India is home to 27 cultural, 7 natural and 1 mixed world heritage sites recognised by UNESCO but these are many other places of importance and heritage temples which are in the tentative list of further submission by India for recognition.
The most beautiful heritage temples by Walk Through India also include Mahabodhi Temple,Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Varadharaja Perumal Temple, Kanchipuram Vaikunta Perumal Temple,Padmanabhaswamy Temple, 12 Jyotirlinga temples, Sai Temple, Vaishno Devi, Venkateswara Temple,Jagannath Temple,Dwarkadhish Temple and Unakoti temples.
* Brihadeeswarar Temple, ThanjavurBrihadeeswarar Temple or the big temple of India is dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in Thanjavur. The temple is part of the UNESCO world heritage site along with Gangaikonda Cholapuram and Airavatesvara temple as the Great Living Chola Temples.
* Tungnath Temple, Tungnath
Tungnath Temple is the highest of the five Panch Kedar temples and also the highest shrines of Lord Shiva in the world, located at an altitude of 12,073 ft in Rudraprayag district. Near by place of Tungnath is also a well known trekking destination in Uttarakhand.
* Virupaksha Temple, HampiVirupaksha Temple is part of the Group of Monuments at Hampi,on the banks of the Tungabhadra River. The temple dedicated to a a form of Shiva and is the main center of pilgrimage at Hampi world heritage site.
* Chausath Yogini Temple, JabalpurChausath Yogini Temple of Jabalpur is one of the oldest and most famous heritage sites in India, located near the river Narmada. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati along with 64 yoginis.
* Sun Temple, ModheraModhera Sun Temple is one of the most famous temple dedicated to Sun God and now and is protected monument maintained by Archaeological Survey of India. The Sun Temple is situated on the bank of the river Pushpavati, located in Modhera village.