Hyderabad Temples



List of Names & Information on Famous Hindu Temples in Hyderabad City


Here you can find list of names and information (like history, architecture & facts) on ancient / old Hindu temples in Hyderabad, India. These Famous temples in Hyderabad city are most visited and most sought after best tourist places. You can also find photos of Hyderabad temples / mandir.

Akkanna Madanna temple is known among the devotees and pilgrims with devotion and commitment towards Mahankali. In this temple, special poojas and archanas are performed as per the Hindu religious tradition and custom with a lot of perfection. Most of the Vedic rules and regulations are strictly followed in this temple. Devotees visit this temple daily in order to fulfill their wishes in their personal and professional life.



In the old city of Hyderabad, Bhagyalakshmi Temple is visited by large number of adherent Hindu devotees with dedication and commitment in order to seek the blessing of the Goddess Lakshmi who is regarded as the Goddess of wealth. Most of the tourists who visit the historical monument of Charminar pay a visit to this particular temple that is at the base of this historical monument.



All the Hindu devotees who are unable to visit Thirupathi due to any reason can go to Chilkur to have the blessing of Sri Balaji Venkateshwara who is regarded as the Pratyaksha Daiva in Kaliyuga. During the festive occasion of Brahmothsavams, Annakota and Poolangi, a large number of devout worshippers with dedication and commitment visit this ancient temple in order to receive the special blessing of the primary deity and his consorts. People visit this temple with wishes in their heart.



Ayyappa Temple of Bharat Nagar is gaining momentum among the local devotees and Ayyappa devotees alike in this particular region. This temple authority appoints Kerala based purohits or priests who are well versed in Malayali tradition and culture plus religious functions and activities related to Lord Ayyappa. It is to be highly noted that most of the people belonging to the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secundrabad began their getting ready to religious trip to Sabarimala from this temple.



Lakshmi Ganapathi temple is a unique Hindu temple where the adherent devotees get a chance to wholeheartedly worship Goddess Lakshmi plus Lord Ganesha together in a religious significant manner. According to the local legends and religious experts, Goddess Lakshmi is regarded as the Goddess of prosperity and wealth. On the other hand, Lord Ganesha is regarded as the God of intelligence. Devotees usually worship these two important Hindu deities together in order to welcome intelligence along with wealth.



It is to be remembered that Goddess Lalitha is popularly known as Lalitha Tripura Sundari Devi. Locally, this Goddess is called as the Red Goddess. This particular Goddess is one of the most powerful manifestations of Goddess Shakti as per Hindu religion. This Goddess in a successful manner demolished the demon named Bhandasura who is strongly believed to be formed from the ashes of Kama deva or Manmadha, the God of seduction and love. It is to be highly noted that the Lalitha Sahasranama largely describes this Goddess as perfectly leads a devotee to liberation and extremely merciful.



Mahadeviji, Ramachandraji & Kala Bhairava Swamy Temple is a prominent Hindu temple that has three principal deities installed in the main sanctums within the temple complex. It is to be highly noted that Bhairava is also known as Kala Bhairava, who is regarded as the fierce manifestation of Lord Shiva associated directly with annihilation. It is to be remembered that he is one of the most significant deities in Uttarakhand, Nepal, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu who originated from Hindu mythology.



Naag Devatha is associated with Lord Shiva and Lord Vishnu. According to the local legends, most of the people undergo sufferings in their personal and professional life due to various types of Doshams related to serpent. These dosham can be rectified by conducting powerful dosham rectifying poojas, homams, yagnas and other religious activities with a lot of perfection. There are certain days and particular timings for indulging in these activities by the devotees at this temple premises.



Nagendra Swamy temple is the best religious spot for conducting homams, special prayers, yagnas and rituals as per the Vedic rules and regulation for a happy and prosperous personal and professional life along with family members, relatives and close friends. This temple has vast experienced and well qualified priests for handling the needs and requirements of Hindu devotees who drop in daily to seek the blessing of this Lord.



Nanakramguda temple is known for perfectly following the ancient Vedic rules and regulation with a lot of perfection by its archakars or priests. It is one of the most sought after ancient temple in the outskirt of Hyderabad that is visited by devotes of the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secundrabad. It is a wish fulfilling temple that offers immediate solution in the personal and professional life if prayed with much devotion and commitment. People visit this temple for thanks giving once their wishes are fulfilled.



Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple is known among the devotees as wish fulfilling temple in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secundrabad. This particular Lord is one of the most significant Upasana deities of Guru Parampara. This particular Lord rightly balances emotional and physical levels of its devotees. According to the local legends and religious experts, Sri Panchamukha Anjaneya Swami largely promises this type of special security to all its adherent devotees.



Peddamma temple is known among the devotees of the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secundrabad as the right spot for Bonnalu grand celebration in a colorful manner. A week long celebration is marked during this particular festivity. Most of the devotees indulge in different types of sacrifices in order to please the Goddess. They also conduct special poojas and rituals as per the Vedic rules and regulations.



Ramalingeswara Swamy temple is largely known among the devotees of the twin cities of Hyderabad and secundrabad as wish fulfilling Lord. Devotees who are looking forward for marriage, couples seeking child, old age people for better health and family for happy and prosperous personal and professional life wholeheartedly visit this temple with wishes.



At Saraswati Temple, adherent devotees offer flowers, turmeric powder (Haldi), coconut and kumkuma to Mother Goddess and wholeheartedly pray for their well being. Most of the womenfolk usually pray for the good health and wellbeing of their children and husband plus other family members. The Lord Shri Hanuman within the temple complex attracts a large number of youth who worship for good health and strength. On Saturday and Tuesday especially, devotees throng the Hanuman temple in order to have the full blessings of Lord Shri Hanuman.



Shiva temple of Umda bazaar is known among the adherent devotees for the various types of Shiva pujas conducted in a religious manner. These pujas can be performed by the devotees for better health and prosperity in the personal and professional life with a lot of perfection. The most sought after pujas at this particular temple are Ganapathy Puja, it is performed to improve wisdom and knowledge and to remove obstacles.



Yakutpura Shiva temple has much religious significance in this particular region. It is one of the medieval Hindu temples that survived in the Nizam rule in this region. A large number of Shiva devotees visit this temple on all Hindu auspicious days and events along with their family members, relatives and friends. In this temple all the traditional and ancient rites are performed with the perfect use of andabhishekam, mudras, kriyas, tantra and mantra.



According to the local legends, the almighty also wished to bless the human souls with different types of divine knowledge through which they can wholeheartedly attain salvation. In order to successfully achieve this, the almighty Sri Narayana Himself immediately incarnated as Sri Hamsa plus largely adorned the pontifical seat known as Hamsa-pitha.



Shiva Nagadevata temple of Dilsukhnagar is known among the adherent and local devotees for the various kinds of Lord Shiva poojas in a religious manner are conducted. At this shrine with a lot of perfection, these pujas can be indulged by the devotees for better prosperity and health in the personal and professional life.



The primary deity of this temple is Lord Ganesha. This particular shrine enthralls the adherent devotees with its unique spiritual ambience. Within the temple premises, there are small temples that are dedicated to Sri Anjaneya Swamy, Sri Subrahmanya Swamy, Deva Sena Sametha and Sri Navagraha Valli. The celebration of Poornahooti and Anautka Chaturdasi is marked with feeding the poor people at this temple.



Sri Hanuman temple is known for its grand celebration of Vinyaka chaviti, Diwali, Dassera, Vaikunta Yekadashi, Devi Navaratri Celebrations, Karteka masam utsavams, Karteeka Pournami, Sankranti, Sri Rama Navami, Maha shivaratri, Ugadi, Ram Navami Basant Navaratri Celebration, Sri Krishna Janmashtami and Sri Satynarayana Swami Kalyanam.



Sri Jagadamba Mahakali Temple in Golkonda is an ancient temple that has much religious significance in this region from past to present period. Actually, this temple is very small among the large ruined building structures in the Fort premises. Its rugged charm is really a wonder to be experienced and witnessed with a lot of perfection.



Sri Saibaba Mandir is marked with daily devotional programs that are largely participated by local devotees and Sai devotees. It is to be remembered that in this shrine the worship schedule begins early hours in the morning and continues till late hour in night. It is to be highly noted that the daily worship program comprises various rites and rituals for Shri Saibaba. On the other hand, at 4.30am, the Dwarkamai, Gurusthan and Chavdi widely open for the devotees.



Sri Shankar Mandir and Hanuman Mandir are largely dedicated to Adi Sankaracharya and Lord Hanuman. It was in a successful manner established more than 20 years ago in this particular region. According to the local legends, Lord Hanuman's imposing unique Vigraha is one of its kinds in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secundrabad. Every day pujas are conducted in a grand manner at this temple. In addition, Visesha Abhishekam plus Archana are religiously offered to the Lord on particularly Tuesdays and Fridays.



Sri Subrahmanyaswamy Devalayam or Sri Subramanyaswami temple conducts Brahmotsavam is performed during the month of May-June or Vaikasi every year on a religious manner. In a grand manner, special poojas and arthi to all the deities are performed on every Fridays and Tuesday with large scale participation of local devotees.



Sri Ujjaini Mahakali Temple is known for conducting the Vedas daily poojas with a lot of perfection. On most of Friday's special decorated and holy archanas are wholeheartedly being performed for the Hindu devotees. During the celebration of Navarathris, unique type of pooja's are performed in the special month of Ashwayujam with attractive and beautiful floral decorations for the primary goddess.



The ambience of Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple directly lends it to a perfect air of best divinity that makes it a right place for religious functions and activities. It is also an ideal place for meditation with a lot of perfection. Most of the days at this temple are marked with Kirtans, Bhajans and Aartis. The religious atmosphere of this shrine reduces mental stress and physical strain to a great extent.



The Jagannath Temple is a modern Hindu temple largely built by the Hyderabadi Oriya community dedicated to Lord Jagannath. It is to be remembered that Lord Jagannath literally means "Lord of the Universe". It is to be remembered that Lord Jagannath is worshiped by the Hindu devotees of Odisha, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Assam, Bihar, Tripura and Manipur and by Hindus devotees in Bangladesh.



The primary deity of Kotheswara temple is Lord Shiva in the form of Siva Lingam. It is a very old Lingam that looks very different from the normal Shiva Lingam of South Indian temples. The main sanctum looks like a cave because it is a rock based temple. There is a sub-temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman and Durga matha. Most of the special poojas, homams, yagnas and rituals are performed as per ancient Vedic rules and regulation in a strict manner.



At Ayyappa temple of Kukatpalli, Onam and Vishu which are the main Hindu festivals of Kerala are celebrated in a grand manner by the Kerala community people along with the participation of local devotees. This particular temple gets much busy with religious functions and activities during the Mandala pooja season from mid-November to mid-January every year. On 14th January, special evening poojas are conducted in a religious manner with a lot of perfection.



Balkampet Yellamma temple is one of the popular temples in this state that is largely dedicated to Goddess Yellamma, who is a traditional manifestation of Goddess Shakti or Parvati as per the Hindu tradition and custom. This temple's unique feature is that the presiding deity of Yellamma lies just 10 feet beneath the actual ground level which is religiously known as bhoogarbha swayambhu vigraham.



Birla Mandir is one of the popular temples in this state that is largely dedicated to Goddess Yellamma, who is a traditional manifestation of Goddess Shakti or Parvati as per the Hindu tradition and custom. This temple's unique feature is that the presiding deity of Yellamma lies just 10 feet beneath the actual ground level which is religiously known as bhoogarbha swayambhu vigraham.



The Chitragupta swamy temple is locally known as Chitragupta Mahadeva Devalayam. It is really worth a visit because of its amazing history and uniqueness among the Hindu temples of the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secundrabad. The temple priests give more details and information related to this Lord and its temple to the visitors. Among the two temples related to this Lord situated in South India, it is much popular among devotees. The other temple is situated in the state of Tamil Nadu at Hyderabad.



Chennakesava Swamy Temple has much religious significance in this region. It is one of the ancient Hindu temples that is visited by large number of Hindu devotees with much dedication and commitment on all Hindu festive days and special days marked in the Hindu religious calendar. The Vedic rules and regulations are strictly followed in this temple with a lot of perfection. The priests of this temple are highly qualified and vast experienced in Vedic and traditional Hindu activities and rituals.



Kachiguda Mahankali Temple is known among the devotees for following the Bengali culture and tradition in offerings, pooja and other religious activities and functions with a lot of perfection. The Bengali communities living in the State of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana visit this particular temple with great dedication and commitment. During the Bonalu festival, it is the best time to visit this temple. It is really famous for the Bonalu procession.



Among the holy temples of Hyderabad, Karmanghat Hanuman temple is one of the outstanding that is visited by devotees and tourists. It is nearly 860 year old ancient Hindu temple that still follows the Vedic rules and regulations with a lot of perfection. It is one of the oldest Hanuman temples in Southern India. Every day, nearly thousands of devotees visit this temple.



According to the local legends and historians, the Nizam of Hyderabad used to give special offering to Katta Maisamma in the month of ashadam for safety of Hyderabad. It is to be highly remembered that during massive floods in 1908 in Hyderabad, Nizam mahboob ali khan has performed special offering to Katta Maisamma on banks of Hussain Sagar lake which is formed by the tributary of Musi river.



According to the local legends, in Indian Great Epic named 'Geethopadesam' which is much popular among the Hindu religious devotees, Lord Krishna sanctity of his powerful and meaningful words directly focused a new lease of life story of Sri Shyam Baba which largely occupied a major tendency in the wholehearted minds of Hindu devotees to a large extent. It is to be highly noted that Sri Shyam Prabhu was the affectionate grand son of Bheem, the son of Veer Ghatotkach and the second brother among the 'Panchapandavas'.



Hyderabad Kalibari temple is built in a successful manner as per the Bengali Hindu temple architectural style and pattern. The temple premises have many small sub-temples that are arranged in a religious manner with a lot of perfection. The rajagopuram and other towers or vimhanam are moderate in height in the temple premises. The pillars of this temple's prayer hall have images of minor Hindu Gods and Goddess depicted in it with attractive carvings.



Devotees who visit Ashtalakshmi temple gets an opportunity to pray to the idols of Adilakshmi, Varalakshmi, Aishwaryalakshmi, Vijayalakshmi, Santanalakshmi, Dhanyalakshmi, Dhanalakshmi and Gajalakshmi. These eight idols are specially adorned with kasula Peru and gold necklace on festive occasions. There are plans to build an Archaka nilayam residential quarters for the priests and a two-storeyed marriage hall at a cost of Rs 15 million so that it caters the needs of the devotees.



Sri Rama Lingeswarar temple is situated on the hill top with pleasant environment and religious atmosphere. The adherent devotees wholeheartedly seek the grace of Lord in order to realize their wishes and visit again for thanks giving. It is to be remembered that people largely perform various kind of abishek to Lord and Mothers. They also offer vastras or clothes. Lord Ramalingeswara in this shrine is the hope of His adherent devotees with much dedication and commitment.