Not only in India, but the zeal of people belonging to the Hindu community to get a glimpse of Lord Shiva colossal idols can be seen all over the world. Since India is highly populated with Hindus and its followers, there are a wide variety of Shiva temples all across the country but to one’s surprise some of the beautiful Shiva temples can also be found outside India. Some of them are very famous and have been known for their architecture, ancestry and grandeur.
The prevalent presence of the Shiva temples all across the county is because of the presence of Lord Shiva’s devotees throughout the planet. People have great faith in the blessings of Lord Shiva particularly those belonging to the Hindu community and so various followers Lord Shiva and organisations have taken pleasure in building some really gigantic and worth visiting temples in various parts of the world.
For the convenience of the readers and to provide a guideline to those trying to find out temples of Lord Shiva in different parts of the world, we have prepared a list of all the famous temples of Lord Shiva. People should have knowledge about these temples and should take time to visit them if ever have got the chance to visit the respective country. Let’s take a look at the magic that these temples spread through their majesty:
S.No. | Temple Name | Location | Country |
1 | Prambanan Temple | Java, Indonesia | Indonesia |
2 | The Shiva Vishnu Temple | Lanham, Maryland | Maryland |
3 | Shiva Vishnu Temple | Livermore, California,USA | United States of America |
4 | Madhya Kailash Temple | Midrand, South Africa | South Africa |
5 | Pashupatinath Temple | Kathmandu, Nepal | Nepal |
6 | Shiva Temple | Auckland, New Zealand | New Zealand |
7 | The Sagar Shiv Temple | Mauritius | Mauritius |
8 | Shiva Vishnu Temple | South Florida, USA | United States of America |
9 | The Sivan Kovil | Lewisham, London | United Kingdom |
10 | Shiva Temple | Zurich, Switzerland | Switzerland |
11 | Shiva Hindu Temple | Zuidoost, Amsterdam | Netherlands |
12 | Katasraj Temple | Chakwal, Pakistan | Pakistan |
13 | The Shiva Temple | Muscat, Oman | Oman |
14 | Mukti Gupteshwar Temple | Minto, Australia | Australia |
15 | Munneswaram Temple | Munneswaram, Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
16 | Shiva Vishnu Temple | Melbourne, Australia | Australia |
S.No. | Temple Name | Location | Country |
1 | Amarnath Temple | Jammu and Kashmir | India |
2 | Sukreswar Temple | Assam | India |
3 | Srikalahasti Temple | Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh | India |
4 | Bhavnath Mahadev Temple | Junagadh, Gujarat | India |
5 | Vadakkunnathan Temple | Thrissur, Kerala | India |
6 | Murudeshwara Temple | Murudeshwara, Karnataka | India |
7 | Taraknath Temple | Tarakeswar, West Bengal | India |
8 | Annamalaiyar Temple | Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu | India |
9 | Daksheswara Mahadev Temple | Kankhal, Uttarakhand | India |
10 | Kotilingeshwara Temple | Kotilingeshwara, Karnataka | India |
11 | Lingaraj Temple | Bhubaneswar, Orissa | India |
12 | Shore Temple | Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu | India |
13 | Brihadeeswara Temple | Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu | India |
14 | Kandariya Mahadeva Temple | Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh | India |
15 | Pashupatinath Temple | Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh | India |
16 | Tungnath Temple | Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand | India |
17 | Natarajar Temple | Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu | India |
18 | Kirateshwar Mahadev Temple | Gyalshing, Sikkim | India |
19 | Jambukeswarar Temple | Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu | India |
20 | Bhojpur Shiva Temple | Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh | India |
21 | Kailashnath Temple | Ellora, Maharashtra | India |
22 | Mallikarjuna Swamy | Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh | India |
23 | Brihadeeswarar Temple | Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu | India |
24 | Ramanathaswamy | Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu | India |
25 | Koteshwar Temple | Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand | India |
26 | Lepakshi Temple | Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh | India |
27 | Baijnath Temple | Kangra, Himachal Pradesh | India |
28 | Thousand Pillar Temple | Hanamakonda, Telangana | India |
29 | Meenakshi Amman Temple | Madurai, Tamil Nadu | India |