Kala Ram temple is located at Nashik in Maharashtra. The name derives from the colour of the stone used to carve the deities, pitch black. The deity is believed to be 2000 years old. An old temple, estimated between 7th and 11th centuries was destroyed by muslim invaders. The deity had been left in the Godavari river by the priests to save it from destruction. After the deity was salvaged a new temple was built in late 18th century. The temple marked one of the places where Ambedkar protested for entry of Dalits into temples.

Karkala is near Mangalore. It attained political and cultural importance from the time of Kalasa-Karkala or Bhairarasa Odeyas (13th to 16th century AD). Jainism gained popularity during this period in centres such as Moodibadri and Karkala. The monolith of Bahubali was erected by King Virapandya of Kalasa-Karkala dynasty in 1432 AD Measuring 12.8 m in height, it stands on a 1.5 m high moulded platform. The statue of Bahubali, second in importance only to the massive monolith at Sravanabelagola, is rendered striking by its situation on the margin of a picturesque lake called Ramasamudra.

Ki Monastery forms the grand trio of Spiti monasteries with Dhankar and Tabo. Ki is 1000 years old. It appears much larger than the other monasteries in size. It also houses the largest number of monks. From Kaza, it presents its vertical face in full glory, It looks like a building pinched out of worn out rock and mud face. White and dark brown structures stick out of the mountain face. It follows the contour of the rock and mud face and has several levels sliding one down the other.

Manikaran Gurudwara is located on the banks of the Parvati river near Kullu in Himachal Pradesh. Manikaran is the place which Guru Nanak is believed to have visited and pointed to a stone from under which hot springs came forth to cook the Langar. The Parvati valley is also believed to be the playground of Shiva and Parvati. Manikaran is sacred to both Sikhs and Hindus.

Beas Kund is tiny and is almost like a private bath that has been chiselled for Ved Vyas. It is hard to believe how much wisdom poured out of this lake to narrate the humungous Mahabharata. But one look at the Hanuman Tibba and Pir Panjal range clears those doubts. They are massive and rise up vertically from the Beas Kund valley.

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 Tiruchendur shore temple dedicated to Lord Karthikeya is one among the oldest temples in Tamil Nadu with references dating to the 9th century, It is one of the six abodes of Lord Karthikeya and is set on a small rock on the sea shore. It has an impressive temple tower that is 45 mts high. The site marks the place where Lord Karthikeya slayed demon Surapadma in an intense six day war.

The deity in Guruvayoor is Lord Mahavishnu, in the form of Krishnavatara. (No Suggestions) is called as the Dwarka of the south, as the original image is believed to be from Dwarka. When Dwarka was submerged, Guru and Vayu were tasked by Krishna to install the deity in a spot equally holy and eventually located Guruvayoor. It is extremely popular for Annaprasana, where infants are fed their first solid meal. The temple has elaborate rituals throughout the day and is one of the most visited temples of South India.

The Ranakpur temple is dedicated to the first Tirthankara – Adinatha. The temple is designated as Caumukha, with four faces. It was built in the early 15th century. It covers an area of 3716 square meters and contains twenty nine halls. It contains four hundred and twenty pillars and no two are alike. The temple is full of exquisitely carved marble sculptures. It inspired other Caumukha temples like the Dilwara Caumukha temple dedicated to Parsvnatha and Palitana.

The Gwalior Fort is atop a cliff. The Jain community had carved immense sculptures on the vertical rock faces of the hill. These are spread over five locations around the fort. These sculptures date to 15th century AD though some of them are believed to be from the 7th Century AD. These are immense in size but were destroyed by the army of Babur. Jains continue their worship in some of the sites.