Temples In Tamil Nadu

Thousands of temples with lofty towers dot the skyline of the entire state of Tamil Nadu. The Tamils have been the greatest of temple builders. Successive Tamil rulers, patrons of art and architecure belonging to the Pallava, Chola and Pandya Dynasty have all contributed greatly.

Some of the prominent Pallava temples are the ShoreTemple at Mamallapuram, The Kailashanatha Temple at Kanchipuram, the Vaikuntha Perumal Temple at Kanchipuram, and the Talagiriswara Temple at Kanchipuram. Some of the prominent Chola temples are the Brihadishwara temple at Thanjavur, Brihadishwara temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Airavatesvara temple at Darasuram and Kampaharesvara temple at Thirubuvanam.

The Pandyas were not prolific temple builders and mainly concentrated on the Gopurams. Some of the Gopurams built by them include Sundara (also spelt as Sundar) Pandya Gopuram added to the Jambukeshvara temple and the Eastern Gopuram in the Chidambaram temple. The Nayaks of Madurai and Tanjavur made significant contributions like the Ranganatha temple at Srirangam.

INFORMATION ON TEMPLES IN TAMIL NADU

Airavateshwara temple at Darasuram Alwar Tirunagari Avadayar Koil Azhagar Koil, Madhurai Chayavaneswarar Temple, Chayavanam Darbhasayanam Ekambareswarar Temple Gangaikondas Cholapuram Innambar Jain Temple in Chennai Kailasanathar Temple Kaliyar Koil Kandaswamy Temple, Chennai Kapaleeswarar Temple or Tirumayilai Shivastalam, Mylapore Karaikal Ammayar Karpaka Vinayakar Temple or Desi Vinayaka Pillaiyar, Pillaiyarpatti Koniamman Temple, Coimbatore Krishnapuram Kudumianmalai, Pudukkottai Kumara Kottam Kumbeswara Temple Kurangaaduturai Lord Shiva Temple, Tirumullaivayil Lord Shiva Temple, Tiruvottiyur Lord Subramanya Temple, Swamimalai Lord Varaha Temple, Tiruvadantai Lord Veeraraghava Temple, Tiruvallur Mannargudi Marudhamalai Temple, Coimbatore Mayiladuturai Mayuranatha Temple, Mayavaram Meenakshi Temple, Madurai Murugan Temple, Tirupporur Nageswara temple Omampuliyur Palaniandavar Temple (Vadapalani) Papanasam Parthasarathy Temple, Triplicane, Chennai Perur Patteeswaraswamy Temple, Coimbatore Poondi Madha Shrine Punnainallur Mariamman Temple, Punnainallur Sangameshwarar temple at Bhavani, Coimbatore Sankaranayinar Koil

Saraswati Ambal temple at Koothanur Sattanathaswami Temple, Shiyali Satthi Mutram Shiva Temple, Cheyyur Sirkazhi Sittannavasa Soundaryanayaki Temple, Pullavaneswaram Sri Andal and Vatapatrasayee Temple, Srivilliputhur Sri Rama, Sita and Lakshmana Temple, Madurantakam Srivaikuntam Suchindram Temple, Kannyakumari Thanjai Maamanikkoyil Thayumanavar Temple Thillai Kaaliamman Temple Thiruparankunram Tiru Anniyur Tiruchendur Temple Tirukkadaiyur Amritaghateswarar Temple Tirukkarambanur - Uttamar Koyil Tirukkazhukkunram Tirukkoodal Tirukkottiyur Tirukkozhi (Uraiyur) Tirumanancheri Tirumayam Tirumogur Tirunallar Tirunaraiyur (Naachiyaar Koyil) Tiruppatiripuliyur/ Tiruppapuliyur Tiruppoovanam Tiruttankal Temple Tiruvaalkoliputrur Tiruvellarai Tiruvenkaadu Tiruvetkalam Tondi Vinayaka Temple, Tiruvadanai Uchipillaiyar Temple Ulahalanda Perumal Temple Uppiliappan or Oppiliappan Temple Vaitheeswaran Koil Varadaraja Temple Vedaranyam

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