Every state of India has a lot more than 10000 temples of Lord shiva. As one travels across India, one would find that more than 80% of the "ancient" temples have been dedicated to Lord shiva. This signifies the strong shaiva devotion across this country bharath. This section would achieve its purpose if the readers could visit these temples - whichever are accessible to them - close to their place or near the place they visit - and get the blessings of Lord shiva that is brilliantly resident in these temples - be it big or small.

Temples of India - categorized by states

Andhra Pradesh Temples

Assam Temples

Bihar Temples

Chhattisgarh Temples

Gujarat Temples

Goa Temples

Hariyana Temples

Himachal Pradesh Temples

Indraprastam (Delhi) Temples

Jammu & Kashmir Temples

Jharkhand Temples

Karnataka Temples

Kerala Temples

Manipur Temples

Maharashtra Temples

Madhya Pradesh Temples

Orissa Temples

Pondichery Temples

Punjab Temples

Rajastan Temples

Tamil Nadu Temples

Telangana Lord Shiva Temples

Tripura Temples

Uttar Pradesh Temples

West Bengal Temples

Unclassified Temples (Yet to be grouped)

• Kailash (nodiththAn malai, kayilai) - paramashivam, pArvatI, sharavaNap poykai
• A temple on the way to kailAsh near the confluence of ganga and saroju
• agaramsEththUr - South India
• asodar (ashvaththAma puram) - Phatepur Area
• aTTahAsA - North India, mahAnAth (Self-manifest)
• ambika - North India, umApati (Self-manifest)
• AmrakaNTak - 225 km from reva, 40 km from pentra road, hill temple, starting point of river narmada
• iShTikapuram - North India, variShTeshvar
• uththirEchchuram - The place where chEDadhAchaiyAr made the snake to a lingam
• EkagrAmam - kRittivAsa svAmi (self manifest)
• ONkArapuram - South India, shiva nyAnEshvar, garuDa tIrttam
• kaDambalUr - South India
• kaDas (kaDAxam) - North India, shiva kaDAxam, purNA devi, netra saras
• karNikAram - North India, gajAdhyaxa (self manifest)
• karavIram - North India, kRitaliNgeshvar (self manifest)
• karumbADu - nAdaththEshvar, nyAnaprasannAmbika, trishUla tIrttam
• karoD - bilAspUr Dt.
• kalyANa giri - on the Himalayan foot, kalyANeshvar, pArvatI
• gajapriyA - North India, jalaliNgeshvar (self manifest)
• kAmpuram - chandrashEkarar, amirtAmbikai
• kArjAha - East India, in paNTalkaNT, saththar puri sector
• kArbeTTA - North India, miDnapUr jeria region, kAngeshvar shiv
• kAroNam - North India, lakulIshvar (self manifest)
• kAlanchAr - North India, nIlakaNTh (self manifest)
• kRiteshvaram - North India, bhasmakAyeshvar (self-manifest)
• kuNupUDi - sOmEshvar
• kuyilAluvam - near Himalayas
• guruchandra - North India, shankarmahAdev (self-manifest)
• gurujAngalam - North India, chaNDesh (self-manifest)
• kUvanUr - South India, agasthIshvar, karppUravalli, chandra puShkaraNi, aghastya tIrttam
• kempAlapAlaiyam - South India, aghastIshvar, maragatavalli, padmasaras
• gokragaT - North India, mahAdev, gokrA river
• koTeshvar - North India, 4 miles from ambOki, in a forest, kOTeshvar, mahAdevi, kumari tIrttam
• kOlAgOkarnAth - North India, mahAdev, ganga river
• gaurishankar hills - 36 shiva linga
• Siddhesvar (temple) Dhaam (Called the Chaar Dhaam); Situated at the majestic Solophok Hill, a 5 kms distance from the South Sikkim district headquarters Namchi. (Sikkim State)
• shaNkukaraNam - North India, mahAdeveshvarar (self manifest)
• chandrAvati - North India, siddeshvar (before 9 th cent. ACE)
• sambA - Near nAgpUr, on the bank of hAstel river, mahAdev, mahAdevi
• piTTanpUr - near sambA, shiv piTTiyeshvar
• shAntalUru - South India
• chAho - sambA sector, chandrashekhar
• chitrakUTam - North India, 25 miles from mANikpUr, gAndhanAth, gAndhmati
• siddeshvaram - North India, near pAdarpUr, dhavaLIshvarar (self manifest)
• chiRukuppA - South India, in the fort, shambhuliNgEshvara svAmi
• sItApuram - near chitrakUTam, mattagajendreshvar
• sItAkuND - North India, on a hill
• choNDi - North India
• chauTampUr - on the bank of river tungabhadra
• DAkini
• DolpUr - North India, mahAdev, mahAdevi
• taumreyan - North India, gautamesh, umA devi
• tarangAtrA - North India, mahAdev
• taraNikODA - amarEshvar (built by krishna devaraya)
• tapastAn - North India, onthe way to brahma kapAlam, paramashivam, bAlapArvtI
• dhavaLagiri - dhavalagirIshvar, parvatavardhdhani, brahma tIrttam
• tADapuram - South India
• trisanti - near naimichAraNyam, tryambak (self manifest)
• diyohar - North India, beautiful vigraha of Lord daxiNAmUrti
• dIptA - North India, mahAdev (self manifest)
• devadhAruvan - North India, near naimichAraNyam, daNDIsh, umAdevi
• devagraham - East India, diyokar, 22 shivAlayams including vaidhyanAth
• naktA - North India, near udayagiri, mahAdev
• nAgarEshvaram - North India, self manifest
• nAgai - central India, near chiTTapUr
• neylUr - East India
• naimichAraNyam - North India, devadeveshvar (self manifest)
• baDabAmukham - analeshvar (self manifest)
• baDAs - GIP rail station, nAgeshvar
• pattupUr - North India, GIP station, kadri-bInA sector, jageshvar mahAdev
• pAngUr - North INdia, sIrA taluk
• baroch - North India, mukhadev, narmada river
• baroli - North India
• bAdravaT - North India, self manifest
• bAtrakANA - North INdia, sadAshivam (self manifest)
• pAdALam - North India, haTakeshvar (self manifest)
• pATalI puram - North India, pATalIsha, ganga river
• pArAkAT - North India, 3 miles from mIrganj, narmada river
• pAlampIT - 6 miles from hAngal kaLLeshvar, kAlameshvar
• pAlivi - 8 miles from ellUru, 10 miles from nUjvID
• bAng nagar - North India
• pARi vaijanAth - from pAna mADam, 12 miles from bAmaNi
• pilsAT - North India, mahAsena
• pIrkaT - 3 miles from pinkanj, hill top temple
• pulTAmbA - on the bank of river gOdhAvari
• punarpUn - pitA maheshvar, umAdevi
• pushkaram - rAjamahendram, on the bank of river gOdhAvari, kOTi lingeshvar
• bUmAru - North India (6 th cent ACE)
• bhairang - North India, bairaN nAth (self manifest)
• makuTeshvaram - North India, jayantIshvar (self manifest)
• mahAkoTe - North India, mahotkaTA (self manifest)
• mahAlinga sthal - North India, Ishvar (self manifest)
• mahAsmal - North India, on sAtpuri hill, mahAdev, pArvatI
• mAndAtA - North India, in an island, OMkArEshvar
• mAndAtA - North India, in the west of island, rimmukteshvar
• mAlUr - South India, manjEshvar, tripurasundari, anthill liNgam
• mArUr - 2 miles from kArgal
• mArEshvaram - North India, OMkAreshvar (self manifest)
• mRitakeshvaram - North India, sUxma (self manifest)
• misrik - North India, 13 miles from sItApUr
• mIrat (meerat) - 41 miles from indraprastam (delhi), mAheshvaranAth, mAheshvari
• mEDiyUr - South India
• raDban - North India
• rAjkoT - North India, rAmnAth mahAdev
• rAjpUr - near vArda, many shivAlayams
• rAjagraham - North India, near jamvAn, hill temple
• rAvalpiNDi - North India
• rudrakoTi - North India, mahAyogIshvar (self manifest)
• lingampalli - South India
• lingEshvar - North India, varadeshvar (self manifest)
• limTi - bhImnAth
• lauriyA - North India, mahadev, arurAj
• lonaT - North India, rAmeshvara svAmi
• vAmeshvaram - North india, jaTileshvar (self manifest)
• vindyaparvat - varAheshvar (self manifest)
• vimaleshvaram - North India, vishvesh - shrIkaNTh (self manifest)
• virAjA - North India, trailochan (self manifest)
• vRiShastAnam - yamaliNgeshvar (self manifest)
• vishvesham - North India, vRiShabhatunga (self manifest)
• vaidANi road - North India, 82 miles from kUrDA, vaidaraNi river
• jagatamangalam - South India, paramEshvar, sundaravalli
• jAngalam - North India, kapardin gangAdIshvar (self manifest)
• jAleshvar - North India, trishUli (self manifest)
• junakaT - North India, appAjishivam, pArvatIdevi
• srIrAmanagaram - North India
• svarNAksha - North India, sahasrAxa (self manifest)
• harShakA - North India, harShakEshvar (self manifest)
• himastAn - North India, gangAdhar (self manifest)
• huchchimallikuDi - South India
• hemakUT - North India, virUpAksha (self manifest)
• DehrADUn - lAkmaNDal temple and kedhArIshvar temple
• DehrADUn - sahasradhArA
• paNTil kaNT sector - north west India
  • ajeghar - panchamukha liNgam
  • meerut, mApUr village
  • AgrA, IDA dt, atranchikerA village,
  • shikobAt village - panchamukha mahAdev