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Here are 30 Most Famous South Indian Temples That You Must Visit Once in Your Lifetime
01) Meenakshi Temple (Madhurai) :
It is located on the South Bank of the Vaigi River in the city of Madurai in Tamil Nadu which was constructed between the year 1623 and 1655 and its amazing architecture is famous on Kal world Star.
Meenakshi temple is mainly dedicated to Parvati who is worshipped by Meenakshi and her husband known as Sundari Swara, This temple is quite different from the rest of the temple in the country. Because both Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati are worshipped together in this temple.
02) Sarangaoani Temple (Kumbakonami) :
Simple water temple is Kumbakonami dedicated to Lord Vishnu. Its name is derived from the Sanskrit word Sangam meaning Vishnu’s bow and water meaning Yes knight of having the tallest temple tower in Asia with a 12 storey Gopura of 150 feet.
This Sona is also one of the sheesh shrines built by the Nayak Kings in the 10th century. The central shrines of the temple is Vedakkunathan in the form of a Chariot drawn by horse and elephants.
03) Ishwar Temple (Thanjavur) :
Ishwar temple is a Hindu temple, dedicated to Shiva located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. The height of this storeyd temple is approximately 66Meter. This 66 meter temple is dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva.
This temple with a height of about 200-16 Feet is made of 130 Shoonya. Shoonya and Granite stones. It is said that these stones were bought here with the help of 3000 elephants.
04) Tirunali Temple (Wayanad) :
This is an ancient temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.
05) Attukal Bhagavathy Temple (Trivandrum) :
Located in the city of Thiruvanantha Puram, the capital of Kerala. The article is called the Ancient temple of Bhagwati. This goddess is an incarnation of Karanki, Famous as a symbol of pativrata Dharma. In this temple, 10 Days of Atakal Pongal are celebrated in this temple.
06) Sivagiri Temple (Varkala) :
Shri Narayana thursday was attracted by the beauty of nature and the serene atmosphere and built an ashram on the small of the Sivagiri hill in 194 which later became a major Pilgrimage site. It is here that the social reformer and says Sri Narayana Guru breathed his last in 1928.
The samadhi of final restings place of the Guru is situated on a hill, here and attracted thousands of Pilgrims. It is also a residence and it displays his personal society known as Atma Linga.
07) Murugan Temple (Tiruchindur) :
It is only one of the 6 Holiest Murugan Temple in Tamil Nadu which is situated near the sea while the rest are situated on the hills. According to Hai Dum Tak Tava, it was here that Lord Murugan the son of Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, conquered the Asura King Surapadma.
08) Ekambareswarar Temple (Kanchipuram) :
It is one of the largest in the world. It is famous Hindu temple located in the city of Kanchipuram in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This temple is also known as Ekambaranath temple.
This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva spread over acres in Tamil Nadu. This temple is 11 Floors high is in the temple. The 59 Meter high Gopuram built by the Vijayanagara King Krishnadevaraya is the main entrance to the temple.
09) Veera Narayana Temple (Belavadi) :
This place is called Mathura of South India. Veera Narayana temple is located in Bil Vania Village of Chikmagluru district Karnataka state.
India during the rule of wholesale kingdom Velavadi famous as a beetroot is said to be the Verna place in Mahabharata where Pandavas Prince Bhima Protected Killed Bagasura and protected the village and its people. It is 29 Kilometer South East of Chikmagalur Town on the highway. It is a short distance from the famous temple.
10) Venkateswara Temple (Tirupati) :
Tirupati venkateswara temple is a famous Hindu temple dedicated to Lord venkateswara also known as Balaji srinivasa and Govinda, located in the Chittor District of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
This temple built in Tirumala is also known as Tirupati Balaji temple. Lord Tirupati Balaji is seated inside the temple with his wife Padmavat. Tirupati Balaji’s temple is the second richest temple in the world. The property of the temple is 50,000 crores and annually more than 650 crores. 50,000 devotees come to visit this temple.
11) Arunachaleswar Temple (Thiruvannamalai) :
Sri Arunachaleswar Temple Situated on the hill of Annamalai in Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu is one of the Panchabhoot Places where Lord Shiva is worshipped in the form of Fire and the Shivalinga installed here is called Agni Lingam. Chief Minister , eight shivlings are established on the way to reach Varun view.
It is considered extremely sacred to see eight shivlinga worshipped by Kubera and Ishata Dev. A three feet high shivling is installed in the sanctum of the temple. Shiva is seated in the form of Agni, at whose feet Lord Vishnu is described as 12 and brahmin Ji as a Swan.
12) Subanmala Sastha Temple (Pathanamthitta) :
The temple is located in the Periyar Tiger reserve in the chain. The temple is known for its unique religion practice. Devotees observe 41 days of renance before dying devotees. Renounce wordly pleasures devotees considered Lord Ayyappa as a celibate deity.
13) Bhutanath Temple (Badami) :
There are two main temple in these groups one of the lake called Bhutanatha temple and the other is situated in the Eastern part of the lake called Mallikarjun temple.
Swaroop Kalyani looks like a chalukya construction style. Bhutanatha temple has been recently constructed inside the temple. A small temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu is also situated in North.
14) Guruvayur Temple (Guruvayur) :
It is one of the most famous temples of South India where the presiding deity Lord Vishnu in the Balakrishna Avatar is worshipped. The position here is the idol of lord Krishna with the hands holding shankar in one hand, Gada in one and chakra in one. One is holding a lotus and is also known as Unnikrishnan.
15) Sri Krishna Temple (Udupi) :
The Krishna temple of Udupi is one of the most famous Pilgrimage sites in South India. Decorated here the Bhima of worshipped is through a silver plated window with a holes called Tiki of Navagraha. The temple is believed to be thousand years old around sri krishna Matha.
16) Padmanabhasswamy Temple (Trivandrum) :
This temple is one of the most interesting famous temples of South India in terms of Architectural design. It was built with an interesting mission of Kerala style and dravidian style of architecture.
This temple has been home to many royal families including the Kar Shahi family. This temple is one of the southern Most famous temple in south India.
17) Kailashnathar Temple (Kanchipuram) :
Kanchipuram is one of the most sacred places of Hindur kailashnather or kailashnath temple kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu. Every temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva.
This temple construction was built to worship Lord Shiva, lord Vishnu, Goddess Surya, Ganesha and Kartikeya. The biggest features of this temple of Kanchipuram is that 58 small temples have been built here in the chief minister complex.
18) Ranganathaswamy Temple (Trichy) :
This temple was build in the 6th century AD as a tribute to Lord Ranganatha, also known as Lord Vishnu. Tiruchirappallis old name is srirangam, hence this temple is also known as Sri Random Temple, spread over 156 acres, this temple is made up of 21 Gopurams.
The main Gopuram of the temple is 236 feet high, which is called Raja Gopuram. The highest Gopuram of the temple overlooks the cost of Sri Lanka.
19) Chennakeshava Temple (Belur) :
This temple is dedicated to Chennakeshava swamy who is considered to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.Out of its three entrances, the eastern entrance is considered the best and most beautiful. Here Ramayana and Mahabharata many pictures are related.
20) The Ramanath Swamy Tempe (Tamil Nadu) :
This temple was built during the 17th century on the island of Rameshwaram in Tamil Nadu. This temple was dedicated to Hindus. It holds a special significance as it is one of the 12 Jyotirlinga of Lord Shiva.
21) Sri Krishna Temple (Guruvayoor) :
According to this temple two purams are oriented towards east with temple entrances. One gopuram is east Kick nada and other west parinjare nada direction.
Nalambalam square Pillar understanding and east and light copper called deepak Sambhav square. Sri Kovil has two staircases and three rooms inside and a sanctum. This is where the idol of sri krishna is installed.
22) Aihole Durga Temple (Aihole) :
Durga temple is a Hindu temple dating back to the Medieval era. As there are many forms of representation of Vishnu, 14km from Badami is another historical site in Karnataka where there is a beautiful ancient temple situated on the banks of river Malaprabha.
The shape of the temple is known in Indian traditional architecture as Gajaprakash which means the simple durga temple behind the elephant was built by the chalukya dynasty between the 7th and 8th century.
23) Vaikom Mahadeva Temple (Varkala) :
There is a scenic spot in Kerala which is 33kms from Ernakulam and 40kms from Kottayam. It is a holy place for tourist dedicated to the person Villapan a form of Lord shiva.
The idol of Lord Ganesha is the main attraction of this temple and the shiva temple Kadut itself forms a major trio along with the Thaliyal Mahadev temple. It is believed that worshipping these 3 temple is one day grant wish. An idol of the deity of snackes is also placed within the premises.
24) Thiruvalla Temple (Thiruvalla) :
This temple gives Pathans of kerala located at Tiruvalla in the district, it is a 400 years old temple on the banks of river Manimala which has a beautiful 8 feet idol of sri Vallabha inside the sanctorum.
Famous architect Perunthachan labored unique Garuda Pillar of 54 feet flag made from a sign block of granite. During the 10 day annual festival held in February-March, 12,000 Gachs of Paddy Padma Banana are offered as Prasad on the first day.
25) Veddakkunathan Temple (Thrissur) :
The shivling established in temple thrissur Veddakkunathan temple is anoited with Ghee. This is the only temple where the shivling is not visible offerings are also made to God for consecration in the temple but it does not melt even in the heat. Sivling has a pearl layer of Ghee. This huge Lingam is always Covered.
26) Murudeshwara Temple (Murudeshwar) :
The 123 feet high statue of Lord Shankar in the premises of the Murudeshwar temple located in the world’s second and India’s largest statue is well known. It took about 2 years to build the big statue of Lord Shiva, now this Murudeshwar has fallen from the ocean. The temple has a main gate for life. This main gate is known as Gopura.
27) Mahabaleshwara Temple (Gokarna) :
It also houses a 1500 years old idol of lord shiva. The temple is mentioned in the Hindu Mythology of Mahabharata and Ramayana. It is to be important, hence it has got the title of South Kashi.
28) Shore Temple (Mahabalipuram) :
Shore temple is a beautiful. There is a five storied rock structural in which three scenic temples are built. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva Shri Hari Vishnu.
The worship of Shivling is done with great fanfare in the Garnha graha located inside the temples, which is built in a pyramida square area. The scenic temple is a wonderful example of the Dravidian architectural style and is one of the most beautiful stone temples in India.
29) Parthasarathy Temple (Aranmula ) :
Tamil nadu temple has been described from the 6th to the 9th decade. It is one of the 108 Divya Darshan dedicated to Lord Krishna. This Incarnation form of Vishnu was called Parthasarathy.
30) Annapoorneshwari Temple (Horanadu) :
One of the ancient temples. This wonderful temple also known as sri kshetra Horanadu is dedicated to Annapoorneshwari, The goddess of Hymns Annapoorneshwari temple was built about 400 years ago by Maharishi Augustya.
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