Top 15 Richest Temples in India

I had heard about rich people but was shell-shocked when I found out there are rich temples, and that too only in India. I couldn’t believe it and had to experience these religious places myself. So last year, I got my chance, and this year, I will share my experiences of the Top 15 Richest Temples in India with you.   

Tirumala Tirupati Venkateswara Temple: To see this magnificent temple, you must go to the 7th peak of Venkata Tirumala Hill, South of the Sri Swami Pushkarini river. Being the religious person I am, I was very excited to get to the temple, and the 8 ft tall statue of Lord Venkateswara in there was mesmerizing. 

Tirumala Tirupati Venkateswara Temple

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Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple: Managed by the former royal family of Travancore, here, the idol of Lord Krishna sits on the celestial snake like a royal. With an architecture of Dravidian, and Karelian style, I was amazed at the temple’s assets being approx. 20000000 dollars. 

Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple

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Meenakshi Amman Temple: Other than seeing how magnificent this temple is, I was also amazed at the fact that this temple also has idols of 33000 deities. You must include this temple in Madurai in your South India Tours. 

Meenakshi Amman Temple

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Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple: Around 100 million devotees visit it annually, making it one of the most visited temples. This magnificent temple is open to people of all religions and sentiments. However, I had to wait for the first day of Malayalam month to enter it for worship.

Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple

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  • The beliefs and Bhakti of India are truly incredible, and this temple is a sign of it.

The Golden Temple: Who doesn’t know about this beautiful temple made of gold in Amritsar, Punjab? I can tell you that the environment in and around it is harmonious and soothing. You will love the experience as I did. 

The Golden Temple

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Jagannath Temple: I read somewhere that the Rath Yatra, for which this temple is very famous, is an unforgettable experience, so I had to try it, and it was full of harmony. 

Jagannath Temple

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Vaishno Devi Temple: I saw it with my eyes, and I can say that this temple is as beautiful, harmonious, and mesmerizing as Jammu, the heaven on earth. Around 8 million visitors visit it annually, and now I am one of these devotees.

Vaishno Devi Temple

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Siddhivinayak Temple: Frequently visited by celebrities and non-celebrities alike, this temple in Mumbai is one of the most famous for Hindus. If you are a devotee of lord Ganesha, I recommend visiting this temple.

For the first time in 220 years, Siddhivinayak Temple gets a Rs 14 crore  'gilded look', paid by anonymous Delhi devotee | Travel - Hindustan Times

Siddhivinayak Temple

Somnath Temple: Among the wealthiest temples in India is this one, which still stands tall, despite its horrible history with Mughals wanting to steal its silver and gold. The memories of visiting this Gujarat temple are still in my mind.

Somnath Temple: A glorious past and future

Somnath Temple

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Guruvayoor Temple: I researched a lot about Indian temples before visiting. This one is a genuinely remarkable temple with the idol of Bala Krishna, made out of a rare mixture known as Padala Anjanam instead of stone or metal.  

Guruvayoor Temple

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Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple: This temple is one of the wealthiest temples in India and has its name published in the Guinness Book of World Records. I saw the reason why when I visited it.

Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple

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Shirdi Sai Baba Temple: The next one on my list is India’s third richest temple, constructed in 1922 and is around 296 km from Mumbai. 

Shirdi Sai Baba temple to reopen for devotees from October 7, these  restrictions to be imposed

Shirdi Sai Baba Temple

Kashi Vishwanath Temple: The next temple on my list has been demolished multiple times and has been reconstructed even more stronger. The temple receives lots of donations yearly from foreign and local visitors.

Ancient Kashi Vishwanath Temple gets a new look | Deccan Herald

Kashi Vishwanath Temple

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Amarnath Temple: This next temple on my list is inside a cave of the same name and is visited by many pilgrims yearly. In my experience, seeing the temple of Lord Shiva is worth it.

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Amarnath Temple

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Mahalaxmi Temple: Built in the 7th century by Chalukya rulers, it is one of the wealthiest temples in India, attracting many tourists yearly, including me.

Kolhapur's Mahalaxmi temple changes diktat to request: No shorts, no  sleeveless tops and shirts, no mini-skirts - Hindustan Times

Mahalaxmi Temple

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Author bio: For those who don’t know me, I am Julia Baker, a system software developer and avid traveler from Canada. I recently toured some of India’s richest temples, and the experiences are still fresh in my memory. So, if you haven’t already, I recommend you visit this incredible country at least once.

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