Tamil Nadu- The Land of Temples
Tamil Nadu is an Indian State well known as "The Land of Temples". Most of the largest Hindu Temples reside here and can be categorized as Temples of Sangam Age,Structural Temples of the Pandiyas,Cave Temples of the Pallavas and Great living Temples of the Cholas. Here the big temples are dedicated to Hindu God Lord Vinayagar, Lord Vishnu, Lord Murugan, Lord Siva, Lord Vishnu, Lord Anjaneyar and Lord Bhairava.
11. Brihadeeswarar Temple, Thanjavur:
This temple is one of the largest temples in India. It is 1017 years old. This Hindu temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva and part of the Great Living Chola Temples under the world heritage sites.
12. Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai:
It is located on the southern bank of the Vaigai river. The Meenakshi temple has largest temple complexes in Tamil Nadu and surrounded by 14 tallest gopuram also known as temple towers.
13. Palani Murugan Temple, Palani:
Palani Murugan Temple is one of the six abodes of Lord Murugan in India. It is located at foot-hills of the Palani hills in Dindigul.
14. Lakshmi Narsimha Swamy Temple, Vellor:
Lakshmi Narasimha Swami Temple is dedicated to Lord Narasimha, one avataram of Lord Vishnu. This temple is situated at a distance of about 25 km from Vellore on the top of the hill. The temple is also called as Singiri Kudi and is one of the Nava Narasimhar temples of Tamilnadu.
15. Shore Temple, Mamallapuram:
Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram is one of the best structural temples in Southern India. It was built with blocks of granite’s at the shore of the Bay of Bengal. This temple is considered as one of the oldest rock-cut structural stone temples of South India. Moreover it is a part of the Group of Monuments at Mahabalipuram.
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