Top 10 Largest Hindu Temples in the World

Angkor Wat – Cambodia (500 Acres)

The Angkor Wat temple is one of the largest Hindu temples in the World which is placed in Cambodia. This beautiful temple also listed in the UNESCO World heritage site and famous icon of Cambodia. The Angkor temple is completely dedicated to Lord Vishu and later it became a Buddhist complex . It is stretching over 500 acres and consist of hundreds of stone temples. This temple was built by Khmer king suryavarman II in the 12th century.

The Main entrance dooe of the Angkor temple on wet side has rich decorations with sculptures and carving. There is a also placed 3.2 meter high statue of Lord Vishnu made of sandstone.

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple-Tamil Nadu, India (155 Acres)

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple most popular and second largest Hindu temple in the World which is placed in Tamil Nadu, India. It is built across 155 acres of land in Srirangam , Tamil Nadu. This temple is also known as Bhoologa Vaikundam and Bhogamandalam which has completely dedicated for declining from Lord Vishnu. This beautiful temple is also one of the finest Dravidian religious structures in India.

The Ranganathaswamy Temple has 21 towers and 39 pavilions. Approximate 235 feet height main gopura of the temple is the second tallest temple tower in the Asian continent.

Akshardham Temple – Delhi, India (100 Acres)

This beautiful temple is located on the bank of the Yamuna river in Delhi. It is spread across an 100 acres, which makes it 3rd largest Hindu temple in the World. The Akshardham temple is fully dedicated and a stunning icon of Hindu culture, art and spirituality. In the center of this temple murtis of Sita Ram, Siv Paravati, Radha Krishna and Lakshmi Narayanan placed.

The Akshardham Temple has 148 full sized elephant, 42 birds and 125 human sculptures carved in pink stone. The 1070 feet long gajendra pith represent a real relation of ancestors of India.

Thillai Nataraja Temple – Tamil Nadu, India (40 Acres)

The Nataraja Temple is placed in the Chidambaram town of Tamil Nadu, which is dedicated to Lord Shiva in Anada Tandava pose. This popular Hindu temple spread across 50 acres in Tamilnadu. it contains a statue of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvathy.

The Nataraja Temple was renovated by rulers of different dynasties like, Chola, Pallava, Pandya, Vijayanagara and Chera in some different period of time. The main sanctum of the temple is made with wooden structure known as Chitsabha where, main Shivalinga placed. In this temple four main gopuras standing at a height of 250 feet and face four different directions.

Belur Math – Kolkata, India (40 Acres)

The Belur Math is an another largest Hindu temple in the World which is located in Kolkata, India. It is a magnificent temple and international headquarters of Ramakrishna mission, which is founded by Swami Vivekananda in 1897. This temple is completely look like a temple, church, or a mosque from every angle. The Belur Math also considered as a symbol of unity of all religion in the World.

Annamalaiyar Temple – Tamil Nadu, India (25 Acres)

The Annamalaiyar Temple is also called as Arunachaleswarar, a form of Lord Shiva. It is one of the grandest Shiva temples in India. The Goddess Parvathy statue is also worshiped in this temple as “Unnamulai Amman”. The temple has covers approximate 25 acres of land, which has many beautiful halls and four huge gateway towers. The Annamalaiyar Temple has a huge hall with 1000 pillars which was built by King Krishna Devaraya of Vijayanagar.

Ekambareswarar Temple – Tamil Nadu, India (23 Acres)

Ekambareswarar Temple was built by the Paranthaka Chola in 650 A.D, which is the largest temple in the holy city of Kanchipuram in Tamilnadu, dedicated to lord Shiva. This beautiful temple has covered an area of 23 acres. The Gateway tower height of 59 meters is one of the tallest gopuras in India. There are five different courtyards in the temple. The inner wall is fully decorated with 1008 shiva lingams which has most attractions. This temple also said to be a hidden underground holy river flows under the temple.

Jambukeswarar Temple – Tamil Nadu, India (18 Acres)

The Jambukeswarar temple was built by the emperor Kocengannan Chola in the 1st century. This beautiful temple is placed in Tiruchirapalli of Tamil Nadu, which is also known as five shiva temple that represent five great elements (land, water, air, sky and fire).

Meenakshi Amman Temple – Tamil Nadu, India (17 Acres)

It is a stunning icon of Madhurai city and an amazing example of Dravidian architecture. This Hindu temple is fully dedicated to Lord Siva and Parvathy or Meenakshi. The lord Siva also called as Sundareswarar in Madhurai. It covers an area of 17 acres which makes it 9th largest Hindu temple in the World.

The Meenakshi Amman Temple was built by Pandyan king Malavarman Kulasekara Pandyan in the 13th century. It has 985 unique pillars made by granite, some pillars produce music on taps.

Vaitheeswaran Koil Temple – Tamil Nadu, India (15 Acres)

The Vaitheeswaran Koil is a most popular Shiva temple placed in Tamil Nadu, India. It is also one of the Navagraha stalams in India and it represents Angaraka. According to history some Shivalingas of this temple have been worshiped by Lord Rama, Surya, Lakshmana and Vulture king Jatayu.