Some of the Renowned Temples around South India

Brihadeeswarar Temple
It was Raja Raja Chola I of Chola Dynasty who thought about constructing the spiritual call of Brihadeeswarar
Temple which at present is recognised by the UNESCO as the World Heritage site of it.


If you look at its chronology than it dates back its history to thousand years and the granites which was used in establishing the heights of the temple speaks about the brilliant wisdom of Chola regime.

Nestled within the holy ambience f Thanjavur the walls of the temple are solely dedicated Lord Brihadeeswarar which is another form of Lord Shiva. The fortified walls of the temple are said to be established in 16th century and traveller would be shock to understand that the towers here are amongst the tallest in the world.

Astounding interiors of the temple along with kalasha are believed to be made from a single stone and within the walls of it you will see brilliant paintings that depict the glory of Lord Shiva.

Chamundeshwari Temple
 Solely devoted to goddess of power the renowned temple of Chamundeshwari commands the beautiful hill side of Chamundi, Mysore. As per the history the walls of the temple was constructed by Hoysala with the considerable amount of help from the Maharaja of Mysore the boundaries of temple was embraced and extended.

Traveller must understand that it is amongst the sole attractions of Mysore city and devotes here comes from all across the world to pay the homage. Traveller must also deny the fact which relates the sacrifice of animals.

As per the folklore the doors and shrines of the temple are said to be furnished out of silver and gold which in turn gives us an idea regarding the solvency of the Rajas and maharajas of that era.

Ramanathaswamy Temple
Ramanathaswamy Temple Are amongst the 12 holy abode of Lord Shiva where devotes worship the lord in the form of Lingam. Located within the holy ambience of island town of Rameswaram in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu the temple is associated with the mythological calls of Lord Rama.

As per believes Lord Rama after defeating the Demon king Ravana was returning back to home. On his way he showed a desire to pray lord Shiva to ask forgiveness and following the same course he asked Hanuman to bring a biggest lingam. Since hanuman was too late in keeping the promise so Mata Sita established the small lingam to serve the purpose of Lord Rama.

Traveller must understand that it has longest corridor as compare all the other temples around India and the extended area you will witness was a courtesy of Pandya Dynasty and The Jaffna Dynasty.

Shri Shri Madana Mohana Temple
The temple of Shri Shri Madana Mohana is an initiative of The International Society for Krishna Consciousness and the walls of it were commissioned by Abhay Caranarvinda Bhaktivedanta Swami. Located within the boundary of Nampally in the Indian state of Hyderabad it is amongst the most celebrated ISKON temple perhaps that serves as a main reason for making the site as headquarters of ISKON in South India.

The temple is solely dedicated to Lord Krishna and Lord Vishnu and traveller here can expect to witness the large number of devotes from all across the world who comes here to participate in daily devotional programme of temple.

Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Situated within the periphery of Thiruvananthapuram the temple is solemnly dedicated to appraise the deeds of the Lord Vishnu who is renowned as protector of Universe. As per the history the temple is responsible for deriving the name of capital city of Kerala.

Traveller must understand that it is amongst the 108 Divya Desams which are embraced within the entire field of India and that serves as a main reason for traveller and devotees to make their way in this amazingly devotional temple.

The main attraction of the temple is its omnipotent shrine where Lord Vishnu is in posture of eternal sleep and as per the folklore Balaram walk here to witness the holy shrine of Sree Padmanabhaswamy.

Thillai Nataraja Temple
Solely dedicated to the eternal powers of Lord Shiva the shrine here portrays the posture of Nataraja. The temple which is located within the town of Chidambaram is renowned for its Shiva temples and amongst all the abode of Nataraja commands special reverence.

The temple and its call are mentioned in the Holy Scriptures and it says that the floor of temple was once a home of Lord Shiva. Owing to its importance the temple was fostered and renovated many times by the emperors of Chola and Pallava dynasty.

Traveller must understand the holy posture of Nataraja the God of Dance inspires the call of Bharatha Natyam which is amongst the most celebrated dance form of nation.

Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple
Solely dedicated to praise the omnipresence of Lord Vishnu the temple is amongst the 108 Divya Desams which are surrounded within the entire India. The divine atmosphere of Sri Rangam of Tamil Nadu which is responsible for placing the abode of Vishnu is venerated by devotee from all across the world.

The main attraction of the temple is abode of Ranganatha which is another metamorphosis of Lord Vishnu the temple is considered as one of the most sacred temples because numbers of local people gave away their life during the invasion of Malik Kafurs troop to save the shrine of Ranganatha.

Commanding an area of 156 acres the temple can be considered as one of the most venerated temples of India. The temple is amongst the most chronological and it has found its share in both art and narration.

Meenakshi Amman Temple
Nestled within an estuary of river Vaigai in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu the walls of the temple are dedicated to the form of Lord Shiva and Mata Parvati who is renowned as Meenakshi and Sundaram. As per the spiritual thought it was King of Gods Lord Indra built the temple to place the svayambu lingam.

Traveller must understand that the temples were on the card of New Seven Wonders of world and from that we can understand the wealth of the temple. However much of the reverie of temple was denounced by the invasion of Malik Kafur however the first king of Nayak took a responsibility to furnish the wall of the temple.

The most amazing attraction of the temple is its Hall of Thousand Pillars and each of the 935 pillars is carved with the glory of Dravidian sculpture.

Sri Krishna Temple
Nurtured within the divine wall of Guruvayur within the Indian state of Kerala the temple is dedicated to the spiritual core of Lord Vishnu and his abode Lord Krishna. Referred as Bhooloka Vaikuntam the holy shrine here represents the glory and story of Lord Krishna.

Traveller must understand that Guruvayur is renowned as Dwarka of South India and Lord Krishna here is renowned as Kannan and Guruvayurappan. One of the interesting fact about the temple is though it is considered as the most venerated temple but still it is not accounted as 108 Divya Desams of Lord Vishnu.

 Tirumala Venkateswara Temple
Located within the serene ambiance of Tirumala within the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh the temple here is dedicated to appraise the form of Lord Vishnu as Venkateswara. Millions of vaishnavites comes here in daily basis to witness the vibrant call of temple.

The mythological call of the temple is very much associated with the divinity of Lord Vishnu and temple at present is one of the richest temples around world. Since the hilly location of Tirupati is powered with solar energy which has made the temple one of the resourceful temple of India.
Thousand of devotes comes here to offer Laddu which is famous and can be consider as an integral offering of temple.