The beauty and the cultural heritage of Indian past has been captured in its oldest temples which reminds and foretells the tradition, belief, architecture, sculpture of kings and the worshippers of ancient times. There are many temples which are older than 5000 years and still stand so magnificent and splendid with its year old carvings and sculpture. In this post, I am sharing 8 oldest temples in India that you must visit at least once in your lifetime out of many many ancient temples in India.
8 Oldest Temples In India that you MUST visit
Please note that this list is not in any order.
- Kedarnath, Uttarakhand
How old? This temple was built on 8th century
How to reach? How to travel to Kedarnath?
- Patal Bhuvaneshwar, Uttarakhand
How old? The cave was discovered by Adi Shankaracharya in 1191 AD but it is way older than this
How to reach? Tanakpur is the nearest city with railway station. One has to take a bus, cab or by own car to reach to this temple from Tanakpur, Lohaghat or Gangolihat.
- The temples of Hampi, Karnataka
How old? Built in 7th century
How to reach? Nearest airport is Bellary airport, nearest railway station is Hospet junction, temples are well connected via road
- Kapaleeswarar Temple, Chennai
How old? Built in 7th century
How to reach? Chennai can be reached by all means, take a cab or auto to the temple
- Shravanabelagola, Karnataka
How old? This jain temple was built in 981 C.E.
How to reach? Nearest airport is Bangaluru, take a bus or cab from there, approx 5 hours drive.
- Vaishno Devi temple, J&K
How old? Certain geological studies indicate that the caves are a million year old
How to reach? Reach Katra and hike to the temple from here
- Mundeshwari Temple, Bihar
How old? Dates back to 4th century AD – This temple is considered one of the oldest functional Hindu temples in India
How to reach? You need to reach Kaimur, nearest airport will be Varanasi, via road or railways nearest cities will be Patna and Varasai
- Sanchi Temple No. 17, Madhya Pradesh
How old? Dates back to 5th century AD
How to reach? In order to reach Sanchi you may travel by Air, Train and Road transport to Bhopal in MP
I will add more soon!
Also read:
Patal Bhuvaneshwar – India’s Most Mysterious Cave Temple
Kainchi Dham Temple – An Ashram to Rejuvenate Your Soul
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