List of Largest Hindu Temples

  1. Pashupatinath Temple
    • Location: Kathmandu, Nepal
    • Area: 2,460,000 m²
    • Description: Dedicated to Pashupati, a form of Shiva, this temple near the Bagmati River is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and houses 518 mini-temples along with a main pagoda house.
  2. Angkor Wat
    • Location: Siem Reap Province, Cambodia
    • Area: 1,626,000 m²
    • Description: Built for king Suryavarman II, this temple complex is the largest religious monument globally, constructed in the early 12th century.
  3. Akshardham North America
    • Location: New Jersey, USA
    • Area: 740,575 m²
    • Description: Swaminarayan Akshardham, situated in Robbinsville, New Jersey, is the most-visited Hindu temple outside Asia, inaugurated in 2014 and expanded in 2023.
  4. Sri Ranganatha Swamy Temple
    • Location: Tiruchirappalli, India
    • Area: 631,000 m²
    • Description: Often cited as the largest functioning Hindu temple globally, it received the UNESCO Asia Pacific Award for Cultural Heritage Conservation in 2017.
  5. Akshardham
    • Location: Delhi, India
    • Area: 240,000 m²
    • Description: Built by BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha in 2005, this Hindu temple complex is located in Delhi.
  6. Belur Math, Ramakrishna Temple
    • Location: Howrah, India
    • Area: 160,000 m²
    • Description: Headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, founded by Swami Vivekananda, situated on the west bank of Hooghly River in West Bengal, India.
  7. Thillai Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram
    • Location: Chidambaram, India
    • Area: 160,000 m²
    • Description: Dedicated to Lord Shiva, this temple is located in the center of Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu.
  8. Prambanan, Trimurti Temple Compound
    • Location: Yogyakarta, Indonesia
    • Area: 152,000 m²
    • Description: This 9th-century Hindu temple in Central Java, Indonesia, is dedicated to Shiva and also houses shrines of Vishnu, Brahma, and their consorts.
  9. Brihadeeswarar Temple
    • Location: Thanjavur, India
    • Area: 102,400 m²
    • Description: Also known as The Big Temple, it was built by Raja Raja Chola I in 1010 CE and is dedicated to Lord Shiva, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  10. Annamalaiyar Temple
    • Location: Tiruvannamalai, India
    • Area: 101,171 m²
    • Description: Noted Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.

These temples represent some of the largest and most significant Hindu religious sites across the globe.

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