List of Names & Information on Famous Hindu Temples in Delhi

Here you can find list of names and information (like history, facts & architecture) on ancient / old Hindu temples in New Delhi, India. These famous temples in Delhi are most visited and most sought after best tourist places. You can also find photos of Delhi temples / mandir.

The Akshardham Temple is essentially an enormous temple complex located in Delhi. The temple houses around 20, 000 statues and is popular for its arches, delicately carved pillars and floral motifs. The Akshardham Temple is also known as Swaminarayan Akshardham or Delhi Akshardham. The temple complex exhibits millennia of long-established Indian as well Hindu spirituality, architecture and culture.

The well known temple Chattarpur is situated at the distance of nearly 4 km from the Qutab Minar at the Mehrauli area in Delhi. It can be identified that the temple has been constructed beautifully in both South Indian as well as North Indian style of architecture. The temple is mainly dedicated to Lord Durga. One can also see many other shrines built within the temple of Lord Shiva, Lord Vishnu, Goddess Lakhsmi and Lord Ganesha. Chattarpur temple is also identified as Shri Adhya Katyani Shakti Peeth Mandir.

Hanuman temple which is situated in Connaught Palace of New Delhi is said to be one of the oldest temples. The temple is recognized to be one among the five temples from the Mahabharata times in Delhi. The temple tends to possess the idol of Hanuman, however, one can see an unique feature attached over the spire in the form of crescent moon which is found in Islamic mosque. Basically, one gets to see the symbol of Aum or Sun over the spire in Hindu temples. The idol which is commonly worshipped as 'Shri Balaji Maharaj'in this temple is that of Bala Hanuman or Hanuman as child.

ISKCON temple of Delhi is considered to be one of the most beautiful shrines among the 40 temples that have been developed by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. The temple is situated in Sant Nagar, which is at the southern part of Delhi. It was started by Acharya Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada and was built in the year 1998. ISKCON is basically a society that is owned by Hare Ram Hare Krishna religious group. It can be identified that the name of the temple is Sri Radha Parthasarthy temple.

Kalkaji Mandir is also identified as Kalkaji temple is basically dedicated to Goddess Kali. In the southern part of Delhi, the temple is situated in Kalkaji Mandir (Delhi metro) which is a society that has attained its name from the temple itself. It is believed that the idol in the temple is self-manifested and the temple dates back to the Satya Yuga when Kalika killed the demon named Raktabija as well as other big demons. Although, the temple is visited by the devotees throughout the year, but flock of pilgrims can be seen during Navratri twice a year.

The Lotus flower is also the national flower of India and also worshipped by Indians from time immemorial. Although the Lotus flower grows on dirty water it remains undisturbed, untouched and elevated from the dirt. It remains pure and untouched even though it is arises from the impurity itself. Similarly the lotus temple is a symbol of purity and immortality. The world today if filled with evil doings against the laws of religions but just like a lotus we should free our self from wrong doings and remain pure and spiritually immortal.

The temple is well known as Malai temple and is dedicated to Lord Swaminatha. It is situated in Palam Marg of New Delhi. The temple is basically worshipped by the religious Hindus of Tamil, Telegu, Malayam as well as Kannada people in Delhi. It can be noted that numerous festivals as well as events are celebrated within the temple by the devotees of Lord Swaminatha. On the 62nd annual Sree Skanda Celebrations, various Carnatic music concerts were conducted by the Sree Swaminatha Swami Seva Samaj. The temple tends to attract large number of devotees each year and has been a significant landmark of Delhi.

Yogmaya temple is an old temple which is dedicated to Goddess Yogmaya, sister of Lord Krishna. The temple is also known as Jogmaya temple and is situated in Mehrauli, New Delhi. It is considered to be one among the five temples from the Mahabharata period in Delhi. The temple is considered to be one among the 27 temples that was annihilated by Ghazni and Mamluks. However, it is the only temple that has been surviving that belongs to pre-sultanate era and is in use. It was Rajput King Hemu who rebuilt the temple.

Gauri Shankar temple which is just opposite to the Digambar Jain temple is 800 years old. Being dedicated to Lord Shiva, the temple is considered as significant temples of Shaivism. The center of attraction for the tourist is the 800 years old brown Shiv Lingam that has been covered in a marble representation of a female organ. Snakes made up of silver tend to surround the Lingam which demonstrates a cosmic pillar. One can visit the temple during the auspicious occasion of the Hindu festival Shivratri, when the temple tends to be decorated magnificently and all the devotional activities are held during that time.