West India has also got its share of valuable Indian heritage of art and architecture. Temples in this region truly represent this heritage standing tall under the sun. Seamless rows of pilgrims in front of these temples proves that it's not only the matter of appreciation of art, religious feelings are deeply attached to these ages-old edifices. Temple architecture in every part of the country took its own form and developed its own identity with some unique features. Temples in West India were influenced by regional styles of Gujarat and Maharashtra. Hinduism, Buddhism and various sects linked somehow with these religions, have their temples in this region. The temples built in this region belong to different time periods. Some are older than over a millennium and some others were built in the last century.

Some important temples in this region are Somnath temple, Akshardham Temple, Somnath temple, Kailash Temple, Modhera's Sun Temple, Dwarka, Ganapatipule and Shirdi Temple. Somnath Temple is perhaps the most popular temple in India history. Its wealth lured foreign invaders to attack and ruin it again and again. But, belief of locals got it renovated always as before. Dwarka Temple is devoted to Lord Krishna. Myth says that he ruled from this region before thousands of years. This region is also very popular for a distinct feature of Buddhist architecture – Caves. Ajanta Ellora Caves are regarded one of the best pieces of paintings and cave architecture and it gets recognized with the fact that these are now a World Heritage Site. Akshar Dham Temple is a contemporary classic. Visit this temple to find the best of ancient architecture with robotics! You will find something unique always here in the temples of West India.