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Hinduism is the world's third largest religion and, according to many scholars, the oldest religion in the world. Widely practiced in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia, Hindu worship takes place in temples of many styles, colors, and locations.

Browse this gallery and take a look at some of these stunning religious buildings.

▲Kanchi Kailasanathar Temple, located at Kanchipuram in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

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Pashupatinath Temple, located in Katmandu. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 4.0)

▲Sri Mariamman Temple, located in the downtown Chinatown district.

▲Koneswaram Temple, located in Trincomalee. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-NC 2.0)

▲Malibu Hindu Temple, located in Malibu, California.

▲Hindu Temple of Ottawa-Carleton, located in Ottawa, Ontario. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0)

▲BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple (Neasden Temple), located in London.

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Penataran Temple, located at Blitar in East Java. (Photo: Flickr/ CC BY 2.0)

▲Laxminarayan Temple, located in New Delhi.

▲Padmanabhaswamy Temple, located at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala.

▲Ramaswamy Temple, located at Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu.

▲Sri Thendayuthapani Temple, located at 15 Tank Road in Singapore. (Photo: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 3.0)

▲Ranganathaswamy Temple, located at Srirangam in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY 2.0)

▲Jagannath Temple, located at Puri in Odisha.

▲Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Temple, located at Bhuj in Gujurat.

▲Hindu Temple of Greater Chicago, located in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

▲Meenakshi Temple, located at Madurai in Tamil Nadu.

▲Wargal Saraswati Temple, located in Siddipet district, Telangana. (Photo: Flickr/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

▲Ramanathaswamy Temple, located on Rameswaram island in Tamil Nadu.

▲Pathirakali Amman Temple, located in Trincomalee.

▲Lingaraja Temple, located at Bhubaneswar in Odisha.

▲Ekambareswarar Temple, located at Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu.

▲Akshardham Temple, located at Noida Mor in New Delhi.

▲Hindu Temple of Delaware, located at Hockessin in Delaware.

▲Brihadeeswarar Temple, located at Thanjavur in Tamil Nadu.

▲Kamakhya Temple, located at Guwahati city in Assam.

▲Somnath Temple, located at Prabhas Patan in Gujarat.

▲Munneswaram Temple, located at Munneswaram, near Chilaw.

▲Venkateswara Temple, located at Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh.

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Vadakkunnathan Temple, located at Thrissur in Kerala.

See also: Mother Ganges: a journey through India's holy river.

Stunning Hindu temples you need to see to believe

Colorful and brilliantly decorated places of worship

22/02/19 por StarsInsider

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Hinduism is the world's third largest religion and, according to many scholars, the oldest religion in the world. Widely practiced in the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast Asia, Hindu worship takes place in temples of many styles, colors, and locations.

Browse this gallery and take a look at some of these stunning religious buildings.

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