15 Wealthiest and Richest Temples in India

India is famous for religious places, especially the ancient temples such as Padmanabhaswamy Temple,Jagannath Temple,Vaishno Devi,Meenakshi Temple and Tirupati Temple. Padmanabhaswamy Temple of Kerala is the richest temple in India followed by Tirumala Tirupati Venkateswara Temple, Shirdi Saibaba shrine and Mata Vaishno Devi shrine along with Lingaraj Temple in Bhubaneswar,Kukke Subramanya Temple Karnataka,Dagdusheth Ganpati temple Pune and Palani Murugan temple in Tamil Nadu are being other most wealthiest and richest temples In India.

Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Kerala.

Padmanabhaswamy temple is located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.It is the richest Hindu temple in the world. In terms of assets gold and precious stones, it is by far the wealthiest institution and place of worship of any kind in the recorded history of the world, with an estimated $22 billion worth of gold and jewels stored in underground vaults (not accounting for historical value). 

Sri Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala.

Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple is a landmark vaishnavite temple situated in the hill town of Tirumala at Tirupati in Chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The Temple is dedicated to Lord Venkateswara, an incarnation of Vishnu, who is believed to have appeared here to save mankind from trials and troubles of Kali Yuga. Hence the place has also got the name Kaliyuga Vaikuntham and Lord here is referred to as Kaliyuga Prathyaksha Daivam.

Shirdi Saibaba Temple.

Shirdi is best known as the late 19th century home of the popular guru Shirdi Sai Baba. It is one of the richest temple organisations.

Vaishno Devi, Jammu.

The Holy Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Ji also known as Mata Rani, is a Hindu temple dedicated to the Hindu Goddess and one of the holiest pilgrimage site in India. Vaishno Devi temple is recognized as one of the 51 Shakti Peeths in India.

Siddhi Vinayak Temple , Mumbai.

Siddhivinayak Temple is dedicated to Lord Shri Ganesh, located in Prabhadevi in Mumbai. The temple is trust named as Siddhivinayak Ganpati Temple Trust is the Mumbai city’s richest temple trust.

Golden temple,Amristar.

The GoldenTemple of Amritsar is the holiest shrine of the Sikh religion and also home to the Akal Takht.

Meenakshi Temple, Madurai.

Meenakshi Amman Temple is the most prominent landmark and most visited tourist attraction in the city of Madurai. 

Jagannath Temple, Puri.

The ancient temple of Lord Jagannatha of Puri is an important pilgrimage destination for Hindu and part of the Char Dham pilgrimages. Jagannath Temple is famous for its annual Rath Yatra and the complex contains at least 120 temples and shrines.

Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Varanasi.

Kashi Vishwanath Temple of Lord Shiva is one of the most famous Hindu temple and one of the twelve Jyotirlingas in India. The temple is located in Varanasi and one of the holiest and most venerated temples of India.

Sabarimala Temple, Kerala.

Sabarimala temple host one of the largest annual pilgrimages in the world, located at the Periyar Tiger Reserve of Kerala. The shrine at Sabarimala is an ancient temple of Ayyappan, situated on a hilltop at an altitude of 468 m.

Somnath Mandir, Gujarat.

Somnath temple is one of the oldest and most revered temples of India, located near Veraval in Saurashtra region of Gujarat. The temple is the first among the twelve Jyotirlinga shrines of Shiva in India and important pilgrimage spot in the state.

Guruvayurappan Temple, Kerala.

Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple is dedicated to the god Krishna located in Guruvayur town of Kerala. The temple is one of the most important places of worship for Hindus of Kerala.

Mahalaxmi Temple, Kolhapur.

Mahalakshmi Temple of Kolhapur is one of the most famous temple of goddess Mahalakshmi and one of the Shakti Peethas situated in Maharashtra. The temple is one of the richest temple in the state of Maharashtra.

Amarnath Temple, Jammu.

Amarnath cave temple of Jammu and Kashmir is dedicated to Lord Shiva,situated at an altitude of 3,888 m and one of the holiest shrines in Hinduism. 

Akshardham Temple,Newdelhi.

Akshardham Temple complex of Delhi has one of the largest temple complex in India and also has India’s largest step well. Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple attracts approximately 70 percent of all tourist in Delhi.