Temples In Tamil Nadu
Cradle Of : South Indian Temple Architecture
Official State Language : Tamil
Best Time To Visit Tamil Nadu : December To February
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
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