Friday, 14 February 2014

List of Hindu Cave Temples



List of Hindu Cave Temples
A temple inside large underground chamber, typically of natural origin, in a hillside or cliff is called Cave Temples. Find here list of popular and best Hindu Cave Temples with their location, Primary deity and Creators.


1. Amarnath Temple
(Location - Pahalgam, Anantnag,J&K : Primary deity - Shiva : Creator - Natural formation)

2. Badami cave temples
(Location - Bagalkot District, Karnataka : Primary deity - Vishnu, Shiva, Jain : Creator - Mangalesha)

3. Batu Caves
(Location - Kuala Lumpur, Selangor : Primary deity - Murugan : Creator - K. Thamboosamy Pillay)

4. Chandrashala
(Location- : Primary deity- : Creator- )

5. Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple
(Location - Gavipuram, Bangalore, Karnataka : Primary deity - Shiva as Gavi Gangadhareshwara)

6. Gupteswar Cave
(Location - Jeypore, Koraput, Odish : Primary deity - Shiva : Creator- Natural Cave)

7. Hulimavu cave Temple
(Location - Hulimavu, Bangalore, Karnataka : Primary deity - Shiva : Creator- Sri Sri Balagangadaraswami mutt)

8. Jatashankar
(Location - Pachmarhi, Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh : Primary deity - Shiva)

9. Jogeshwari Caves
(Location - Jogeshwari, Mumbai: Primary deity - Kuladevi)

10. Karpaka Vinayakar Temple
(Location - Thiruppatthur, Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu : Primary deity - Vinayakar)

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