Prasumrameshwara temple in Bhubaneswar is one of the earliest of Orissa temples, dated to the 7th century AD. The shikara has an excellent carving of Kartikeya. The temple complex also houses a linga in which innumerable smaller lingas are carved. It is the earliest example in Orissa of a temple with a Jagmohana.

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.

The Dhankar monastery is on a mud cliff, all sides and edges ragged by raging winds. Dhankar has a monastery and a fort. They overlook the spectacular and broad confluence of two great rivers, Pin and Spiti, which eventually become the Sutlej.
The Dhankar fort has at least three separate structures. In each structure there are chambers one above the other. Several windows look out into the Spiti valley and the confluence of the rivers.

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 original Char Dham Yatra covers Badrinath, Puri, Rameswaram and Dwarka. The Char Dhams of Himalayas are called Chota Char Dhams. Dham means the abode of God. Kedarnath is on the banks of the river Mandakini, a short distance downstream from its source. It requires a trek of about 16 kms from the nearest road head, Gaurikund.

The Chidambaram Nataraja temple in Tamil Nadu is about thousand years old and has been continuously restored, expanded and renovated. The deity is a rare representation of Shiva in his dancing form, and not as a traditional Linga. The temple is also renowned for its representation of the 108 poses of Bharatanatyam in sculpture and for the Malabar style Vimana. The temple is also one of the five Shiva temples in south India which represent the five elements of the Universe. Chidambaram represents space. The other four temples of the group represent water, fire, air and earth.

Badrachalam is on the banks of the river Godavari. It is considered as one the places where Lord Rama lived. It is also believed that Sita was abducted by Ravana from Badrachalam, a belief which is also attributed to Nashik. Unlike in other places, Lord Rama appears with four hands, carrying traditional bow and arrow; and also Sankha and Chakra, characteristic of Lord Vishnu.

Tabo is the oldest and continuously functioning Buddhist Monastery in the Himalayan region. The history of this Monastery goes back to 10th century A.D. In this period the most of the monasteries in the Himalayan region were founded by the members of the dynasty of the kings of western Tibet. They were called Purang by the Historians of ancient India and Tibet, as their political centre was in Purang and the religious centre was in Guge. Among these many establishments were of the great Lotsaba Rinchen Sangapo. Tabo Monastery was founded in A.D. 996.

Tenkasi is about 150 kms north of Kanyakumari alongside the western ghats. It is considered as sacred as Kashi and is thus named Tenkasi earning southern Kashi in Tamil. The temple gopuram is 190 feet tall and was constructed as late as 1990.

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.