Cao Dai Temple, Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
This city temple of the Cao Dai faith is a working place of worship rather than a ticketed attraction, so entry is free…
16 tickets & tours
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This group gathers temples of faiths that fit no other heading. Sikh gurdwaras centre on a hall where the holy book, the Guru Granth Sahib, is read beneath a canopy, often beside a sacred pool, with a free communal kitchen, the langar, that feeds anyone who comes. Jain temples are marble mazes of carved columns and domes around images of the tirthankaras. The Baha’i Lotus Temple is a single silent hall open to all faiths, Cao Dai temples combine Buddhist, Taoist and Christian figures under the Divine Eye, and memorial temples honour the war dead or a private loss.
How to visit a gurdwara: head cover, feet and langar — How to visit a Sikh gurdwara, with notes on Jain temples, Baha'i houses of worship and Cao Dai temples: dress, timing and conduct.
Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib)
Amritsar, India
The Golden Temple is open to anyone of any faith, and there is no ticket, no queue to book and no fee: entry, the shoe…
15 tickets & tours
Ranakpur Jain Temple
Ranakpur, India
Entry to Ranakpur is bought at the temple itself: Indian visitors and pilgrims enter free, foreign visitors pay a…
10 tickets & tours
Lotus Temple (Bahai House of Worship)
Delhi, India
Entry to the Lotus Temple is free and no ticket is needed.
8 tickets & tours
Temple of Leah
Cebu City, Philippines
The Temple of Leah is not a place of worship but a private memorial run as a tourist attraction, and you simply pay a…
5 tickets & tours
Dilwara Temples
Mount Abu, India
There is nothing to book for the Dilwara Temples themselves.
2 tickets & tours
Gurdwara Bangla Sahib
Delhi, India
Gurdwara Bangla Sahib is free and open to all, whatever their faith, and there is nothing to book.
2 tickets & tours
Babu Amichand Panalal Jain Temple, Malabar Hill
Mumbai, India
The Jain temple on Malabar Hill is a place of daily worship, and no ticket is sold for it: you walk in through the gate…
1 ticket or tour
Ben Duoc Memorial Temple (Cu Chi)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
The memorial temple stands inside the Ben Duoc section of the Cu Chi tunnels, about 70 km north-west of central Ho Chi…
No online ticket
Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib
Delhi, India
There is nothing to buy for Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib. Like every Sikh gurdwara it is open to anyone, of any faith,…
No online ticket
Hutheesing Jain Temple
Ahmedabad, India
There is no ticket to buy for the Hutheesing Jain Temple, and no product sells entry to it on its own.
No online ticket
Sri Digambar Jain Lal Mandir
Delhi, India
The Lal Mandir, the Red Temple, is a working Jain temple in Old Delhi, and entry is free for visitors of any faith.
No online ticket
At a gurdwara everyone covers their head, with scarves provided, shoes and socks come off, feet are washed, and tobacco and alcohol are forbidden; sitting on the floor to eat in the langar is welcome. Jain temples ban leather, including belts and bags, ask for covered shoulders and knees and often keep phones outside. The Lotus Temple asks for silence, and Cao Dai temples let visitors watch the noon service.
The highlights are the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the Jain temple at Ranakpur in Rajasthan, the Dilwara Temples at Mount Abu, the Lotus Temple in Delhi, the Cao Dai Temple in Ho Chi Minh City and the Temple of Leah in Cebu City.