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UNESCO World Heritage temples in India

Ordered by the number of tours sold, this list favours sites that need a guide and transport: Khajuraho's Kandariya Mahadeva Temple first, then the cave temples of Ajanta and Ellora, both reached from Aurangabad. Konark and the Shore Temple at Mamallapuram follow. Several entries are inscribed as part of a larger site, the Kailasa temple within Ellora, the Krishna Temple within Hampi, Govind Dev Ji within the walled city of Jaipur, while Ramappa, added in 2021, has a listing of its own.

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1 Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho India 1030
2 Ajanta Caves India 200 BC
3 Ellora Caves India 600
4 Konark Sun Temple India 1250
5 Shore Temple, Mamallapuram India 725
6 Ramappa Temple India 1213
7 Sidi Saiyyed Mosque India 1573
8 Govind Dev Ji Temple India
9 Krishna Temple, Hampi India 1513
10 Kailasa Temple (Ellora Cave 16) India 756

Ajanta Caves

Aurangabad, India

The Ajanta Caves lie in a remote gorge about 100 km north of Aurangabad, now officially Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, so…

29 tickets & tours

Ellora Caves

Aurangabad, India

Ellora sits about 29 km northwest of Aurangabad, and almost everything sold online is built around getting there and…

28 tickets & tours

Konark Sun Temple

Konark, India

Entry to the Sun Temple is by a standard Archaeological Survey of India ticket, bought at the counters by the entrance…

6 tickets & tours

Shore Temple, Mamallapuram

Mamallapuram, India

The Shore Temple is run by the Archaeological Survey of India, and the ticket is bought at the counter by the entrance…

3 tickets & tours

Ramappa Temple

Warangal, India

Ramappa Temple, a World Heritage Site since 2021, stands in the village of Palampet in eastern Telangana, about 65 km…

1 ticket or tour

Sidi Saiyyed Mosque

Ahmedabad, India

There is nothing to book for the Sidi Saiyyed Mosque. Entry is free, there is no ticket office, and the mosque is open…

No online ticket

Govind Dev Ji Temple

Jaipur, India

There is no ticket to buy for the Govind Dev Ji Temple and nothing is sold online for it: this is a busy working temple…

No online ticket

Krishna Temple, Hampi

Hampi, India

No ticket for the Krishna Temple alone is sold online, and none is needed: the temple stands in the open within the…

No online ticket

Kailasa Temple (Ellora Cave 16)

Aurangabad, India

The Kailasa Temple is Cave 16 of the Ellora Caves, and it is entered on the general Ellora ticket bought at the counter…

No online ticket

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