The Thrissur Pooram is held in April/May and is one of the largest and most famous of festivals in Kerala. Pooram is a congregation of deities. Ten deities around the Vadakkunathan temple participate in the Thrissur Pooram. It involves ritual procession of the deities to the Vadukkunathan temple, a rhythmic performance called Panchavadyam, exchange of parasols, elephant procession and fireworks.

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 Saas Bahu temples were built in 1093 AD. The temple has a two storeyed entrance and three storeyed mandapa. It is exquisitely carved. It has lost its Shikara. The temple is noted for its extravagance of ornamentation which covers its exterior and ever inch of its interior.

Darasuram is a small settlement on the outskirts of Kumbakonam. It is just 34 kms from the Big Temple at Tanjore. The Airavateshvara temple is considered one of the finest monument of the Chola era. Though not of the same size as the Big Temple, the Darasuram temple is famous for its fine sculptures. The temple was conceived in the form of a chariot. Prancing horses pulling wheels are carved on the basement.

Unakoti means less than a koti (or crore) in Bengali. The site is in Tripura along its eastern border with Bangladesh.

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.

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.

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 Harmandir Saheb or Golden Temple is the holiest of the Sikh temples and is in Amritsar.

The Jakhoo temple is at the top of the ridge and is the highest point in Shimla. It marks the place where Hanumanji heard Sage Yakoo’s chanting and stopped, before resuming his search for Sanjeevini. The temple complex has a 108 feet tall Hanumanji who looks down at the mall road and Shimla ridge below. The sunrise and the sunset are fabulous at Jakhoo. The slanting rays break through the tree leaves to light up the saffron coloured temple walls from different angles.