List of Hindu temples outside India
Apart from India, where the vast majority (1.12 billion) of the world's 1.2 billion[1] Hindu population lives, Hindu Temples are found across the world, on every continent. In the Indian Subcontinent, thousands of modern and historic temples are spread across Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Outside the region, the oldest temples can be found in Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia and Indonesia where ancient seafaring empires like the Chola Empire and Vijayanagara Empire spread their dominions.
In the early modern period, Fiji, Guyana, Kenya, Malaysia, Mauritius, Réunion, Myanmar, Seychelles, Singapore, South Africa, Suriname, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago and Uganda, have seen many temples being built, as the Indian Diaspora settled across these areas over the past 250-300 years.
Over the past 70 years, immigration to western nations have led to the construction of temples for the Hindu communities in these countries.
Afghanistan[]
Australia[]
Name | Location | Main Deity | Image |
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Sydney Durga Temple | Sydney | Durga | ![]() |
Bangladesh[]
Botswana[]
Cambodia[]
Name | Location | Deity | Image |
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Angkor Wat | Angkor, Siem Reap | Vishnu | ![]() |
Baksei Chamkrong | Angkor, Siem Reap | Shiva | ![]() |
Banteay Samré | Angkor, Siem Reap | Vishnu | ![]() |
Banteay Srei | Angkor, Siem Reap | Shiva | ![]() |
Chau Say Tevoda | Angkor, Siem Reap | Shiva and Vishnu | ![]() |
Phimeanakas | Angkor, Siem Reap | ![]() | |
Phnom Bakheng | Angkor, Siem Reap | Shiva | |
Prasat Phnom Bok | Angkor, Siem Reap | Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu | ![]() |
Prasat Phnom Krom | Angkor, Siem Reap | Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu | ![]() |
Prasat Preah Vihear | Dângrêk Mountains, Preah Vihear | Shiva | ![]() |
Thommanon | Angkor, Siem Reap | Shiva and Vishnu | ![]() |
West Mebon | Angkor, Siem Reap | Vishnu | ![]() |
Canada[]
Name | Location | Deity | Image | Notes |
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Bangladesh Canada Hindu Cultural Society | Toronto | |||
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Toronto | Toronto | Swaminarayan | ![]() | |
Fiji Sanatan Society of Alberta | Edmonton | Vishnu | ![]() | |
Hindu Heritage Centre | Mississauga (Greater Toronto Area) | |||
Hindu Samaj of Hamilton & Region | ||||
Hindu Temple of Ottawa-Carleton | ||||
Sringeri Temple of Toronto | Toronto | Saraswati | ![]() | |
St. John's Hindu Temple | St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador | ![]() |
Fiji Islands[]
Ghana[]
Germany[]
Guyana[]
- Tain Hindu Mandir
Indonesia[]
Japan[]
Kenya[]
- BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Nairobi
- Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Nairobi (EASS)
Laos[]
- Vat Phou - ruined Khmer temple, southern Laos (was converted to a Buddhist Monastery in the 13th-century)[2]
Macedonia[]
Malaysia[]
Mauritius[]
- Ganga Talao
- Maheshwarnath Mandir, Triolet
Myanmar[]
- Nathlaung Kyaung Temple – dedicated to Vishnu, Bagan (formerly Pagan), Mandalay Region
- Shri Kali Temple (Tamil temple), Yangon
Nepal[]
Nigeria[]
Netherlands[]
New Zealand[]
Pakistan[]
Philippines[]
Poland[]
Singapore[]
South Africa[]
- Mariamman Temple
- Madhya Kailash Temple Midrand, 52 Stag Road Glen Austin EXT 3 Midrand
- Narainsamy Temple, Durban
South Korea[]
- Himalayan Meditation and Yoga Sadhana Mandir, Seocho, Seoul
- Sri Lakshmi Narayanan Temple, Seoul
- Sri Radha Shyamasundar Mandir - central Seoul
- Sri Sri Radha Krishna temple - ISKCON movement
Sri Lanka[]
Suriname[]
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Switzerland[]
Tanzania[]
Thailand[]
- Bangkok
- Mariamman Temple - Bangkok, Silom Road
- Khmer temples
see Category:Angkorian sites in Thailand
- Mueang Sing historical park
- Muang Tum
- Phanom Rung historical park
- Phimai historical park - important Khmer temples, Phimai, Nakhon Ratchasima province
- Prang Sam Yot - converted to a Buddhist shrine, Lopburi, Lopburi Province
Trinidad and Tobago[]
Uganda[]
United Arab Emirates[]
- Hindu Temple, Dubai, Shiva Mandir and Sri Krishna Mandir and Gurudwara - near Dubai Museum, Bur Dubai, Dubai.
United Kingdom[]
United States[]
Vietnam[]
- Mariamman Temple - Ho Chi Minh City
- Mỹ Sơn - , Central Vietnam
- Po Klong Garai - n. Phan Rang, southern Vietnam
- Po Nagar- n. Nha Trang, southern Vietnam
See also[]
- Lists of Hindu temples by country
- List of Buddhist temples
- List of cathedrals
- List of mosques
- Swaminarayan temples
References[]
- ^ 10 countries with the largest hindu populations, 2010 and 2050, retrieved 21 September 2018
- ^ "Wat Phou - 10th Century Khmer temple in Laos". www.renown-travel.com. Retrieved 2021-02-02.
External links[]
- Lists of Hindu temples
- Hindu pilgrimage sites
- Hinduism-related lists