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Temples of India: a source-aware pilgrimage and heritage atlas

Begin with one carefully selected temple or sacred heritage site from every Indian state. Read its history, significance, route, stay options, sevas, administration and the honest status of publicly available financial information.

28Indian states
28foundation sites
3reading languages
1financial truth standard

A trustworthy first edition

Complete state coverage—without pretending the directory is exhaustive

India has many thousands of temples and many equally important regional traditions. This first edition creates a reviewed 28-state foundation that can grow temple by temple. “Powerful” is treated as a devotional description, never as a measurable ranking.

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History with confidence labels

Documented dates are separated from tradition, legend and dates that remain uncertain.

02

Travel details are not promises

Roads, entry rules, darshan, sevas and rooms can change. Official live links are provided for rechecking.

03

No invented revenue

Board budgets are not called temple revenue. When audited temple-specific figures are unavailable, the directory says so.

Search all 28 states

Find a temple by name, state, deity or tradition

Open any card for history, speciality, route, stay, sevas, management, financial disclosure and reviewed sources.

Financial transparency

Why most cards do not show a revenue number

Temple income, donations, trust budgets, government grants and the finances of a board managing many institutions are different measures. A comparable, temple-specific audited annual figure is rarely published on an official page. SriGuruKrupa will not estimate or copy an unsupported media number. The Tirumala card therefore identifies TTD’s board-wide budget as context—not as the temple’s revenue.

Reviewed 23 July 2026: Always confirm current timings, dress rules, photography rules, accessibility, sevas, prices and accommodation on the linked official site before travel or payment. Some entries are protected monuments or community shrines and may not provide regular temple services.