Top 5 Largest Hindu Temples in India by Area

There are many Hindu temple in India as well outside India with a large complex area such as angkor wat Cambodia and Swaminarayan Mandir London. Top five largest comprehensive Hindu temples in India are listed as below.

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple – Srirangam, Tamil Nadu (156 acres)

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple of Srirangam is second largest temple in India and one of the largest religious complexes in the world. 

The temple is dedicated to the Hindu God Ranganatha and one of the three major temples that are built on three different islands on the Kaveri river.

Sri Lakshmi Narayani Golden Temple, Vellore – Tamil Nadu (100 acres)

Lakshmi Narayani Golden Temple of Vellore is second largest Hindu temple in India by area, spread on 40 hectares (100 acres) of land at the foot of a small range of green hills at Thirumalaikodi.

Akshardham Temple – New Delhi ! स्वामीनारायण अक्षरधाम (100 acres)

Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple of New Delhi is the is the world’s second-largest BAPS Hindu temple, located near the banks of the holi river Yamuna. 

Chhatarpur Temple – New Delhi (70 acres)

Chhatarpur Temple in New Delhi complex is spread over a wide area of 28 hectares (70 acres) and 2nd largest temple in Delhi, after the Akshardham Temple.

Prem Mandir, Vrindavan – Uttar Pradesh (55-acre)

The Temple of Divine Love or Prem Mandir is established by Jagadguru Shri Kripalu Ji Maharaj. The complex is on a 22-hectare (55-acre) site on the outskirts of Vrindavan.

Other well known biggest temples in India are Belur Math, Prem Mandir at Vrindavan and Nataraja Temple. Annamalaiyar Temple of Tamil Nadu is dedicated to the deity Lord Shiva and the temple complex is one of the largest in India with four gopura entrances.