Temples and tirthas
Jyotirlingas, dhams, Shakti Peethas and tirtha cities: find them by list, deity, state or on the map.
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- 44
Here are 87 temples and tirthas from 7 lists (The 12 Jyotirlingas, The Char Dham, The Chhota Char Dham, The Panch Kedar, The Ashtavinayak, The Sapta Puri, The 51 Shakti Peethas). Each temple's page gives its deity, place, number in the list, story and sources; darshan timings appear only where the temple's official source gives them. Where the place of a tirtha is disputed, every place named is given.
List
Deity
- Somnath JyotirlingaShiva (Somnath)Prabhas Patan, Gujarat12 Jyotirlingas 1/12
- Mallikarjuna JyotirlingaShiva (Mallikarjuna), with the goddess BhramarambaSrisailam, Andhra Pradesh12 Jyotirlingas 2/12
- Mahakaleshwar JyotirlingaShiva (Mahakal)Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh12 Jyotirlingas 3/12
- Omkareshwar JyotirlingaShiva (Omkareshwar)Mandhata island in the Narmada, Madhya Pradesh12 Jyotirlingas 4/12
- Vaidyanath JyotirlingaShiva (Vaidyanath)Deoghar (Jharkhand) or Parli Vaijnath (Maharashtra)12 Jyotirlingas 5/12Site disputed
- Bhimashankar JyotirlingaShiva (Bhimashankar)Bhimashankar (Maharashtra) or Pamohi (Assam)12 Jyotirlingas 6/12Site disputed
- Rameshwaram JyotirlingaShiva (Ramanathaswamy), with the goddess ParvathavardhiniRameswaram island, Tamil Nadu12 Jyotirlingas 7/12Char Dham 4/4
- Nageshwar JyotirlingaShiva (Nageshwar)Nageshwar (Gujarat), Aundha Nagnath (Maharashtra) or Jageshwar (Uttarakhand)12 Jyotirlingas 8/12Site disputed
- Kashi Vishwanath JyotirlingaShiva (Vishwanath, Vishweshwar)Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh12 Jyotirlingas 9/12
- Trimbakeshwar JyotirlingaShiva (Trimbakeshwar)Trimbak, Maharashtra12 Jyotirlingas 10/12
- Kedarnath JyotirlingaShiva (Kedarnath)Kedarnath, Uttarakhand12 Jyotirlingas 11/12Chhota Char Dham 3/4Panch Kedar 1/5
- Grishneshwar JyotirlingaShiva (Grishneshwar)Verul, Maharashtra12 Jyotirlingas 12/12
- Badrinath TempleVishnu as BadrinarayanBadrinath, UttarakhandChar Dham 1/4Chhota Char Dham 4/4
- Dwarkadhish TempleKrishna as Dwarkadhish, King of DwarkaDwarka, GujaratChar Dham 2/4
- Jagannath PuriJagannatha, with Balabhadra, Subhadra and SudarshanaPuri, OdishaChar Dham 3/4
- Yamunotri TempleGoddess YamunaYamunotri, UttarakhandChhota Char Dham 1/4
- Gangotri TempleGoddess GangaGangotri, UttarakhandChhota Char Dham 2/4
- Tungnath TempleShiva as TungnathChandranath mountain above Chopta, UttarakhandPanch Kedar 2/5
- Rudranath TempleShiva as Ekanana (the face)Rudranath, UttarakhandPanch Kedar 3/5
- Madhyamaheshwar TempleShiva as MadhyamaheshwarMadmaheshwar, UttarakhandPanch Kedar 4/5
- Kalpeshwar TempleShiva as KalpeshwarUrgam valley, UttarakhandPanch Kedar 5/5
- Moreshwar TempleGanesha as Mayureshwar, riding a peacockMorgaon, MaharashtraAshtavinayak 1/8
- Siddhivinayak TempleGanesha as SiddhivinayakSiddhatek, MaharashtraAshtavinayak 2/8
- Ballaleshwar TempleGanesha as BallaleshwarPali, MaharashtraAshtavinayak 3/8
- Varadvinayak TempleGanesha as Varadvinayak, the giver of boonsMahad, MaharashtraAshtavinayak 4/8
- Chintamani TempleGanesha as ChintamaniTheur, MaharashtraAshtavinayak 5/8
- Girijatmaj TempleGanesha as Girijatmaj, son of Girija (Parvati)Lenyadri, MaharashtraAshtavinayak 6/8
- Vighneshwar TempleGanesha as Vighneshwar, lord of obstaclesOzar, MaharashtraAshtavinayak 7/8
- Mahaganapati TempleGanesha as MahaganapatiRanjangaon, MaharashtraAshtavinayak 8/8
- AyodhyaRama (tradition holds Ayodhya to be his birthplace)Ayodhya, Uttar PradeshSapta Puri 1/7
- MathuraKrishna (tradition holds Mathura to be his birthplace)Mathura, Uttar PradeshSapta Puri 2/7
- HaridwarGanga (the city is a tirtha of the Ganga; its name is linked with both Hari and Hara)Haridwar, UttarakhandSapta Puri 3/7
- KashiShiva as Vishwanath (Varanasi district calls him the presiding deity of the city)Varanasi, Uttar PradeshSapta Puri 4/7
- KanchipuramKamakshi, Ekambareswarar (Shiva) and Varadaraja (Vishnu)Kanchipuram, Tamil NaduSapta Puri 5/7
- UjjainShiva as Mahakal (tradition holds Ujjain to be Mahakal’s city)Ujjain, Madhya PradeshSapta Puri 6/7
- DwarkaKrishna as Dwarkadhish (tradition holds Dwarka to be his capital)Dwarka, GujaratSapta Puri 7/7
- Hinglaj Mata Shakti PeethaHinglaj Mata (Kottari in the Pithanirnaya)Bank of the Hingol river, Balochistan51 Shakti Peethas 1/51
- Mahalakshmi (Ambabai), Kolhapur Shakti PeethaMahalakshmi (Ambabai); Mahishamardini in the PithanirnayaKolhapur, Maharashtra51 Shakti Peethas 2/51
- Sugandha Shakti Peetha, ShikarpurSunandaShikarpur, Barishal Division51 Shakti Peethas 3/51
- Kashmira Shakti PeethaMahamayaKashmir; exact site uncertain, Jammu and Kashmir (exact site uncertain)51 Shakti Peethas 4/51
- Jwalamukhi Shakti PeethaJwala Mata (Siddhida, Ambika in the Pithanirnaya)Jawalamukhi town, Himachal Pradesh51 Shakti Peethas 5/51
- Jalandhara Shakti PeethaTripuramaliniDisputed: Jalandhar city, Punjab or Himachal Pradesh51 Shakti Peethas 6/51
- Jayadurga Shakti Peetha, DeogharJayadurgaThe Baba Baidyanath Dham temple compound, Jharkhand51 Shakti Peethas 7/51
- Nepala Shakti PeethaMahamayaNepal, Uncertain (perhaps Bagmati Province)51 Shakti Peethas 8/51
- Manasa Shakti PeethaDakshayaniDisputed: Lake Manasarovar, Tibet Autonomous Region (or Malwa, Madhya Pradesh)51 Shakti Peethas 9/51
- Biraja, Jajpur Shakti PeethaBiraja (Vimala in the Pithanirnaya)Jajpur, Odisha51 Shakti Peethas 10/51
- Gandaki Shakti PeethaGandaki ChandiThe Shalagrama area, Gandaki Province (probable)51 Shakti Peethas 11/51
- Bahula, Ketugram Shakti PeethaBahulaKetugram near Katwa, West Bengal51 Shakti Peethas 12/51
- Ujjayini Shakti PeethaMangalachandiDisputed: Ujani in the Burdwan area, West Bengal or Madhya Pradesh51 Shakti Peethas 13/51
- Chandranath, Sitakunda Shakti PeethaBhavaniChandranath hill, Chattogram Division51 Shakti Peethas 14/51
- Tripura Sundari, Udaipur Shakti PeethaTripura SundariMatabari, Tripura51 Shakti Peethas 15/51
- Trisrota, Maa Bhramari Shakti PeethaBhramariSalbari, West Bengal51 Shakti Peethas 16/51
- Kamakhya Shakti PeethaKamakhyaNilachal hill, Assam51 Shakti Peethas 17/51
- Yugadya, Kshirgram Shakti PeethaYugadya (Bhutadhatri)Kshirgram near Katwa, West Bengal51 Shakti Peethas 18/51
- Kalighat Shakti PeethaKaliKalighat, West Bengal51 Shakti Peethas 19/51
- Prayaga Shakti PeethaLalitaPrayagraj; two temples claim the pitha: the Lalita Devi temple at Mirapur and the Alopshankari temple at Alopibagh, Uttar Pradesh51 Shakti Peethas 20/51
- Jayanti Mahapeeth Shakti PeethaJayantiBaurbhag village, Sylhet Division51 Shakti Peethas 21/51
- Kiriteswari Shakti PeethaKiriteswari (Bhuvaneshi, Vimala in the Pithanirnaya)Kiritkona village, West Bengal51 Shakti Peethas 22/51
- Vishalakshi, Varanasi Shakti PeethaVishalakshiMir Ghat, Uttar Pradesh51 Shakti Peethas 23/51
- Kanyashrama Shakti PeethaSarvaniUncertain; one suggestion: Kumarikunda, Chattogram Division (probable)51 Shakti Peethas 24/51
- Bhadrakali, Kurukshetra Shakti PeethaBhadrakali (Savitri in the Pithanirnaya)Jhansa Road, Haryana51 Shakti Peethas 25/51
- Manivedika Shakti PeethaGayatriUnknown51 Shakti Peethas 26/51
- Shrishaila Shakti PeethaMahalakshmiDisputed: according to Sircar Jainpur-Gotatikar near Shrihatta, Sylhet Division (Bangladesh), or Andhra Pradesh51 Shakti Peethas 27/51
- Kankalitala Shakti PeethaKankaleshwari (Devagarbha in the Pithanirnaya)Kankalitala, West Bengal51 Shakti Peethas 28/51
- Kalamadhava Shakti PeethaKaliUnknown51 Shakti Peethas 29/51
- Shona Shakti PeethaNarmada (Shona)Uncertain: on the Son river or on the Narmada, Uncertain51 Shakti Peethas 30/51
- Ramagiri Shakti PeethaShivaniDisputed: Ramtek near Nagpur, Maharashtra or Uttar Pradesh51 Shakti Peethas 31/51
- Vrindavana Shakti PeethaUmaDisputed: the common reading points to Vrindavan near Mathura; according to Sircar the original reading was probably "Umavana", Uttar Pradesh, or uncertain51 Shakti Peethas 32/51
- Shuchi Shakti PeethaNarayaniUnknown51 Shakti Peethas 33/51
- Panchasagara Shakti PeethaVarahiUncertain51 Shakti Peethas 34/51
- Bhabanipur Shakti PeethaAparna (Bhavani)Bhabanipur, Rajshahi Division51 Shakti Peethas 35/51
- Shriparvata Shakti PeethaSundariUncertain: according to Sircar Shriparvata is Shrishaila, Andhra Pradesh (uncertain)51 Shakti Peethas 36/51
- Bargabhima, Tamluk Shakti PeethaBargabhima (Bhimarupa, Kapalini in the Pithanirnaya)Tamluk, West Bengal51 Shakti Peethas 37/51
- Prabhasa Shakti PeethaChandrabhagaPrabhas Patan, Gujarat51 Shakti Peethas 38/51
- Bhairava-parvata Shakti PeethaAvantiUncertain: from the goddess’s name, Madhya Pradesh (probable)51 Shakti Peethas 39/51
- Janasthana Shakti PeethaBhramariThe Janasthana of the Ramayana: the upper Godavari valley, Maharashtra51 Shakti Peethas 40/51
- Godavari-tira Shakti PeethaVishveshi (Rakini)The bank of the Godavari; the text names no exact place, Uncertain51 Shakti Peethas 41/51
- Ratnavali Shakti PeethaKumariUncertain: according to Sircar probably Khanakul-Krishnanagar, West Bengal (probable)51 Shakti Peethas 42/51
- Mithila Shakti PeethaUma (Mahadevi)Janakpur in the Nepal Terai, Madhesh Province51 Shakti Peethas 43/51
- Nalateshwari, Nalhati Shakti PeethaNalateshwari (Kali in the Pithanirnaya)Nalhati, West Bengal51 Shakti Peethas 44/51
- Kalighata Peetha, JuranpurJayadurgaDisputed: according to Sircar Juranpur near Katwa; some manuscripts read "Karnata" here, West Bengal; unknown in the "Karnata" reading51 Shakti Peethas 45/51
- Bakreshwar Shakti PeethaMahishamardiniBakreshwar near Dubrajpur, West Bengal51 Shakti Peethas 46/51
- Jeshoreshwari Kali Shakti PeethaJeshoreshwari (Kali)Ishwaripur, Khulna Division51 Shakti Peethas 47/51
- Fullara, Attahas Shakti PeethaPhullaraNear Labhpur, West Bengal51 Shakti Peethas 48/51
- Nandikeshwari, Sainthia Shakti PeethaNandikeshwari (Nandini in the Pithanirnaya)Sainthia, West Bengal51 Shakti Peethas 49/51
- Lanka Shakti PeethaIndrakshiUncertain; probably Sri Lanka, Uncertain51 Shakti Peethas 50/51
- Virata Shakti PeethaAmbikaDisputed: the ancient Virata country, Rajasthan or West Bengal51 Shakti Peethas 51/51
No temple matches these filters.
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Not on the map (no agreed position): Yamunotri, Gangotri, Varadvinayak, Mahaganapati, Mahalakshmi (Ambabai), Kolhapur, Sugandha Shakti Peetha, Shikarpur, Kashmira Shakti Peetha, Jalandhara Shakti Peetha, Nepala Shakti Peetha, Manasa Shakti Peetha, Gandaki Shakti Peetha, Bahula, Ketugram, Ujjayini Shakti Peetha, Trisrota, Maa Bhramari, Yugadya, Kshirgram, Prayaga Shakti Peetha, Jayanti Mahapeeth, Kiriteswari, Kanyashrama Shakti Peetha, Bhadrakali, Kurukshetra, Manivedika Shakti Peetha, Shrishaila Shakti Peetha, Kankalitala, Kalamadhava Shakti Peetha, Shona Shakti Peetha, Ramagiri Shakti Peetha, Vrindavana Shakti Peetha, Shuchi Shakti Peetha, Panchasagara Shakti Peetha, Shriparvata Shakti Peetha, Prabhasa Shakti Peetha, Bhairava-parvata Shakti Peetha, Janasthana Shakti Peetha, Godavari-tira Shakti Peetha, Ratnavali Shakti Peetha, Mithila Shakti Peetha, Nalateshwari, Nalhati, Kalighata Peetha, Juranpur, Bakreshwar, Fullara, Attahas, Nandikeshwari, Sainthia, Lanka Shakti Peetha, Virata Shakti Peetha
Map: OpenStreetMap; temple coordinates from Wikidata (CC0).
The lists
- The 12 Jyotirlingas12 tirthas, in order
- The Char Dham4 tirthas, in order
- The Chhota Char Dham4 tirthas, in order
- The Panch Kedar5 tirthas, in order
- The Ashtavinayak8 tirthas, in order
- The Sapta Puri7 tirthas, in order
- The 51 Shakti Peethas51 tirthas, in order
- The whole Sanatan directorySampradayas, scriptures, deities, rishis