Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai
Goddess Meenakshi and Sundareswarar
A grand Dravidian complex with fourteen gopurams covered in thousands of colourful stucco figures, the Hall of a Thousand Pillars and the…
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UNESCO
Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur
Lord Shiva
A masterpiece of Chola architecture with a 66 m vimana, part of the UNESCO Great Living Chola Temples. The monolithic capstone and…
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Lord Shiva (Jyotirlinga)
One of the twelve Jyotirlingas and a Char Dham site. Tradition says Sri Rama worshipped Shiva here before crossing to Lanka. Known…
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Lord Ranganatha (Vishnu)
Built on an island in the Kaveri, it is among the largest functioning Hindu temple complexes in the world, with 21 gopurams…
Read moreNataraja Temple, Chidambaram
Lord Shiva as Nataraja
The Akasha (space) Lingam among the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams. The Chit Sabha enshrines the cosmic dance of Nataraja, and the temple is…
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October to March
The southern tip of mainland Bharat where the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean meet, with the memorial rock and…
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