Temple Architecture in India: State-wise Styles & Examples
| State | Architecture Style | Example Temples |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Dravida | Tirumala Venkateswara Temple (Tirupati), Srisailam Mallikarjuna Temple, Simhachalam Temple |
| Assam | Ahom & Local | Kamakhya Temple (Guwahati), Sivadol Temple (Sivasagar) |
| Bihar | Nagara | Mundeshwari Temple (Kaimur), Vishnupad Temple (Gaya) |
| Gujarat | Maru-Gurjara (Nagara Variant) | Somnath Temple (Prabhas Patan), Sun Temple (Modhera), Dwarkadhish Temple (Dwarka) |
| Haryana | Nagara | Mata Mansa Devi Temple (Panchkula), Sheetla Mata Temple (Gurugram) |
| Himachal Pradesh | Nagara with Wood | Hidimba Devi Temple (Manali), Baijnath Temple (Kangra), Bhimakali Temple (Sarahan) |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Nagara with Kashmiri Influence | Martand Sun Temple (Anantnag), Shankaracharya Temple (Srinagar), Vaishno Devi Temple (Katra) |
| Jharkhand | Nagara | Baijnath Temple (Deoghar), Jagannath Temple (Ranchi) |
| Karnataka | Vesara & Dravida | Chennakeshava Temple (Belur), Hoysaleswara Temple (Halebidu), Virupaksha Temple (Hampi), Badami Cave Temples |
| Kerala | Dravida with Wood | Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple (Thiruvananthapuram), Guruvayur Temple (Thrissur), Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple |
| Madhya Pradesh | Nagara | Kandariya Mahadeva Temple (Khajuraho), Sanchi Stupa (Buddhist), Chausath Yogini Temple (Jabalpur) |
| Maharashtra | Vesara & Hemadpanti | Kailasa Temple (Ellora), Trimbakeshwar Temple (Nashik), Grishneshwar Temple (Aurangabad) |
| Manipur | Local Vaishnavite | Shree Govindajee Temple (Imphal), Leimapokpam Temple |
| Odisha | Kalinga (Nagara Substyle) | Jagannath Temple (Puri), Sun Temple (Konark), Lingaraja Temple (Bhubaneswar), Mukteshwar Temple |
| Punjab | Sikh Architecture | Golden Temple (Amritsar), Takht Sri Keshgarh Sahib (Anandpur Sahib) |
| Rajasthan | Maru-Gurjara (Nagara Variant) | Dilwara Temples (Mount Abu), Ranakpur Jain Temple, Eklingji Temple (Udaipur) |
| Tamil Nadu | Dravida | Brihadeeswarar Temple (Thanjavur), Meenakshi Temple (Madurai), Ramanathaswamy Temple (Rameswaram), Shore Temple (Mahabalipuram) |
| Telangana | Vesara & Dravida | Ramappa Temple (Warangal), Thousand Pillar Temple (Hanamkonda), Alampur Jogulamba Temple |
| Uttar Pradesh | Nagara | Kashi Vishwanath Temple (Varanasi), Krishna Janmabhoomi Temple (Mathura), Ram Mandir (Ayodhya) |
| Uttarakhand | Nagara with Himalayan Influence | Badrinath Temple, Kedarnath Temple, Gangotri Temple, Jageshwar Temples |
| West Bengal | Bengal Style (Curved Roof) | Dakshineswar Kali Temple (Kolkata), Kalighat Temple (Kolkata), Belur Math |
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