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Bull Temple Location : Bangalore , Karnataka.
Dedicated to Lord Shiva, the Bull Temple was constructed by Kempegowda in 1537 AD. The Highlight of this temple is that it has a giant bull (4.6 metres tall), which is actually carved out of a single stone.
Cave Temples Location : Badami
Found by Pulakesin I in the 6th century.Credit goes to Chalukyas for contributing a totally new style of architecture , marking the beginning of the Hindu style. Piligrims can get to witness 4 caves among which the 2nd cave is dedicated to lord Vishnu, depicting his 4th Avatar as Vama or Trivikrama.
Devi Mookambika Temple Location : Kollur - Karnataka
This has been one of the 7 Shrines created by Lord Parashurama.The temple around the shrine has was constructed by Sankanna Nayaka the King of Keladi, dedicated to Veerabhadra, Subramanya and Anjaneeya. Main highlights of this temple is the celebration of Navrathri and Rathotsava.
http://srikollurmookambikatemple.orgSri Samsthana Mahabaleshwara Dev Temple Location : Gokarana , Karnataka
This temple has been sung to the likes of Great Shaivaite saints like Shree Appar and Sambandar. Unlike other temples in the west coast, devotees get to see tiles roofing, with maximum of construction done using wood. Simplicity being the key to this temple, one can see the Atma lingam protruding just few inches above the ground.
Mhotobar Sree Vinayaka Devaru Temple Location : Idagunji, Karnataka
This temple has been sung to the likes of Great Shaivaite saints like Shree Appar and Sambandar. Unlike other temples in the west coast, devotees get to see tiles roofing, with maximum of construction done using wood. Simplicity being the key to this temple, one can see the Atma lingam protruding just few inches above the ground.
Murudeshwara Location : Murudeshwara Karnataka
The cloth covering the Atmalingam fell here from Gokarna where Ravana tried to wrench it from the ground. Known for its great beach and ancient temple , Gokarna boasts of its newly built temple complex surrounded by the Arabian sea and the worlds tallest Rajgopuram (249 feet). Adding on to the beauty of the temple are the conceret images of elegant elephants welcome devotees at the entrance of the temple. The gigantic statue of Lord Shiva on top is the world’s tallest Shiva statue
Mookambika Temple Location : Kollur, Karnataka
Located in the north eastern part of Udupi in Kollur. It is said that the sage Kolan did penance here and hence the name Kollur. Legend saya it that Parvati killed the demon mooksura and hence the temple is dedicated to Parvathi as Mookambika. With Suparnika flowing in the background of the temple , the devotees also get to hang around the Kodachadri hill, because this where the temple is actually situated.
Udupi Location : Udupi - Karnataka
Birth Place of Madhawacharya a 12th Century saint , who set Sri Krishna Mutt here. The Legend says that the Idol of Krishna here, turned in to the direction of the window to give darshan to his devotee kanakadasa, who was denied entry in to the temple as he was from lowercaste.
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Adding on to the beauty of the temples are the fabulous Russian paintings depicting the past times of Krishna-Radha,Ram-sita and Chaitanya prabhu.
Virupaksha Temple
Located in Hampi the most visited historical destinations in south India. Virupaksha temple is one of the finest creations of Vijayanagar empire in 12th Century dedicated to lord Shiva. It is Adding more to its great architecture is the 160 foot high Gopuram built in the 16th century. The chariot festival is marked as the annual festival, usually held in the month of February every year
Nataraja Temple Location : Chidambaram – Tamil Nadu.
Known to be one of the oldest temples in Tamil Nadu, covers 40 acres of the town Chidambaram. Followed by 108 Bharthanatyam dance guestures on the east and webstern towers of the temple is that sanctum which has the roof with gold plate covering.
Kamakshi Amman Temple Location : Kanchipuram – Tamil Nadu.
Known as the hub of the religious activities in kanchipuram,Kamakshi temple is controlled by Shankar Mutt. One of the main highlights of this temple is the gold plated tower over the sanctum, followed by the Friday evening procession of the Golden chariot. Along with the history of Shankara Mutt the the temple also features the pictures depicting the history of Sri Adishankaracharya.
Kailashanathar Temple Location : Kanchipuram – Tamil Nadu.
This temple dates back to 8th century and one of the earliest structures built by Rajasimha Pallava(one of the great Pallava rulers) was actually completed by his son Mahendra Varma Pallava. Its been tagged as one of the finest pallava architecture in the whole of south India. The edifice being filled with all 64 aspects of Lord Shiva, has been yet another major highlight of this temple. Over all , Kailashnathar Temple is well known for its great architecture than a holy place.
Ekambareshwar Temple
Known to be one of the largest temples in Kanchipuram, the Ekamnareshwar temple spreads gloriously over an area of 12.14 hectares. The huge stone wall surrounding the temple was built in 16th century by the Vijayanagar Empire. With a humble beginning as a small fane, the temple has grown in to one of the large ones with maximum number of shrines , mandapams and gopurams.
Kumara Kottam Location : Kanchipuram – Tamilnadu.
Enshrined in their respective shrines, are the Prakarams and Parivara Devatas. The Kumara kottam temple has a pretty decent level of pilgrim traffic, we wee piligrims pouring in from all over south india to witness the Muruga in the sanctum which is in a seated pose with rosary on the upper hand and lower left arm placed on the thigh.
Varadaraja Kottam Location : Vishnu kanchi or Little kanchi – Tamil Nadu.
Known to be one of the important shrines of sri Vaishnavites, the Vardaraja Temple is among the top celebrated Vaishnava Divya Desams. History , say that Sri Ramanuja used to serve here and many other miracles have occurred. And it was the service of Ramanuja that shot temple to fame.
Ulahalanda Perumal Temple Location : Kanchipuram – Tamil Nadu.
One of the oldest temples in kanchipuram. The Vamanarupam in this temple is rpresented by the diety of Ulahalanda Perumal and its has been depicted by 35 feet high image.
Shore Temple Location : Mahabalipuram – Tamil nadu.
Shore Temple With an unusual layout designed to catch first rays of rising sun, the Shore temple is perched on a rocky outcrop facing the sea. Adding on to the unusualness is the fact that temple has clubbed both Shiva and Vishnu together.The piligrims can get to witness series of Nandi bulls on the enclosing wall.
Mandapas Location : Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu.
Mandapas Dotted with pillared halls which are carved into the rock , is the main hill at Mamallapuram. The Mandapas here are built with graceful columns and their intricate sculptures showcase the pallavas mastry over the art of rock cutting. Piligrims can witness the shallow porticos with sculptures of Gods and Goddesses. Even today Lord ganesh Shrine is active.
Rathas
Monolithic Temples as chariots are the eight divine Rathas and they continue to remain an architectural mystery since tens of 1000’s of years.Piligrims get to see five of the eight rathas which has been dedicated to the Pandavas of Mahabartha and other mystery features of the rathas remained since ages.
Meenakshi Temple Location: Madurai - Tamil Nadu
A gigantic architecture showcasing the divinity at its peak, the Meenakshi temple is one of the best temples in the Hindudom with great statues that bring out the human emotions and every aspect of the temple makes life larger. The temple has the mythological history of Shiva getting married to Meenakshi.
Rameshwaram Location: Island Of Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu
Situated in the gulf of mannar at the tip of the Indian Peninsula is the Rameswaram Temple. One of the important hindu piligrimage centre. Rameshwaram dates back to the Thretha yuga is the place where Rama built the bridge to cross the sea. This temple is also said to be the place where Rama worshipped Lord Shiva after killing the Demon Ravana to get cleansed.
Ramanathaswamy Temple Location: 173 Kms from Madurai Airport – Tamil Nadu.
Dating back to the 17th century, the Ramanathaswamy templeis situated on the eastern side of the island. Its main highlights are the 54 metre tall gopuram , followed by 1200 massive granite columns that renders fame to the greatly built temple.
Bragatheeswarar Temple Location: Thanjavur – Tamil Nadu.
Built by the one of the great Chola king Rajaraja Cholan. The Bragatheeswarar Temple has set itself an example to the Indian sculptural architecture. This temple boasts itself of having tallest tower over the Sanctum in comparison to other temples in the country. Other main features of the temple are the stupa at the top made of bronze and the wall paintings of chola and Nayak periods adoring the walls.
Puliyur Vyagrapureeswarar Temple Location: Approximately 80 Kms from Thanjavur – Tamil Nadu
Around 80 Kms from Thanjavur, situated 3/4 Km North of Ramarmadam Busstop in Nagapattinam - Tiruvarur Main Road. The ancient history says Kamadhenu, the devalogha cow prayed to Lord shiva in this shrine to get rid of its sabam. One more speciality about this temple, on evenings, Nataraja is worshipped first prior to all other gods. This is also referred as Dhakshina Chidambaram. chidambaram is where famous temple of lord Nataraja located. This village is also called as Vyagrapuri named after the lord.
This temple has mythological history of the divine cow praying to Lord shiva( in this shrine) to help it get rid of sabam. Giving first priority to Lord Nataraja in the evenings is yet another speciality of this temple.
Sikkal Singaravelavar Temple
One of the few temples in Tamilnadu to have both Shiva and Vishnu residing in the same campus. The Sikkal Singaravelavar Temple has the mysthological history of Lord Murugan got the Sakthi Vel from Parvati t kill the demon.
Swamimalai Location : Swamimalai - Tamil Nadu
Dedicated to lord Murugan swamimalai is one of the Six abodes. This temple has the ancient history of lord Murugan preaching the Pranava Mantra to Shiva and so is the name Swaminathan. Another major feature of this temple is the 60 steps towards temple depicting 60 years of Tamil calender.
Vaitheeswaran Kovil Location : Tamil Nadu
Vaitheeswaran stands for divine provider of cures and so is the name Vaitheeswaran. Being dedicated to lord Shiva, this temple’s mandapams , towers and pillars have played a major role in attracting visitors from all over south India.
Anjaneya temple Location : Tamil Nadu
This temlpel was built by people with high spiritual belief s with the help of Sri Raghavendra swami and Sri Kanchi Paramacharyar. Highlights of this temple are the 32 foot Sri Anjaneyar idol molded out of a single rock and consummation of Kumbabishekam in the year 1995.
Kubara Perumal Temple Location : Thirumalai - Tamil Nadu
Attracting lakhs of piligrims to circumambulate the sacred mountain, the Kubera Perumal temple is only temple of trinity. After Thirupathi thisis the only temple to don the 64 feet idol of Lord Vishnu. The construction of this temple is based on architecture of thirupathi.
Sri Yandra Saneeswarar Temple Location : Thiru Erikuppam Village - Tamil Nadu
Only temple in the world to don the splendid sculptured images of sun, moon, crow and Laksmi at one place. Sri Yandra Saneeswarar Temple dates back to 15 th century, where piligrims can have blessings of all Gods at same time and the darshan of yandra is said to wash away all the sins.
Sirkazhi Sattanathar Temple
This shrine has the mythological history of Shiva carrying 64 arts with him in a raft, so is the name Toniappar. This place is also called Bhrammpureeswarar since Brhama is believed to have worshipped Shiva here. Annual festivals of Bhrammostasavam and Ambaal are the main attractions of this temple.
Oachira Temple Location : Kollam , Kerala.
Dedicated to lord Brahma, the Ochira Parabrahma temple is known for universal consciousness.Main features of this is, its the only temple with no idols , famous for Oachira Kali, Kettukazha festivals every year
Guruvayoor Temple
Known as dwaraka of south and the shrine surrounded by mural paintings, Guruvayoor temple ranks four in terms of the number of devotees per day. Tagged as the only temple in kerala to host maximum marriages, its been dedicated to lord Krishna, with the backdrop of Maha Vishnu’s complete man incarnation.
Aayappa temple
Most prominent among sastha temples and tops among the best piligrimage centers in kerala, sabrimala stands gracefully on the glorious mountains of sahyadri. Home for the thousands of pilgrims across the country, Sabarimala is believed to be lifted up from the sea, by the great Parashurama (one of the ten avatars of lord Vishnu) , installed the idol of Ayappa to worship the greatness of Ayappa.
Lepakshi Temple Location : Hindupur, near Ananthpur district – Anbdra pradesh.
Built by the monarchs of the Vijayanagar empire in the 16th century, Lepakshi is located near hindupur on the borders of Karnataka and Andra Pradesh. Dedicated to Sri Veerabhadra, Lepakshi carrys a mythological history of Rama visiting the place during his period of exile.
http://tirumala.orgSri Kodanda Ramaswamy Temple, Vontimitta Location : 25 Kms from cuddapah Andra Pradesh.
The architecturally splendid vontimitta is described has one of the grandest pagodas in the country by a French traveler in the 16th century. This temple dedicated to Sri Kodanda Ramaswamy was built sometime between 9th and 12th century by the cholas. This is said to have blessed with the visits of Great Rama, with wife Sita and brother Laksmana.
http://tirumalabalaji.co.in/AboutVontimitta.aspxSri Sowmyanatha Temple Location : 13 kms from Vontimitta, on cadapah madras Highway
An archeologically Significant Nandalur is yet another creation by the Cholas, marking their mastery over temple architecture. With the Buddhist past, Nandlur is dedicated to lord Sowmyanatha another aspect of Vishnu. It is the only of the two temples in Andrapradesh , to have the privilege of the state government to offer pearls during annual Kalyanotsavam
Sri Potaluri Veera Brahmam Temple Location : 60 Kms from Cuddapah on Cuddapah-porumamilla route – Andrapradesh
Is the Samadhi of Sri Potaluri VeeraBrahmam a prophet, who is equivalent to Nostradamus. The Mattam is highlighted with the idols of Sri Brahmaguru and his wife, the silver casket having the original manuscript of Kalagnanam and outside the mattam there are the tombs of his Wife, son and daughter – in – law.
http://mustseeindia.com/Kadapa-Brahmamgari-Matam.../17083Sri Prahalada Varadan Temple, Ahobilam Location : 85 Kms North of Cuddapah
Also known as Singavel Kundram, Ahobilam is one of the 108 divya desams. Its known as an extension of the seven hills of Venkateshwara. It has a mythological history, which says it was here that Lord Narasimha blessed prahalada after killing his demon father Hiranya kashyapa.
http://ahobilamutt.org/us/information/visitingahobilam.aspSri Mahanandiswara swamy Temple Location : 16 Kms from Nandyal in Kurnool District in Andra Pradesh
Located in the gorge of ravishing thimmapuram’s beauty, Mahanandi is said to be the place where Nandi’s prayers were answered by Lord Shiva. Known as nava nandi’s with nine nandi temples, it was built by Chalukyas in the 7th century dedicated to Sri Mahanandiswara swamy.
Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple, Srisailam Location : North east to Kurnool district – Andra Pradesh
One of the most popular shaivaite shrines in the country , Srisailam is also one of the 12 Jyotir lingas. Its history dates back to 40,000 years based on the archeological evidence of stone tools. This place has a mythological history of demon king hiranyakashyapa doing penance. This temple has architectural contribution from chalukyas of kalyani in 12 th century and vijayanagar empire.
http://srisailamtemple.comNava Bramha Temples, Alampur Location : 16 Kms from Nandyal in Kurnool District in Andra Pradesh
Famously known as NavaBramha temples, Alampur dates back to 6th and 7th Centuries. Piligrims will get to witness the inscriptions from the period of Sri Krishna devaraya, idols of Goddess Jogulamba & Sri Renuka and all nine temples built on the banks of Tungabhadra and many more . This is yet another great architectural contribution from the Chalukyas of Badami.
http://templenet.com/Andhra/alampur.htmlTirupathi – Tiruchanoor Location : Tirupati – Andra Pradesh.
Trip to Tirupati is never complete with out a visit to Tiruchanoor. Also known as Alamelu Mangapuram, the present structure of Tiruchanoor was built by Yadavarayas in the 13th century. Devotees will get to witness, Goddess Padmavathy sitting gracefully on the lotus with a Lotus in each of her upper hands.
http://tirumala.orgTirumalaLocation : Tirupati – Andra Pradesh
Most visited religious centre on the planet, Tirumala-Tirupati has even overtaken the Vatican city in terms of number of visits. Known as the richest hindu temple, Tirumala attracts close to 50,000 devotees across the country on normal days and on festive occasions the number could rise beyond 100,000. Lying on the peak of 7th hill is the tirumala is dedicated to Lord Venkateshwara and the Tirupati is the town below.
http://tirumala.orgThousand Pillar TempleLocation : Warangal, 150 Kms From Hyderabad.
A star shaped temple with three shrines dedicated to lord Vishnu,Surya and Shiva, the thousand pillar temple is built on Hanumakonda it has a monolithic Nandi and is surrounded by small lingam shrines. Detailed sculpture and richly carved pillars are the main highlights of this temple.
Gunupudi Someswara Temple
A rare view of Goddess Annapurna on Shiva temple in the country, the Gunupudi Someswara temple was built in the 3rd century. Another Highlight of the temple is the Shivalinga which is said to assume brown color on no moon day and white on full moon day.
Suryanarayana Temple, ArasavalliLocation : Sri Kakulam - Andra Pradesh
Constructed in the 7th century by the Kalinga rulers, the Suryanarayana Temple is the only temple , where the Sun God who is described as Pratyaksha Narayana is worshipped daily. Its believed that , people can get cured from eye and skin diseases.
Raja Rajeswara Temple, KarimnagarLocation : Karim Nagar
Dedicated to lord shiva the Raja Rajeswara Temple was built by, one of the great chalukya rulers Narasimha. Specially known as Banaras of south India, this temple has a mythological history of Shva residing here in Vemulawada.
Nagalapuram TempleLocation : Nagalapuram – Andraprdesh.
This temple is specially known as Mathsya avatara sthalam as one can see the lord in Mathsya Avatar (first of the ten avatars of lord Vishnu). This temple was built by Shri Krishnadevaraya and named this town as Nagalpuram dedicating it to his mother Nagamba. The main highlights of this temple is the Surya pooja happening annually during Brahmotsavam.
Bhadrachalam TempleLocation : Bhadrachalam – Andrapradesh
Situated in the hill , surrounded by holy river Godavari, the Bahdrachalam temple is dedicatd to Lord Rama and attracts piligrims from all over the world. This shrine is of the Ramayana era and the mythology says that it was here where Rama, Sita and Lakshmana spent theire vanavasa.
Parnasala Temple
A massive lotus shaped structure, the Parnasala temple looks glorious and wonderful with twelve upward facing petals and nine downward facing and that will make 21 petals. Approximately one hundred and twenty five thousand man days spent for the construction of this shrine and not even a single has been stoped so far. This great place is eventually expected to become main center of piligrimage for people all over the world.
Annavaram Temple
Built in the Dravidian style and with the richness of lord Satyadeva, the Annavaram temple takes the second place after Tirupathi, and is surrounded by holy Pampa river which is touching the feet of the hill. Another uniqueness if this temple is that it attracts piligrims of both Vishnava and Saiva Hindu religion.
Sri Kariya Maikyaswami TempleLocation : Chttor District - Andrapradesh
A modest tower of three tiers , the nagari templ eis pretty smalland is mainatained by the TTD.The mythology says that this is the place where lord Vishnu saved his devotee Gajendra from crocodile.
Narayanavanam – Sir Padmavathi sametha kalyana Venkateshwara Swamy TempleLocation : Narayanavanam 11 kms from Nagari – Andra Pradesh
Capitals of ancient Suryavanshi kings, narayanavanam has the mythological history of lord Venkateshwara swamy getting married to Padmavathy at this divine place. Piligrims will get to witness many articles used for the divine wedding like huge vessels , which act as a testimony to this mostr important wedding in the hindu dom.
Dwaraka Thirumala Sri Venkateshwara Swamy Devasthanam : Location : Dwaraka Tirumala - Andrpradesh
The temple situated in Dwaraka Tirumala is specially known a Chinna Tirupati. This has been an alternative to tirupati for the people of coastal side of Andrapradesh. This temple dates back to the Krita yuga where one sage named dwaraka was instructed by Lord Venkateshwara to install his idol here,
Vijayawada – Goddess Kanaka DurgammaLocation : Vijayawada - Andrapradesh
A second to Tirupathi in terms of popularity in Andrapradesh. It hold a record for attracting thousands of piligrims across the country during Navrathri. The glittering ornaments and flowers ador the four-foot- idol. Piligrims will get to see the sanctum covered with gold plates and other shrines dedicatd to lord Ganesha, Nataraja, Subramanya and many others.
Rajamundry – Uma Markandeshwara TempleLocation : Rajamundry – Andrapradesh
Patronized by Raja Raja Narendra and other eastern chalukyan rulers, the Lingam in this temple , was once worshipped by Markandeya one of the great devotees lord Shiva. Hence this temple has been dedicated to the great devotee , who lived only for 11 years.
Sri Jaganmohini Kesava Swamyvari TempleLocation : Ryali – Andrapradesh
Situated in the lush green fields of Ryali, this temple has the mythological history of gods and demons coming together to churn the Amrit and the Gods succeeding in winning the amrit from the demons. Piligrims get to see the stone black idol depicting Vishnu and the idol of Mohini at the back.
Sri Kumararama Bheemeshwara TempleLocation : Samalkot , on Vijayawada-Howrah railway mainline. – Andrapradesh
Being one of the 5 pancharam temples in the Andraparadesh , the temple was built by chalukyas in 892. The visiting devotees will get to see the 4.24 metre Lingam and this temple is designated as national heritage site.
Bhimeshwara Swamy TempleLocation : Draksharama – Andrapradesh
Dating back to the 9th and 10th century , the lingam in this temple pierces through the roof to the first floor.The uniqueness of this temple is that the first rays of the sun falls on the lingam. This temple is also one of the 18 shakti peetas in the country.
KotipalliLocation : Koitapalli – Andrapradesh
Known to be one of the most visited piligrimages in the eastern part of Godavari District, this temple is famous for having both Vishnu and Shiva shrines under one roof. Kotipalli is again reputed for its holy waters being brought by the sage Gowtami.
Sri Siddhi Vinayaka Swamy TempleLocation : Ainavilli, Konaseema area – Andrapradesh
Vedavyasa, who wrote the great Epic Mahabhartatha installed the Ganesh Idol here and this temple also has the mythological history of Daksha worshipping this idol before his ill-fated yagna. Devotees get to witness other shrines here dedicated to Annapurna Devi, Sri Kalabhairava swamy and many others.
Mukuteshwaram Shiva TempleLocation : Mukteswaram – Andrpradesh
Surrounded by river Gautami, Godavri is also not too far form this temple. The greatness of this temple is that the Lingam is said to have been installed by Sri Rama. ‘Mukti’ is what is assured at this temple.
Sri Bala Balaji TempleLocation : Appanapalli , 35 Kms from Amalapuram – Andrapradesh
Specially known as Tirupathi of konaseema, the Sri Bala Balaji temple is surrounded by river Godavari from all 3 sides. This temple was built by Sri Molleti Ramaswamy has history of great sage Appanna who did penance here, so is the name Appanapalli.
Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy TempleLocation : Antaravedi, East Godavari district - Andrapradesh
The idol of lord Narasimha was installed here by a sage called Vashishta and temple comes under one of the 108 sacred shrines of Narasimha. Devotees will get to witness newly painted vimanams and gopurams entirely different from rest of the temples in Andrapradesh.
Ksheera Ramalingeshwara Swamy TempleLocation : Palakkolu , Andrapradesh.
Dedicated to lord Shiva, this temple is one of the pancharama temples in Andrapradesh. This temple dates back to 918 built y Bhima of Chalukyas and rest of the development was taken care by various other dynasties which came later on.
Gunupudi Someswara Janardahana Swamy TempleLocation : Bhimavaram , Andrapradesh.
A pancharama shrine , it was built in the 9th century, by Chalukyas Bhima 1. Devotees will get to see Goddess Annapuranas shrine built on Shiva’s, which is unusual compared to other temples in India.
Sri Kakuleshwara Swami TempleLocation : Srikakulam – Andrapradesh.
Speciallly known as Andhra Maha Vishnu, since Srikakulam was once capital of Andra according ancient history. This temple is 57th among Vaishnava Diveyadesams. The Sri Kakuleshwara swamy is a great figure with 7.2 feet.
