Shiva

Shiva is worshipped across this dataset in forms ranging from the twelve Jyotirlingas to hilltop and riverside shrines, most commonly as a lingam representing his formless, all-pervading aspect.

140 at the time this page was generated: Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple, Srisailam, Sri Durga Malleswara Swamy Varla Devasthanam (Kanaka Durga Temple), Sri Kalahasteeswara Swamy Temple, Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy Temple, Annavaram, Umananda Temple, Navagraha Temple, Basistha Temple (Basistha Ashram), Mundeshwari Temple, Mangala Gauri Temple, Bhoramdeo Temple, Mahamaya Devi Temple, Gangeshwar Mahadev Temple, Kalkaji Mandir, Shri Shantadurga Temple, Shri Mangeshi Temple, Shri Nagesh Temple, Shree Somnath Jyotirlinga Temple, Nageshwar Jyotirlinga Temple, Girnar Temples, Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple, Bhadrakali Temple, Shri Mata Mansa Devi Temple, Panchkula, Chintpurni Temple, Naina Devi Temple, Baijnath Temple, Bhimakali Temple, Amarnath Cave Temple, Raghunath Temple, Shankaracharya Temple, Baidyanath Temple (Baba Dham), Chhinnamasta Temple, Rajrappa, Basukinath Temple, Sri Virupaksha Temple, Hampi, Shri Manjunatha Swamy Temple, Dharmasthala, Murudeshwar Temple, Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple, Sree Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thiruvithuvakodu Perumal Temple, Thirumoozhikkalam Lakshmana Perumal Temple, Mahakaleshwar Temple, Omkareshwar Temple, Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Chausath Yogini Temple, Kalmadhav Devi Temple, Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple, Bhimashankar Temple, Grishneshwar Jyotirlinga Temple, Tuljabhavani Temple, Tuljapur, Khandoba Temple, Jejuri, Mahaganapati Temple, Ranjangaon, Shiv Mandir, Zotlang, Lingaraja Temple, Sri Vedapureeswarar Temple, Siddhesvara Dham (Solophok Char Dham), Thakurbari Temple, Meenakshi Amman Temple, Brihadeeswarar Temple, Ramanathaswamy Temple, Thillai Nataraja Temple, Govindaraja Perumal Temple (Thiruchitrakoodam), Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Arunachaleswarar Temple, Ekambareswarar Temple, Nilathingal Thundam Perumal Temple, Sri Aadhi Varaha Perumal Temple, Thirukkalvanur, Airavatesvara Temple, Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, Tiruchendur, Arulmigu Swaminathaswamy Temple, Swamimalai, Arulmigu Jambukeswarar Akilandeswari Temple, Suryanar Kovil (Suryanarayana Temple), Kailasanathar Temple, Thingaloor, Vaitheeswaran Koil (Sri Vaidyanatha Swamy Temple), Swetharanyeswarar Temple, Apatsahayesvarar Temple, Agneeswarar Temple, Dharbaranyeswarar Temple, Thirunallar, Naganathaswamy Temple, Thirunageswaram, Naganathaswamy Temple, Keezhperumpallam, Kallazhagar Temple (Sri Sundararaja Perumal Temple), Vaithamanidhi Perumal Temple, Kaaichina Vendha Perumal Temple, Gopala Krishna Perumal Temple, Kudamadakoothan Perumal Temple, Purushottama Perumal Temple, Hemaranganatha Perumal Temple, Sashvatha Deepaya Narayana Perumal Temple, Vaikundanatha Perumal Temple, Devanayaka Perumal Temple, Lakshmiranga Perumal Temple, Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Hara Saabha Vimochana Perumal Temple, Adhipureeswarar Perumal Temple (Uthamar Kovil), Jagannatha Perumal Temple, Ninra Narayana Perumal Temple, Sathyamurthi Perumal Temple, Kumari Amman Temple (Kanyakumari Bhagavathy Amman Temple), Ramappa Temple (Rudreshwara Temple), Palampet, Basara Saraswati Temple, Tripura Sundari Temple, Chaturdasha Devata Temple, Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Kaal Bhairav Temple, Gorakhnath Temple, Shakumbhari Devi Temple, Kedarnath Temple, Mansa Devi Temple, Tungnath Temple, Naina Devi Temple, Nainital, Dakshineswar Kali Temple, Tarakeswar Temple, Bakreshwar Temple, Attahas Temple, Kiriteshwari Temple, Sri Mandir, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Toronto, Vishnu Mandir, Hindu Temple of Ottawa-Carleton, Hindu Mandir (The Hindu Temple of Quebec), Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple, Arulmigu Sri Rajakaliamman Glass Temple, Ganga Talao (Grand Bassin), Maheswarnath Mandir, Sagar Shiv Mandir, Shiv Shakti Mandir, Shri Sockalingum Meenatchee Ammen Kovil, Pashupatinath Temple, Sri Mariamman Temple, Sri Thendayuthapani Temple, Temple in the Sea, BAPS Hindu Mandir, Abu Dhabi, Shiva Mandir and Krishna Mandir, Bur Dubai, Hindu Temple, Dubai (Jebel Ali), BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, London, Shree Sanatan Mandir and Community Centre, Shri Venkateswara (Balaji) Temple, Sri Siva Vishnu Temple, Malibu Hindu Temple, BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago.

Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Australia, Bihar, Canada, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi, Fiji, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mizoram, Nepal, Odisha, Puducherry, Sikkim, Singapore, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Trinidad and Tobago, Tripura, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

Most are, but a few, especially high-altitude shrines such as those in the Char Dham, open only for a defined pilgrimage season each year. Check each temple's own page for its specific schedule.

Yes, considerably. Each temple sets its own hours; there is no single shared schedule across a circuit.

Traditions vary; for most of these circuits, visiting all member sites is a devotional custom rather than a strict requirement, though some pilgrims treat it as such.

This dataset doesn't prescribe a route. Most pilgrims plan by geography and season rather than a fixed sequence; each temple's own page includes how-to-reach details to help with logistics.

Yes. Several of these sites see their heaviest crowds and most extended hours during specific annual festivals, noted on each temple's page.

Most offer free general darshan with an optional paid special-darshan queue; a few charge a standard entry ticket. See each temple's own page for specifics.

By matching each temple's recorded name, history, significance and festival details against this circuit's defining criteria. See the About page for the full sourcing methodology.