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  2. List of Hindu temples in India - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of major Hindu temples in India, by state.. This is a dynamic list. For example, Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (self-described as "the world's richest temple trust") has an ongoing campaign to build a replica of the iconic Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati in every Indian state and union territory that does not yet have one.

  3. List of ancient Jain temples - Wikipedia

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    Vijayamangalam Jain temple: Vijayamangalam: 678 CE [6] Humcha Jain temples: Humcha: 7th century CE [7] [8] Lakshmeshwara Jain temples: Lakshmeshwara: 7th century CE [9] Ambapuram cave temple: Vijayawada: 7th century CE [10] Guru Basadi: Moodabidri: 714 CE [11] [12] Panchasara Jain temple: Patan: 746 CE [13] Mahavira Jain temple, Osian: Osian ...

  4. List of Hindu temples - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of lists of Hindu temples. List is in alphabetical order in three types: based on geographic locations and by continents; by theme; and by prime deity. List is in alphabetical order in three types: based on geographic locations and by continents; by theme; and by prime deity.

  5. Hindu pilgrimage sites - Wikipedia

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    A view of Pashupatinath Temple Bindhyabasini Temple, Pokhara, Nepal Ambikeshwari Temple is a Shaktipeetha which is supposed to have emerged due to the falling of right ear of Satidevi according to the Swasthani Purana. Barahachhetra; Janakpurdham; Muktinath; Pashupatinath Temple; Changu Narayan Temple; Buddhanilkantha; Krishna Temple of Patan ...

  6. Hindu temple - Wikipedia

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    These images would carry symbolic icons of peace, knowledge, music, wealth, flowers, sensuality among other things. In ancient India, these temples were predominant inside villages and towns. [114] A Hindu temple may or may not include a murti or images, but larger temples usually do. Personal Hindu temples at home or a hermitage may have a ...

  7. Hindu architecture - Wikipedia

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    Hindu architecture is the traditional system of Indian architecture for structures such as temples, monasteries, statues, homes, market places, gardens and town planning as described in Hindu texts. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The architectural guidelines survive in Sanskrit manuscripts and in some cases also in other regional languages.

  8. List of largest Hindu temples - Wikipedia

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    India: The Nellaiappar Temple, dedicated to Shiva, was built 2500–3000 years ago. The river Tamirabharani referred to by poets as "Porunai" flows round the city. One of the famous temples in India steeped in tradition and history and also known for its musical pillars and other brilliant sculptural splendor.

  9. Archaeology of India - Wikipedia

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    Chakrabarti D.K. 1988 A history of Indian archeology from the beginning to 1947; Chakrabarti D.K. 2006. The Oxford companion to Indian archaeology : the archaeological foundations of ancient India, Stone Age to AD 13th century; Braj Basi Lal (2011). Piecing Together - Memoirs of an Archaeologist. Aryan Books International. ISBN 978-81-7305-417-4.