Temples of Daśāvatāras

I have tried to include temples dedicated exclusively to one Avatāra and those where daily worship takes place, as there are many cave temples with idols where worship does not occur.

There is no consensus on the list of the 10 Avatāras. Among Kṛṣṇa, Balarāma, and Buddha, two are typically included. When Kṛṣṇa is excluded from the list, he is considered the source of all Avatāras.

Here are the temples dedicated to the Daśāvatāras of Viṣṇu. The list is not exhaustive.

Matsya

  1. Shri Vedanarayana Swami Temple - Nagalapuram, Tirupati(A.P.)
  2. Matsya Narayana Temple - Bengaluru(Karnataka)
  3. Shri Vaikuntanathan Perumal Temple - Thoothukudi(Tamil Nadu) - It's a Divya-desham
  4. Arulmigu Shri Rajagopala Swami Temple - Mannarkovil, Tirunelveli(Tamil Nadu) - Vibhishana is believed to have worshipped Matsya at this location while returning to Lanka after Rama's coronation.
  5. Perumeenpuram Vishnu Temple - Kakkur, Kozhikode(Kerala)
  6. Shri Malsya Avatara Temple - Meenangadi, Wayanad(Kerala)
  7. Moottoli Mahavishnu Temple - Kozhikode(Kerala)

Kūrma

  1. Kurma Varadaraja Swami Temple - Kurmai, Chittoor(A.P.)
  2. Shri Kurmanatha Swami Temple - Srikurmam, Srikakulam(A.P.)
  3. Shri Gavi Ranganatha Swami Temple - Gavirangapura, Chitradurga(Karnataka)
  4. Adissamangalam Maha Vishnu Temple - Kollam(Kerala)

Varāha

  1. Varaha Mandir - Soron, Kasganj(U.P.)  - शूकरक्षेत्र
  2. Shri Varaha Swami Temple - Tirumala, Tirupati(A.P.)
  3. Shri Bhuvaraha Swami Temple - Kattahalli, Hassan(Karnataka)
  4. Shweta Varaha Swami Temple - Mysuru(Karnataka)
  5. Shri Lakshmi Varahamoorthy Temple - Thiruvananthapuram(Kerala)
  6. Panniyur Shri Varahamoorthy Temple - Kumbidi, Palakkad(Kerala)
  7. Shri Aadi Varaha Perumal Temple - Kumbakonam, Thanjavur(Tamil Nadu)
  8. Shri Adi Varaha Perumal Temple - Kancheepuram(Tamil Nadu) - It's inside Kamakshi Amman Temple Complex, It's a Divya-desham
  9. Sthalasayana Perumal Temple - Mahabalipuram, Chengalpattu(Tamil Nadu) - It's a Divya-desham
  10. Nithyakalyana Perumal Temple - Thiruvidanthai, Kancheepuram(Tamil Nadu) - It's a Divya-desham
  11. Vaishnava Nambi and Thirukurungudivalli Nachiar Temple - Thirukkurungudi, Tirunelveli(Tamil Nadu) - It's a Divya-desham
  12. Shri Bhuvaraha Swami Temple - Srimushnam, Cuddalore(Tamil Nadu) - It's an Abhimana-kshetram

Narasiṃha

  1. Shri Narasimha Temple Joshimath - Joshimath, Chamoli(Uttarakhand) - It's a Divya-desham
  2. Chakra Tirtha Narayana Temple - Puri(Odisha) - It's an Abhimana-kshetram
  3. Lakshmi Narasimha Temple - Mangalagiri, Guntur(A.P.) - It's an Abhimana-kshetram
  4. Yeguva Shri Ahobila Narasimha Swami Temple - Ahobilam, Nandyal(A.P.) - It's a Divya-desham; a place where Narasiṃha slayed Hiraṇyakaśipu, there are 8 more Narasiṃha temples in Ahobilam
  5. Shri Varahalakshmi Narasimha Swami Vari Devasthanam -Simhachalam, Visakhapatnam(A.P.) 
  6. Diguva Ahobilam Shri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Temple -Allagadda, Nandyal(A.P.) 
  7. Yogananda Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Temple - Mattampally, Suryapet(Telangana) - It's an Abhimana-kshetram 
  8. Yadadri Shri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Temple - Yadagirigutta, Bhuvanagiri(Telangana)
  9. Shri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Devastanam - Nacharam, Medchal–Malkajgiri(Telangana)
  10. Narasimha Jharni Cave Temple - Bidar(Karnataka) - It's an Abhimana-kshetram
  11. Shri Yoganarasimha Swami Temple - Melukote, Mandya(Karnataka) - It's an Abhimana-kshetram
  12. Gunja Shri Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Temple - Narasipura, Mysuru(Karnataka) - It's an Abhimana-kshetram
  13. Shri Lakshmi Narasimha Perumal - Thiruvaly, Nagapattinam(Tamil Nadu) - It's a Divya-desham
  14. Shri Azhagiya Singa Perumal Temple - Kanchipuram(Tamil Nadu) - It's a Divya-desham
  15. Arulmigu Shri Yoga Narasimha Swami Temple - Sholinghur, Ranipet(Tamil Nadu) - It's a Divya-desham
  16. Arulmigu Yoga Narasimha Perumal Thiru Kovil - Narasingam, Madurai(Tamil Nadu) - It's a Divya-desham 
  17. Thanjai Vennatrankarai Narasimha Perumal Temple - Thanjavur(Tamil Nadu) - It's a Divya-desham
  18. Sowmya Narayana Perumal Temple - Tirukostiyur, Sivaganga(Tamil Nadu) - It's a Divya-desham 
  19. Kattu Narasimhaperumal Temple - Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli(Tamil Nadu) - It's an Abhimana-kshetram 
  20. Narasimha Swami Temple - Namakkal(Tamil Nadu) - It's an Abhimana-kshetram 
  21. Padalathri Narasimhar Temple - - Chengalpattu(Tamil Nadu) - It's an Abhimana-kshetram 
  22. Arulmigu Shri Lakshmi Narasimha Perumal Temple - Sampathgiri, Tiruvannamalai(Tamil Nadu) - It's an Abhimana-kshetram   
  23. Shri Lakshmi Narasimha Perumal Temple - Poovarasankuppam, Villupuram(Tamil Nadu) - One of the 8 temples in Tamil Nadu, where Lord Narasimha gave Darshan

Vāmana

  1. Thrikkakara Vamanamoorthy Temple - Thrikkakara, Ernakulam(Kerala) - It's a Divya-desham
  2. Mathampilly Vamanamoorthi Temple - Chelamattam, Ernakulam(Kerala) 
  3. Mithranandapuram Vamanamoorthi Temple - Perumbillissery, Thrissur(Kerala)
  4. Tiruvikrama Perumal Temple - Nagapattinam(Tamil Nadu) - It's a Divya-desham 
  5. Ulagalantha Perumal Temple - Kancheepuram(Tamil Nadu) - It's a Divya-desham 
  6. Ulagalantha Perumal Temple - Tirukoyilur, Kallakurichi(Tamil Nadu) - It's a Divya-desham 

Paraśurāma

  1. Jamdagni Ashram - Premapur, Jaunpur(U.P.) - Birth Place of Paraśurāma
  2. Shri Parashurama Swami Temple - Thiruvallam, Thiruvananthapuram(Kerala) - It's an Abhimana-kshetram 
  3. Anantheshwara Temple - Udupi(Karnataka) - Vishnu is worshipped in Linga form here
  4. Parushurama Temple - Attirala, Kitchamambapuram, Kadapa(A.P.); In obedience to his father, Paraśurāma beheaded his mother and brothers. Pleased by his son's unquestioning obedience, his father granted Paraśurāma a boon. Paraśurāma chose to have his mother and brothers restored to life. However, the sin of killing his mother lingered. It was only after bathing in a nearby river at Attirala that his sin was finally washed away.

Rāma & Kṛṣṇa - Rāma and Kṛṣṇa temples are so numerous that it is not possible to list them. 

Balarāma - He is mostly worshipped with Kṛṣṇa. Most of Balarāma's temples also have Kṛṣṇa and Subhadrā as deities.

Buddha & Kalki - There are rarely any temples where Buddha and Kalki are worshipped exclusively as Viṣṇu Avatāras. Even if some exist, these temples are not exclusive to them; most also include the worship of other Avatāras.


॥ ॐ श्री-सीता-लक्ष्मण-भरत-शत्रुघ्न-हनुमत्समेत -श्रीरामचन्द्रपरब्रह्मार्पणमस्तु ॥

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