Best places: Buddhist temples in India

Lush gardens with mountain views, plus broad steps up to a bronze Buddha statue dating from 2006.

Secluded monastery with scenic mountain & valley views, plus tea service for visitors.

Grand archeological site from the 6th to 10th century featuring religious monuments cut into rock.

Hillside Hindu temple dating to the 2nd century BCE & offering sweeping valley views.

Buddhist pilgrimage center with 2,500 years of history, a sacred tree and an ornate temple complex.

Remote place of worship with a large golden statue of the Buddha, opened in 1991.

Large hilltop monastery from the mid 1400s, with temples, a nunnery & a variety of Buddhist art.

Large 17th-century Buddhist monastery with frequent festivals & scenic views of the valley.

Sacred fig tree, believed to be a descendant of the tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment.

Prominent monastery focused on Tantric meditation & ritual arts along with Buddhist philosophy.

Expansive Buddhist center offering meditation in a serene hilltop setting with views & a garden.

👍👍 At a distance of 500 m from Lava Jeep Stand, Kagyu Thekchen Ling Monastery is a Buddhist monastery situated in the picturesque Himalayan hamlet of Lava in West Bengal. Popularly called as Lava Monastery, it is one of the top places to visit in Lava. Built in Tibetan style of architecture, the monast...

👍 Like our Indian temple this also a temple of Tibetans, but less crowded . You will feel peace and calm. Also a tourist place in mcleodganj. You can also know about Tibet culture You will see so many Tibetans to worship there .

👍👍 I visited this place yesterday the 2nd of Jan. It was a serene and very subliminal place. The environment of the monastery and the monks over there were so nice. Great place to visit I would say. It represents the Buddhism in Odisha.

👍👍 Very cool, calm and settled place, There is a big hall for Meditation, where you can charge yourself for free, and also there is Small park with full Greenery, Buddha's statues, and all things related to Buddhism. There is a small book stall next to this where you can get all Buddha's related books...

Peaceful Buddhist monastery known for its vibrant, decorative facade & charming hillside locale.

Expansive Buddhist temple complex with a museum, multiple shrines & an archaeological excavation.

This 2nd-century BCE Buddhist stupa is part of the Sanchi complex & features decorative reliefs.

Site with 30+ ancient rock-cut Buddhist caves, including one that's now a popular temple to Ganesh.

Tibetan temple noted for its monumental, art-filled stupa & 103-ft. statue of the Buddha.