12 temples
12 Jyotirlingas
The twelve Jyotirlingas of Shiva across India, with significance, history and how to reach each shrine.
Badrinath Temple
बद्रीनाथ मंदिर
An atlas of Hindu pilgrimage
Hindu temples, and exactly how to reach them.
Significance and history for each temple, with the whole journey laid out: the nearest airport and railhead, the road, and the final stretch on foot, by pony or by helicopter.
Every journey, step by step
Each temple page maps the route from the nearest airport or railhead to the temple door.
The way to Kedarnath
Arrive by air or rail
Either one
Continue by road to Gaurikund
Final stretch
Choose one
Kedarnath Temple
Collections
Temples traditionally visited together, from the 12 Jyotirlingas to the Char Dham.
4 temples
Chota Char Dham
Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath, the four Himalayan shrines of Uttarakhand, and how to reach each one.
8 temples
Ashtavinayak
The eight Ganesha temples of Maharashtra that make up the Ashtavinayak yatra, in traditional pilgrimage order.
4 temples
Char Dham
Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram, the four abodes at the four corners of India, and how to reach each one.
5 temples
Panch Kedar
The five Shiva temples of the Garhwal Himalaya linked to the Pandavas, from Kedarnath to Kalpeshwar.
Temple pages
Where the information comes from
Every temple page lists the published sources it draws on, and every photo is credited to its photographer. Timings, opening dates and registration rules change, so confirm them with the temple before you travel. Found something out of date? Report a correction.