Top 5 Popular Vamana Avatar Temples in India

Vamana Avatar is the fifth avatar of Lord Vishnu and born as youngest sons of Aditi and the sage Kashyapa.
Vamana means dwarf or small Brahmin boy visited Mahabali and asked for three steps and the story goes on with Onam festival.

Some of the well known Vamana Avatar Temples in India also includes Vamana temple at Jabalpur, Vamana temple in Nagpur, Vamana Swamy Temple in Kottayam and Vamana Temple at Thirumala.

Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh – Uttar Pradesh

Dashavatara Temple at Deogarh is one of the earliest Hindu stone temples and show the ornate Gupta style architecture.
Deogarh Dashavatara Temple is dedicated to Vishnu and 10 Avatars but also has images of deities such as Shiva, Parvati, Kartikeya, Brahma and river goddesses Ganga and Yamuna.

Vamana Temple, Khajuraho – Madhya Pradesh

Vamana Temple in Khajuraho is one of the Dashavatara temple of Lord Vishnu in Khajuraho, Varaha Temple being another.
The temple is located in the eastern area of Khajuraho and a testimony to the Chandela dynasty.

Vamanamoorthy Temple, Thrikkakara – Kerala

Thrikkakara Vamanamoorthy Temple is situated in Kochi of Kerala and one of the major Hindu temples in Kochi. The temple is dedicated to Vamana Avatar and also listed as one of the 108 Divya Desams.

Ulagalandha Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram – Tamil Nadu

Ulagalandha Perumal Temple is constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture and one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu.
The temple is found in Big Kanchipuram complex that also houses Kamakshi Amman Temple.

Jagannath Temple, Puri – Odisha

The Jagannath Temple of Puri is dedicated to god Jagannath, Must visit place in Odisha.
Puri temple complex house shrines of Varaha on South, Narasigha on West and Vamana on North.

There are images of Vamana at Badami cave temple of Karnataka, Dwarf Vamana avatar at Rani ki vav in Gujarat, Trivikrama in Mamallapuram of Tamil Nadu and Vamana statue at Ellora Caves of Maharashtra.