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Temple finder API

Find temples across multiple religious traditions

Temple is a broad term, so Kairos lets applications combine nearby geospatial search with religion filters instead of treating every temple as the same category.

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Use religion filters to define the temple search

Use caseSuggested filter
Hindu templesreligion=hindu
Buddhist templesreligion=buddhist
Sikh places of worshipreligion=sikh
Shinto shrines / places of worshipreligion=shinto
Broad searchreligion=all

Example: nearby Hindu places of worship

curl -H "X-API-Key: $KAIROS_API_KEY" \
"https://kairos.yarumaltech.com/v1/places/nearby?lat=28.6139&lon=77.2090&radiusKm=8&religion=hindu&limit=20&offset=0"

Example: nearest Buddhist place of worship

curl -H "X-API-Key: $KAIROS_API_KEY" \
"https://kairos.yarumaltech.com/v1/places/nearest?lat=35.6762&lon=139.6503&radiusKm=8&religion=buddhist"

Temple API FAQ

Why not use a single temple filter?

Because the term “temple” spans different traditions. Religion-aware filtering gives applications a more explicit and predictable query.

Does Kairos classify architecture?

Kairos primarily exposes normalized place-of-worship metadata from OpenStreetMap. It should not be treated as a definitive architectural classification system.