10 Hindu God’s with Highest Number of Temples in India
There is no actual data available on Which God has the most number of Temples in India and the world.
God Shiva is the most popular in the world and worshiped by different names in local languages followed by Goddess Adishakti, Lord Hanuman and Lord Krishna. Here is the list of Top 10 Hindu God’s with highest number of Temples in India.
Which God has the most number of Temples in India?
God Shiva as highest number of temples in India by number, No actual data but a wild guess followed by Shakti and Lord Hanuman.
Shiva ! शिव
As per Shiva Puran, God Shiva had 19 Avatars, Shiva is also known as Mahadeva or Hara is the Supreme god in Hinduism. Shiva has highest number of temples in the world, Near by countries of India also worship Shiva in different forms.
Adishakti ! आदिशक्ति
Adi Shakti is the supreme goddess in Shaktism and Hinduism, Also known as known as Mahadevi and Mahamaya. There are list of temples in India in every state where Adi Shakti worship as many as different local forms and all belong to the Adi Parashakti.
Hanuman ! हनुमान
Hanumanji has has highest number of temples of any god in India by numbers, as per our data. However He is revered as a divine vanara, and a devoted companion of the deity Ram.
Krishna ! कृष्ण
Krishna is the eighth avatar of Vishnu and most popular due to Hare Krishna Movement, He is the god of love and protection and is widely revered among Hindu divinities.
Ganesh ! गणेश
Ganesha is “Pratham Pujya” and holds a special place among Hindu’s all over the world. Ganesha is Vighnaharta, popularly worshipped as a remover of obstacles.
Vishnu ! विष्णु
Narayana and Hari is one of the principal deities of Hinduism, is the supreme Lord who creates, protects, and transforms the universe by different times and Avatar known as Dashavatara.
Murugan / Kartikeya कार्तिकेय/ मुरुगन
Kartikeya known as Subrahmanya and Murugan, A very popular and an important deity in the Indian subcontinent since ancient times. One can find temples of Murugan in countries with significant Indian migrants and Sri Subramanyar Temple at the Batu Caves in Malaysia is dedicated to Murugan.
Ram ! राम
Bhagwan Ram is the seventh incarnation of the Lord Vishnu and one of the many deities in Hinduism. Ramachandra is the central figure of the epic Ramayana and temples dedicated to Rama are found all over India.
भगवान राम भगवान विष्णु के सातवें अवतार और हिंदू धर्म के कई देवताओं में से एक हैं। रामचन्द्र महाकाव्य रामायण के केन्द्रीय पात्र हैं और राम को समर्पित मंदिर पूरे भारत में पाए जाते हैं।
Lord Vishnu’s Avatar – मत्स्य, कूर्म, वराह, नरसिंह, वामन, परशुराम, राम, कृष्ण !
10 Avatars of God Vishnu are known as Dashavatara, दशावतार 10 (Ten) Avatars (Incarnation) of Vishnu.
There are temples of Vishnu’s Avatars in all over south India, dedicated to Narasimha and Avatars.
Sun / Surya ! सूर्य
Sun is the only visible God in Hinduism and known as Narayan, One of the 12 Aditaya – Sun / Surya has many famous temples in India such as Sun Temple at Konark and more listed below.
Navagraha Temples – नवग्रह
There are list of temples dedicated to Navagraha or 9 planet deities in India, follow the link to know more about the 9 planet.
नवग्रह – नौ देवता हैं जो हिंदू धर्म के अनुसार पृथ्वी पर मानव जीवन को प्रभावित करते हैं, सूर्य, चंद्रमा, बुध, शुक्र, मंगल, बृहस्पति और शनि हैं और चंद्रमा के दो नोड राहु – केतु !
