SiteLumbiniNepal · India & NepalBuddhistBirthplace of Siddhartha Gautama — the starting point of the Buddha’s life and of the classical pilgrimage circuit.View location →
SiteBodh GayaIndia · India & NepalBuddhistSite of the Buddha’s awakening under the Bodhi tree — the spiritual heart of Buddhist pilgrimage.View location →
SiteSarnathIndia · India & NepalBuddhistWhere the Buddha gave the first teaching (Dhammacakkappavattana) after awakening.View location →
SiteKushinagarIndia · India & NepalBuddhistPlace of the Buddha’s parinirvana — the final of the four great life sites.View location →
SiteRajgirIndia · India & NepalBuddhistAncient capital of Magadha and site of Vulture Peak, where many Mahayana sutras are set.View location →
SiteShravastiIndia · India & NepalBuddhistWhere the Buddha spent many rains retreats at Jetavana Monastery.View location →
SiteVaishaliIndia · India & NepalBuddhistLicchavi republic city linked to early sangha history and the Buddha’s final journey north.View location →
SiteNalandaIndia · India & NepalMahayanaRuins of the great monastic university that shaped Mahayana and Vajrayana scholastic culture.View location →
SiteSanchiIndia · India & NepalBuddhistGreat Stupa complex begun under Ashoka — among the finest surviving early Buddhist monuments.View location →
SiteAnuradhapuraSri Lanka · Sri LankaTheravadaAncient Sri Lankan capital and heart of the Theravada monastic tradition.View location →
SiteTemple of the Tooth (Kandy)Sri Lanka · Sri LankaTheravadaSri Dalada Maligawa — guardian temple of the Buddha’s tooth relic.View location →
SiteBorobudurIndonesia · Southeast AsiaMahayanaMonumental mandala temple in Java — walked as a three-dimensional path of awakening.View location →
SiteShwedagon PagodaMyanmar · Southeast AsiaTheravadaGolden stupa of Yangon said to enshrine relics of four Buddhas.View location →
SiteAngkor WatCambodia · Southeast AsiaHinduKhmer temple-mountain later embraced as a Buddhist pilgrimage landscape.View location →
SiteJokhang TempleTibet · Tibet & HimalayaTibetanHoliness of Lhasa — the Jokhang and Barkhor circuit at the center of Tibetan Buddhist devotion.View location →
SiteMount KailashTibet · Tibet & HimalayaInterfaithAxis mundi for Tibetan Buddhists, Bon, Hindus, and Jains — circled on a high-altitude kora.View location →
SiteSamye MonasteryTibet · Tibet & HimalayaTibetanTibet’s first monastery — a mandala in architecture founded in the 8th century.View location →
SiteMount Kōya (Kōyasan)Japan · East AsiaMahayanaShingon mountain monastery founded by Kūkai — temple town, cemeteries, and forest paths.View location →
SiteKyoto temple circuitJapan · East AsiaZenCluster of Zen and Pure Land temples that form Japan’s most visited sacred cityscape.View location →
SiteWutai ShanChina · East AsiaMahayanaOne of China’s four sacred Buddhist mountains — abode of Manjushri.View location →
SitePutuo ShanChina · East AsiaPure LandIsland mountain sacred to Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) — one of China’s four famous Buddhist mountains.View location →
SiteRyōzen-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 1Temple 1 of the Shikoku henro — the traditional starting point in Tokushima Prefecture.View location →
SiteShōsan-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 12Temple 12 — a steep mountain temple and one of the hardest early climbs on the henro.View location →
SiteHotsumisaki-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 24Temple 24 at Cape Muroto — where legend places young Kūkai’s austere practice by the Pacific.View location →
SiteKongōfuku-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 38Temple 38 at Cape Ashizuri — the southern tip of Shikoku and a dramatic ocean overlook.View location →
SiteIshite-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 51Temple 51 in Matsuyama — famous Niō gate, treasure halls, and a classic henro landmark in Ehime.View location →
SiteZentsū-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 75Temple 75 — birthplace temple of Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi) and the spiritual heart of Kagawa’s henro.View location →
SiteŌkubo-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 88Temple 88 — the traditional finish of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteSeiganto-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 1Temple 1 of the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage — pagoda overlooking Nachi Falls in the Kumano mountains.View location →
SiteHase-dera (Nara)Japan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 8Temple 8 of Saigoku — hill temple of Eleven-Faced Kannon above the ancient Yamato plain.View location →
SiteIshiyama-deraJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 13Temple 13 of Saigoku — Shingon temple on wollastonite cliffs above Lake Biwa’s southern shore.View location →
SiteKiyomizu-deraJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 16Temple 16 of Saigoku — Kyoto’s cliffside stage temple dedicated to Thousand-Armed Kannon.View location →
SiteKumano Hongū TaishaJapan · East AsiaInterfaithCentral grand shrine of Kumano — the spiritual hub where Kumano Kodō routes converge.View location →
SiteKumano Nachi TaishaJapan · East AsiaInterfaithMountain shrine above Japan’s tallest waterfall, paired with Seiganto-ji in a single sacred precinct.View location →
SiteKumano Hayatama TaishaJapan · East AsiaInterfaithCoastal grand shrine at Shingū — one of the three Kumano Sanzan destinations.View location →
SiteLake ManasarovarTibet · Tibet & HimalayaInterfaithSacred high-altitude lake beside Mount Kailash — ritual bathing and kora ground for multiple faiths.View location →
SiteEmei ShanChina · East AsiaMahayanaOne of China’s four sacred Buddhist mountains — abode of Samantabhadra (Puxian).View location →
SiteJiuhua ShanChina · East AsiaMahayanaOne of China’s four sacred Buddhist mountains — associated with Kṣitigarbha (Dizang).View location →
SiteSri Pada (Adam’s Peak)Sri Lanka · Sri LankaInterfaithCone-shaped peak climbed by night for a sacred footprint — Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, and Christian traditions meet here.View location →
SitePolonnaruwaSri Lanka · Sri LankaTheravadaMedieval capital of Sri Lanka with vast dagobas, palace ruins, and the Gal Vihara Buddha images.View location →
SiteSwayambhunathNepal · India & NepalBuddhistThe “Monkey Temple” — hilltop stupa watching over the Kathmandu Valley.View location →
SiteBoudhanathNepal · India & NepalTibetanEnormous mandala stupa and living Tibetan Buddhist neighborhood in Kathmandu.View location →
SiteBaganMyanmar · Southeast AsiaTheravadaPlain of thousands of brick temples and stupas — Myanmar’s great Buddhist archaeological landscape.View location →
SiteMahamuni Buddha TempleMyanmar · Southeast AsiaTheravadaMandalay’s most sacred Buddha image — continuously anointed with gold leaf by devotees.View location →
SitePotala PalaceTibet · Tibet & HimalayaTibetanWinter palace of the Dalai Lamas and iconic fortress-temple above Lhasa.View location →
SiteDrepung MonasteryTibet · Tibet & HimalayaTibetanOnce the largest monastery in Tibet — a major Gelug learning seat west of Lhasa.View location →
SiteSera MonasteryTibet · Tibet & HimalayaTibetanGreat Gelug monastery famous for courtyard debate and hillside hermitages.View location →
SiteMount HaguroJapan · East AsiaInterfaithMost accessible of the Three Mountains of Dewa — cedar stair pilgrimage of Shugendō practice.View location →
SiteMount GassanJapan · East AsiaInterfaithHighest of the Dewa three — alpine shrine mountain opened seasonally to pilgrims.View location →
SiteMount YudonoJapan · East AsiaInterfaithMost sacred and restricted of the Dewa mountains — hot-spring rock shrine of rebirth.View location →
SiteShimabu-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 1Temple 1 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage — the usual starting point in Saitama’s Chichibu basin.View location →
SiteSuisen-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 34Temple 34 of Chichibu — the final fudasho of the 34-temple Kannon circuit.View location →
SiteSugimoto-deraJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 1Temple 1 of the Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage — ancient cliffside temple in Kamakura.View location →
SiteSensō-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 13Temple 13 of Bandō — Tokyo’s oldest temple, reached through the Thunder Gate and Nakamise street.View location →
SiteNago-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 33Temple 33 of Bandō — forested hillside temple in Tateyama, Chiba, and the circuit’s traditional finish.View location →
SiteJison-inJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple at the foot of the Chōishi-michi — traditional gateway path up to Mount Kōya.View location →
SiteTongdosaSouth Korea · East AsiaMahayanaKorea’s Buddha Jewel Temple — vast monastic complex enshrining relics of the Buddha.View location →
SiteHaeinsaSouth Korea · East AsiaMahayanaKorea’s Dharma Jewel Temple — guardian of the Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks on Gayasan.View location →
SiteSonggwangsaSouth Korea · East AsiaMahayanaKorea’s Sangha Jewel Temple — historic seat of Seon practice founded in the spirit of Jinul.View location →
SiteAyutthayaThailand · Southeast AsiaTheravadaRuined Siamese capital of towering prangs and reclining Buddhas — a national pilgrimage landscape near Bangkok.View location →
SiteSukhothaiThailand · Southeast AsiaTheravadaFirst capital of the Thai kingdom — parkland of lotus ponds, Buddha images, and classic Sukhothai-style temples.View location →
SiteWat Phra That Doi SuthepThailand · Southeast AsiaTheravadaGolden mountain wat above Chiang Mai — northern Thailand’s most famous living pilgrimage temple.View location →
SiteGoka-dōJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 5Temple 5 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage.View location →
SiteAkechi-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 9Temple 9 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage.View location →
SiteJigen-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 13Temple 13 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage.View location →
SiteGōdo-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 18Temple 18 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage.View location →
SiteDōji-dōJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 22Temple 22 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage.View location →
SiteEn’yū-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 26Temple 26 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage.View location →
SiteHōun-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 30Temple 30 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon pilgrimage.View location →
SiteShōfuku-ji (Kanagawa)Japan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 5Temple 5 of the Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage in Kanagawa.View location →
SiteJikō-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 9Temple 9 of the Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage in Saitama.View location →
SiteMangan-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 17Temple 17 of the Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage in Tochigi.View location →
SiteNichirin-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 21Temple 21 of the Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage in Ibaraki.View location →
SiteŌmi-dōJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 25Temple 25 of the Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage.View location →
SiteChiba-deraJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 29Temple 29 of the Bandō 33 Kannon pilgrimage in Chiba.View location →
SiteKokawa-deraJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 3Temple 3 of the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage in Wakayama.View location →
SiteMinamihokke-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 6Temple 6 of the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage in Nara Prefecture.View location →
SiteMimuroto-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 10Temple 10 of Saigoku — hillside flower temple above Uji.View location →
SiteMii-deraJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 14Temple 14 of Saigoku — Onjō-ji, great temple overlooking Lake Biwa at Ōtsu.View location →
SiteChōhō-ji (Rokkaku-dō)Japan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 18Temple 18 of Saigoku — hexagonal hall in central Kyoto.View location →
SiteSōji-ji (Ibaraki)Japan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 22Temple 22 of the Saigoku Kannon pilgrimage in Osaka Prefecture.View location →
SiteIchijō-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 26Temple 26 of Saigoku — mountain temple above Kasai in Hyōgo.View location →
SiteHōgon-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 30Temple 30 of Saigoku — island temple on Chikubu-shima in Lake Biwa.View location →
SiteKegon-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 33Temple 33 of Saigoku — traditional finish of the Kansai Kannon pilgrimage in Gifu.View location →
SiteYakuō-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 23Temple 23 — cliffside yakushi temple in Minami, Tokushima, marking the turn into Kōchi.View location →
SiteChikurin-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 31Temple 31 on Godaisan above Kōchi City — a green hill temple mid-coast.View location →
SiteUnpen-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 66Temple 66 — the highest temple on the Shikoku henro, straddling Tokushima and Kagawa.View location →
SiteYashima-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 84Temple 84 on the Yashima plateau above Takamatsu.View location →
SiteDirapukTibet · Tibet & HimalayaInterfaithNorth-face kora camp below Kailash — first major overnight on the standard three-day circuit.View location →
SiteZutulpukTibet · Tibet & HimalayaInterfaithEast-side kora camp after the Dolma La pass — final overnight before closing the circuit.View location →
SiteNamo BuddhaNepal · India & NepalTibetanHilltop monastery southeast of Kathmandu — site of the Buddha’s legendary body-offering jātaka.View location →
SiteGolden Temple (Patan)Nepal · India & NepalBuddhistHiranya Varna Mahavihar — Newar Buddhist courtyard monastery in Patan’s old city.View location →
SiteMihintaleSri Lanka · Sri LankaTheravadaMountain monastery where Buddhism was traditionally introduced to Sri Lanka.View location →
SiteDambulla Cave TempleSri Lanka · Sri LankaTheravadaRock-cave vihara with centuries of Buddha images — a Cultural Triangle pilgrimage essential.View location →
SiteNallathanniyaSri Lanka · Sri LankaInterfaithMain trailhead village for the Sri Pada night ascent.View location →
SiteWat Phra KaewThailand · Southeast AsiaTheravadaTemple of the Emerald Buddha within Bangkok’s Grand Palace — Thailand’s preeminent royal wat.View location →
SiteSi SatchanalaiThailand · Southeast AsiaTheravadaCompanion historic city to Sukhothai — riverside ruins of wats and chedis in parkland.View location →
SiteKyaiktiyo (Golden Rock)Myanmar · Southeast AsiaTheravadaGravity-defying gilded boulder pagoda — one of Myanmar’s most famous pilgrimage wonders.View location →
SiteSagaing HillsMyanmar · Southeast AsiaTheravadaHill of monasteries and nunneries across the river from Mandalay.View location →
SiteSankassa (Sankisa)India · India & NepalBuddhistOne of the Eight Great Places — where tradition says the Buddha descended from Trāyastriṃśa heaven.View location →
SiteAjanta CavesIndia · India & NepalBuddhistRock-cut Buddhist cave monasteries and painted chaityas overlooking a horseshoe gorge in Maharashtra.View location →
SiteEllora CavesIndia · India & NepalInterfaithMonumental cave temples of Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism carved from a single basalt cliff.View location →
SiteElephanta CavesIndia · India & NepalHinduIsland cave temple in Mumbai harbour dedicated to Shiva, famous for the Trimurti sculpture.View location →
SiteAmaravati StupaIndia · India & NepalBuddhistGreat Andhra stupa site on the Krishna River — once among the largest Buddhist monuments in India.View location →
SiteNagarjunakondaIndia · India & NepalBuddhistIsland archaeological park of stupas and monasteries from a major Ikshvaku-era Buddhist university city.View location →
SiteVikramashilaIndia · India & NepalMahayanaRuins of a great Pala-era mahavihara in Bihar, peer to Nalanda as a medieval university.View location →
SiteKapilavastu (Tilaurakot)Nepal · India & NepalBuddhistLikely capital of the Shakya republic — the city of Prince Siddhartha’s youth near Lumbini.View location →
SiteVaranasi (Kashi Vishwanath)India · India & NepalHinduOne of Hinduism’s oldest living sacred cities — ghats of the Ganga and the Jyotirlinga of Kashi Vishwanath.View location →
SiteKedarnathIndia · India & NepalHinduHigh Himalayan Jyotirlinga temple of Shiva — a cornerstone of the Chota Char Dham.View location →
SiteBadrinathIndia · India & NepalHinduNorthern Char Dham temple of Vishnu in the Garhwal Himalaya.View location →
SiteRameswaramIndia · India & NepalHinduIsland temple of Ramanathaswamy — southern Char Dham and Jyotirlinga on the tip of India.View location →
SiteDwarkaIndia · India & NepalHinduWestern Char Dham city of Krishna — Dwarkadhish Temple on the Arabian Sea.View location →
SiteJagannath Temple, PuriIndia · India & NepalHinduEastern Char Dham temple of Jagannath — famous for the annual Rath Yatra.View location →
SiteTirumala VenkateswaraIndia · India & NepalHinduHill temple of Venkateswara — among the world’s most visited Hindu shrines.View location →
SiteMathura (Krishna Janmasthan)India · India & NepalHinduBirthplace city of Krishna — Sapta Puri pilgrimage heart of Braj.View location →
SiteHaridwarIndia · India & NepalHinduGateway city where the Ganga enters the plains — Sapta Puri and Kumbh Mela site.View location →
SiteMeenakshi Temple, MaduraiIndia · India & NepalHinduDravidian temple city of Meenakshi and Sundareswarar — South India’s architectural pilgrimage icon.View location →
SiteKonark Sun TempleIndia · India & NepalHindu13th-century chariot temple of Surya on the Odisha coast — UNESCO World Heritage.View location →
SiteKhajuraho TemplesIndia · India & NepalHinduChandela-era temple group famed for sculpture — Hindu and Jain sanctuaries in Madhya Pradesh.View location →
SiteAmarnath CaveIndia · India & NepalHinduHigh Himalayan ice-lingam cave of Shiva — among Kashmir’s great seasonal pilgrimages.View location →
SitePashupatinathNepal · India & NepalHinduNepal’s foremost Shiva temple on the Bagmati — a UNESCO Kathmandu Valley shrine.View location →
SiteTaxilaPakistan · India & NepalBuddhistAncient Gandharan university city of stupas, monasteries, and Indo-Greek Buddhist art.View location →
SiteTakht-i-BahiPakistan · India & NepalBuddhistHilltop monastic complex — among the best-preserved Gandharan Buddhist ruins.View location →
SiteLeshan Giant BuddhaChina · East AsiaMahayana71-meter cliff-carved Buddha at the confluence of rivers near Mount Emei.View location →
SiteMogao Caves (Dunhuang)China · East AsiaMahayanaThousand Buddha Caves on the Silk Road — painted grottoes of a millennium of Buddhist art.View location →
SiteYungang GrottoesChina · East AsiaMahayanaNorthern Wei cliff Buddhas near Datong — early imperial Chinese Buddhist sculpture.View location →
SiteLongmen GrottoesChina · East AsiaMahayanaYi River cliff temples near Luoyang with tens of thousands of carved Buddhas.View location →
SiteWhite Horse TempleChina · East AsiaMahayanaTraditionally China’s first Buddhist temple, founded in the Eastern Han near Luoyang.View location →
SiteShaolin MonasteryChina · East AsiaZenSongshan monastery famed as a cradle of Chan (Zen) and Chinese martial tradition.View location →
SiteGiant Wild Goose PagodaChina · East AsiaMahayanaTang pagoda in Xi’an built for Xuanzang’s Sanskrit scriptures from India.View location →
SiteTōdai-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaNara’s Great Buddha Hall — among the largest wooden buildings and bronze Buddhas in the world.View location →
SiteHōryū-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaAmong the world’s oldest surviving wooden temple buildings, founded in the Asuka period.View location →
SiteEnryaku-ji (Mount Hiei)Japan · East AsiaMahayanaTendai headquarters above Kyoto — mother mountain of many Japanese Buddhist schools.View location →
SiteByōdō-inJapan · East AsiaPure LandPhoenix Hall Amida temple in Uji — the Pure Land aesthetic of the Heian aristocracy.View location →
SiteBulguksaSouth Korea · East AsiaMahayanaSilla masterpiece temple below Seokguram — Korea’s most celebrated Buddhist complex.View location →
SiteSeokguram GrottoSouth Korea · East AsiaMahayanaGranite cave shrine with a serene seated Buddha overlooking the East Sea.View location →
SitePha That LuangLaos · Southeast AsiaTheravadaGolden national stupa of Laos in Vientiane — emblem of Lao Buddhist identity.View location →
SiteWat Xieng ThongLaos · Southeast AsiaTheravadaJewel of Luang Prabang’s royal temple architecture on the Mekong confluence.View location →
SitePrambananIndonesia · Southeast AsiaHindu9th-century Hindu temple compound of Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma on the Java plain.View location →
SiteMendut TempleIndonesia · Southeast AsiaMahayanaStone Mahayana temple near Borobudur with a great seated Buddha triad.View location →
SitePhra Pathom ChediThailand · Southeast AsiaTheravadaMassive white chedi in Nakhon Pathom — among the world’s tallest Buddhist stupas.View location →
SiteWat PhoThailand · Southeast AsiaTheravadaTemple of the Reclining Buddha beside Bangkok’s Grand Palace.View location →
SiteWat ArunThailand · Southeast AsiaTheravadaPorcelain-clad Temple of Dawn on the Chao Phraya opposite the Grand Palace.View location →
SiteBayonCambodia · Southeast AsiaBuddhistState temple of Angkor Thom with the famous smiling face-towers of Jayavarman VII.View location →
SiteMỹ SơnVietnam · Southeast AsiaHinduCham Hindu temple towers in a sacred valley of central Vietnam.View location →
SitePerfume Pagoda (Hương Temple)Vietnam · Southeast AsiaMahayanaMountain cave shrine complex southwest of Hanoi — Vietnam’s great seasonal Buddhist pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKek Lok SiMalaysia · Southeast AsiaMahayanaLargest Buddhist temple in Malaysia — hill complex above George Town, Penang.View location →
SiteBatu CavesMalaysia · Southeast AsiaHinduLimestone cave temple of Murugan with the great golden statue and 272-step climb.View location →
SiteTashilhunpo MonasteryTibet · Tibet & HimalayaTibetanPanchen Lama’s great monastery in Shigatse — western Tibet’s monastic capital.View location →
SiteGanden MonasteryTibet · Tibet & HimalayaTibetanTsongkhapa’s mother monastery of the Gelug school above the Kyi Chu valley.View location →
SiteHemis MonasteryIndia · Tibet & HimalayaTibetanLargest and wealthiest monastery of Ladakh — Drukpa Kagyu seat in a high desert gorge.View location →
SiteErdene Zuu MonasteryMongolia · East AsiaTibetanMongolia’s earliest surviving Buddhist monastery, built from Karakorum’s stones.View location →
SiteGandantegchinlen MonasteryMongolia · East AsiaTibetanUlaanbaatar’s great living monastery — heart of Mongolian Buddhist revival.View location →
SiteGokuraku-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 2Temple 2 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKonsen-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 3Temple 3 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteDainichi-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 4Temple 4 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteJizo-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 5Temple 5 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteAnraku-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 6Temple 6 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteJuraku-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 7Temple 7 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKumadani-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 8Temple 8 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteHorin-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 9Temple 9 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKirihata-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 10Temple 10 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteFujii-deraJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 11Temple 11 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteDainichi-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 13Temple 13 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteJoraku-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 14Temple 14 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteAwa Kokubun-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 15Temple 15 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKannon-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 16Temple 16 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteIdo-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 17Temple 17 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteOnzan-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 18Temple 18 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteTatsue-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 19Temple 19 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKakurin-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 20Temple 20 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteTairyu-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 21Temple 21 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteByodo-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 22Temple 22 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteShinsho-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 25Temple 25 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKongocho-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 26Temple 26 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKonomine-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 27Temple 27 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteDainichi-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 28Temple 28 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteTosa Kokubun-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 29Temple 29 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteZenraku-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 30Temple 30 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteZenjibu-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 32Temple 32 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteSekkei-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 33Temple 33 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteTanema-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 34Temple 34 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKiyotaki-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 35Temple 35 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteShoryu-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 36Temple 36 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteIwamoto-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 37Temple 37 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteEnko-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 39Temple 39 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKanjizai-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 40Temple 40 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteRyuko-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 41Temple 41 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteButsumoku-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 42Temple 42 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteMeiseki-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 43Temple 43 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteDaiho-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 44Temple 44 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteIwaya-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 45Temple 45 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteJoruri-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 46Temple 46 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteYasaka-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 47Temple 47 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteSairin-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 48Temple 48 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteJodo-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 49Temple 49 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteHanta-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 50Temple 50 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteTaisan-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 52Temple 52 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteEnmyo-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 53Temple 53 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteEnmei-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 54Temple 54 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteNankoboJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 55Temple 55 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteTaisan-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 56Temple 56 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteEifuku-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 57Temple 57 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteSenyu-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 58Temple 58 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteIyo Kokubun-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 59Temple 59 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteYokomine-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 60Temple 60 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKoon-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 61Temple 61 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteHoju-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 62Temple 62 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKichijo-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 63Temple 63 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteMaegami-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 64Temple 64 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteSankaku-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 65Temple 65 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteDaiko-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 67Temple 67 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteJinne-inJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 68Temple 68 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKannon-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 69Temple 69 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteMotoyama-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 70Temple 70 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteIyadani-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 71Temple 71 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteMandara-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 72Temple 72 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteShusshaka-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 73Temple 73 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKoyama-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 74Temple 74 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKonzo-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 76Temple 76 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteDoryu-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 77Temple 77 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteGosho-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 78Temple 78 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteTenno-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 79Temple 79 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteSanuki Kokubun-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 80Temple 80 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteShiromine-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 81Temple 81 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteNegoro-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 82Temple 82 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteIchinomiya-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 83Temple 83 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteYakuri-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 85Temple 85 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteShido-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 86Temple 86 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteNagao-jiJapan · East AsiaMahayanaTemple 87Temple 87 of the Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKimii-deraJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 2Temple 2 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteSefuku-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 4Temple 4 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteFujii-deraJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 5Temple 5 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteOka-deraJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 7Temple 7 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteNan'endō (Kōfuku-ji)Japan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 9Temple 9 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKami Daigo-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 11Temple 11 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteShōhō-ji (Iwama-dera)Japan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 12Temple 12 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteImakumano Kannon-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 15Temple 15 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteRokuharamitsu-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 17Temple 17 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteGyōgan-ji (Kōdō)Japan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 19Temple 19 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteYoshimine-deraJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 20Temple 20 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteAnao-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 21Temple 21 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKatsuō-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 23Temple 23 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteNakayama-deraJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 24Temple 24 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKiyomizu-dera (Hyōgo)Japan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 25Temple 25 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteEngyō-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 27Temple 27 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteNariai-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 28Temple 28 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteMatsunoo-deraJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 29Temple 29 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteChōmei-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 31Temple 31 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKannonshō-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 32Temple 32 of the Saigoku 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteShimpuku-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 2Temple 2 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteJōsen-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 3Temple 3 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKinshō-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 4Temple 4 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteBoku'un-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 6Temple 6 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteHōchō-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 7Temple 7 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteSaizen-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 8Temple 8 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteDaiji-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 10Temple 10 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteJōraku-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 11Temple 11 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteNosaka-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 12Temple 12 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteImamiya-bōJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 14Temple 14 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteShōrin-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 15Temple 15 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteSaikō-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 16Temple 16 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteJōrin-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 17Temple 17 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteRyūseki-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 19Temple 19 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteIwanoue-dōJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 20Temple 20 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKannon-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 21Temple 21 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteOngaku-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 23Temple 23 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteHōsen-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 24Temple 24 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKyūshō-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 25Temple 25 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteDaien-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 27Temple 27 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteHashidate-dōJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 28Temple 28 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteChōsen-inJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 29Temple 29 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKannon-inJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 31Temple 31 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteHōshō-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 32Temple 32 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKikusui-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 33Temple 33 of the Chichibu 34 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteGanden-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 2Temple 2 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteAn'yō-inJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 3Temple 3 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteHase-dera (Kamakura)Japan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 4Temple 4 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteChōkoku-ji (Iiyama)Japan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 6Temple 6 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKōmyō-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 7Temple 7 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteShōkoku-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 8Temple 8 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteShōbō-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 10Temple 10 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteAnraku-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 11Temple 11 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteJion-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 12Temple 12 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteGumyō-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 14Temple 14 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteChōkoku-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 15Temple 15 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteMizusawa-deraJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 16Temple 16 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteChūzen-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 18Temple 18 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteŌya-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 19Temple 19 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteSaimyō-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 20Temple 20 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteSatake-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 22Temple 22 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKanzeon-ji (Shōfuku-ji)Japan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 23Temple 23 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteRakuhō-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 24Temple 24 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKiyotaki-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 26Temple 26 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteEnpuku-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 27Temple 27 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteRyushō-inJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 28Temple 28 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKōzō-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 30Temple 30 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKasamori-jiJapan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 31Temple 31 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteKiyomizu-dera (Chiba)Japan · East AsiaPure LandTemple 32Temple 32 of the Bandō 33 Kannon Pilgrimage.View location →
SiteDevdahaNepal · India & NepalBuddhistAncient Koliyan town associated with Queen Maya and the Buddha’s maternal relatives.View location →
SiteRamagrama StupaNepal · India & NepalBuddhistRelic stupa traditionally holding an unopened share of the Buddha’s relics.View location →
SiteKopan MonasteryNepal · India & NepalTibetanHilltop Gelug monastery above the Kathmandu Valley, known for introductory courses.View location →
SitePharpingNepal · India & NepalTibetanValley town of caves and monasteries linked to Padmasambhava’s practice sites.View location →
SiteKesariya StupaIndia · India & NepalBuddhistEnormous brick stupa in Bihar, among the tallest ancient Buddhist monuments.View location →
SitePragbodhi (Dungeshwari)India · India & NepalBuddhistHill caves near Bodh Gaya where tradition places the Bodhisattva’s austerities before awakening.View location →
SiteBarabar CavesIndia · India & NepalBuddhistMauryan rock-cut caves in Bihar — India’s oldest surviving cave architecture.View location →
SiteTawang MonasteryIndia · Tibet & HimalayaTibetanLargest monastery in India and a major Gelug seat of Arunachal Pradesh.View location →
SiteBomdilaIndia · Tibet & HimalayaTibetanMonastic town on the road to Tawang — gateway of West Kameng Buddhism.View location →
SiteMuktinathNepal · India & NepalHinduHigh Mustang shrine sacred to Hindus and Buddhists — also a Divya Desam (Saligramam).View location →
SiteYamunotriIndia · India & NepalHinduSource shrine of the Yamuna — western gate of the Chota Char Dham.View location →
SiteGangotriIndia · India & NepalHinduSource shrine of the Bhagirathi/Ganga — second of the Chota Char Dham.View location →
SiteAyodhyaIndia · India & NepalHinduSapta Puri city of Rama — Ram Janmabhoomi and a living Vaishnava pilgrimage capital.View location →
SiteKanchipuramIndia · India & NepalHinduTemple city of South India — Sapta Puri and a dense landscape of Shiva and Vishnu shrines.View location →
SiteUjjainIndia · India & NepalHinduAncient Avanti on the Shipra — Sapta Puri and a Kumbh Mela city.View location →
SiteSomnathIndia · India & NepalHinduFirst of the twelve Jyotirlingas — seaside Shiva temple of Saurashtra.View location →
SiteMallikarjuna (Srisailam)India · India & NepalHinduJyotirlinga and Shakti Peetha on the Nallamala hills of Andhra Pradesh.View location →
SiteMahakaleshwarIndia · India & NepalHinduSouth-facing Jyotirlinga of Ujjain — Shiva as Lord of Time.View location →
SiteOmkareshwarIndia · India & NepalHinduJyotirlinga on the Om-shaped Mandhata island in the Narmada.View location →
SiteBhimashankarIndia · India & NepalHinduForest Jyotirlinga in the Western Ghats near Pune.View location →
SiteTrimbakeshwarIndia · India & NepalHinduThree-faced Jyotirlinga at the source of the Godavari near Nashik.View location →
SiteVaidyanath (Deoghar)India · India & NepalHinduJyotirlinga of Deoghar, Jharkhand — Shiva as divine physician.View location →
SiteNageshwarIndia · India & NepalHinduJyotirlinga near Dwarka — Shiva as Lord of Serpents.View location →
SiteGrishneshwarIndia · India & NepalHinduTwelfth Jyotirlinga beside the Ellora caves in Maharashtra.View location →
SiteKamakhyaIndia · India & NepalHinduGreat Shakti Peetha of Assam on Nilachal Hill — living center of goddess worship.View location →
SiteKalighatIndia · India & NepalHinduKali temple of Kolkata — one of the Adi Shakti Peethas.View location →
SiteTara TariniIndia · India & NepalHinduTwin-goddess hill shrine of Odisha — counted among the Adi Peethas.View location →
SiteBimala Temple (Puri)India · India & NepalHinduShakti shrine within the Jagannath complex — Adi Peetha of Puri.View location →
SiteEkambareswarar (Kanchipuram)India · India & NepalHinduEarth (Prithvi) lingam temple — first of the Pancha Bhoota Stalam.View location →
SiteJambukeswarar (Thiruvanaikaval)India · India & NepalHinduWater (Appu) lingam temple near Tiruchirappalli.View location →
SiteArunachaleswarar (Tiruvannamalai)India · India & NepalHinduFire (Agni) lingam — Annamalaiyar temple beneath the holy hill.View location →
SiteChidambaram NatarajaIndia · India & NepalHinduSpace (Akasha) shrine of Nataraja — Thillai temple of the cosmic dance.View location →
SiteMorgaon (Mayureshwar)India · India & NepalHinduFirst Ashta Vinayak temple — Mayureshwar at Morgaon.View location →
SiteSiddhatekIndia · India & NepalHinduSiddhivinayak of Siddhatek — Ashta Vinayak temple on the Bhima.View location →
SiteBallaleshwar (Pali)India · India & NepalHinduAshta Vinayak temple of Pali — Ballaleshwar.View location →
SiteVaradvinayak (Mahad)India · India & NepalHinduAshta Vinayak of Mahad — the boon-giving Ganesha.View location →
SiteChintamani (Theur)India · India & NepalHinduAshta Vinayak of Theur — Chintamani near Pune.View location →
SiteLenyadri (Girijatmaj)India · India & NepalHinduCave Ashta Vinayak — Girijatmaj on Lenyadri hill.View location →
SiteVighnahar (Ozar)India · India & NepalHinduAshta Vinayak of Ozar — remover of obstacles.View location →
SiteMahaganapati (Ranjangaon)India · India & NepalHinduAshta Vinayak of Ranjangaon — Mahaganapati.View location →
SiteTungnathIndia · India & NepalHinduHighest Shiva temple in the world among the Panch Kedar.View location →
SiteRudranathIndia · India & NepalHinduForest Panch Kedar shrine of Rudra in a high meadow.View location →
SiteMadhyamaheshwarIndia · India & NepalHinduMiddle Kedar temple in a glacial amphitheatre of Garhwal.View location →
SiteKalpeshwarIndia · India & NepalHinduCave Panch Kedar of Shiva’s hair — only one open year-round.View location →
SiteVishnuprayagIndia · India & NepalHinduHighest of the Panch Prayag — Alaknanda meets Dhauliganga.View location →
SiteNandprayagIndia · India & NepalHinduPanch Prayag where Alaknanda meets the Nandakini.View location →
SiteKarnaprayagIndia · India & NepalHinduPanch Prayag of Alaknanda and Pindar — linked to Karna lore.View location →
SiteRudraprayagIndia · India & NepalHinduSangam of Alaknanda and Mandakini — fork toward Kedarnath.View location →
SiteDevprayagIndia · India & NepalHinduWhere Alaknanda and Bhagirathi become the Ganga.View location →
SitePrayagraj (Triveni Sangam)India · India & NepalHinduTriveni Sangam of Ganga, Yamuna, and mythical Saraswati — foremost Kumbh site.View location →
SitePanchavati (Nashik)India · India & NepalHinduRamayana forest grove on the Godavari at Nashik.View location →
SiteChitrakootIndia · India & NepalHinduForest pilgrimage landscape of Rama’s exile — Kamadgiri and ghats.View location →
SiteVrindavanIndia · India & NepalHinduTown of Krishna’s youth — temples, kunjs, and Braj bhakti.View location →
SiteGovardhanIndia · India & NepalHinduSacred hill worshipped as Giriraj — focus of the ~21 km parikrama.View location →
SiteBarsanaIndia · India & NepalHinduHill town of Radha — Braj pilgrimage companion to Vrindavan.View location →
SiteGokulIndia · India & NepalHinduChildhood village of Krishna across the Yamuna from Mathura.View location →
SiteKurukshetraIndia · India & NepalHinduBattlefield and teaching place of the Bhagavad Gita.View location →
SiteAmarkantakIndia · India & NepalHinduSource of the Narmada — traditional start and end of Narmada Parikrama.View location →
SiteMaheshwarIndia · India & NepalHinduHistoric Narmada ghat town of Ahilyabai Holkar’s temples.View location →
SiteBharuch (Narmada mouth)India · India & NepalHinduWhere the Narmada meets the Arabian Sea — turnaround of the parikrama.View location →
SiteManimahesh LakeIndia · India & NepalHinduHigh glacial lake under Manimahesh Kailash — Himachal’s great Shiva yatra.View location →
SiteVaishno DeviIndia · India & NepalHinduCave shrine of the goddess in the Trikuta hills of Jammu.View location →
