Historically India is referred to, as the territory bound by the HinduKush and the Himalayas. It is basically a country full of wonderful temples. The existence of temples in India can actually be divided according to era of the history as for example ancient temples, medieval temples, modern temples and ISKCON temples.

These unmatched and artistic architectures contribute richly to the Indian cultural heritage. Temples are found everywhere in India irrespective of every society, in villages or in towns. The earliest temples are the rock cut and cave temples in India. These magnificent ancient temples, some of which are in ruins speak of the golden time when India was at the precursor of civilization.

The architecture of these ancient temples was very peculiar as well as typical. This courtyard is reached through a gopuram or gateway. The levels of the main sanctum, mandapa or hall, courtyard and gateway all are in descending order. The garbha-griha or the sanctum is the highest as it is believed to be the chamber of the deity and the most sacred place.

Ancient era was the time when religious practices flourished the most. The temples were regarded as heaven at that time. Those became the world`s storehouse of knowledge and culture. Here is an exclusive list of ancient temples that have been a symbol of faith and religion for ages.

Lepakshi Temple situated in Anantapur, Thousand Pillar Temple in Warangal, Tirupati Temple in Tirupati, Bodhi Temple in Gaya, Maha bodhi Temple in Gaya, Dwarkadhish Temple in Dwarka, Somanth Temple in Patan, Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple in Kurukshetra, Chamunda Devi in Kangra, Jhakhu Temple in Shimla, Jwalamukhi Temple in Dharamshala, Amarnath Temple in Pahalgam, Raghunath Temple in Jammu, Vaishno Devi Temple in Jammu, Bull Temple in Bangalore, Cave Temple in Badami, Guruvayoor Temple in Trichur, Sabarimala Temple in Pathanamthitta, Tiruvalla Temple in Alappuzha, Omkareshwara Temple in Omkareshwara, Orcha Temples in Orchcha, Ajanta Caves in Aurangabad, Ellora Caves in Aurangabad, Kailash Temple in Aurangabad, Mahalakshmi Templein Kolhapur, Jagannath Temple in Puri, Lingaraja Temple in Bhubaneshwar, Mukteshwara Temple in Bhubaneshwar, etc are some of the importance.