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Nepal
- Pashupatinath Temple, located in Katmandu.
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Sri Lanka
- Koneswaram Temple, located in Trincomalee.
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England - BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple (Neasden Temple), located in London.
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Indonesia
- Penataran Temple, located at Blitar in East Java.
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India - Laxminarayan Temple, located in New Delhi.
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India - Padmanabhaswamy Temple, located at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.
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India
- Ramaswamy Temple, located at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu.
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Singapore
- Sri Thendayuthapani Temple, located at 15 Tank Road in Singapore.
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India
- Ranganathaswamy Temple, located at Srirangam in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu.
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India - Jagannath Temple, located at Puri in Odisha.
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India - Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple, located at Bhuj in Gujurat.
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USA
- Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, located in Chicago, Illinois.
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India - Meenakshi Temple, located at Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
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India - Ramanathaswamy Temple, located on Rameswaram island in Tamil Nadu.
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Sri Lanka - Pathirakali Amman Temple, located in Trincomalee.
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India - Lingaraja Temple, located at Bhubaneswar in Odisha.
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India - Ekambareswarar Temple, located at Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu.
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India - Akshardham Temple, located at Noida Mor in New Delhi.
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USA - Hindu Temple of Delaware, located at Hockessin in Delaware.
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India - Brihadeeswarar Temple, located at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu.
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India - Kamakhya Temple, located at Guwahati city in Assam.
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India - Somnath Temple, located at Prabhas Patan in Gujarat.
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Sri Lanka
- Munneswaram Temple, located at Munneswaram, near Chilaw.
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India - Venkateswara Temple, located at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.
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India
- Vadakkunnathan Temple, located at Thrissur in Kerala. See also: These cities could disappear by 2030 due to rising sea levels
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India
- Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple, located at Kanchipuram in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
© Shutterstock
1 / 29 Fotos
Nepal
- Pashupatinath Temple, located in Katmandu.
© Shutterstock
2 / 29 Fotos
Singapore - Sri Mariamman Temple, located in the downtown Chinatown district.
© iStock
3 / 29 Fotos
Sri Lanka
- Koneswaram Temple, located in Trincomalee.
© Shutterstock
4 / 29 Fotos
USA - Malibu Hindu Temple, located in Malibu, California.
© iStock
5 / 29 Fotos
England - BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple (Neasden Temple), located in London.
© Shutterstock
6 / 29 Fotos
Indonesia
- Penataran Temple, located at Blitar in East Java.
© Shutterstock
7 / 29 Fotos
India - Laxminarayan Temple, located in New Delhi.
© iStock
8 / 29 Fotos
India - Padmanabhaswamy Temple, located at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.
© Shutterstock
9 / 29 Fotos
India
- Ramaswamy Temple, located at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu.
© Shutterstock
10 / 29 Fotos
Singapore
- Sri Thendayuthapani Temple, located at 15 Tank Road in Singapore.
© Shutterstock
11 / 29 Fotos
India
- Ranganathaswamy Temple, located at Srirangam in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu.
© Shutterstock
12 / 29 Fotos
India - Jagannath Temple, located at Puri in Odisha.
© Shutterstock
13 / 29 Fotos
India - Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple, located at Bhuj in Gujurat.
© Shutterstock
14 / 29 Fotos
USA
- Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, located in Chicago, Illinois.
© Shutterstock
15 / 29 Fotos
India - Meenakshi Temple, located at Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
© iStock
16 / 29 Fotos
India - Ramanathaswamy Temple, located on Rameswaram island in Tamil Nadu.
© Shutterstock
17 / 29 Fotos
Sri Lanka - Pathirakali Amman Temple, located in Trincomalee.
© iStock
18 / 29 Fotos
India - Lingaraja Temple, located at Bhubaneswar in Odisha.
© Shutterstock
19 / 29 Fotos
India - Ekambareswarar Temple, located at Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu.
© iStock
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India - Akshardham Temple, located at Noida Mor in New Delhi.
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USA - Hindu Temple of Delaware, located at Hockessin in Delaware.
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India - Brihadeeswarar Temple, located at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu.
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23 / 29 Fotos
India - Kamakhya Temple, located at Guwahati city in Assam.
© Shutterstock
24 / 29 Fotos
India - Somnath Temple, located at Prabhas Patan in Gujarat.
© Shutterstock
25 / 29 Fotos
Sri Lanka
- Munneswaram Temple, located at Munneswaram, near Chilaw.
© Shutterstock
26 / 29 Fotos
India - Venkateswara Temple, located at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.
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India
- Vadakkunnathan Temple, located at Thrissur in Kerala. See also: These cities could disappear by 2030 due to rising sea levels
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Stunning Hindu temples you need to see to believe
Colorful and brilliantly decorated places of worship
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Hinduism is the world's third largest religion and, according to many scholars, the oldest religion in the world. Widely practiced in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia, Hindu worship takes place in temples of many styles, colors, and locations.
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