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| 1 | Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya | Bihar | Buddha; tall brick tower | Ashoka; Gupta rebuild | Mauryan-Gupta | Ancient India | ||
| 2 | Temple 17, Sanchi | Madhya Pradesh | Flat-roofed; earliest type | Gupta rulers | Gupta (5th c.) | Ancient India | ||
| 3 | Tigawa Vishnu temple | Madhya Pradesh | Vishnu; flat roof | Gupta rulers | Gupta (5th c.) | Ancient India | ||
| 4 | Nachna Parvati temple | Madhya Pradesh | Parvati; early Nagara | Gupta rulers | Gupta (5th c.) | Ancient India | ||
| 5 | Bhumara Shiva temple | Madhya Pradesh | Shiva; Ekamukha linga | Gupta rulers | Gupta (5th-6th c.) | Ancient India | ||
| 6 | Dashavatara temple, Deogarh | Uttar Pradesh | Vishnu; early shikhara | Gupta rulers | Gupta (6th c.) | Ancient India | ||
| 7 | Bhitargaon temple | Uttar Pradesh | Vishnu; brick & terracotta | Gupta rulers | Gupta (5th c.) | Ancient India | ||
| 8 | Lad Khan temple, Aihole | Karnataka | Shiva; experimental form | Early Chalukyas | Chalukya (5th-6th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 9 | Ravana Phadi cave, Aihole | Karnataka | Shiva; rock-cut | Early Chalukyas | Chalukya (6th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 10 | Durga temple, Aihole | Karnataka | Apsidal; gajaprishtha plan | Early Chalukyas | Chalukya (7th-8th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 11 | Badami cave temples | Karnataka | Shiva, Vishnu and Jain caves | Mangalesha | Chalukya (6th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 12 | Virupaksha temple, Pattadakal | Karnataka | Shiva; Dravida | Queen Lokamahadevi | Chalukya (8th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 13 | Sangameshwara, Pattadakal | Karnataka | Shiva; Dravida | Vijayaditya | Chalukya (8th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 14 | Papanatha temple, Pattadakal | Karnataka | Shiva; Nagara | Early Chalukyas | Chalukya (8th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 15 | Alampur Navabrahma temples | Telangana | Shiva; Nagara in the south | Early Chalukyas | Chalukya (7th-8th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 16 | Mandagapattu cave temple | Tamil Nadu | Trimurti; first rock-cut | Mahendravarman I | Pallava (7th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 17 | Pancha Rathas, Mahabalipuram | Tamil Nadu | Monolithic rathas | Narasimhavarman I | Pallava (7th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 18 | Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram | Tamil Nadu | Shiva & Vishnu; structural | Narasimhavarman II | Pallava (8th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 19 | Kailasanatha temple, Kanchipuram | Tamil Nadu | Shiva; Dravida | Narasimhavarman II | Pallava (8th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 20 | Vaikuntha Perumal, Kanchipuram | Tamil Nadu | Vishnu; tiered sanctum | Nandivarman II | Pallava (8th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 21 | Kailasa temple, Ellora | Maharashtra | Shiva; monolithic | Krishna I | Rashtrakuta (8th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 22 | Elephanta caves | Maharashtra | Shiva; Trimurti panel | Kalachuri rulers | Kalachuri (6th-7th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 23 | Brihadisvara, Thanjavur | Tamil Nadu | Shiva; Dravida peak | Rajaraja I | Chola (1010 CE) | Medieval India | ||
| 24 | Gangaikondacholapuram temple | Tamil Nadu | Shiva; Dravida | Rajendra I | Chola (11th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 25 | Airavatesvara, Darasuram | Tamil Nadu | Shiva; chariot mandapa | Rajaraja II | Chola (12th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 26 | Nataraja temple, Chidambaram | Tamil Nadu | Shiva Nataraja; Dravida | Chola rulers | Chola (10th-12th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 27 | Ranganathaswamy, Srirangam | Tamil Nadu | Vishnu; largest complex | Cholas to Nayakas | Chola-Nayaka | Medieval India | ||
| 28 | Varadaraja Perumal, Kanchipuram | Tamil Nadu | Vishnu; Dravida | Cholas and Vijayanagara | Chola-Vijayanagara | Medieval India | ||
| 29 | Meenakshi temple, Madurai | Tamil Nadu | Meenakshi-Sundareswarar | Vishwanatha Nayaka | Nayaka (16th-17th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 30 | Ramanathaswamy, Rameswaram | Tamil Nadu | Shiva; longest corridor | Setupati rulers | Nayaka (17th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 31 | Chennakeshava, Belur | Karnataka | Vishnu; Hoysala star plan | Vishnuvardhana | Hoysala (1117 CE) | Medieval India | ||
| 32 | Hoysaleswara, Halebidu | Karnataka | Shiva; twin shrines | Vishnuvardhana | Hoysala (12th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 33 | Keshava temple, Somanathapura | Karnataka | Vishnu; trikuta | Somanatha Dandanayaka | Hoysala (1268 CE) | Medieval India | ||
| 34 | Gomateshwara, Shravanabelagola | Karnataka | Bahubali monolith; Jain | Chavundaraya | Western Ganga (983 CE) | Medieval India | ||
| 35 | Thousand Pillar Temple, Hanamkonda | Telangana | Trikuta; Shiva, Vishnu, Surya | Rudradeva | Kakatiya (1163 CE) | Medieval India | ||
| 36 | Ramappa temple, Palampet | Telangana | Shiva; floating bricks | Recherla Rudra | Kakatiya (1213 CE) | Medieval India | ||
| 37 | Virupaksha temple, Hampi | Karnataka | Shiva; Dravida gopurams | Chalukyas to Vijayanagara | Vijayanagara (16th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 38 | Vittala temple, Hampi | Karnataka | Vishnu; stone chariot | Krishnadevaraya | Vijayanagara (16th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 39 | Hazara Rama temple, Hampi | Karnataka | Rama; royal chapel | Devaraya I | Vijayanagara (15th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 40 | Veerabhadra temple, Lepakshi | Andhra Pradesh | Veerabhadra; hanging pillar | Virupanna and Viranna | Vijayanagara (16th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 41 | Tirumala Venkateswara | Andhra Pradesh | Vishnu; Dravida | Pallavas to Vijayanagara | Multiple dynasties | Medieval India | ||
| 42 | Srisailam Mallikarjuna | Andhra Pradesh | Shiva; jyotirlinga | Satavahanas to Vijayanagara | Multiple dynasties | Medieval India | ||
| 43 | Simhachalam temple | Andhra Pradesh | Narasimha; Kalinga style | Eastern Gangas | E. Ganga (13th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 44 | Padmanabhaswamy temple | Kerala | Vishnu; Kerala-Dravida | Marthanda Varma | Travancore (18th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 45 | Vadakkunnathan temple | Kerala | Shiva; circular Kerala type | Cheras; later rulers | Kerala (9th-17th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 46 | Guruvayur temple | Kerala | Krishna; Kerala style | Local chieftains | Kerala (16th-17th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 47 | Martand Sun Temple | Jammu & Kashmir | Surya; Kashmiri style | Lalitaditya Muktapida | Karkota (8th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 48 | Avantiswami temple, Avantipur | Jammu & Kashmir | Vishnu; Kashmiri style | Avantivarman | Utpala (9th c.) | Medieval India | ||
| 49 | Masroor rock-cut temples | Himachal Pradesh | Shiva; monolithic Nagara | Local rulers | 8th century | Medieval India | ||
| 50 | Kedarnath temple | Uttarakhand | Shiva; jyotirlinga | Adi Shankara (tradition) | 8th century onward | Medieval India | ||