List of Hindu Cave Temples

List of Hindu Cave Temples

A temple inside large underground chamber, typically of natural origin, in a hillside or cliff is called Cave Temples. Find here list of popular and best Hindu Cave Temples with their location, Primary deity and Creators.


1. Amarnath Temple
(Location - Pahalgam, Anantnag,J&K : Primary deity - Shiva : Creator - Natural formation)

2. Badami cave temples
(Location - Bagalkot District, Karnataka : Primary deity - Vishnu, Shiva, Jain : Creator - Mangalesha)

3. Batu Caves
(Location - Kuala Lumpur, Selangor : Primary deity - Murugan : Creator - K. Thamboosamy Pillay)

4. Chandrashala
(Location- : Primary deity- : Creator- )

5. Gavi Gangadhareshwara Temple
(Location - Gavipuram, Bangalore, Karnataka : Primary deity - Shiva as Gavi Gangadhareshwara)

6. Gupteswar Cave
(Location - Jeypore, Koraput, Odish : Primary deity - Shiva : Creator- Natural Cave)

7. Hulimavu cave Temple
(Location - Hulimavu, Bangalore, Karnataka : Primary deity - Shiva : Creator- Sri Sri Balagangadaraswami mutt)

8. Jatashankar
(Location -  Pachmarhi, Hoshangabad, Madhya Pradesh : Primary deity - Shiva)

9. Jogeshwari Caves
(Location - Jogeshwari, Mumbai: Primary deity - Kuladevi)

10. Karpaka Vinayakar Temple
(Location - Thiruppatthur, Sivagangai, Tamil Nadu : Primary deity - Vinayakar)

11. Kottukal cave temple
(Location - Kottukkal, Kollam, Kerala : Primary deity - Ganapathy & Shiva)

12. Nellitheertha Cave Temple
(Location -  Nellitheertha, Karnataka : Primary deity - Sri Somanatheshwara (Shiva) : Creator - Natural Cave)

13. Patal Bhuvaneshwar
(Location - Gangolihat, Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand : Primary deity - Shiva & 33 crore Gods)

14. Thirunadhikkara Cave Temple
(Location - Kanyakumari, India : Primary deity - Jains & Hindu)

15. Tiger Cave
(Location - Saluvankuppam, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu : Primary deity - Subrahmanya)

16. Trikkur Mahadeva Temple
(Location - Trikkur village, Thrissur, Kerala: Primary deity - Jain : Creator - Paliyam Trust)

17. Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves
(Location - Vidisha, Madhya Pradesh. : Primary deity - Jain)

18 .Undavalli caves
(Location -  Tadepalle, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh : Primary deity - Jain, Thirthankara sculptures)

19. Vaishno Devi
(Location - Vaishno Devi, J&K : Primary deity - Vaishno Devi : Creator - Sri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board)

20. Varaha Cave Temple
(Location - Mamallapuram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu : Primary deity - Vishnu : Creator - Pallava art)