shiva · Jyotirlingas, Panch Kedar, Pancha Bhuta Sthalams, and living Shaiva shrines across India a…
Open deity path →95 temples
Vishnu · Vaishnava seats of Narayana / Vishnu — Tirumala, Badrinath, Srirangam, Padmanabha, and rel…
Open deity path →57 temples
Krishna · Braj, Dwarka, Vitthal, Jagannath, Guruvayur, Nathdwara, and modern ISKCON — the living Kri…
Open deity path →204 temples
Devi / Shakti · Shakti Peethas and great Devi temples — Kamakhya, Kalighat, Meenakshi, Vaishno Devi, and m…
Open deity path →26 temples
Ganesha · Ashtavinayak and beloved Vinayaka shrines — Morgaon to Mumbai Siddhivinayak.
Open deity path →43 temples
Rama · Ayodhya, Bhadrachalam, Chitrakoot, and Ramayana-trail temples of Rama devotion.
Open deity path →16 temples
Hanuman · Salasar, Sankat Mochan, Jakhoo, Patna Mahavir, and other living Hanuman seats.
Open deity path →1 temples
Ayyappa · Sabarimala and related Sastha–Ayyappa devotion.
Open deity path →1 temples
Sai Baba · Shirdi Sai Baba devotion — faith (shraddha) and patience (saburi).
Open deity path →23 temples
Murugan / Kartikeya · Palani, Thiruchendur, Swamimalai, Marudhamalai, and Tamil–Kannada hill Murugan kshetras.
Open deity path →10 temples
Venkateswara / Balaji · Tirumala, Chilkur, and Balaji pilgrimage across South and diaspora search.
Open deity path →3 temples
Jagannath · Puri Rath Yatra, Ranchi, Agartala, and Odia–Bengali Jagannath culture.
Open deity path →3 temples
Narasimha · Ahobilam, Simhachalam, Yadagirigutta, and man-lion avatara kshetras.
Open deity path →1 temples
Vitthal / Vithoba · Pandharpur Wari, Dehu, and Maharashtra–Karnataka Varkari Vitthal seats.
Open deity path →7 temples
Surya · Konark, Deo, Modhera, and living solar shrines tied to Chhath and dawn arghya.
Open deity path →2 temples
Shani · Shani Shingnapur, Shani temples, and Saturday graha-shanti pilgrimage.
Open deity path →1 temples
Dattatreya · Ganagapur, Narsobawadi, and avadhuta–guru seats of the trimurti ascetic.
Open deity path →4 temples
Bhairav · Kal Bhairav of Ujjain, Kashi, and fierce Shiva guardian shrines.
Open deity path →10 temples
Lakshmi · Kolhapur Mahalaxmi, Ashtalakshmi, and prosperity Goddess pilgrimage.
Open deity path →4 temples
Saraswati · Basar, Pushkar Saraswati, and learning-Goddess aksharabhyasam seats.
Open deity path →13 temples
Kali · Kalighat, Dakshineswar, Kamakhya-adjacent Kali devotion, and Bengal Shakta seats.
Open deity path →3 temples
Annapurna · Kashi Annapurna, Horanadu, Indore, and food-Goddess annadanam seats.
Open deity path →1 temples
Brahma · Rare creator-god temples — Pushkar Jagatpita Brahma Mandir is the most famous.
Open deity path →1 temples
Mangal / Mars · Mangal Graha shrines — Amalner’s Mangal Dev Mandir and rare Mars worship.
Open deity path →भक्ति पाठ · Devotion
Home-puja hymns and vow stories for every deity path on TirthaYatra — from Hanuman Chalisa to Shiva Aarti and Navaratri katha.
Aarti
Lamp hymns for dawn and dusk darshan.
Open →Chalisa
Forty-verse praises — Hanuman, Shiva, Devi, and more.
Open →Vrat Katha
Ekadashi, Pradosh, Chaturthi, Navaratri & Mandala stories.
Open →Festivals
Calendar, home-puja guides, diaspora tips — Shivaratri to Diwali.
Open calendar →Short stories
60–90 second myth explainers for first-timers and families.
Read →Daily habit
Today’s aarti + katha + story — for home practice.
Start →घर की साधना · For home devotion
Festival countdowns, calendar-aware daily reads, and short stories for puja at home. Editorial picks — not paid ads, not fabricated rankings, not live search scraping.
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Sawan favourite
Mondays, bilva, and Bol Bam — Shiva’s monsoon month.
Open →Most loved at home
Hanuman’s leap, Sanjivani, and the Chalisa of seva.
Open →Kids’ favourite
Makhan chor — the butter thief of Braj.
Open →Most watched theme
Govardhan lifted — the storm Indra could not win.
Open →Seasonal favourite
Rama’s homecoming lamps and Lakshmi puja.
Open →Quick read
Prison, storm, Yamuna — the night Krishna was born.
Open →Festival puja
Evening aarti for Diwali’s night of grace.
Open →Epic classic
Ocean churning — Kurma, poison, amrita.
Open →Best for first-timers
How Ayodhya lit the road for Rama’s return.
Open →Most searched teaching
Arjuna’s bow falls; the Gita begins on the chariot.
Open →Start here
The door-guardian of every beginning.
Open →Night vigil explained
Neelkanth, jagran, and the linga’s abhishek.
Open →Gentle entry
Ocean leap and the mountain of herbs.
Open →Family favourite
Sudama’s rice — friendship Krishna never forgot.
Open →Family-friendly
Prahlad in the fire — why Holika burns.
Open →Sibling day
Draupadi’s cloth and the vow of protection.
Open →Kitchen ritual
Why the Pongal pot is meant to boil over.
Open →Evening lamp
Aarti for the child of the prison-storm night.
Open →Editorial curation for first-time and family readers — not paid placement, not fabricated traffic claims.
राज्य वार · By state
From Andhra Pradesh’s AP Temples portal to TN HR&CE, Telangana Endowments, Karnataka HRI&CE, Rajasthan Devasthan, and more — browse guides, then verify on official sites.
46 temples
Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple
Open state →42 temples
TN HR&CE Department
Open state →37 temples
Maharashtra Tourism
Open state →31 temples
Karnataka HRI & CE Department
Open state →25 temples
Madhya Pradesh Tourism
Open state →21 temples
Devasthan Department, Rajasthan
Open state →19 temples
Shree Somnath Trust
Open state →19 temples
Shri Badrinath–Kedarnath Temple Committee
Open state →अन्तर्राष्ट्रीय · International
Browse by country — Indian temples stay organised by state; neighbouring tirthas and diaspora temples share the same guide template. More countries coming.
451 guides
Browse by Indian state
Open country →13 guides
Hindu temples across US metros and regional communities — confirm hours and dress on each society’s official…
Open country →6 guides
UK Hindu temples across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland — BAPS, Balaji, Murugan, ISKCON, and c…
Open country →6 guides
Canadian Hindu campuses from coast to coast — GTA, Vancouver, Calgary, Prairies, Atlantic, and Quebec communi…
Open country →1 guides
Dubai and Abu Dhabi Hindu temples — Jebel Ali, Bur Dubai shrines, BAPS Abu Dhabi, Chinmaya, and community cen…
Open country →1 guides
Belgian Krishna / Hindu campuses including Radhadesh and regional mandirs — verify lodging and visitor rules.
Open country →5 guides
Himalayan Shaiva, Shakta, and Vaishnava seats — Pashupatinath, Muktinath, Manakamana, Dakshinkali, Budhanilka…
Open country →3 guides
Sri Lankan Hindu tirthas — Nallur, Koneswaram, Kataragama, and related island seats.
Open country →Why TirthaYatra
Photos, Google Maps, mythology, festivals, travel, food, dress code, timings, and official links — so you keep exploring.