Top Mysterious Temples of India.
                     TOP MYSTERIOUS 
TEMPLES OF 
INDIA
MAHENDIPUR 
BALAJI TEMPLE, 
RAJASTHAN
• In the sleepy little Dausa 
district of Rajasthan, 
thousands of devotees turn 
up at Mahendipur Balaji 
Temple to rid themselves of 
ghosts, demons and other 
evil spirits every day.
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KAMAKHYA DEVI 
TEMPLE, ASSAM
• It is one of the oldest of the 
51 Shakti Peethas in the 
Indian subcontinent.
• The temple does not have a 
sculpture to worship, 
however, what it does have 
is the yoni or vagina of Devi 
Sati, the wife of Lord Shiva, 
covered with a red silk sari.
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DEVJI MAHARAJ 
MANDIR, MP
• During the full moon every 
month, the Devji Maharaj 
Mandir in Madhya Pradesh, 
is the place where devotees 
come to rid themselves of 
ghosts, demons, and evil 
spirits. 
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KODUNGALLUR 
BHAGAVATHY 
TEMPLE, KERALA
• The earthly abode of 
Goddess Bhadrakali, a 
gentler reincarnation of 
Goddess Kali, the 
Kodungallur Bhagavathy 
Temple witnesses a bizarre 
seven-day festival 
celebrated annually, the 
Bharani Festival.
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VENKATESHWARA 
TEMPLE, ANDHRA 
PRADESH
• The Venkateshwara temple 
is the abode of Lord Vishnu, 
a god that accepts human 
hair as a symbol of 
sacrifice.
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JAGANNATH 
TEMPLE, ODISHA
• This mysterious temple in 
India is also known as the 
temple of opposites. 
• The flag mounted on the top 
flies in the opposite 
direction of the wind. 
• Priests climb up 20 feet high 
to change the flag every 
day without fail because if 
the ritual is missed even for 
a day, then the temple 
would stay shut for 18 
years. 
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STAMBHESHWAR 
MAHADEV, 
GUJARAT
• Located close to Vadodara 
in Gujarat, the 
Stambheshwar Mahadev 
temple is one of the most 
mysterious temples in India 
that shares shores with the 
Arabian Sea.
• The only weird thing about 
this temple is that it can be 
visited only during hours of 
low tides.
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BRAHMA TEMPLE, 
PUSHKAR
• One which survived his evil 
eye still stands and pays 
homage to Lord Brahma. 
• The only weird thing about 
it is that it is the only 
temple of Lord Brahma in 
the world, despite him 
being part of the Holy Trinity 
of Gods in Hindu Mythology.
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KAL BHAIRAV NATH 
TEMPLE, VARANASI
• In the holy city of Varanasi, 
is the abode of Lord Kal 
Bhairav Nath, a 
reincarnation of Lord Shiva. 
Believe it or not, the only 
offerings that are made to 
God here is alcohol, be it 
whiskey or wine. 
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DEVARAGATTU 
TEMPLE, ANDHRA 
PRADESH
• Located on the border of 
Karnataka, every year on 
Dussehra, devotees from 
both the states gather in 
huge number with lathis, to 
hit each other on the heads 
till midnight.
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