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All 150 sites, by country

Every entry links to its full cited page. Colour dot = construction era of the standing structure.

Afghanistan · 1

SitePlaceTraditionDynastyBuilt
Bamiyan Buddhas (destroyed)Bamiyan valley, BamyanBuddhistHephthalite–Western Turk era550 CE

Bangladesh · 3

SitePlaceTraditionDynastyBuilt
Dhakeshwari National TempleDhaka, DhakaHinduSena1100 CE
Kantajew Temple (Kantanagar)Kantanagar, Rangpur (Dinajpur)HinduDinajpur Raj1704 CE
Somapura Mahavihara, PaharpurPaharpur, Rajshahi (Naogaon)BuddhistPala781 CE

Bhutan · 2

SitePlaceTraditionDynastyBuilt
Kyichu LhakhangParo, ParoBuddhistTibetan Empire659 CE
Paro Taktsang (Tiger's Nest)Paro valley (3,120 m), ParoBuddhistBhutanese theocracy1692 CE

Cambodia · 6

SitePlaceTraditionDynastyBuilt
Angkor WatAngkor, Siem ReapHinduKhmer (Angkor)1113 CE
Banteay Sreinear Phnom Dei, Angkor, Siem ReapHinduKhmer (Angkor)967 CE
Bayon Temple, Angkor ThomAngkor Thom, Siem ReapBuddhistKhmer (Angkor)1181 CE
Preah Vihear TempleDangrek escarpment, Preah VihearHinduKhmer (Angkor)890 CE
Sambor Prei Kuk (Ishanapura)Sambor Prei Kuk, Kampong ThomHinduChenla610 CE
Ta ProhmAngkor, Siem ReapBuddhistKhmer (Angkor)1186 CE

India · 97

SitePlaceTraditionDynastyBuilt
Airavatesvara TempleDarasuram, Kumbakonam, Tamil NaduHinduChola1150 CE
Ajanta CavesAjanta, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, MaharashtraBuddhistSatavahana & Vakataka100 BCE
Amarnath Cave ShrineAmarnath (3,888 m), Jammu & KashmirHindu—1000 BCE
Ambaji Mata TempleAmbaji, Banaskantha, GujaratHinduParamara legacy1400 CE
Arunachaleswarar TempleTiruvannamalai, Tamil NaduHinduChola850 CE
Badami Cave TemplesBadami, KarnatakaHinduChalukya (Badami)543 CE
Badrinath TempleBadrinath (3,133 m), UttarakhandHinduGarhwal800 CE
Baidyanath Temple (Baba Baidyanath Dham)Deoghar, JharkhandHinduGidhaur era1596 CE
Banke Bihari TempleVrindavan, Uttar PradeshHinduModern (Rajasthani style)1864 CE
Belur Math (Ramakrishna Temple)Belur, Howrah, West BengalHinduModern1935 CE
Bhimashankar TempleBhimashankar, Pune district, MaharashtraHinduMaratha1200 CE
Bishnupur Temple Town (Rasmancha & terracotta temples)Bishnupur, Bankura, West BengalHinduMalla1600 CE
Brahma Temple, PushkarPushkar, RajasthanHinduRajput1350 CE
Brihadisvara TempleThanjavur, Tamil NaduHinduChola1003 CE
Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda CholapuramGangaikonda Cholapuram, Tamil NaduHinduChola1025 CE
Chennakesava Temple, BelurBelur, KarnatakaHinduHoysala1117 CE
Dakshineswar Kali TempleDakshineswar, Kolkata, West BengalHinduColonial-era Bengal1847 CE
Dhamek Stupa, SarnathSarnath, Varanasi, Uttar PradeshBuddhistGupta463 CE
Dilwara TemplesMount Abu, RajasthanJainChaulukya–Vaghela1031 CE
Durga Temple, AiholeAihole, KarnatakaHinduChalukya (Badami)675 CE
Dwarkadhish TempleDwarka, GujaratHinduChaulukya legacy1450 CE
Ekambareswarar TempleKanchipuram, Tamil NaduHinduVijayanagara850 CE
Elephanta CavesGharapuri Island, Mumbai Harbour, MaharashtraHinduKalachuri (attributed)520 CE
Gangotri TempleGangotri (3,100 m), UttarakhandHinduGorkha/Garhwal1810 CE
Gommateshwara (Bahubali), ShravanabelagolaShravanabelagola, KarnatakaJainWestern Ganga981 CE
Grishneshwar TempleVerul (Ellora), Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, MaharashtraHinduMaratha (Holkar)1729 CE
Gurdwara Sri Hemkund SahibHemkund (4,632 m), UttarakhandSikhModern1935 CE
Guruvayur Sri Krishna TempleGuruvayur, KeralaHinduZamorin era1300 CE
Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple)Amritsar, PunjabSikhSikh1581 CE
Hemis MonasteryHemis, LadakhBuddhistNamgyal (Ladakh)1672 CE
Hoysaleswara Temple, HalebiduHalebidu, KarnatakaHinduHoysala1121 CE
Jwalamukhi Devi TempleJwalamukhi, Kangra, Himachal PradeshHinduKatoch1660 CE
Kailasa Temple, Ellora (Cave 16)Ellora, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, MaharashtraHinduRashtrakuta756 CE
Kailasanathar TempleKanchipuram, Tamil NaduHinduPallava685 CE
Kalighat Kali TempleKolkata, West BengalHinduColonial-era Bengal1809 CE
Kamakhya TempleNilachal Hill, Guwahati, AssamHinduKoch1565 CE
Kanaka Durga TempleIndrakeeladri, Vijayawada, Andhra PradeshHinduChalukya (Eastern)700 CE
Kanyakumari Bhagavathy Amman TempleKanyakumari, Tamil NaduHinduPandya200 BCE
Kapaleeshwarar TempleMylapore, Chennai, Tamil NaduHinduVijayanagara1500 CE
Karni Mata TempleDeshnoke, Bikaner, RajasthanHinduRathore (Bikaner)1900 CE
Kashi Vishwanath TempleVaranasi, Uttar PradeshHinduMaratha (Holkar)1780 CE
Kedarnath TempleKedarnath (3,583 m), UttarakhandHinduKatyuri era750 CE
Keshava Temple, SomanathapuraSomanathapura, KarnatakaHinduHoysala1248 CE
Khajuraho Group of TemplesKhajuraho, Madhya PradeshHinduChandela900 CE
Konark Sun TempleKonark, OdishaHinduEastern Ganga1250 CE
Lingaraja TempleBhubaneswar, OdishaHinduSomavamshi1090 CE
Mahabaleshwar Temple, GokarnaGokarna, KarnatakaHinduKadamba345 CE
Mahabodhi TempleBodh Gaya, BiharBuddhistGupta450 CE
Mahakaleshwar TempleUjjain, Madhya PradeshHinduMaratha (Scindia)1734 CE
Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple, SrisailamSrisailam, Andhra PradeshHinduVijayanagara1300 CE
Martand Sun Temple (ruins)Mattan, Anantnag, Jammu & KashmirHinduKarkota725 CE
Meenakshi Amman TempleMadurai, Tamil NaduHinduNayak1560 CE
Mukteshvara TempleBhubaneswar, OdishaHinduSomavamshi950 CE
Murudeshwara TempleMurudeshwara, KarnatakaHinduModern1977 CE
Nageshwar Jyotirlinga Templenear Dwarka, GujaratHinduModern1700 CE
Nalanda MahaviharaNalanda, BiharBuddhistGupta427 CE
Nataraja Temple, ChidambaramChidambaram, Tamil NaduHinduChola900 CE
Omkareshwar TempleMandhata Island, Narmada, Madhya PradeshHinduParamara1000 CE
Palani Dhandayuthapani TemplePalani, Tamil NaduHinduChera200 CE
Palitana Temples, Shatrunjaya HillPalitana, GujaratJainChaulukya (Solanki)1100 CE
Ramanathaswamy TempleRameswaram, Tamil NaduHinduPandya1173 CE
Ramappa (Rudreshwara) TemplePalampet, Mulugu, TelanganaHinduKakatiya1213 CE
Ranakpur Jain TempleRanakpur, Pali, RajasthanJainMewar (Sisodia)1437 CE
Ranganathaswamy TempleSrirangam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil NaduHinduChola900 CE
Sabarimala Sree Ayyappa TempleSabarimala, Periyar hills, KeralaHinduPandalam1100 CE
Sanchi StupaSanchi, Madhya PradeshBuddhistMaurya262 BCE
Shankaracharya TempleSrinagar (Gopadari hill), Jammu & KashmirHinduUtpala era850 CE
Sharada Peeth (ruins)Sharda, Neelum Valley, Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK — under Pakistani occupation)HinduKarkota/Utpala600 CE
Shore TempleMahabalipuram (Mamallapuram), Tamil NaduHinduPallava700 CE
Shree Siddhivinayak TemplePrabhadevi, Mumbai, MaharashtraHinduModern1801 CE
Shri Jagannath Temple, PuriPuri, OdishaHinduEastern Ganga1135 CE
Shri Krishna JanmabhoomiMathura, Uttar PradeshHinduModern1953 CE
Shri Ram Janmabhoomi MandirAyodhya, Uttar PradeshHinduModern2020 CE
Shri Saibaba Samadhi Mandir, ShirdiShirdi, MaharashtraHinduModern1917 CE
Sita Ramachandraswamy Temple, BhadrachalamBhadrachalam, TelanganaHinduQutb Shahi era1674 CE
Somnath TemplePrabhas Patan, Veraval, GujaratHinduModern (Chaulukya-style revival)1947 CE
Sree Padmanabhaswamy TempleThiruvananthapuram, KeralaHinduTravancore1731 CE
Sri Krishna Matha, UdupiUdupi, KarnatakaHinduAlupa era1238 CE
Sri Venkateswara Temple, TirumalaTirumala, Tirupati, Andhra PradeshHinduVijayanagara850 CE
Srikalahasteeswara TempleSrikalahasti, Andhra PradeshHinduChola1000 CE
Sun Temple, ModheraModhera, GujaratHinduChaulukya (Solanki)1026 CE
Swaminarayan Akshardham, DelhiNew Delhi, DelhiHinduModern2000 CE
Takht Sri Harmandir Sahib, PatnaPatna City, BiharSikhSikh1839 CE
Tawang Monastery (Gaden Namgyal Lhatse)Tawang (3,000 m), Arunachal PradeshBuddhistMonpa (under Gelug patronage)1680 CE
Tiruchendur Murugan TempleTiruchendur, Tamil NaduHinduPandya800 CE
Trimbakeshwar TempleTrimbak, Nashik, MaharashtraHinduMaratha (Peshwa)1755 CE
Tripura Sundari Temple (Matabari)Udaipur, Tripura, TripuraHinduManikya (Tripura)1501 CE
Vadakkunnathan TempleThrissur, KeralaHinduChera800 CE
Vaishno Devi BhawanTrikuta Hills, Katra, Jammu & KashmirHinduDogra1200 CE
Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Temple, SimhachalamVisakhapatnam, Andhra PradeshHinduEastern Ganga1087 CE
Veerabhadra Temple, LepakshiLepakshi, Andhra PradeshHinduVijayanagara1530 CE
Virupaksha Temple, HampiHampi, KarnatakaHinduVijayanagara1300 CE
Virupaksha Temple, PattadakalPattadakal, KarnatakaHinduChalukya (Badami)733 CE
Vishnupad TempleGaya, BiharHinduMaratha (Holkar)1787 CE
Vittala Temple, HampiHampi, KarnatakaHinduVijayanagara1420 CE
Vitthal Rukmini Temple, PandharpurPandharpur, MaharashtraHinduYadava1189 CE
Yamunotri TempleYamunotri (3,293 m), UttarakhandHinduGarhwal (Tehri)1839 CE

Indonesia · 6

SitePlaceTraditionDynastyBuilt
BorobudurMagelang, Central JavaBuddhistSailendra780 CE
Dieng Plateau Temples (Arjuna group)Dieng Plateau (2,000 m), Central JavaHinduKalingga/early Mataram680 CE
Prambanan (Candi Rara Jonggrang)Prambanan, Yogyakarta/Central JavaHinduMataram (Sanjaya)850 CE
Pura Besakih (Mother Temple)Mount Agung slopes, BaliHinduGelgel/Klungkung1284 CE
Pura Luhur UluwatuBukit Peninsula, BaliHinduWarmadewa era; Majapahit-era additions1000 CE
Pura Tanah LotTabanan, BaliHinduMajapahit-era Bali1546 CE

Laos · 2

SitePlaceTraditionDynastyBuilt
Pha That LuangVientiane, VientianeBuddhistLan Xang1566 CE
Vat Phou (Wat Phu)Lingaparvata mountain, ChampasakHinduKhmer (Angkor)1000 CE

Malaysia · 4

SitePlaceTraditionDynastyBuilt
Batu Caves Sri Subramaniar TempleGombak, Kuala Lumpur, SelangorHinduModern (diaspora)1891 CE
Bujang Valley (Candi Bukit Batu Pahat)Merbok, Kedah, KedahHinduKedah Tua (Old Kedah)400 CE
Kek Lok Si TempleAir Itam, Penang, PenangBuddhistModern (diaspora)1890 CE
Sri Mahamariamman Temple, Kuala LumpurChinatown, KL, Kuala LumpurHinduModern (diaspora)1873 CE

Myanmar · 5

SitePlaceTraditionDynastyBuilt
Ananda Temple, BaganBagan, Mandalay RegionBuddhistPagan1105 CE
Kyaiktiyo Pagoda (Golden Rock)Mt. Kyaiktiyo, Mon StateBuddhistMon574 CE
Mahamuni Buddha TempleMandalay, MandalayBuddhistKonbaung1785 CE
Shwedagon PagodaSinguttara Hill, Yangon, YangonBuddhistMon (Hanthawaddy)1362 CE
Shwezigon Pagoda, BaganNyaung-U, Bagan, Mandalay RegionBuddhistPagan1059 CE

Nepal · 6

SitePlaceTraditionDynastyBuilt
Boudhanath StupaKathmandu, BagmatiBuddhistLicchavi500 CE
Changu Narayan TempleBhaktapur, BagmatiHinduLicchavi1702 CE
Janaki MandirJanakpur, MadheshHinduModern (Tikamgarh patronage)1895 CE
Muktinath TempleMuktinath (3,800 m), Gandaki (Mustang)HinduMustang1815 CE
Pashupatinath TempleKathmandu, BagmatiHinduMalla1692 CE
Swayambhunath StupaKathmandu, BagmatiBuddhistLicchavi400 CE

Pakistan · 4

SitePlaceTraditionDynastyBuilt
Dharmarajika Stupa, TaxilaTaxila, PunjabBuddhistMaurya260 BCE
Hinglaj Mata MandirHingol National Park, BalochistanHindu—500 BCE
Katas Raj TemplesChakwal (Salt Range), PunjabHinduHindu Shahi650 CE
Takht-i-Bahi MonasteryMardan, Khyber PakhtunkhwaBuddhistIndo-Parthian/Kushan46 CE

Singapore · 1

SitePlaceTraditionDynastyBuilt
Sri Mariamman Temple, SingaporeChinatown, Singapore, SingaporeHinduModern (diaspora)1827 CE

Sri Lanka · 5

SitePlaceTraditionDynastyBuilt
Kataragama (Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya)Kataragama, Uva/SouthernHinduRuhuna100 CE
Koneswaram TempleSwami Rock, Trincomalee, Eastern ProvinceHinduChola/Jaffna legacy1952 CE
Nallur Kandaswamy TempleJaffna, Northern ProvinceHinduJaffna (Aryacakravarti legacy)1734 CE
Ruwanwelisaya StupaAnuradhapura, North CentralBuddhistAnuradhapura140 BCE
Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic (Sri Dalada Maligawa)Kandy, Central ProvinceBuddhistKandyan1687 CE

Thailand · 6

SitePlaceTraditionDynastyBuilt
Prasat Hin PhimaiPhimai, Nakhon RatchasimaBuddhistKhmer (Angkor)1080 CE
Prasat Phanom RungPhanom Rung (extinct volcano), BuriramHinduKhmer (Angkor)900 CE
Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn)Thonburi bank, Chao Phraya, BangkokBuddhistChakri (Rattanakosin)1809 CE
Wat Pho (Reclining Buddha)Bangkok, BangkokBuddhistChakri (Rattanakosin)1788 CE
Wat Phra Kaew (Temple of the Emerald Buddha)Grand Palace, Bangkok, BangkokBuddhistChakri (Rattanakosin)1782 CE
Wat Phra That Doi SuthepDoi Suthep mountain, Chiang MaiBuddhistLan Na1383 CE

Vietnam · 2

SitePlaceTraditionDynastyBuilt
My Son SanctuaryMy Son valley, Quang NamHinduChampa380 CE
Po Nagar TowersNha Trang, Khanh HoaHinduChampa750 CE