List of some Hindu temple and temple ruins found outside India
- Changu Narayan mandir )found in Nepal this temple was built in 3rd century by kind Manadev Its one of the oldest temples still in use This temple was built for Lord Vishnu
- Pura Tirta Empul is a Hindu temple found on the island of Bali, this temple was founded around a large water spring in 962 AD, this temple is dedicated for Lord Vishnu
- Pura Ulun Batur is a Hindu temple found in Bali, it is dedicated to Lord Vishnu and lake goddess Dewi Danu this temple was unaffected by 1917 volcanic eruption of Mount Batur but the volcanic eruption of 1926 covered the entire compound and the 11 tired main shrine survived and was relocated to some other places
- Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia is the largest religious monument in the word it was built for the Hindu God Vishnu but was gradually transformed into a Buddhist temple at the end of 12th century it was built by Suryavarman of Khmer empire in early 12th century
- Banteay Srei is a 10th-century Cambodian temple dedicated to lord shiva
- lord shiva with parvati
- Mỹ Sơn (Vietnamese pronunciation[mǐˀ səːn] is a Hindu temple in vietnam which has been abandoned and partially ruined constructed between 4th and 14th century AD under the kings of Champa this dedicated to lord shiva, lord shiva is known as Bhadreswara
- The 4000-year-old Aryan city discovered in Russia on the news published by The Hindu on Oct 4th, 2010
These are the few Hindu temples and temple ruins I was able to find outside India through my research and there are many ancient Hindu temple ruins found in Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia and etc, I shall do little more research and update my answer shortly if you know about any Hindu temples or Hindu temple ruins outside please let me know in the comments
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