Best hindu temples to visit worldwide

Shoes come off at the entrance, often leather too, and shoulders and legs should be covered. In Bali a sarong and sash are compulsory and usually lent at the gate. Non-Hindus are kept out of some inner sanctums, as at Pashupatinath in Kathmandu and Meenakshi Amman in Madurai, and the inner courts of Balinese temples are for worshippers. Cameras and phones are banned in many halls. Walk clockwise, accept blessed food or water with the right hand, and try to time a visit for the evening aarti or a temple festival.

The best in the catalogue include Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai, Swaminarayan Akshardham in Delhi, Pashupatinath in Kathmandu, Batu Caves outside Kuala Lumpur, and Uluwatu Temple and Tirta Empul on Bali, where visitors can join the purification bath.