19 Amazing South Indian Temples That Will Blow Your Mind With Their Architectural Excellence
The Pallava Dynasty founded some of them and the Chola Dynasty made some of them. You cannot find this rich architecture, thousand pillars engraved with different murals, multi-cultural environment and festivals with Indian traditional dance forms in other temples, which you can easily find in these south Indian temples.
The Pallava Dynasty founded some of them and the Chola Dynasty made some of them. You cannot find this rich architecture, thousand pillars engraved with different murals, multi-cultural environment and festivals with Indian traditional dance forms in other temples, which you can easily find in these south Indian temples.
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<strong>19</strong><strong>Amazing</strong><strong>South</strong><strong>Indian</strong><strong>Temples</strong><br />
<strong>That</strong>Wil<strong>Blow</strong> <strong>Your</strong><strong>Mind</strong><strong>With</strong><strong>Their</strong><br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Excelence<br />
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Index-<strong>19</strong>Famous<strong>South</strong><strong>Indian</strong>Temple<br />
MeenakshiTemple,<br />
Madurai<br />
Brihadeeswarar<br />
Temple,Thanjavur<br />
NatrajaTemple,<br />
Chidambaram<br />
AnnamalaiyarTemple,<br />
Tiruvannamalai<br />
ShoreTemple,<br />
Mahabalipuram<br />
Airavatesvara<br />
Temple,Darasuram<br />
CaveTemple,<br />
Mahabalipuram<br />
Gangaikonda<br />
Cholapuram,Thanjavur<br />
Kapaleshwar<br />
Temple,Chennai<br />
Ramanathaswamy<br />
Temple,Rameswaram<br />
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Index-<strong>19</strong>Famous<strong>South</strong><strong>Indian</strong>Temple<br />
UcchiPilayarTemple,<br />
Rockfort<br />
Ekambareswarar<br />
Temple,Kanchipuram<br />
MuruganTemple,<br />
Tiruchendur<br />
Kailasanathar<br />
Temple,Kanchipuram<br />
Ranganathaswamy<br />
Temple,Trichy<br />
Ramaswamy<br />
Temple,Kumbakonam<br />
Jambukeswarar<br />
Temple,<br />
Thiruvanaikaval<br />
Murugan<br />
Temple,Swamimalai<br />
Uppiliappan<br />
Temple,Thirunages<br />
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MeenakshiTemple,Madurai<br />
EstablishedIn:6thcenturyBC<br />
Primarydeity:Parvati&Shiva<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Dravidianarchitecture<br />
EstablishedBy:KulasekarerPandya<br />
Location:Madurai<br />
MainFestivals:ChithiraiThiruvizha<br />
MainAtraction:MusicPilars,gatewaytowers
NatrajaTemple,Chidambaram<br />
EstablishedBy:Palavas(TamilShaivites)<br />
Location:Chidambaram,CuddaloreDistrict<br />
MainFestivals:MahaShivaratri<br />
Primarydeity:LordShiva<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Tamilarchitecture
ShoreTemple,Mahabalipuram<br />
Primarydeity:Shiva<br />
Location:Mahabalipuram<br />
EstablishedIn:700–728AD<br />
EstablishedBy:NarasimhaVarma<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Dravidianarchitecturalstyle<br />
MainFestivals:Mamalapuram DanceFestival
CaveTemple,Mahabalipuram<br />
EstablishedIn:650AD<br />
EstablishedBy:MahendraVarman<br />
Primarydeity:Vishnu&Durga<br />
Location:Mahabalipuram<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Dravidianarchitecture<br />
MainAtraction:VarahaCaveTemple,KrishnaCaveTemple,Panchapandava<br />
CaveTemple&theMahishasuramardinimandapa
KapaleshwarTemple,Chennai<br />
EstablishedBy:TuluvaDynasty<br />
Primarydeity:Shiva<br />
EstablishedIn:7thcentury<br />
Location:Mylapore(Chennai)<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Dravidianarchitecture<br />
MainFestivals:Arubathimoovalfestivalorbrahmotsavam
BrihadeeswararTemple,Thanjavur<br />
Primarydeity:SivaPeruman/Shiva<br />
MainFestivals:Carfestival<br />
MainAtraction:108dance karanas,Nandi<br />
EstablishedBy:RajaRajaChola<br />
Location:Thanjavur<br />
EstablishedIn:1010CE<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Tamilarchitecture
AnnamalaiyarTemple,Tiruvannamalai<br />
EstablishedIn:9thcenturyCE<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Tamilarchitecture<br />
MainFestivals:KarthigaiDeepam,Tiruvoodal<br />
EstablishedBy:CholaKings<br />
Location:Tiruvannamalai<br />
PrimaryDeity:Shiva
AiravatesvaraTemple,Darasuram<br />
EstablishedIn:12thcenturyCE<br />
Primarydeity:Airavateshvara(Shiva)<br />
EstablishedBy:RajarajaCholaI<br />
Location:Darasuram<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Dravidianarchitecture
GangaikondaCholapuram,Thanjavur<br />
EstablishedIn:11thcenturyAD<br />
MainAtraction:RoyalPalace<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Dravidianarchitecture<br />
EstablishedBy:RajendraCholaI<br />
MainAtraction:RoyalPalace<br />
Primarydeity:Shiva
RamanathaswamyTemple,Rameswaram<br />
EstablishedIn:12thcentury<br />
EstablishedBy:PandyaandJaffnakings<br />
MainFestivals:Vasanthotsavam<br />
PrimaryDeity:Shiva<br />
Location:Rameswaram<br />
MainAtraction:CharDham<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Dravidianarchitecture
UcchiPilayarTemple,Rockfort<br />
MainAtraction:RockHils,RockFort<br />
Primarydeity:LordGanesha&Shiva<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Dravidianarchitecture<br />
EstablishedBy:Palavas<br />
Location:Tiruchi<br />
EstablishedIn:7thcentury
MuruganTemple,Tiruchendur<br />
EstablishedIn:875AD<br />
Location:Tiruchendur<br />
Primarydeity:Senthilanathar(Murugan)<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Dravidianarchitecture<br />
MainFestivals:Aavanifestival,Maasifestival
RanganathaswamyTemple,Trichy<br />
EstablishedIn:6thto9thcenturiesAD<br />
MainAtraction:21Gatewaytowers<br />
Location:Trichy<br />
Location:Tiruchendur<br />
Primarydeity:Ranganatha(Vishnu),Aranganayagi(Laxmi)<br />
MainFestivals:Brahmotsavam,RaPathu,PagalPathu,Jyestabisheka<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Tamilarchitecture
JambukeswararTemple,Thiruvanaikaval<br />
EstablishedIn:1,800yearsago<br />
Primarydeity:Shiva<br />
EstablishedBy:KochengaChola<br />
Location:Tiruchirapali(Trichy)<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Dravidianarchitecture<br />
MainFestivals:festivalofclassical<strong>Indian</strong>dance
UppiliappanTemple,Thirunageswaram<br />
EstablishedIn:1014CE<br />
MainFestivals:chariotfestival<br />
Primarydeity:Vishnu<br />
EstablishedBy:RajendraChola<br />
Location:Thirunageswaram<br />
MainAtraction:five-tieredrajagopuram<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Dravidianarchitecture
EkambareswararTemple,Kanchipuram<br />
EstablishedBy:CholaKings<br />
Location:Kanchipuram<br />
Primarydeity:Ekambaranathar(Shiva)<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Dravidianarchitecture<br />
MainFestivals:KarthigaiDeepam
KailasanatharTemple,Kanchipuram<br />
EstablishedBy:Rajasimha(Palavasruler)<br />
MainFestivals:MahaShivaratri<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Dravidianarchitecture<br />
EstablishedIn:685-705AD<br />
Location:Kanchipuram<br />
Primarydeity:Shiva
RamaswamyTemple,Kumbakonam<br />
EstablishedIn:16thcentury<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Dravidianarchitecture<br />
Location:RamaswamyTemple,Kumbakonam<br />
EstablishedBy:Nayakkarkings<br />
MainFestivals:Mahamaham<br />
Primarydeity:Rama&Shiva
MuruganTemple,Swamimalai<br />
EstablishedIn:2ndcenturyBC<br />
MainFestivals:VaikasiVisagam<br />
EstablishedBy:ParantakaCholaI<br />
Location:Swamimalai,TamilNadu<br />
<strong>Architectural</strong>Style:Dravidianarchitecture<br />
Primarydeity:Murugan(Arupadaiveedu)/Skanda-Murukanalsoknownas<br />
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