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The World’s Sacred Places

Sacred Places

Discover a curated guide to significant sacred places, pilgrimage traditions, architecture, documented history and practical visitor information across cultures and faith traditions.

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Sacred Places

Browse Sacred Places selected for Templestan’s public collection.

Po Rome Towers

Ninh Phước (former Ninh Thuận), Khánh Hòa, Vietnam Hinduism

A Cham sacred tower group linked to royal worship and annual Kate observances.

Po Rome

My Son Sanctuary

Duy Xuyên, Đà Nẵng, Vietnam Hinduism

A UNESCO World Heritage sanctuary of Hindu tower temples built by the Champa civilisation.

Shiva

Pura Lingsar

Lingsar, West Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia Hinduism

Historic Lombok temple complex associated with shared Hindu and Sasak religious traditions.

Sri Mariamman Temple Medan

Kampung Madras, Medan Petisah, Medan, Medan City, North Sumatra, Indonesia Hinduism

Historic Tamil Hindu temple in Medan dedicated to Mariamman and attended by the local Indian-origin Hindu community.

Mariamman

Singosari Temple

Candirenggo, Singosari, Malang Regency, East Java, Indonesia Hinduism

Historic stone temple in Candirenggo associated with the Singhasari kingdom and its religious heritage.

Cetho Temple

Gumeng, Jenawi, Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, Indonesia Hinduism

Highland Hindu sanctuary on Mount Lawu, visited for pilgrimage and notable late-Javanese religious terraces.

Sukuh Temple

Berjo, Ngargoyoso, Karanganyar Regency, Central Java, Indonesia Hinduism

Unusual terraced Hindu sanctuary on Mount Lawu, known for its distinctive reliefs and late classical Javanese forms.

Penataran Temple

Penataran, Nglegok, Blitar Regency, East Java, Indonesia Hinduism

Extensive East Javanese Hindu temple complex associated with the Kadiri, Singhasari and Majapahit cultural periods.