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Global Sacred Sites

PHOTO GALLERIES

AFGHANISTAN

  • Tomb of Hazrat Ali Mazari Sharif
  • Ziyarat-i-Sakhi, Kabul (Shrine of the Generous One; sacred to Hazrat Ali)
  • Chishmah-i-Ayyub, Balkh Province (Shrine built over hot spring where Job is believed to have rested while journeying through Afghanistan)
  • Shrine of the Seven Sleepers, Ashab al Kahf
  • Chishma-i-Hayat, Samangan Province (sacred to Khwaja Khizr)
  • Gazur Gah, mausoleum of mystic Abd Allah Ansari, Herat
  • Kharqa Sharif, Kandahar (Shrine of the Cloak)

ALBANIA

  • Mount Tomorr
  • Shrine of Abaz Aliu, Mt. Tomorr
  • Tekke of Sari Salltiku, Mali i Krujes
  • Tekke of Melan Bektashi
  • Tekke of Baba Aliut, Turan-Tepelene
  • Khanqah of Ali Postivani, Permet
  • Tekke of Melcanit, Korce
  • Tyrbe Bektashiane Turan, Korce
  • Tempulli Bektashian, Vlore
  • Temple of Kuz Baba, Vlore
  • Tekke of Frashër
  • St Nicholas Monastery, Mesopotam
  • Monastery of St. Mary, Apollonia, Pojan

     

  • Gjin Aleksi Mosque, Rusan

ALGERIA

  • Shrines of Sidi Abed and Abu Madyan, Tlemcen
  • Cave art sites of Tassili n' Ajjer
  • Roman ruins of Djemila, Tipasa and Kbor er Roumia
  • Great Mosque of Tlemcen
  • Zaouia Tidjania, Tamaxine
  • Mausoleum Sidi Shaykh, El Abiodh Sidi Cheikh
  • Tomb of Sidi Boumediene, Tlemcen
  • The Zawiya of Sheikh al-Alawi Bentounes, Mostaghanem

ANDORRA

  • Shrine of the Virgin, Meritxell
  • Shrine of the Virgin of Canolich, Canolich
  • Church of Sant Antoni de la Grella, Sant Antoni de la Grella

ARGENTINA

  • Basilica of Lujan
  • Basilica of St. Mary of the Rosary, San Nicolas
  • Stone monoliths near town of La Rioja
  • Difunta Correa shrine
  • Petroglyph site near Ichigualasto
  • Petroglyph site near Tunduqueral
  • Grotto of Lourdes, Puerto Deseado

ARMENIA

AUSTRIA

  • Basilica of the Virgin Mary, Mariazell
  • Annaberg church
  • Frauenberg church
  • Hallstatt church
  • Pilgrimage church of Maria Geburt, Mariastein
  • Pilgrimage church of Mary, Maria Taferl
  • One of four peaks on the Vierbergelauf pilgrimage route, Magdelensberg (the others being Ulrichsberg, Veitsberg and Lorenziberg)
  • Church of St. George on site of Celto-Roman temple, Georgenberg
  • Teufelstein (Devil's rock), 30 km east of Kapfenberg

AUSTRALIA

Aboriginal sites:

  • Uluru - Ayers Rock
  • Kata Tjuta –The Olgas
  • Mt. Warning, Wollumbin
  • Kunkuwarra, Western Australia
  • Warmalana Island, Western Australia
  • Barralumma, Western Australia
  • Noonkanbah, Western Australia
  • Umpampurre (Pea Hill), Western Australia
  • Wullunggnari, Western Australia
  • Pukamani Burial Poles, Northern Territories
  • Melville Island, Northern Territories
  • Balawurri and Ubirr, Northern Territories
  • Nourlangie Rock, Northern Territories
  • Yelangbara Beach, Northern Territories
  • Kulaluk, Northern Territories
  • Oobarr, Northern Territories
  • Ingelaladd, Northern Territories
  • Kulunbar (Katherine Gorge), Northern Territories
  • Devil's Marbles, Northern Territories
  • Ngama Cave, Northern Territories
  • Winbaraku, Northern Territories
  • Mount Gulaga
  • N'dhala Gorge and Ewaninga, Northern Territories
  • Anthwerrke, Northern Territories
  • Ntaripe, Northern Territories
  • Arta-Wararlpanha, South Australia
  • Franklin River, Tasmania, Australia
  • Oyster Cave, Tasmania, Australia
  • Mumbulla Mountain, New South Wales
  • Kuring-Gai Chase, New South Wales
  • Red Hand Cave, New South Wales
  • Terania Creek Cave, New South Wales
  • Lennox Head, New South Wales
  • Goanna Headland, New South Wales
  • Woolool Wooloolni, New South Wales
  • Bulls' Head Mountain, New South Wales
  • Mount Bingingerra, New South Wales 
  • Widgee Mountain, Queensland
  • Carnarvon Gorge, Queensland
  • Mount Tabletop, Queensland  (no longer in use)
  • Laura, Queensland
  • Pilbara, Western Australia
  • Depuch Island, Western Australia
  • Bungle Bungles, Western Australia
  • Mootawingee
  • Nullarbor caves
  • Koonalda cave
  • Island of the Dead, Nyungar, Western Australia
  • Bennets Brook, Western Australia
  • Yarnda Thalu, Western Australia

AZERBAIJAN

  • Zoroastrian fire temple, Baku
  • Mt. Besbaramaq Dag (15km/north of Gilazi)
  • Surakhan Zoroastrian site
  • Shrine of Safi al-Din, Ardabil  (1252-1334), founder of Safawadi Sufi order
  • The Maiden tower (Baku), a cult structure of Zoroastrism epoch
  • Gobustan, cult structure of Zoroastrism epoch. (Baku Suburb)
  • Besh Barmak  (Siazan area), sacred place of Zoroastrism epoch and Islam
  • Sacred cave Benovsha, sacred place of Islam epoch
  • Fortress Syhyb, sacred place of Eddilyr (Cuban area)
  • Mountain Babadag (Cuban area), sacred place of Islam
  • Khanagy (Ismailli area), sacred place of Islam
  • Lagich- Fitdag, Javanshirkala (Ismailli area), sacred place of Islam
  • Shahdag Mountain (Gusari area), sacred place Shalbus Baba
  • Shemakha City, cult structures of Islam
  • Deri Baba mausoleum, settlement Maraza (Shemakha area) sacred place of Musulman
  • Ashab-i Kehf, Nakhchivan

BANGLADESH

  • Sylhet; Shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Shah Jalal
  • Shrine of Hazrat Shah Paran (Dakshingarh Pargana, about 7 km away from Sylhet town)
  • Puthia Temple complex, Puthia Upazila, Rajshahi Division (23 km east of Rajshahi)
  • Buddha Dhatu Jadi, Bandarban City (Bandarban Golden Temple)
  • Shrine of Bayazid Bostami, Chittagong
  • Sompur Mahavihara, Paharpur
  • Kantajew Temple, Dinajpur
  • Dhakeshwari Temple, Dhaka
  • Adinath Temple, Maheshkhali Island
  • Bhabanipur Shaktipeeth, Sherpur, Bogra
  • Chandranath Shaktipeeth Temple, Chandranath hill, near Sitakunda
  • Jeshoreshwari Kali Shaktipeeth Temple, Ishwaripur
  • Shri Shail Shakti Peetha Temple, Joinpur village, near Gotatikar, 1-2 miles south of Sylhet town
  • Sugandha Shaktipeeth Temple, Shikarpur (approx 10 miles north of Barisal on banks of Sugandha River)
  • Remains of an ancient city that was called Pundranagara or Paundravardhanapura, and mazhar (holy tomb) of Shah Sultan Balkhi Mahisawar, Mahasthangarh (Mahasthan in Shibganj thana of Bogra District)
  • Buddhist ruins, Comilla Bodha Bihar (8 miles from Comilla)

BELARUS

  • Cathedral of the Holy Ghost, Minsk

BELGIUM

  • Shrine of the Virgin, Oostacker, Ghent
  • Church of Our Lady with the Golden Heart, Beauraing
  • Basilica of the Holy Blood, Brugge
  • Church of the Virgin of the Poor, Banneux
  • Basilica of Our Lady of Scherpenheuvel, Scherpenheuvel
  • Wéris pagan site

BELIZE

  • Ruins of Altun Ha

BHUTAN

  • Wangdi Phodrang monastery
  • Kurje Lhakhang monastery
  • Taktsang Lhakhang monastery
  • Paro Dzong monastery
  • Punakha Dzong
  • Trongsa Dzong monastery
  • Gangtey monastery
  • Tango monastery
  • Tamshing Lhakhang monastery
  • Beyul Aja Ney
  • Singye Dzong
  • Omba Ney
  • Gongzaney
  • Nye Banga Janga
  • Thromang Lhakang
  • Mt. Masang Khang
  • Mt. Jomolhari
  • Mt. Jomokumkhar

BOLIVIA

BOSNIA

BOTSWANA

BRAZIL

  • Church of Nosso Senhor do Bonfim, Salvador
  • Pilgrimage church and cavern, Bom Jesus da Lapa
  • Shrine of Padre Cicero, Juazeiro do Norte
  • Pilgrimage church of Bom Jesus do Matosinhos, Cogonhas
  • Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida, São Paulo
  • Church of Matriz de Santa Ana - Paróquia Santa Ana e São Joaquim, Barra de Santana
  • Estátua de São Francisco, Caninde
  • Nossa Senhora da Conceição da Praia, Salvador
  • Igreja Matriz de Santana, Salvador
  • Santuário do Caraça
  • Basilica of Trindade, Divino Pai Eterno, Trinidade

BULGARIA

BURMA

CAMBODIA

CANADA

  • Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre'
  • Soldier mountain (sacred to Ajumawi indians), Fall River valley
  • St. Joseph's Oratory, Montreal
  • Chief mountain, near Ft. Macleod
  • Mt. St. Elias
  • Great Sandhills, south Saskatchewan
  • Wanuskewin, north of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
  • Moose mountain medicine wheel, Saskatchewan
  • Walbran valley, west coast of Vancouver Island
  • Writing-on-Stone petroglyph site, southeast of Lethbridge, Alberta
  • Lac Sainte Anne, west of Edmonton, Alberta
  • Medicine Lake, near Hidden Lake, southwest Alberta
  • Majorville medicine wheel, south Alberta
  • Valley of the Ten Peaks, Canadian Rockies near Calgary, Alberta
  • Keremeos Mound, southeast British Columbia
  • Cormorant Island, Alert Bay, eastern shores of North Vancouver Island
  • William's Lake (Columneetza Lake), Central British Columbia
  • Petroglyph Park, west central coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia
  • Peterborough Petroglyphs, southern Ontario
  • Martyrs' Shrine and healing spring, Ontario
  • Dreamer's Rock vision quest site, Manitoulin Island, Ontario
  • Vision quest stone ring, Bannock Point, Whiteshell Provincial Park, Manitoba
  • Shrine of burial of Kateri Tekakwitha, Church of St. Francis-Xavier, Quebec
  • Tipperary Creek medicine wheel, central Saskatchewan
  • Roy Rivers medicine wheel, southwest Saskatchewan
  • Turtle medicine wheel, southeast Saskatchewan
  • Twin peaked Klin-se-za (twin sisters) in Kootenay National Park
  • Oiseau Rock, Pontiac County, Quebec

CHAD

  • Mt. Emi Koussi, Tibesti Mountains

CHILE

  • Basilica of Our Lady of Carmel of the Maipu, Santiago
  • Easter Island

CHINA

  • Mt. Heng Shan Nan, Hunan; Taoist mountain of the south
  • Mt. Heng Shan Bei, Shanxi; Taoist mountain of the north
  • Mt. Hua Shan, Shaanxi; Taoist mountain of the west
  • Mt. Tai Shan, Shandong; Taoist mountain of the east
  • Mt. Song Shan, Henan; Taoist mountain of the center
  • Mt. Emei Shan, Sichuan; Buddhist mountain of the west
  • Mt. Wu Tai Shan, Shanxi; Buddhist mountain of the north
  • Mt. Jin Hua Shan, Anhui; Buddhist mountain of the south
  • Mt. Pu Tuo Shan, Zhejiang; Buddhist mountain of the east
  • Mt. Huang Shan, Anhui
  • Matsu Temple, Meizhou Island, Fujian
  • Mt. Lu Shan, Jiangxi
  • Mt. Wu Yi Shan, Fujian
  • Mt. Amnyemaqen (Magen Gangri), Qinghai
  • Mt. Luo Fu Shan, Guangdong
  • Mt. Mao Shan, Jiangsu
  • Mt. Tian Tai Shan, Zhejiang
  • Mt. Lao Shan, Shandong
  • Mt. Zhong Nan Shan, Shaanxi
  • Mt. Ge Zao Shan, Jiangxi
  • Mt. Qing Cheng Shan, Sichuan
  • Mt. Shao Shan, Hunan
  • Mt. Wu Dang Shan, Hubei
  • Mt. Gu Shan, Fujian
  • Mt. Ding Hu Shan, Guangdong
  • Mt. Long Hu Shan, Jiangxi
  • Mt. Mai Ji Shan, Gansu
  • Mt. Kawakarpo, Yunnan
  • Mt. Kong Dong Shan, Gansu
  • Mt. Qian Shan, Liaoning (Taoist mountain)
  • Mt. Qi Yun Shan, Anhui (Taoist mountain)
  • Mt. San Qing Shan, Jiangxi (Taoist mountain)
  • Mt. Miao-feng Shan, Hebei
  • Mt. Huang Mei Shan, Hubei
  • Mt. Ji Zu Shan, Yunnan
  • Mt. Tian Long Shan, Shanxi
  • Mt. Jing Gang Shan, Jiangxi
  • Mt. A Yu Wang Shan, Zhejiang
  • Mt. Jizu
  • Longmen Grottoes
  • Yungang Grottoes
  • Meizhou Mazu Temple, Meizhou Island
  • Guang Hua Temple, Putian, Fujian
  • Shrine of Seven Sleepers, Tuyugou, Turpan, Xinjiang

COLOMBIA

COSTA RICA

  • Basilica of Our Lady of the Angels, Cartago
  • Irazu volcano
  • Arenal volcano and hot springs
  • Poas volcano

CRETE

  • Knossos Minoan ruins
  • Minoan ruins, Lato
  • Mt. Ida
  • Cave of Goddess Eileithyia, Amnisos

CROATIA

  • Marian shrine Our Lady of Bistrica, Marija Bistrica
  • Church of Our Lady of Trsat and Franciscan monastery, Rijeka
  • Church of Mother of God of the Beautiful, Krasno

CUBA

CYPRUS

CZECH REPUBLIC

  • Shrine of Infant Jesus in Church of Our Lady Victorious in Malá Strana, Prague
  • Cathedral and healing spring, near city of Bystrice; hill called Pani Marie Hostynske, Mt. Hostyn 
  • Svatá Hora Holy Mountain and Basilica of Mary, Pribram
  • Stone circles near city of Sumperk, Odry

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

ECUADOR

  • El Santuario del Quinche, Pichincha
  • El Santuario de la Virgen del Cisne, Cisne
  • Church of Our Lady of the Holy Water, Banos
  • Ruins of Ingapirca
  • Ruins and pyramids of Cochasqui
  • Ruins of Rumicucho
  • Mt. Chimborazo
  • Mt. Cotapaxi
  • Mt. Tungurhua

EGYPT

ETHIOPIA

FINLAND

  • Heinavesi monastery, Joensuu
  • Hattula church, Hameenlinna
  • Mt. Kilpisjarvi

FRANCE

GAMBIA

  • Stone rings, Kerr Batch, N'jai Kunda, Wassu

GEORGIA

GERMANY

  • Externsteine; megalithic site
  • Owen; Celtic holy mountain of Teck / hill of Boelle and oracular cave of Sybillenloch
  • Baden-Wurttemberg; church of Murrhardt on Celtic/Roman sacred site
  • Speyer; pilgrimage cathedral on pagan sacred site
  • Aachen/ Aix-la-Chapelle; pilgrimage church pagan sacred spring
  • Colonge; pilgrimage cathedral, Shrine of the three Kings
  • Ettal; Benedictine Abbey
  • Pilgrimage Church of Wies
  • Rugen Island (northeast of Rostock); Temple of Arkona
  • Shrine of god Triglaw, Stettin
  • Shrine of Svaricic, Rethra
  • St. Bartholomew's Church, Berchtesgaden

GHANA

  • Larabanga Mosque

GREECE

  • Athens; Acropolis, Asklepion shrine
  • Ruins of Delphi, Athena Pronaia, Mt. Parnasus (and Corycian cave and shrine of Pan and the Nymphs)
  • Delos Island
  • Ruins of Eleusis and nearby Mt. Kerata
  • Ruins of Dodona
  • Mt. Olympus
  • Ruins of Cape Sounion
  • Aegina Island; Greek temple ruins
  • Patmos Island; Holy Grotto of the Revelation, Monastery of St. John
  • Athos; monasteries and hermitages, Mt. Athos
  • Meteora; Greek Orthodox monasteries
  • Tinos Island; Church of the Megolohari, Mt. Prophet Elias
  • Samothrace; Sanctuary of the Great Gods
  • Temple of Hera; Argos
  • Profitis Elias cave (Ayios Ilias)(Haghios Hadrianos), near Tiryns; also Megaron on acropolis of Tiryns
  • Olympia; Temple of Hera and Temple of Zeus
  • Isthmia, shrine of Poseidon; 8k/east of Corinth
  • Island of Kos; Asklepion
  • Mt. Parnasus
  • Epidauros; Asklepion and sanctuary of Apollo Maleatas
  • Perachora-Skaloma shrine; Corinthia area
  • Marathon; cave of Pan
  • Island of Keos (Ceos); Bronze Age sanctuary of Ayia Irini and Lion of Julius
  • Camiros, Rhodes; sanctuary of Apollo
  • Sikinos Island; temple of Pythian Apollo
  • Mt. Euboia, Amarynthos; ancient festival site of Artemis Amarynthia
  • Mycenae ruins
  • Samos; temple of Hera
  • Mt. Hymettos, Attica; sanctuary of Zeus, cave dedicated to Apollo and the Nymphs
  • Mt. Parnes; sanctuary of Zeus and cave of Pan
  • Mt. Lycaeon; sanctuary of Zeus
  • Mt. Ithome
  • Mt. Ptoon; sanctuary of Apollo, sanctuary of Demeter
  • Necromanteion of Ephyra; Oracle of the Dead/Hades
  • Milos island, Sanctuary of Phylakopi
  • Mt. Aegaleos (opposite Salamis, west of Athens), Attica; temple of Apollo
  • Mt. Arachneion, northwest of Epidauros, near Ligourio; altars of Zeus and Hera
  • Mt. Pelion; lair of Chiron cave, home of the Centaurs; northeast of Volos
  • Mt. Kokkygion, east of Hermion, above Kranidi town; sanctuary of Zeus
  • Mt. Cyllene; Birthplace of Hermes, between Achaia and Arcadia
  • Island of Ithaki; cave shrine of the Nymphs (near Bay of Phorkys)
  • Namea; temple of Zeus
  • Island of Poros; sanctuary of Poseidon
  • Mt. Lycabettos, Athens; sacred to Gaia
  • Church of Panagia Chrisopigi, Sifnos Island
  • Monastery of Hozoviótissa, Amorgos Island

GUATEMALA

  • Ruins of El Mirador
  • Ruins of Uaxactun
  • Ruins of Tikal
  • Ruins of Yaxha
  • Ruins of Piedras Negras
  • Ruins of Altar de Sacrificios
  • Ruins of El Ceibal
  • Ruins of Quirigua
  • Ruins of Abaj Takalik
  • Ruins of El Baul
  • Ruins of Monte Alto
  • Ruins of Kaminaljuyu
  • Chiantla; Church of La Virgen de Plata
  • Chichicastenango; Church of Santo Tomas
  • Ciudad Tecun Uman; Church of Ayutla
  • Church of Entombed Christ of San Felipe, near Antigua
  • Lago Atitlan
  • Esquipulas; Church of El Cristo Negro

HAITI

HONDURAS

  • Ruins of Copan
  • Tegucigalpa; Church of Our Lady of Suyapa

HUNGARY

  • Marian Shrine, Máriagyud
  • Marian Shrine, Máriakéménd
  • Basilica, Gyor
  • Church of Our Lady, Márianosztra
  • Complex of Seven Chapels, Vac
  • Mariabesnyo Marian Shrine, Godollo
  • Greek Orthodox Church of St. Michael with Black Madonna, Máriapocs

ICELAND

  • Mt. Helgafel
  • Althing sanctuary, Thingvellir

INDIA

ANDHRA PRADESH

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

  • Gorsam Chorten, Zemithang,  92 kilometers northwest of Tawang
  • Bomdila monastery, Bomdila
  • Malini Than Temple, Likabali

ASSAM

BIHAR (Bihar Photo Gallery)

  • Mahabodhi temple and Bodhi Tree, where Buddha attained enlightenment, Bodh Gaya
  • Vishnupad temple, Gaya
  • Vulture Peak Buddhist site, Rajgir
  • Takht Patna Sahib, Patna
  • Ajgaivinath Dham Shiva temple, Sultanganj
  • Khudneshwar Asthan Shiva temple, Morwa
  • Hariharnath temple, Sonepur
  • Makhdoom Wali Azam Sufi Shrine, Maner
  • Maa Mundeshwari temple, Paunra
  • Papharni Talab Lake, Bausi
  • Mandar Hill, Bausi
  • Gayatri Shakti Peeth Temple, Chitrakoot
  • Dargaah Makhdoom Husain Balkhi, Maner Sharif, Patna
  • Surya Mandir, Deo

CHHATTISGARH

  • Danteshwari Temple
  • Maa Bamleshwari Temple, Dongargarh
  • Rajiv Lochan Temple, Rajim
  • Jatmai Mata Temple
  • Ma Chandrahasini Temple, Chandarpur
  • Shivrinarayan Temple, Seorinarayan
  • Mahamaya Devi Temple, Ratanpur
  • Bhoramdev Temple, Kabirdham district

GUJARAT

  • Krishna temple of Dwarkadhish, Dwarka
  • Jain temples, Shatrunajaya
  • Jain temples, Mount Girnar, Junagadh
  • Somnath Jyotirlinga temple, Somnath
  • Hatkeswar Shiva temple, Vadnagar
  • Shree Ambika Mataji Temple, Khedbrahma
  • Ranchhodarai temple, Dakor
  • Motu Derasar Jain temple, Palanpur
  • Panchasara Jain Temple, Patan
  • Bhalka Tirtha, Veraval
  • Ambaji Mataji Mandir, Gabbar Hill, Ambaji
  • Shri Arasuri Ambaji Mata Devasthan, Ambaji

HARYANA (Haryana Photo Gallery)

  • Brahma Sarovar & Sannihit Sarovar temples, Kurukshetra
  • Dargah Hazrat Bu Ali Shah Qalandar, Panipat
  • Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple, Thanesar

HIMACHAL PRADESH (Himachal Pradesh Photo Gallery)

  • Mata Jawala Ji Shakti Pitha Temple, Jawalamukhi
  • Shiv Temple Baijnath, Baijnath
  • Laxmi Narayan temple, Chamba
  • Maharishi Lomash Temple, Rewalsar
  • Baba Balak Nath temple, Deotsidh
  • Chintpurni Shakti Pitha temple, Chintpurni
  • Vajreshwari Devi Shakti Pitha temple, Kangra
  • Shrikhand Mahadev mountain top Shiva shrine
  • Shakti Peeth Chamunda Devi temple, Palampur
  • Mani Mahesh lake and temple, Budhil valley
  • Maa Hateshwari Devi Ji Temple, Hatkoti
  • Triloknath temple (sacred to Hindus and Buddhists)
  • Mata Renuka Ji temple, Renuka Ji
  • Mantalai Lake
  • Mata Shri Naina Devi Temple, Naina Devi
  • Manimahesh Kailash Peak

JAMMU (Jammu Photo Gallery)

  • Vaishno Devi Mahalakshmi temple, Katra, Trikuta Mountains
  • Ziyarat (tomb shrine) of Peer Mitha, Jammu City
  • Dargah (burial tomb) of Peer Baba Budhan Ali Shah, Jammu
  • Baba Chamliyal Dargah, Jarhabtal
  • Baba Dhansar, near village of Karua
  • Ziyarat Baba Ghulam Badshah Shahdara Sharif

JHARKHAND

  • Parasnath Hill Jain Temples
  • Vaidyanath Jyotirlinga temple and Jai Durga Shakti Pitha, Deoghar
  • Basukinath Temple, Jarmundi
  • Baidyanath Shiva Temple, Deoghar

KARNATAKA (Karnataka Photo Gallery)

  • Gommateshwara Jain temple, Sravanabelagola
  • Shree Mallikarjuna Temple, Sringeri
  • Sri Jagadguru Shankaracharya Temple, Sringeri
  • Sri Sharadamba Temple, Sringeri
  • Dargah of Sufi saint Hazrat Khwaja Bandanawaz Gesudaraz, Gulbarga
  • Udupi Sri Krishna temple, Udupi
  • Rishimukha Parvata, Virupapuragaddi
  • Virupaksha Temple, Hampi
  • Sri Mookambika temple, Kollur
  • Shri Banashankari Shakti Pitha temple, Badami
  • Chandramouleshwara Shiva temple, Hubli
  • Murudeshwara Shiva temple, Murudeshwar Island
  • Mylara Lingeshwara Temple, Mylarapura
  • Anegudde Ganapathi temple, Anegudde
  • Shree Sharavu Mahaganapati temple, Mangalore
  • Manjunatha Shiva temple, Dharmasthala
  • Himavad Gopalswamy Temple, Gopalaswamy Hills
  • Shree Dodda Ganapathi temple, Bangalore
  • Bhoga Nandeeshwara Shiva temple, Nandi
  • Ramalingeshwara temples, Avani
  • Srikanteshwara temple, Nanjanagud
  • Chamundeshwari Durga temple, Mysore
  • Sri Yoga Narasimha Swamy temple, Mysore
  • Sri Nandi Temple, Mysore
  • Ganapati Ganesh temple, Gokarna
  • Mahaballeswara Shiva temple, Gokarna
  • Sri Bhadrakali Temple, Gokarna
  • Sringeri Shankar Mutt, Sringeri
  • Kadri Temple, Mangalore
  • Narahari Parvatha Shiva temple, Melkar
  • Talakaveri Temple
  • Tala Kaveri
  • Amruteshvara Temple, Tarikere
  • Belur Chennakeshava Temple
  • Hoysaleshwara Temple, Halebidu
  • Veera Narayana Swami Temple, Belavadi
  • Ishvara Temple, Arasikere
  • Maalekallu Tirupathi Hill Temple, Arasikere
  • Somanathapura Keshava-Janardhana, Somanathapura
  • Chennakeshava Temple, Somanathapur
  • Shivasamudram Temple, Madhyarangam, Shivana Samudra
  • Sri Nellikaayi Basavanna Gudi, Nandi Hills
  • Malyavanta Raghunatha Gudi, Venkatapura
  • Saasivekaalu Ganesha, Hampi
  • Kadalekalu Ganesha Temple, Hampi
  • Kodandarama Temple, Hampi
  • Anjeyanadri (Anjanadri) Hill, Hampi
  • Ranganaathaswami Gudi, Anegundi
  • Badami Cave Temples, Badami
  • Virupaksh Temple, Badami
  • Mahatma Basaveshwara Aikya Mantapa, Kudala Sangama
  • Tintani Mouneshwara Temple, Bandoli
  • Golgumbaz Masjid, Vijayapura
  • Pattadakal
  • Sri Venkataramana Temple, Karkala
  • Sri Big Bull Temple, Bengaluru
  • Sri Veera Maruthi Gudi Temple, Karkala

KASHMIR (Kashmir Photo Gallery)

  • Shri Amarnath Shiva Cave, Kashmir
  • Cave shrine of Hazrat Azin-ud-Din Wali, Aish-Muqam
  • Roza Bal, tomb of Yuz Asaf - Jesus, Khanyar, Srinagar
  • Hazratbal Dargah Sharif, Srinagar
  • Makhdoom Sahib Dargah, Srinagar
  • Chati Patshahi Gurudwara, Srinagar
  • Sharika Chakreshwari temple, Srinagar
  • Jamia Masjid, Srinagar
  • Ziyarat Naqshband Sahab, Srinagar
  • Dastgeer Sahib Sufi Shrine, Srinagar
  • Khanqah-e-Moula, Srinagar
  • Bul Bul Lankar Mosque (Dargah of Hazrat Syed Sharaf-ud-Din Abdul Rahman), Srinagar
  • Shree Kheer Bhawani Durga Temple, Tulmulla
  • Avanti Swami Temple Ruins, Awantipora
  • Martand Surya Temple, Mattan
  • Dargah of Sheikh Noor-ud-din Noorani, Charar-i-sharief
  • Gurdwara Sahib Mattan
  • Masjid Mir Syed Ali Hamdani

KERALA (Kerala Photo Gallery)

  • Sabarimala Ayyappan temple, Sabarimala
  • Pachalloor (Chudukadu) Sree Bhadrakali Devi Temple, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Ettumanoor Mahadevan temple, Kottayam
  • Guruvayur Krishna temple, Guruvayur
  • Madhanantheswara Shiva and Ganesh temple, Madhur
  • Shree Muthappan Madapura, Parassinikadavu
  • Mampuram Valya Palli Mosque, Mampuram
  • Jama'at Mosque, Valanchery
  • Vadakkunnathan Shiva Temple, Thrissur
  • Kurumba Bhagavathy Kava temple, Kodungallur
  • Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple, Kodungallur
  • Shankara Janmasthan, Kalady
  • Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, Vallarpadam
  • Ernakulam Shiva temple, Ernakulam
  • Chottanikkara Bhagavathy temple, Chottannikkara
  • Vaikom Mahadeva temple, Vaikom
  • Kaduthuruthy Mahadeva temple, Kaduthuruthy
  • Sree Krishna Swamy temple, Ambalappuzha
  • Sree Vallabha temple, Thiruvalla
  • Parthasarathi Vishnu temple, Aranmula
  • Bhagavathy Shiva temple, Changannur
  • Chengannur Mahadeva Temple, Chengannur
  • Mannarasala Sree Nagaraja temple, Haripad
  • Chettikulangara Bhagavathy temple, Mavelikara
  • Jenardhana Swamy temple, Varkala
  • Beemapalli Mosque, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Attukal Bhagvathy Temple, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Saraswathi Mandapam, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram
  • Chengalloor Mahadeva Temple, Thiruvananthapuram
  • St. George Orthodox Church, Puthuppally, Manarcadu
  • St Alphonsa's Tomb shrine, Bharananganam
  • St Mary's Martha Mariyam, Kuravilangad
  • Our Lady With The Poovan Bananas (Poovankula Matha)
  • Cheraman Juma Masjid, Kodungallur
  • Jama-at Mosque, Malappuram
  • Pazhayangadi Mosque, Kondotty
  • Ottapalam Juma Masjid, Ottapalam

LADAKH (Ladakh Photo Gallery)

  • Spituk Monastery, Ladakh
  • Hemis monastery (Tibetan Byang-cchub-bsam-gling, 'Isle of Contemplation for the Perfect), 34 kilometers from Ladakh, Leh
  • Rangdum Monastery
  • Lamayuru monastery
  • Diskit monastery
  • Rizong monastery
  • Basgo monastery
  • Phyang monastery
  • Soma monastery
  • Thiksey monastery
  • Matho monastery
  • Chemrey Monastery
  • Taktok Monastery
  • Karsha monastery
  • Phugtal Gompa
  • Gurdwara Pathar Sahib
  • Alchi Gompa
  • Likir Gompa

MADYA PRADESH

  • Jain and Hindu temples, Khajuraho
  • Buddhist stupas, Sanchi
  • Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga temple, Ujjain
  • Harsiddhi Devi Shakti Pitha, Ujjain
  • Bhartrihari Caves, Ujjain
  • Jai Maa Gadhkalika Mata Mandir, Sthirman Ganesh, Ujjain
  • Shree Kaal Bhairav Mandir, Ujjain
  • Omkareshwar Jyotirlinga temple, Mandhata Island
  • Narmada Udgam temple, Amarkantak
  • Kamadgiri sacred hill and temples, Chitrakoot
  • Hanuman Dhara, Chitrakoot
  • Kamta Nath Mandir, Chitrakoot
  • Ramghat, Chitrakoot
  • Matya Gajendranath Mandir, Ramghat, Chitrakoot
  • Ram Raja temple, Orccha
  • Shri Digambar Jain Siddha Kshetra Muktagiri temple, Thapoda
  • Mamleshwar Jyotirlinga, Omkareshwar
  • Bada Mahadev Temple, Pachmarhi
  • Gupt Mahadev Temple, Pachmarhi
  • Chouragarh Temple, Pachmarhi
  • Jatashankar Temple, Pachmarhi
  • Gupt Godavari Pond, Tendhee Patmaniya

MAHARASHTRA (Maharashtra Photo Gallery)

  • Buddhist, Hindu, Jain caves, Ellora
  • Ramkund Panchwati, Nashik
  • Ajanta caves (Hindu, Buddhist, Jain), Aurangabad
  • Vithoba temple (Shri Vitthal-Rukmini Mandir), Pandharpur
  • Bhimashankar Jyotirlinga Shiva temple, Bhimashankar
  • Shri Ambabai Mahalakshmi temple, Kolhapur
  • Takhat Hazur Sahib, Nanded
  • Shri Renuka Mata Devi temple, Mahur
  • Grishneswar Jyotirlinga Temple, Verul
  • Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga temple, Trimbak
  • Hajarat Kamar Ali Durvesh Dargah, Shivpur
  • Shri Khandoba Marthanda Bhairava Temple, Jejuri
  • Tulja Bhavani temple, Tuljapur
  • Narsinha Temple, Kole, Narsinhapur
  • Swayambhu Ganesha Temple, Ganapatipule
  • Mahabaleshvara Temple, Mahabaleshwar
  • Shree Ganga Godavari Mandir, Nashik
  • Shanidev Temple, Shani Shingnapur
  • Paithan Jain Tirth, Paithan
  • Shirdi Sai Baba Samadhi Temple
  • Ram Kund, Nasik
  • Saptashrungi Mata Temple, Vani

MANIPUR

MEGHALAYA

  • Mawphlang sacred forest groves
  • Nartiang Monoliths, Mawkrywat

NAGALAND

  • Kachari

NEW DELHI Haryana & Punjab Photo Gallery

  • Dargah of Sufi saint Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki, Mehrauli
  • Dargah of Sufi saint Nasiruddin Chiragh Dehlavi, Chirag Delhi
  • Dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Nizamuddin Aulia

ODISHA

  • Jagannath Vishnu temple, Puri
  • Khirachora Gopinatha temple, Remuna
  • Panchalingeswar Temple, Nilagiri
  • Sidha Jagannath Temple, Kendujhargarh
  • Maa Tarini Temple, Ghatgaon
  • Maa Samaleswari Temple, Burla
  • Ghanteshwari Temple, Burla
  • Leaning Temple, Huma
  • Nilankantheswar Papadahandi Temple, Jeypore
  • Gupteswar Temple
  • Kapilash Temple (Mahadev Chandrashekhar), Dhenkanal
  • Biraja Temple, Jajpur
  • Quadam Rasul Masjid, Cuttack
  • Rameswar Temple, Bhubaneshwar
  • Bharateswar Temple
  • Bhaskareswara Temple, Bhubaneswar
  • Brahmeswara Temple, Bhubaneshwar
  • Rajarani Temple, Bhubaneswar
  • Kedar Gouri Temple, Bhubaneshwar
  • Parsurameswara Temple, Bhubaneshwar
  • Ananta Vasudeva Temple, Bhubaneswar
  • Lingaraj Temple, Bhubaneswar
  • Sun Temple, Konark
  • Gundicha Temple, Puri
  • Lokanatha Shiva Temple, Puri
  • Tara Tarini Temple
  • Maa Bhandara Gharani, Dharamgarh
  • Nilakantheswar Temple, Padmapur
  • Shri Vimala Shakti Peetha Temple, Puri

PUNJAB (Punjab Photo Gallery)

  • Sri Harmandir Sahib (The Golden Temple), Amritsar
  • Akal Takht, Amritsar
  • Shri Durgiana Tirath, Amritsar
  • Gurudwara Goindwal Sahab, Goindwal Sahib
  • Sri Darbar Sahib, Tarn Taran Sahib
  • Tarn Taran Sahib
  • Anandpur Sahib Sikh Gurudwara, Anandpur
  • Kesgarh Sahib Gurdwara, Anandpur Sahib
  • Hazrat Mujaddid Alfasani Dargah, Sirhind
  • Darbar Hazrat Sakhi Sarwar, Dera Ghazi Khan
  • Takht Sri Damdama Sahib, Talwandi Sabo
  • Rauza Sharif, Fatehgarh Sahib
  • Gurudwara Sri Fatehgarh Sahib, Fatehgarh Sahib
  • Hazrat Mujaddid Alfasani Dargah, Fatehgarh Sahib
  • Rauza Sharif Mandhali Sufi Darbar, Mandhali
  • Dera Baba Nanak Sahib, Gurdaspur

RAJASTHAN

  • Brahma Temple, Pushkar
  • Manibandh Shakti Peeth, Pushkar
  • Gurudwara Sahib, Pushkar
  • Atamteshwar Temple, Pushkar
  • Varaha Temple, Pushkar
  • Rangji Temple, Pushkar
  • Gayatri Mata Temple (Pap Mochani), Pushkar
  • Jain temples, Mt. Abu
  • Ambaji Mata Temple santpur, Abu Road
  • Ambe Mata Temple, Abu Road
  • Shrinathji Krishna temple, Nathdwara
  • Khwaja Gharib Nawaz Dargah Sharif, Ajmer
  • Khwaja Muinuddin Hasan Chishti, Ajmer
  • Ranakpur Jain Temple
  • Moto Mandir (Bullet Baba), Bandai

SIKKIM

  • Lingdum monastery
  • Gonjang monastery
  • Hanuman Tok, Gangtok
  • Lake Tsongmo (Changu Lake)
  • Kirteshwar Mahadev temple, Legship
  • Sanghak Choeling Monastery
  • Tashiding monastery
  • Dubdi monastery

TAMIL NADU (Tamil Nadu Photo Gallery)

  • Sri Ramananthaswami temple, Gandhamadhana Parvatham Hanuman temple, Rameshvaram
  • Mt. Arunachala and Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar temple, Tiruvanamalai
  • Swamimalai Murugan temple (near Kumbakonam)
  • Sri Ranganathaswami Vishnu temple, Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli
  • Palani Murugan temple (Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani), Palani
  • Tiruttani Subramanya Swami Thirukkovil, Thiruttani
  • Ekambareswarar temple, Kanchipuram
  • Kailasanathar temple, Kanchipuram
  • Karchapeswarar Temple, Kanchipuram
  • Kamakshi Amman temple, Kanchipuram
  • Kumarkottam temple, Kanchipuram
  • Varadharaja Perumal temple, Kanchipuram
  • Tiruththanka temple, Kanchipuram
  • Trilokyanatha Jain temple, Kanchipuram
  • Ulagalantha Perumal, Kanchipuram
  • Divyadesam Arulmigu Sri Vilakkoli Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram
  • Thiruparuthikundram Sri Digambar Jain Temple, Kanchipuram
  • Pazhamudhircholai Murugan temple, Aligarh Hills
  • Tomb of the Apostle St. Thomas, St. Thomas Basilica, Mylapore, Chennai
  • Sri Bhuvaraha Swamy Temple, Srimushnam
  • Divyadesam Sree Vanamamalai Thothatrinathan Perumal Temple, Nanguneri
  • Ranganathar Swamy Temple, Karamadai
  • Sree Thanumalayam Shiva temple, Suchindram
  • Karpaga Vinayagar Ganesh temple, Kottaram
  • Basilica of Our Lady of Ransom, Kanyakumari
  • Arulmigu Bhagavathy Amman temple, Kanyakumari
  • Arulmigu Sri Mutharamman Thirukovil temple, Kulasekharapattinam
  • Arulmigu Subramanya Swamy temple (Murugan Temple), Tiruchendur
  • Sri Vaikuntanatha Perumal Vishnu temple, Srivaikuntam
  • Nellaiappar Shiva and Parvati temples, Tirunelveli
  • Arulmigu Thiruparankundram Murugan temple, Madurai
  • Arulmigu Koodal Azhagar temple, Madurai
  • Meenakshi Amman temple, Madurai
  • Kudalalagar Devasthanam Vishnu temple, Alagar Kovil
  • Kalamegha Perumal Vishnu temple, Melur
  • Karpaga Vinayagar (Karpaka Vinayaka) Ganesh temple, Pillayarpatti
  • Athmanathaswamy Shiva temple (Tirupperunturai), Avudaiyarkoil
  • Arulmigu Uchchi Pillaiyar Ganesh temple, Tiruchirappalli
  • Vaidyanathaswamy Shiva temple, Thirumazhapadi
  • Brihadeshavara Shiva temple, Thanjavur
  • Adi Kumbeswarar Shiva temple, Kumbakonam
  • Tiruvidaimarudur Mahalingaswamy Shiva temple, Thiruvidaimarudar
  • Saranath Perumal Vishnu temple, Tirucherai
  • Thyagaraja Shiva temple, Thiruvarur
  • Veeraraghava Swamy Vishnu Temple, Tiruvallur
  • Arulmigu Shri Yoga Narasimha Swamy Temple, Sholinghur
  • Velankanni Church, Velankanni
  • Nagore Dargah Shariff (tomb of Sufi saint Shahul Hameed), Nagore
  • Sowriraja Perumal Vishnu temple, Thirukannapuram
  • Mayuranathaswamy Shiva temple, Mayiladuthurai
  • Thillai Nataraja Shiva temple, Chidambaram
  • Devanathaswamy Vishnu temple (Thiruvanthipuram Kovil), Thiruvanthipuram
  • Thirukkovilur Vishnu temple (Ulagalantha Perumal), Tirukoyilur
  • Betrayaswamy Vishnu temple, Denkanikottai
  • Sri Lakshmi Narayani Golden Temple, Sripuram
  • Vedagiriswara Shiva temple, Tirukkalikundrum
  • Neervanna Perumal temple and Ranganatha hilltop temple, Tiruneermalai
  • Kamakshi Amman temple, Kanchipuram
  • Kapaleeshvara Shiva temple, Mylapore, Chennai
  • Adikesava Perumal Vishnu temple, Mylapore, Chennai
  • Sri Parthasarathy Vishnu temple, Chennai
  • Thiruvalluvar Temple, Mylapore, Chennai
  • Tomb of St. Thomas, Parangi Malai, St Thomas Mount, Chennai
  • Bhaktavatsala Perumal Vishnu temple, Thirunindravur
  • Yoga Anjenayar Swamy temple, Sholinghur
  • Arulmigu Subramanya Swamy temple, Thiruttani
  • Nithya Kalyana Perumal Temple, Thiruvidandhai
  • Annamalayar Shiva Temple, Tiruvanamalai
  • Lalithambikai Temple, Gingee
  • Angala Parameswari Temple, Gingee
  • Thalagireeshwarar Shiva Temple, Panamalai
  • Kalahasteeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
  • Sarangapani Temple, Kumbakonam
  • Kayarohanaswamy Temple, Nagapattinam
  • Soundarvaraja Perumal Vishnu Temple, Nagapattinam
  • Sanctuary of Our Lady of Vailankanni
  • Rajagopalaswamy Krishna Temple, Mannargudi
  • Vijayalaya Choleeswaram Temple, Naarthaamalai
  • Sundararaja Perumal Vishnu Temple, Thadicombu
  • Vadapatrasayee Vishnu Temple - Sri Periya Perumal Sannidhi, Srivilliputhur
  • Andal Nanthavanam, Srivilliputhur
  • Andal Vishnu Temple, Srivilliputhur
  • Nindra Narayana Perumal Vishnu Temple, Tiruthangal, Sivakasi
  • Ramar Patham, Rameswaram
  • St. Mary's Church, Thiruvithamcode
  • Tiruvaiyaru Temple
  • Arulmigu Vaithya Veeraraghavar Temple, Thiruevvul
  • Koothanur Maha Saraswathi Temple

TELANGANA

  • Gnana Saraswati temple, Basar
  • Raja Rajashwara Swamy temple, Vemulawada
  • Lakshmi Narasimha temple, Yadagirigutta
  • Bhadrakali Temple, Hanamkonda
  • Kakatiya Rudreshwara Ramappa Temple
  • Sri Sitaramachandra Swamy temple, Bhadrachalam
  • Sri Jogulamba Ammavari Temple, Alampur, Gadwal

TRIPURA

UTTARAKHAND (Uttarakhand Photo Gallery)

  • Hari-ki-Pairi Ghat, Haridwar
  • Lakshman Jhula, Rishikesh
  • Shree Neelkanth Mahadev Temple, 32 kilometers from Rishikesh
  • Raghunathji Vishnu temple, Devprayag
  • Maa Uma Devi Temple, Karnaprayag
  • Jyotir Math temple (Shankaracharya Math), Joshimath
  • Shri Hemkund Sahib Gurudwara, Lake Hemkund
  • Kedarnath Jyotirlinga Shiva temple (one of the four Char Dham)
  • Gangotri Goddess Ganga temple (one of the four Char Dham)
  • Yamunotri Goddess Yamuna temple (one of four Char Dham)
  • Badrinath Vishnu temple (one of four Char Dham)
  • Kasar Devi temple, near Almora
  • Jageshwar Dham temple, 36 kilometers from Almora
  • Mahavatar Babaji Cave, Dwarahat Range
  • Bagnath temple, Bageshwar
  • Bedini Kund sacred lake of Nanda Devi, Bedini Bugyal
  • Ganesh Temple, Dodital Lake
  • Kalpeshwar Shiva temple, Urgam valley
  • Bhimeshwar temple, Bhimtal Lake
  • Tunganath Shiva temple
  • Tapkeshwar Shiva temple, Dehradun
  • Mahasu Devata temple, Hanol
  • Dodital sacred lake
  • Kapileshwar Mahadev Mandir
  • Nanda Devi Mandir, Dana Dhar
  • Narshing Vishnu temple, Joshimath
  • Joshimath Temple
  • Shree Madmaheswar Temple
  • Shree Vishwanath Temple, Guptkashi
  • Ukhimath Omkareshwar Temple
  • Trayambakeshwar Jyotirlinga temple, Rishikesh
  • Mata Mansa Devi Temple, Haridwar
  • Dargah Hazrat Sabir e Pak Piran, Kaliyar Shareef
  • Gomukh Shiva temple
  • Kainchi Dham - Neem Karoli Baba Ashram

UTTAR PRADESH (Uttar Pradesh Photo Gallery)

  • Numerous Krishna temples, Vrindavan
  • Triveni Sangam Kumbha Mela river site, Allahabad
  • Bhardwaj Ashram, Prayagraj
  • Numerous temples, ghats and pilgrimage circuits, Varanasi
  • Sarnath Buddhist Temple, Sarnath, Varanasi
  • Parinirvana Buddhist Stupa, Kushinagar
  • Sankassa Buddhist site ruins, Farrukhabad district
  • Lakshmi Narayana Mandir, Naimisharanya
  • Shree Ma Lalita Devi temple, Naimisaranya
  • Shiva temple, Naimisaranya
  • Vyas Gaddi Temple, Naimisharayana, Sitapur
  • Hanuman Gaddi temple, Naimisaranya
  • Maa Vindhyavasini Durga temple, Vindhyachal
  • Gorakhnath temple, Gorakhpur
  • Saint Kabir Samadhi (Burial site), Magahar
  • Bateshwar temple, Bateshwar
  • Devipatan Shikti Pitha temple, Tulsipur
  • Devi Patan Temple, Tulsipur
  • Jetavana ancient Buddhist monastery, Shravasti
  • Dhamek Buddhist Stupa
  • Vindhyavasini Temple, Mirzapur
  • Ashtabhuja Devi Mandir, Mirzapur
  • Hanuman Garhi Mandir, Ayodhya
  • Kanak Bhawan, Ayodhya
  • Nageshwarnath Temple, Ayodhya
  • Dargah Hazrat Syed Salar Masood Ghazi, Bahraich
  • Govardhan Hill, Jatipura
  • Krishna Janmasthan Temple, Mathura
  • Shree Dwarikadhish Temple, Mathura

WEST BENGAL

  • Dakshineshwar Ramakrishna Kali temple, Calcutta
  • Taraknath Temple, Tarakeswar
  • Dhamesvara Shri Chaitanya temple, Nabadwip
  • Devananda Gaudiya Math, Nabadwip, Nadia
  • Paramatala Tree Temple, Nabadwip
  • Dwadash Shib Temple, Nabadwip
  • Birthplace of Sri Chaitanya, Nabadwip
  • Statue of Sri Chaitanya, Nabadwip
  • Ma Tara Temple, Tarapeeth
  • Tarapith Shakti Pitha temple, Tarapith
  • Kapil Muni temple, Sagar Island
  • Kalighat Kali Shakti Pitha temple, Kolkata

INDONESIA

IRAN

IRAQ

  • Mausoleum of Imam Hussein, Karbala
  • Mausoleum of Abbas (brother of Imam Hussein), Karbala
  • Maqam Sahib Alzaman (12th Imam), Karbala
  • Mausoleum of 1st Imam Ali bin Abu Talib, Najaf
  • Mausoleums of Prophet Adam and Prophet Noah, Najaf
  • Mausoleum of Sayed Ibrahim, Najaf
  • Mausoleum of Maytham Altammar, Kufa, Najaf
  • Mausoleums of Muslim bin Aqil, Hani bin Urwa and Almukhtar, Kufa Mosque, Najaf
  • Residence of the 12th Imam Muhammad Almahdi, Sahla Mosque, Najaf
  • Mausoleums of 10th Imam Ali Alhadi and 11th Imam Hasan Alaskari, Samarra
  • Mausoleum of Sayyid Muhammad, Balad, Samarra
  • Mausoleums of 7th Imam Musa Alkadhim and 9th Imam Muhammad Aljawad, Baghdad
  • Mausoleum of Abd Alqadir Gilani, Baghdad
  • Mausoleums of two sons of Muslim bin Aqil: Muhammad bin Muslim and Ibrahim bin Muslim, Musayib
  • Mausoleum of Hamzah Algharbi, Diwnyia
  • Mausoleum of Hamzah Alsharqi, Diwnyia
  • Mausoleum of Prophet Job, Hillah
  • Mausoleum of Alqasim, Babylon
  • Maqam of Zaid bin Ali, Kafel
  • Mausoleum of Ezekiel, Kafel
  • Imam Ali’s Step Mosque, Basra
  • Mausoleum of Alhasan Albasri, Basra
  • The Ziggurat of Ur, Nasiriyah
  • Tomb of Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir (Yazidi Temple), Lalish
  • Monastery of Mar Behnam
  • Shrine of Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Gilani, Akre, Kurdistan
  • St. Matthew’s Monastey, Mosul, Kurdistan
  • Tomb of the Prophet Nahum, Alqosh, Kurdistan

IRELAND

ISRAEL

JERUSALEM

  • Mt. Zion, Dome of the Rock, Western Wall, Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Via Dolorossa, Gethsemane, King David's Tomb, Tomb of the Prophet Samuel on Nebi Samwill peak, Tomb of Mary

BETHLEHEM

  • Cave of the Nativity, Tomb of Rachel, Beit Jala (near Bethlehem) Christian shrine of birthplace of St. George/Jewish site of burial of Prophet Elias/Muslim site of Khidr, the Green One

HEBRON

  • Cave of Machpelah with tomb of Prophets (Burial site of Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, Isaac and Rebecca, Jacob and Leah)

TIBERIAS

  • Mount of Beatitudes, Tomb of Moses Maimonides (Rambam), Tomb of Rabbi's Meir Ba'al Ha-Nes, Tomb of Rabbi Yohanan ben Zakkai

NABLUS

  • Jacob's Well

MERON

  • Cave tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yokkai (Yohai), Tomb of Hillel, Tomb of Shammai, Tomb of Rabbi Eleazar

HAIFA

  • Mt. Carmel, Elijah's cave, Bahi'i shrine of Baha'u'llah

MT. TABOR

  • Basilica of Christ's Transfiguration

JERICHO

  • Cave of Quarantana (near Jericho); site of Christ's 40 day temptation

SAFED - ZEFAT

  • Tomb of Rabbi Isaac Luria (Rabbi Yitzchak Luria, Kabbalist)
  • Ari synagogue of Ashkenazim

SHECHEM

  • Tomb of Joseph

LYDDA

  • Tomb of St. George

OTHER JEWISH HOLY PLACES

  • Prophet Nahum gravesite; Kurdistan
  • Gravesites of Mordecai and Esther; Hamadan, Persia
  • Gravesite of Prophet Jeremiah; Fostat (Old Cairo), Egypt
  • Gravesite of Yehouda Benatar, Fez, Morocco
  • Gravesite of Chaim Pinto, Mogador, Morocco
  • Gravesite of Rabbi Amram Ben Diwane, Quezzan, Morocco
  • Gravesite of Yahia Lakhdar, Beni-Ahmed, Morocco
  • Gravesite of Moses ben Israel Isserles, aka Remuh, Krakow, Poland

ITALY

  • Ruins of Paestum, near Naples
  • Rome; Basilicas of St. Mary Major, St. John Lateran, St. Peter; Church of Santa Maria Sopra Minerva (Mary over Minerva)
  • Basilica of St. Francis, Temple of Goddess Minerva, Assisi
  • Holy House of Loretto church, Loretto
  • Padua / Padova; Shrine of St. Anthony
  • Subiaco; Sacro Speco Holy cave of St. Benedict
  • Monte Casino; Monastery of St. Benedict
  • Monte Gargano
  • Assergi; Church and spring of San Franco
  • Fonte Colomba cave; St. Francis site
  • La Verna; St. Francis site
  • Civitella; Church of San Michael
  • Syracuse; Cathedral built over temple of Athena
  • San Giovanni Rotondo; shrine of Padre Pio
  • Monte Sant' Angelo; Church of San Michele
  • Castelpetroso; Marian apparition site
  • Cervo; Church of St. George over temple of Celtic god
  • Varallo; Sacro Monte
  • Sagra di San Michele, Piedmont
  • San Michele church at Castiglione de Gargagnana
  • Tempietto di Clitunno (Temple of Clitumnus) near the town of Campello sul Clitunno
  • Church of St. Benedict, Norcia
  • Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Pianella, on the ruins of a Roman temple in honour of the goddess Vesta.
  • Santa Maria dei Miracoli, Venice
  • Monte Amiata, Tuscany, sacred mountain of the Etruscans
  • Alatri acropoli
  • Parrocchia di San Giovanni Leonardi, Rome
  • Basilica of St. Sebastian Outside the Walls, Rome
  • Basilica of the Holy Cross in Jerusalem, Rome
  • Basilica of St. Lawrence Outside the Walls, Rome
  • Basilica of Saint Mary Major, Rome
  • Basilica di San Clemente, Rome
  • Basilica di Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, Rome
  • Basilica di Santa Maria in Trastevere, Rome
  • Tempio di Portuno, Rome
  • San Nicola in Carcere, Rome
  • Basilica of St. Mary of Minerva, Rome
  • Pantheon, Rome
  • Basilica di Sant’ Agostino, Rome
  • St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome
  • Basilica Parrocchiale di Santa Maria del Popolo, Rome
  • Mausoleo di Santa Costanza, Rome

JAPAN

  • Mt. Osore
  • Mt. Iwaki
  • Mt. Haguro
  • Mt. Ga and Mt. Yudono
  • Mt. Bandai
  • Mt. Nantai
  • Mt. Asama
  • Mt. Ontaki
  • Mt. Fuji
  • Mt. Katsuragi
  • Mt. Hiei
  • Ise shrine
  • Izumo Taisha shrine
  • Usa shrine
  • Miyajima Island, Itsukushima shrine and Mt. Misen
  • Mt. Aso
  • Mt. Hiko
  • Mt. Ishizuchi
  • Mt. Nachi
  • Mt. Yoshino
  • Mt. Koya
  • Mt. Omine
  • Mt. Kongo
  • Mt. Tamaki
  • Kumano Hongo Taisha shrine
  • Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine
  • Mt. Atago
  • Mt. Haku
  • Mt. Kirishima; Kirishima Jinga shrine
  • Mt. Chokai
  • Mt. Kaimon
  • Takachiho shrine, Kyushu 
  • Togakushi shrine, Nagano, Honshu
  • 88 shrines of Kobo Daishi, Island of Shikoku
  • 100 pilgrimage shrines of Kannon
  • Stone circles of Wappara, Oyu, Manza, Nonakado, Komakino, Morimachi, Achiya, Ono, Oshoro, Isedotai
  • Mt. Miwa
  • Risshaku-ji Temple
  • Mt. Daisen
  • Mt Kumara & Kumara-dera temple
  • Masuda Iwafune, Asuka
  • Ishibutai Kofun, Asuka
  • Okadera Buddhist Temple, Asuka
  • Hase-dera Shingon Buddhist Temple, Sakurai
  • Izanagi Shinto Shrine, Awaji Island
  • Ishi-no-Hoden, Himeji
  • Yuga Shinto Shrine, Kurashiki
  • Kibitsu Jinja Shinto Shrine, Okayama
  • Motoyamaji Temple, Motoyama
  • Ishiteji Temple, Matsuyama
  • Yakuriji Temple, Yakuri
  • Kongofukuji Temple, Tosashimizu
  • Tomb of Christ, Shingo

JORDAN

KAZAKHISTAN

KENYA

  • Mt Nyiro, sacred mountain of Samburu people
  • Namoratunga megalithic stellar observatory at the west side of Lake Turkana

KOREA (South)

KOREA (North)

  • Song-ak-san Mountain and temples
  • Guwol-san Mountain and temples
  • Geumgang-san Mountain and temples
  • Myohyang-san Mountain and temples
  • Chilbo-san Mountain and temples
  • Baekdu-san Mountain and temples

KYRGYZSTAN

LAOS

LESOTHO

LEBANON

LIBYA

  • Sabratha and Leptis Magna Roman ruins
  • Al Aatiq Mosque, Gadamis
  • Ghadames
  • Mausoleum (Zawiya) of Sidi Abdul-Salam Al-Asmar Al-Fituri, Zliten

LITHUANIA

  • Basilica of Saint Michael the Archangel, Marijampole
  • Basilica of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Krekenava
  • Basilica of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Siluva
  • Basilica of Žemaičių Kalvarija, Lithuania
  • Christ’s Resurrection Church, Kaunas
  • Church of St. Stanislaus, Berzoras
  • Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Alksnenai
  • Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Pivasiunai
  • Church of the Virgin Mary Victorious, Kazokiskes
  • Church of the Visitation of Virgin Mary, Trakai
  • Church of Žemaičių Kalvarija, Lithuania
  • Gates of Dawn, Vilniaus
  • Hill of Crosses, Siauliai
  • Kaunas Cathedral Basilica, Lithuania
  • Keturnaujiena Divine Mercy Chapel, Suodžiai
  • Orthodox Church of the Holy Spirit, Vilnius
  • Our Lady of Šiluva (Our Lady of the Pine Woods), Šiluva, Lithuania
  • Pazaislis Monastery and Church, Kaunas
  • Place of the Apparition of St. Mary at Lake Ilgis
  • Shrine of Divine Mercy, Vilniaus
  • Skiemonys Chapel, Skiemonys
  • St. Mary Church, Trakai, Lithuania
  • St. Mary Queen of Angels Church, Tytuvenai
  • Telsiai Cathedral
  • Tytuveṅai Church and Monastery, Lithuania
  • Vepriai Calvary, Vepriai
  • Vilnius Cathedral and Chapel of St Casimir, Lithuania
  • Žemaičių Kalvarija Basilica (Samogitian Calvary)

LUXEMBOURG

  • Cathedral of Our Lady of Luxembourg, Luxembourg

MADAGASCAR

  • Royal Hill and spring of Ambohimanga
  • Ambondrombe Hill

MALAWI

MALAYSIA

  • Kinabalu National Park. The Kadazan Dusun people who live on Mt Kinabalu believe the mountain to be sacred as it is the resting place for their ancestors' spirits.
  • Batu Caves, Batumalai Sri Muruga Perumal Kovil Hindu pilgrimage site

MALI

MALTA

MAURITANIA

  • Moque, Village of Chinguetti

MAURITIOUS

  • Volcanic lake, Grand Bassin now named Ganga Talao, center of island; pilgrimage on the night of Maha Shivaratree every March, honoring Lord Shiva.
  • Annual pilgrimage, on September 9, to the tomb of Catholic priest Father Laval; Sainte Croix, near Port Louis

MEXICO

MICRONESIA

  • Nan Madol ruins, Pohnpei Island

MONGOLIA

  • Tuvkhun Monastery, Orkhan Valley
  • Demchig Hiid Monastery
  • Hamrin Hiid Monastery
  • Mount Han Bogd Hairham
  • Ulgil Hiid Monastery
  • Mt. Otgontenger
  • Mt. Bogdkhan Uul
  • Mt. Burkhan Khaldun
  • Khovsgol Lake (Dalai Ej)
  • Erdene Zuu Monastery
  • Zayiin Horee, Tsetserleg
  • Tsetseegum, Chingeltei, Songino Khairkhan and Bayansurkh, these are 4 peaks surrounding Ulaanbaatar that are considered holy
  • The "Blue Pearl", Lake Hovsgol is a 100-mile long pristine alpine lake located in the north of Mongolia, close to the Siberian border in the Altai mountain region.

MONTENEGRO

MOROCCO

NAMIBIA

NEPAL

NETHERLANDS

  • Chapel St. Bonifatius, Dokkum
  • Mary's chapel and holy well, Heiloo
  • Mary's chapel, Haarlem
  • Church St. Johannes, Laren
  • St Liduina chapel, Schiedam
  • Mary's chapel in Cathedral, Hertogenbosch
  • St. Joseph's chapel, Smakt
  • Church, holy well, Roermond
  • Basilica of St. Servatius, Maastricht
  • Megalithic site (dolmens – hunebedden), Assen
  • Megalithic site, Emmen

NEW ZEALAND

  • Mt. Taranaki, North Island
  • Mt. Rangitoto, sacred to Ngatimaniapoto tribe
  • Mt. Ngongotaha, Te Tuahu a te Atua (the Altar of God)
  • Te Kohanga o Hine Tuahoanga; the Birth Place of the Gods; ridge in southern ranges between Porter's pass and Arthur's pass
  • Kaimanawa Wall
  • Manunganui Bluff
  • Kaingaroa Forest
  • Ancient observatories of Waitapu
  • Headwaters of Lake Wakatipu
  • Sacred grove of Kowhai, on the banks of the Wilberforce River
  • Mt. Hikurangi
  • Mt. Ruapehu
  • Mt. Tongariro
  • Ngarua caves, near Takaka on Arthur RangeWai Koro Pupu natural springs
  • Stewart Island; sometimes called Rakiura (Glowing Sky) or Te Puka-a-Maui
  • Cape Reinga, North Island
  • Waimamaku Valley
  • Mokoia Island
  • Tawhitinui Pa, near Opotiki
  • Rangiatea Church, Otaki
  • Mount Cook
  • Mount Ngauruhoe (Ngaurhoe)
  • Lake Rotorua
  • Puketapu Hill, Aranga
  • Lake Taupo

NICARAGUA

  • El Viejo; Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception

NIGERIA

  • Yoruba sacred groves of Oshogbo. These groves are sanctuaries for the Orisha – and of the Yoruba gods. Shrines within the site provide them with a ceremonial home, and associated sculptures embody their myths. There are five sacred spaces in the groves, plus nine worship points along the river that runs through the site, 40 shrines and two palaces. The groves in Oshogbo are the home of Oshun – the goddess of "The waters of life".

NORWAY

  • Nidaros cathedral, Trondheim
  • Rodal church, southeast of Bergen
  • Borgund Stave church, Borgund
  • Stave Church, Eidsborg
  • Borre church, Borre
  • Selja Island (ruins of old Abbey and other churches)

OMAN

  • Prophet Job's Tomb

PAKISTAN

  • Data Darbar Shrine, Mausoleum of Dadaji Ganjbaksh, Lahore
  • Shrine of Hazrat Shah Hussain (Madhu Lal Hussain), Lahore
  • Shrine of War Mubarak, Shrine of Sadruddin Badsha, Shrine of Khwaja Khadir on Island of Bakhar, Sukkur
  • Shrines of Hazrat Bahuddin Zakriya, Shah Shams Tabriz, Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Bad-Shahee Mosque, Multan
  • Tomb of Sachal Sarmast, Daraza Sharif
  • Shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar, Sehwan
  • Shrine to Shah Abdul Latif Kazmi, Nurpur Shahan
  • Bibi Jawindi Shrine, Uch Sharif
  • Mausoleum of Pir Meher Ali Shah, Golra Sharif
  • Shrine of Fariduddin Ganjshakar (Baba Farid), Pakpattan
  • Gurdwara Panja Sahib
  • Shrine Hazrat Pir Syed Jumman Shah Bukhari
  • Shrine of Shaikh Daud Bandagi Kirmani, Shergarh
  • Tomb Muhammad Ibrahim Daud-e-Sani Kirmani Bandgi
  • Shrine Hajinah Shah Huzoori Rohri Town
  • Dargah Pir Syed Sadar-ud-Din Badshah
  • Hazrat Khair-u-Din Shah, Sukkur, Sindh
  • Shrine of Manghopir & Crocodile Santuary
  • Shrine of Hazrat Bulleh Shah, Kasur
  • Darbar Hazrat Mian Mir Bala Pir, Lahore
  • Shah Abdul Latif, Bhit Shah
  • Sharada Peeth
  • Shrine of Saint Sakhi Sultan, Manghopir, Karachi
  • Shrine of Faqir Qadir Bux Beidil, Rohri
  • Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur
  • Shivaharkaray (Karavipur) Shakti Peeth, Hinglaj Temple
  • Jabal Hinglaj
  • Hinglaj Mata Mandir, Balochistan
  • Darbar Hazrat Sultan Bahoo, Garh Maharaja
  • Abdullah Shah Ghazi
  • Shrine of Hazrat Bari Imam Sakkara, Islamabad
  • Shrine of Khwaja Khizr, Sukkur

PALESTINE (see Israel)

  • St. George's Monastery, Al-Khader, Bethlehem, West Bank

PANAMA

  • El Caño Archaeological Site

PARAGUAY

PERU

PHILLIPINES

  • Mount Banahaw
  • Antipolo Cathedral, Luzon
  • Regina Rosarii Statue, Luzon
  • St John the Baptist Parish Church, Taytay, Rizal, Luzon
  • Santa Clara Monastery, Quezon City, Manila, Luzon
  • Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Baclaran, Luzon
  • Ermita Shrine, Manila, Luzon
  • St. Jude Thaddeus Parish Church, Santa Lucia, Manila, Luzon
  • Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes, Manila, Luzon
  • Immaculate Conception Church of La Purisima, Bulacan, Luzon
  • Malolos Cathedral, Bulacan, Luzon
  • Mount Banahaw, Quezon, Luzon
  • Mount Pinatubo, Luzon
  • Our Lady of Manaoag Shrine, Luzon
  • Shrine of the Brown Madonna Cave, Luzon
  • Mount Pulag, Luzon
  • Saint Catherine of Alexandria Parish, Our Lady of Namacpacan, Luzon
  • San Agustin Church, Paoay, Luzon
  • Basilica Menor of Our Lady of Piat, Luzon
  • Basilica of Santo Nino, Cebu
  • Mount Apo, Davao, Mindanao island
  • Long Hua Temple, Davao City, Davao
  • Our Lady of the Pillar, Zamboanga City, Davao
  • Mount Kalatungan, Davao
  • Mount Tagubud, Davao
  • Mount Mantalingajan, Palawan
  • Minor Basilica of the Black Nazarene, Quiapo, Manila
  • Mount Makiling
  • Our Lady of Peñafrancia, Naga City, Bicol

POLAND

  • Jasna Gora Marian shrine, Czestochowa
  • Niepokalanow religious community with Shrine of St Maximilian Kolbe, Basilica of St Mary Immaculate, Teresin
  • Holy mountain of Grabarka, Bialystok
  • Monastery, Kalwaria Zebrzydowska
  • Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń, Licheń Stary
  • Jan Chlosta Marian shrine, Gietrzwald
  • Gravesite of Moses ben Israel Isserles  (Remuh), Krakow
  • Plock Cathedra, Plock
  • Basilica of St. Anne, Gora Swietej Anny

PORTUGAL

ROMANIA

  • Monastery of Voronet, Gura Humorului
  • Romanian Orthodox monastery, Putna
  • Franciscan monastery of Şumuleu Ciuc, Miercurea-Ciuc
  • Metropolotan Cathedral of Moldavia, Lasi
  • Sucevita Monastery
  • Dacian temple in Orastie mountains, Sarmisegetusa Regia
  • Dacian ruins, Ulpia Trraiana Sarmisegetusa

RUSSIA

RWANDA

  • Marian shrine of Our Lady of Kibeho, Kibeho

SAUDI ARABIA

SENEGAL

  • Mosque of Shiek Amadou, Touba
  • Mosque of Tijaan Brotherhood, Tivaouane
  • Mausoleum of Seydina Limamou Lahi, Dakar
  • Diamalaye Yoff, Dakar
  • Grand Mosque of Yoff, Dakar
  • Diamalaye Mosque, Dakar
  • Abbey of the Sacred Heart, Keur Moussa
  • Popenguine Sanctuary
  • Layene Mausoleum

SERBIA

  • Sentkut Holy Well and Marian Apparition site, Doroslovo

SIKKIM

  • Sacred lake of Yoksum, Khangchendzongha National Park
  • Sacred lake of Khechupalri ('wish-fulfilling' lake)
  • Pemayangtse monastery

SLOVENIA

  • Marian shrine of Brezje, Brezje
  • Sacred Heart Church, Drežnica
  • Church of the Apparition of St. Mary, Strunjan

SOUTH AFRICA

  • Mapungubwe hill (sacred hill of the jackal), Mapungubwe World Heritage Site. Mapungubwe means a place of the stone of wisdom.
  • Ukhahlamba-Natal Drakensberg Park
  • Lake Fundudzi, Limpopo region
  • Natal Drakensberg National Park. Numerous rock paintings by the San people (or Bushmen).
  • Marian shrine, Ngome
  • Adam's Calendar stone ring
  • Cape Town area ancient sites
  • Ekuphakameni

SPAIN

  • Santiago de Compostela; pilgrimage church
  • Guadalupe; pilgrimage church
  • Avila; pilgrimage church
  • Montserrat; pilgrimage church
  • Zaragoza; Basilica del Pilar
  • Bugos; pilgrimage church
  • Leon; pilgrimage church
  • Santander; church of Our Lady of Garabandal
  • Granada; Abbey of St. Secilio, Sacre Monte
  • Shrine of the Virgin Mary, Mt. Sierra de Pena de Francia
  • Pilgrimage church, Caravaca de la Cruz
  • Virgen of Rocio, Andalucian village of Rocio
  • Marian Shrine, Vall de Nuria
  • Virgin of Candelaria Shrine, Tenerife, Canary Islands
  • Marian Shrine on peak, Sierra de Pena de Francia
  • Guadalperal Dolmen, Cáceres
  • Dolmen de Sorginetxe, Arrizabalaga, Alava

SRI LANKA

  • Sri Nagapooshani Amman Kovil
  • Nagapeepa Purana Rajamaha Viharaya
    Keerimalai Naguleawaram Temple
  • Vallipura Aalvar Kovil
  • Nallur Kanthaswamy Temple
  • Thirukketeeswaram Kovil
  • Shrine Of Our Lady Of Madhu
  • Koneshwaram Temple
  • Mihintale
  • Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi
  • Verugal Kovil (Sri Murugan Kovil)
  • Sigiriya
  • Polonnaruwa
  • Sri Veerapathra Kali Amman Kovil, Udappu
  • Sri Partha Sarathi Temple, Udappu
  • Munneswaram Kovil
  • Matale Aluvihara Raja Maha Viharaya
  • Sri Muthumariamman Thevasthanam
  • Mandur Kandaswami Temple
  • Sri Kannahi Amman Alayam
  • Kelani Raja Maha Viharaya
  • Adam's Peak
  • Seetha Eliya Temple
  • Kataragama Kiri Vehera
  • Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya
  • Thissamaharama Stupa
  • Thissamaharama Raja Maha Vihara
  • Devinuwara Sri Vishnu Maha Devalaya
    St. Anne's Shrine, Thalawila
  • Sri Dalada Maligawa, Temple of the Tooth
  • Dafther Jailany Mohiyadeen Jumma Masjid
  • Kataragama Mosque

SUDAN

  • Kushitic and Nubian pyramids, temples, Meroe
  • Meroitic and Napatan sacred hill, pyramids, temple of Amun, Jebal Barkar
  • Sufi shrine, Abu Haraz
  • Tomb of Sufi female saint Sit Maryam, Sinkat
  • Tomb of Sufi Sheikh Mohamed Osman, Khartoum

SWEDEN

  • Ruins of Alvastra Monastery, Mt. Omberg
  • Ales Stenar, standing stones in Skåne province.
  • Stenshuvud, sacred mountain in Skåne province, National Park
  • Gamla Upsala, huge mounds and vast burial fields from 300-600 CE.
  • Hågahögen, huge mound from the Bronze Age on the outskirts of Uppsala
  • Ekornavallen, great burial and ceremonial site with cairns and standing stones, province of Västergötland
  • Ålleberg, sacred mountain just South of the city of Falköping, province of Västergötland
  • Anundshög, Anunds mound, on the outskirts of the city of Västerås
  • Nämforsen rock carvings
  • Rock carvings in Tanum, province of Bohuslän
  • Rösaring ceremonial path
  • Alvastra Abbey

SWAZILAND

SWITZERLAND

SYRIA

TAHITI

  • Marae Taputapuatea, Ra'iatea Island

TAIWAN

  • Pei-kang; Ch'ao-t'ien temple
  • Dajia Jenn Lann Temple, Dajia District, Taichung City
  • Fengtian Temple, Xingang, Chiayi
  • Bao’an Temple, Taipei
  • Taipei Confucius Temple, Taipei
  • Lungshan Temple, Taipei
  • Baoan Temple, Xincheng, Hualien
  • Saoba megaliths, Ruisui
  • Tianhou Temple, Guanshan
  • Beinan megalithic site, Nanwang, Beinan
  • Tianhou Temple, Taitung
  • Wanjin Catholic Church, Wanjin
  • FaHua Temple, Tainan City
  • Tainan Grand Mazu Temple, Tainan City
  • Anping Kaitai Tianhou Temple, Tainan City
  • Beishanwei Luermen Mazu Temple, Tainan City
  • Luerhmen Mazu Temple, Tainan City
  • Beigang Chaotien Temple, Beigang
  • Lukang Wende Temple, Lukang
  • Lukang Lungshan Temple, Lukang
  • Lukang Mazu Temple, Lukang
  • Baishatun Gongtian Temple, Tongxiao
  • Wende Temple, Lukang
  • Beinan megalithic site, Taitung
  • Dulan megalithic site
  • Zhinan Temple, Taipei
  • Lingxiao Temple, Taipei
  • Fo Guang Shan Temple, Kaohsiung

TAJIKISTAN

  • Abdullatif Madrassah and Mosque, Istaravshan
  • Mausoleum of Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, Kulob

TANZANIA

THAILAND

  • Chiang Rai; Phra That Doi Tung
  • Chiang Mai; Phra That Doi Suthep, Phra That Com Thong, Phra That Phra Sing
  • Lamphun; Phra That Hariphunchai
  • Uttaradit; Phra Thaen Sila At
  • Phitsamulok; Phra Si Ratana Maha Dat
  • Kanchanaburi; Phra Taen Dong Rang
  • Nakhon Pathom; Phra Pathom Chedi
  • Nakhon Si Thammarat; Phra Mahathat
  • Chaiya; Wat Mahathat
  • Bangkok; Phra Sri Ratanasadaram
  • Saraburi area; Phra Phutta Bat
  • Chachoengsau; Wat Sothon Wararam Worawihan
  • That Phanom; That Phanom Chedi
  • Phra That Phuttabat Bua Bok
  • Yala area; Tham Koo Hu Pimuk cave temple
  • Doi Suthep Temple

TIBET

  • Mt. Kailash
  • Toling and Tsaparang monasteries
  • Tirthapuri
  • Mt. Targo and Lake Dangra
  • Tsalung (birthplace of Milarepa) and Drakar Taso (Milarepa hermitage)
  • Lapchi; monastery and caves (Milarepa hermitage)
  • Tashilhunpo monastery
  • Lhasa; Potala Palace, Jokhang temple
  • Mt. Hepo Ri, Samye monastery, Chimpu monastery
  • Lake Lhamo Latso and Daglha Gampo monastery
  • Mt. Takpa, Tsari region (retreat site of Milarepa and Padmansambhava)
  • Mt. Bonri
  • Pemako valley
  • Drak Yerpa (Milarepa hermitage)
  • Lake Nam Tso
  • Lake Yamzho Yumco

TUNISIA

TURKEY

TURKMENISTAN

  • Torebeg Hanym Mausoleum, Koneurgench
  • Paraw Bibi Shrine, Paraw
  • Khoja Yusup Baba Shrine, Bayramaly
  • Baba Gambar Shrine, Bagir

UKRAINE

UNITED KINGDOM (England, Scotland, Wales)

UNITED STATES

Alaska

  • Mt. McKinley (Denali)
  • Mt. St. Elias: Sacred mountain of Yakutat Tlingit Indians

Arizona

  • Dzil Nchaa Si, Apache sacred mountain, Mount Graham
  • Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
  • I'ito (Montezuma's Head) & 'Oks Daha (Old Woman Sitting)
  • Doko O Sliid, Navaho sacred mountain of the west, Mt. Humphreys
  • Navaho sacred site, Canyon de Chelly
  • Tohono O'odham sacred mountain, Mt. Baboquivari
  • Meteor Crater
  • Black Mesa
  • Superstition Mountains
  • Sacred to Zuni, Acoma, Laguna, Hopi and Taos Indians, Zuni Lake

California

  • Mt. Shasta
  • Mt Tamalpais
  • Mt. Diablo
  • Sacred mountain of Cahuilla Indians, Mt. San Jacinto
  • Mt. Lassen
  • Joshua Tree
  • Tecate Peak
  • Simolaki mountain, Sacred to Ajumawi Indians, Soldier mountain
  • Chumash sacred site, Conception Point

Colorado

Florida

  • Crystal River Mounds
  • Panther Mound
  • Mount Royal Mounds
  • Lake Jackson Mounds

Georgia

  • Stone Mountain         
  • Ocmulgee Park
  • Etowah Mounds

Hawaii

  • Mt. Haleakala, Maui
  • Mauna Kea, Hawaii
  • Piilanihale Heiau temple, Maui
  • Moku'ula, Maui
  • Iao Valley, Maui
  • Mo' okini Luakini Heiau, Hawaii
  • Pu' uhonua O Honaunau, Hawaii
  • Birthplace of Pele, goddess of volcanoes, Mt. Kilauea, Hawaii
  • Kaulu Paoa Heiau, Kauia Island

Idaho

  • Nez Perce Historical National Park

Illinois

  • Monks mound
  • Kincaid mounds

Indiana

  • Mounds State Park
  • Angel mounds

Iowa

  • Effigy mounds

Louisiana

  • Poverty Point mounds
  • Tchefuncte mounds
  • Marksville mounds

Maine

  • Sacred mountain of Penobscot Indians, Mt. Katahdin

Michigan

  • Michigan mounds
  • Sleeping Bear Dunes

Minnesota

  • Sacred to the Dakota, Lakota, and other tribes of Native Americans, Pipestone Quarry
  • Jeffers Petroglyph site

Mississippi

  • Emerald mound, Tupelo

Montana

  • Medicine Tree site, Ravalli County
  • Mt. Ninaistakis, sacred mountain of Blackfeet Indians, Chief Mountain
  • Giant Springs, Great Falls
  • Sweetgrass hills

Nebraska

  • Sacred to Pawnee Indians, Pahuk Pawnee

Nevada

  • Cave Rock
  • Yuman sacred mountain, Spirit Mountain (Newberry Peak)

New Hampshire

  • Mt. Washington
  • Mystery Hill, Salem

New Mexico

  • Tsoodził, Sacred mountain of Navaho of south, Acoma, Laguna and Zuni people, Mt. Taylor
  • Chaco Canyon
  • White Sands
  • Chimayo
  • Ute Mountain
  • Navaho sacred site (off limits to climbers), Shiprock
  • Dzil Na'oodilii, Navaho sacred mountain of the center, Mt. Huerfano
  • Ch'oolii, Navaho sacred mountain east of center, Governador Knob
  • Ku Sehn Pin, Tewa sacred mountain, Truchas Peaks
  • Sacred to Pueblo Indians, Chicoma Mountain
  • Tse Shu Pin, Tewa sacred mountain, Mt. Conjilon
  • Mescalero Apache sacred mountain, Mt. Capitan
  • Mescalero Apache sacred mountain, Mt. San Augustin
  • Mescalero Apache sacred mountain, Mt. Salinas
  • Hosta Butte (Ak'i Dah Nast'ani)
  • Stone Lion shrines of Yapashi, near Running Eagle Falls, Bandelier National Monument
  • Petroglyphs National Monument
  • Oku Pin, Tewa sacred mountain, Sandia Crest

New York

  • Mt. Marcy
  • Balanced Rock
  • Shrine of Birthplace of Kateria Tekakwitha, Auriesville
  • Shrine of Illumination of Kateria Tekakwitha, Fonda

North Carolina

  • Mt. Richland-Balsam
  • Pilot Mountain

Ohio

  • Serpent Mound

Oklahoma

  • Antelope and Buffalo springs, Arbuckle mountains
  • Spiro Mounds State Park

Oregon

  • Wallowa Lake
  • Wizard Island, Crater Lake
  • Mt. Hood

Puerto Rico

  • Cagüana Ceremonial Indigenous Heritage Center

South Dakota

  • Harney Peak
  • Wind cave
  • Craven Canyon
  • Sacred mountain of Cheyenne and Sioux Lakota Indians, Mt. Inyan Kara
  • Sacred mountain of Cheyenne and Sioux Lakota Indians, Bear Butte (Noaha-vose)
  • Bad Lands
  • Old Baldy

Texas

  • Sacred to Tonkawa, Apache and Comanche Indians, Enchanted Rock
  • Mescalero Apache sacred mountain, Guadalupe Peak

Utah

  • Hovenweep ruins
  • Mt. Zion

Washington

  • Mount Adams
  • Snoqualmie Falls
  • Mt. Ranier (Tacoma)

West Virginia

  • Moundsville

Wisconsin

  • Aztalan Mound
  • Blue Mound

Wyoming

URUGUAY

  • Our Lady of the Thirty-Three, Florida

UZBEKISTAN

VENEZUELA

  • Church of the Virgen del Valle, Isla Margarita
  • Church of the Virgen de la Chinquinquira, Maracaibo
  • Church of the Virgen de Coromoto, Guanare
  • Pilgrimage church, Maracay
  • Mt. Sorte, Yaracuy (7 kilometers north of Chivacoa)
  • Church of Blessed Eucharist, Los Teques

VIETNAM

YEMEN

  • Grave mosque of Da''I al-Hatem Ibn Ibrahim al Hamdani, Kawkaban, San’aa
  • Hood Prophet Shrine, Qabr Hud, Hadhramaut
  • Shrine of Imam Sheikh Abu Bakr bin Salem, Einat
  • Al Muhdhar Mosque, Tarim

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