Attribution
Image Credits
Every photograph on this site is drawn from Wikimedia Commons and credited here in full, as required by its Creative Commons license.
Temple Photography
| Temple | Photographer | License | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kashi Vishwanath Temple | Sharmashiva76 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Kedarnath Temple | Shaq774 | Public domain | View on Commons |
| Badrinath Temple | Harshit SR | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Vaishno Devi Temple | Raulcaeser | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Durgiana Temple | Bernard Gagnon | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Martand Sun Temple | Jabba khatoon | CC BY 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Baijnath Temple | Ashishverma.pu | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Jageshwar Temple Complex | Sutharsan Shekhar | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Ram Janmabhoomi Mandir | Prime Minister's Office (India) / Government Open Data License India | GODL-India | View on Commons |
| Vindhyavasini Temple | Godric_ki_Kothri | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Hidimba Devi Temple | Paul Evans | CC BY 2.0 | View on Commons |
| Chamunda Devi Temple | Guptaele | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Mansa Devi Temple | Ekabhishek | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Neelkanth Mahadev Temple | Shakti | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Banke Bihari Temple | Nirav Lad | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Prem Mandir | Aliva Sahoo | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Dashavatara Temple | Work2win | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Gorakhnath Temple | Ayush R | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Naina Devi Temple | Raman Sharma | CC BY 2.0 | View on Commons |
| Jwalamukhi Temple | Nswn03 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Lakshmi Narayan Temple Complex | Harvinder Chandigarh | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Bhimakali Temple | Gerd Eichmann | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Swaminarayan Akshardham | Swaminarayan Sanstha | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Chhatarpur Temple | Alicia Nijdam | CC BY 2.0 | View on Commons |
| Kandariya Mahadeva Temple | Taru23 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Lakshmana Temple | Chetansoni | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga Temple | Bernard Gagnon | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple | Ashverse | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Udayagiri Caves | Ms Sarah Welch | CC0 | View on Commons |
| Dilwara Jain Temples | Akshat patni | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Ranakpur Jain Temple | Aditya Mehta | Pexels License | View on Pexels |
| Eklingji Temple | LBM1948 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Somnath Temple | Prime Minister's Office | GODL-India | View on Commons |
| Dwarkadhish Temple | Kridha20 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Modhera Sun Temple | Bernard Gagnon | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Kailasa Temple, Ellora | Shishirdasika | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Elephanta Caves | Christian Haugen | CC BY 2.0 | View on Commons |
| Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple | Debapriya Hore | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple | Shishirdasika | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Shri Mangeshi Temple | Aruna Radhakrishnan | CC BY 2.0 | View on Commons |
| Bhojeshwar Temple | Yann Forget | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Chausath Yogini Temple, Mitaoli | Suyash Dwivedi | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Karni Mata Temple | Jean-Pierre Dalbéra | CC BY 2.0 | View on Commons |
| Brahma Temple, Pushkar | Pinakpani | CC BY 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Ambaji Temple | Ms Sarah Welch | CC0 | View on Commons |
| Shatrunjaya Jain Temples | Bernard Gagnon | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Vitthal Rukmini Temple | Rahul godase | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Siddhivinayak Temple | Darwininan | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Jagannath Temple | Bernard Gagnon | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Konark Sun Temple | Rahul Pandit | Pexels License | View on Pexels |
| Lingaraj Temple | Athulvis | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Mukteshvara Temple | Bernard Gagnon | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Rajarani Temple | Bernard Gagnon | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Brahmeswara Temple | Rangan Datta Wiki | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Chausathi Yogini Temple, Hirapur | Ssriram mt | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Gundicha Temple | Aditya Mahar | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Taratarini Temple | Nibedit | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Samaleswari Temple | Aditya Mahar | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Kapilash Temple (Chandrasekhar Temple) | ଆଶୁତୋଷ କର | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Dakshineswar Kali Temple | Ravi Dwivedi | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Kalighat Kali Temple | Bernard Gagnon | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Tarapith Temple | Tarunsamanta | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Terracotta Temples of Bishnupur | Vikas Singh | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Mahabodhi Temple | Sumitsurai | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Vishnupad Temple | Surajkumar12111 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Baidyanath Temple | Pinakpani | CC BY 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Mundeshwari Devi Temple | Nandanupadhyay | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Kamakhya Temple | Kunal Dalui | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Sivadol, Sivasagar | Neelav Kashyap | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Tripura Sundari Temple | Soman | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Unakoti Rock Reliefs | Vulpes-bengalensis | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Nartiang Durga Temple | Oliver walsher | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Brihadisvara Temple | Aadhithyan Pandian | Pexels License | View on Pexels |
| Gangaikondacholisvarar Temple | Phadke09 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Airavatesvara Temple | Vyacheslav Argenberg | CC BY 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Meenakshi Amman Temple | Jim Evans | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Ranganathaswamy Temple | Lodo from Moscow, Russia | CC BY-SA 2.0 | View on Commons |
| Ramanathaswamy Temple | Muralikrishna m | CC BY 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Kailasanathar Temple | Pinakpani | CC BY 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Ekambareswarar Temple | Sharath G. | Pexels License | View on Pexels |
| Varadharaja Perumal Temple | Roman Saienko | Pexels License | View on Pexels |
| Shore Temple | Chandi Saha | Pexels License | View on Pexels |
| Thillai Nataraja Temple | Anonymous0006 | CC0 | View on Commons |
| Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple | Shishirdasika | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Guruvayur Sree Krishna Temple | ArunaR | CC BY 2.0 | View on Flickr |
| Vadakkunnathan Temple | Neeraj Anoop | Pexels License | View on Pexels |
| Kapaleeshwarar Temple | Thilip thiru | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Parthasarathy Temple | Destination8infinity | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Jambukeswarar Temple | prakashkumar | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Arunachalesvara Temple | Vyacheslav Argenberg | CC BY 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple | Challiyan | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Thanumalayan Temple | Vinayaraj | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Nellaiappar Temple | Theni.M.Subramani | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Ambalappuzha Sree Krishna Temple | Vijayanrajapuram | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple | Roney Maxwell | CC BY 2.0 | View on Commons |
| Chennakeshava Temple, Belur | Rohit14400 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Hoysaleswara Temple, Halebidu | Rohit Sharma | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Keshava Temple, Somanathapura | Vasukrishnan57 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Virupaksha Temple, Hampi | Roman Saienko | Pexels License | View on Pexels |
| Vittala Temple, Hampi | Ram Nagesh Thota | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Virupaksha Temple, Pattadakal | rajeshodayanchal | CC BY 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Badami Cave Temples | Dey.sandip | CC BY 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Durga Temple, Aihole | AmlanTheTramp | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Murudeshwara Temple | vivek raj | CC BY 2.0 | View on Commons |
| Udupi Sri Krishna Matha | Ashok Prabhakaran | CC BY-SA 2.0 | View on Commons |
| Tirumala Venkateswara Temple | Nikhilb239 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Srisailam Mallikarjuna Temple | VasuVR | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Veerabhadra Temple, Lepakshi | Magentic Manifestations | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Ramappa Temple (Rudreshwara) | Pinakpani | CC BY 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Yaganti Uma Maheshwara Temple | Pusulurisudhakara | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Kanaka Durga Temple, Vijayawada | Saishna96 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Chamundeshwari Temple, Mysore | Arun Mohan | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Kukke Subramanya Temple | Vedamurthy J | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Dharmasthala Manjunatha Temple | A.Murali | CC0 | View on Commons |
| Gokarna Mahabaleshwar Temple | Nvvchar | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Simhachalam Temple | eclicks_by_bunny | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Annavaram Satyanarayana Temple | Adityamadhav83 | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Kanipakam Varasiddhi Vinayaka Temple | Vin09 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Thousand Pillar Temple, Warangal | Shishirdasika | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Hayagriva Madhava Temple | ComparingQuantities | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Galteshwar Temple | Jaimin Mahendra patel | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Roda Group of Temples | Snehrashmi | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Gop Sun Temple | Arnold Betten | Public domain | View on Commons |
| Wangath Temple Complex, Naranag | Original: Basavaraj K. KorkarDerivative work: UnpetitproleX | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Vijayanarayana Temple, Gundlupet | Dineshkannambadi | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Amruteshvara Temple, Amruthapura | Dineshkannambadi | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Veera Narayana Temple, Belavadi | Bikashrd | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Ishvara Temple, Arsikere | Jean-Pierre Dalbéra from Paris, France | CC BY 2.0 | View on Commons |
| Bucesvara Temple, Koravangala | Srikanth Parthasarathy | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Nageshvara–Chennakeshava Temples, Mosale | Bikashrd | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, Nuggehalli | Dineshkannambadi | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Lakshminarayana Temple, Hosaholalu | Bikashrd | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Chausath Yogini Temple, Bhedaghat | Abhishek Roy | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Parvati Temple, Nachna | ArnoldBetten | Public domain | View on Commons |
| Virateshwar Temple, Sohagpur | Kamlashanker | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Changdeva Temple, Muktainagar | Dr. Raju Kasambe | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Kopeshwar Temple, Khidrapur | Shailesh.patil | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Ambarnath Shiv Mandir | Suyash Dwivedi | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Harshat Mata Temple, Abhaneri | Chainwit. | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Bisaldeo Temple, Bisalpur | Siddharth tiwari | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Baleshwar Temple, Champawat | Pranavspn | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Mahasu Devta Temple, Hanol | Gagandeepsinghddn | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Kedareswara Temple, Hajo | Gaurav M Kumar | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Sadashiva Temple, Nuggehalli | HoysalaPhotos | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Wat Pho | Mastertongapollo | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Wat Arun | Mastertongapollo | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Wat Phra Kaew | Original image: Ninara from Helsinki, Finland. Edit: TSP | CC BY 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Wat Phra That Doi Suthep | JJ Harrison (https://www.jjharrison.com.au/) | CC BY-SA 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Sukhothai Historical Park | Khunkay | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
Site Photography
| Title | Photographer | License | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gopuram East Tower, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, India | Hiroki Ogawa | CC BY 3.0 | View on Commons |
| Handloom weaver in Maheshwar fort, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh | Eskay001 | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Silk Sari Weaving at Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu | McKay Savage | CC BY 2.0 | View on Commons |
| A Thali, famous South Indian meal served on a banana leaf | Melanie M | CC BY 2.0 | View on Commons |
| Intricate carvings and sculptures at the Khajuraho group of temples, Madhya Pradesh | Sangramgovardhane | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
| Bharatanatyam dancer Amrutha Naresh Rao performing at Seva Sadan, Malleswaram, Bangalore | Bobinson | CC BY-SA 4.0 | View on Commons |
Data Sources
| Dataset | Used for | Licence | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASI Centrally Protected Monuments | Monument names, localities and districts | Government of India — facts reproduced with attribution | asi.nic.in |
| Wikidata | Coordinates, heritage listings, dedications, links | CC0 | wikidata.org |
| OpenStreetMap | Basemap tiles, and village-level positions for 303 ASI monuments | ODbL — © OpenStreetMap contributors | openstreetmap.org |
| Wikimedia Commons | Photography | Per image, listed above | commons.wikimedia.org |
| UNESCO World Heritage Centre | Inscription details for listed sites | Per UNESCO terms | whc.unesco.org |
Monument names, localities and districts are reproduced as facts from the Archaeological Survey of India’s published list of Centrally Protected Monuments, with attribution. The source document itself is not reproduced here — it is linked above. Coordinates shown for those monuments come from the sources listed, never from the ASI list, which contains none.