Study on the perovskite type rare earth gallates is little and there is no report on their spectroscopic properties in the literature. In this work spectroscopic properties of perovskite type LnGaO
3
(Ln=La
Pr
Nd) and LaGaO
3
:Ln(Ln=Ce
Srn
Tb) powder were studied at room temperature. The results provide a spectrum basis for new laser or luminescent materials.