1. Sri Ranganath temple, Tamil Nadu, India.
This temple, the construction of which started way back in the 17 th century is the only temple in India with seven enclosures (or prahakaras) with a total of 21 ‘gopurams’. The temple complex covers about 156 acres and the main deity is Sri Ranganatha (Lord Vishnu in a reclining posture).
2. Jagat Pita Mandir, Rajasthan, India. This temple is one of the very few temples dedicated to Lord Brahma. It was built in the 14 th century and is located along the banks of the beautiful Pushkar Lake in Rajasthan. The walls are decorated with silver coins and a silver turtle can be seen inside the temple. One more Brahma temple, which was built around the 5th century can be found in the Brahma Carambolim village in Goa.
Jagat Pita Mandir Brahma Carambolin temple
3. Arulmigu Sri Raja Kaliamman Temple, Johor Baru, Malaysia. This is a temple basically dedicated to Mother Kali and is built entirely of colored glass pieces which have been imported from Thailand and few other places. Though, basically it is a Hindu temple. but it has places(and statues) to worship Buddha and Jesus. It is open throughout the year.
4. Mormon temples. These are temples staffed and managed by the Mormon church/ the church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints (LDS). The temple is open to public in the construction stage, at which time it is called the “Open House”. However, once it is dedicated, only authorized members of the church are allowed to enter. There are practically no Hindu images and these are also sometimes called as meeting places. To date, there are over 130 such temples spread across the world, the most famous and the largest one being the Salt lake Temple located in Utah, United States. The Mormon temples at Tokyo and California are other examples.
Salt Lake Temple, Utah, US Tokyo Japan temple, Tokyo,Japan
5. Wat Rong Khun, Chaing Rai, Thailand. Also know as White temple, the construction of this magnificent structure started in the year 1997 and is estimated to take many more years to come. The temple is dedicated to Lord Buddha. The bridge leading towards it is said to represent the crossing of the birth-cycle to reach the Abode of Buddha. The temple is constructed entirely from white plaster with reflections from the embedded mirrored glass mosaics.
The above mentioned are a few unique temples in India and abroad. There are many more amazing temples around the world, known for their wonderful and breath-taking architecture.