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.

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.

Puri is one of the Char Dhams of India, the other three being Rameswaram, Badrinath and Dwarka. Puri is a revered pilgrimage destination for all Indians and is especially revered in Orissa. It is also one of the Shakti Peeths with the Goddess Vimala within the temple complex. The annual Jagannath Rath Yatra is grand and attracts several lakhs of pilgrims. The deities in the Puri temple are made of wood and are replaced regularly with fresh carvings.

This is the Tryambakeshwar temple near Lakshman Jhula in Rishikesh. It is a popular temple with several deities and is thirteen storeyed.

The Nandi at Le Pakshi is known as Basavanna. It is not in the temple complex but about 200 mts from it. It faces the temple. It is 27 feet in length and is the largest monolith Nandi in India. It is renowned for perfect proportions and fine decorations and jewellery.

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 Lingaraja temple dated to 11th century is the loftiest temple with the Vimana reaching upto 36.5 mts height and a Jagmohana which itself reaches to 29 mts in height. The complex has a number of other temples.

The Big Temple or the Brahadeeswara Temple is the grandest architectural achievement of the Chola dynasty of Tamil Nadu. The temple was consecrated in the year 1010 by Rajaraja I, the most prominent of the Chola kings. It is built entirely of granite and the Vimana of the temple consists of 13 storeys and is 66 mts tall. The Linga continues to be under worship and is 4 mts tall.

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.

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.