Spiritual Trips Across India
From 1,300-year-old hill temples to the Sufi shrine at Ajmer — a growing, honest list of India's sacred places, with more states added as we travel further.
Visit To Ghati Subramanya
A first-hand account of the drive out and the temple itself, with practical notes for planning your own visit.
Read the full story →Where to go
Kabbalamma Temple
The revered village goddess of Kabbalu, whose legend of love, longing and miracle still shapes an annual fire-walking festival.
Explore →Kurudumale Ganesha Temple
A towering 12-foot Ganesha idol said to have stood through all four yugas, believed installed by Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva themselves.
Explore →Garuda Temple, Mulbagal
Believed to be the only temple in the world dedicated to Garuda, Lord Vishnu's eagle-bodied vahana, carved into a single monolith.
Explore →Ghati Subramanya
One of only three Naga Kshetras in South India, where a seven-hooded cobra idol shares its sanctum with Lord Narasimha.
Explore →Ranganathaswamy Temple
The temple that gave Srirangapatna its name — one of the sacred Pancharanga Kshetras of Lord Vishnu on the Kaveri.
Explore →Sri Nimishamba Temple
A goddess temple on the Kaveri where devotees believe wishes are granted within a single minute.
Explore →Veeranjaneya Swamy Temple
A 12-foot black granite Hanuman idol in Mulbagal, the historic "eastern door" of the Vijayanagara empire.
Explore →Dilwara Temples
Five marble Jain shrines near Mount Abu, carved with a delicacy that has stunned visitors for nearly a thousand years.
Explore →Ajmer Sharif Dargah
The revered Sufi shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti, drawing pilgrims of every faith to the heart of Ajmer.
Explore →Birla Mandir, Jaipur
A gleaming white marble temple at the foot of Moti Dungri fort, its walls carved with saints and philosophers from every faith.
Explore →Mahavira Jain Temple, Osian
An 8th-century Jain temple in Osian, once one of roughly 100 temples in a town that both Hindus and Jains still visit today.
Explore →Sachiya Mata Temple
A hilltop shrine to the wife of Lord Indra, reached by 100 steps, wrapped in a mythological tale of a scorned suitor's rise and fall.
Explore →Frequently asked questions
Which temples does One Short Trip cover?
Right now this list covers dozens of temples across Karnataka and Rajasthan — from ancient hill shrines to the living Sufi shrine of Ajmer Sharif Dargah. We're an India-wide guide at heart, and we're adding more states as we travel further.
Are these good for a day trip?
Most of the Karnataka temples here (Ghati Subramanya, the Mulbagal cluster, Ranganathaswamy) sit within a few hours of Bangalore or Mysore and work well as day trips. The Rajasthan temples are best combined into a longer state tour.
Is this only Hindu temples?
No — it includes Jain shrines (Dilwara, Osian) and a Sufi dargah (Ajmer) alongside Hindu temples. India's spiritual landscape is wonderfully mixed, and we try to reflect that honestly.
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