The Hoysala era is one that contributed enormously to the development of several creative fields as well as spiritual and humanistic thought. During their reign, the Hoysalas built more than 1500 temples all across their empire of which only a little over 100 survive today. Belur was the first capital city of the Hoysalas. The Chennakeshava temple complex was at the centre of the old walled town located on the banks of the Yagachi River. Construction of the temple commenced in 1117 AD and took a 103 years to complete. A total of 118 stone inscriptions have been recovered from the temple complex.
The Chennakeshava temple was devoted to Vishnu. The richly sculptured exterior of the temple includes sculptures and iconography and horizontal friezes that depict scenes from daily life, music, and dance, and narrate scenes from the life of Vishnu and his reincarnations and the epics, Ramayana, and Mahabharata. However, some of the representations of Shiva are also included. Consecrated on a sacred site, the temple has remained continuously worshipped since its establishment and remains until today as a site of pilgrimage for Vaishnavites.

Mitaoli is near Morena and Gwalior in Madhya Pradesh. It is one among the few surviving Yogini temples of India. Circular in shape, it has 64 chambers along the inside circumference of the outer wall, each to host a Yogini which have all been removed now. Each of the chambers were supposed to have been capped by a Shikara but were then flattened later. It was built in the 11th century and is commonly believed as the inspiration for the parliament building in New Delhi.

This is the Ganga Aarti at Har Ki Pauri. Haridwar is one of the holiest pilgrimage destinations in India. It is considered as the gateway to the land of Vishnu as well as Shiva. The Ganga levels out into plains at Haridwar and thus it is also called Gangadwara. Haridwar is one of the locations of Kumbh and is also considered one among the seven locations that give Moksha.

The Sun Temple of Konark was built in the 13th century. It was conceived as a gigantic solar chariot with 12 pairs of exquisitely ornamented wheels dragged by seven horses. It originally consisted of a Shikhara and Jagmohana. The Shikara is now collapsed and only the Jagmohana is intact though with severe damage.

The Ganpati festival is one of the most public celebrations in India. Ganpati is welcomed to households; and to neighbourhoods. Some deities are small and made of clay while giant Ganpatis are made out of plaster of paris. The deities are worshipped for several days starting Vinayak Chaturthi and then immersed in lakes or in the Sea. The last day of immersion is ten days after Vinayak Chaturthi.

Tunganath temple in Chamoli district is considered as one of the Panch Kedars of Uttarakhand. When the Pandavas sought out the blessings of Shiva after the Kurukshetra war, Shiva hid from them and assumed the form of a Nandi. Bhima recognised the Nandi and tried to hold it by its tail as it was diving into the ground to hide. Later the Nandi is supposed to have appeared in five different locations. Tunganath is one of them.

A multi-tired temple dedicated to the demon goddess belonged to the clan of Rakshasa. The powerful Pandva, Bhim, married to Hidimba. Later she rose to status of goddess of being worshipped by the people in high esteem. An inscription on a wooden plank on the door says about the present structure. The temple was built by Raja Bahadur Singh (A.D.1532-1569). The temple Architecture belongs to pagoda style in four tiers raised to the height 20.50 meter.

The temple is in Ambernath, a suburb of Mumbai which is connected by the local train network. It was built by King Mahamandaleshwar of the Shilahar dynasty at the beginning of the last millennium. It is built in the style of Hemadpanthi temples which is a subset of the Vesara style. The temple has a mandapa with entrance on three sides. The Shivling is considered Swayambhu (naturally formed) and is set about 8 feet below.

The Raja Rani temple is in Bhubaneswar is dated to the 11th century AD. It has a number of pillars and is profuse with decoration. The Jagmohana consists of a pair of pillars entwined with Nagas resting on a base of gaj-simhas. It is a unique entrance torana. The red and yellow stones with which the temple is constructed is called RajaRani locally.

Guptkashi is considered as a very sacred site. After the Kurukshetra war, Pandavas wanted to atone for the sins committed during the war. They sought Shiva who was not willing to meet them and disappeared from Kashi. Pandavas pursued him to Guptkashi where he was hiding as a Nandi. When Pandavas recognised the Nandi it disappeared and went into the ground. Guptkashi is set high above the banks of the Mandakini river on the way to Kedarnath.