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  2. List of tallest gopurams - Wikipedia

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    It is home to twelve gopurams, the largest being the Raja Gopuram, built by the 44th jeeyar of ahobila mutt. Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India: 2 Murdeshwara Temple: 237 [9] [10] 2008 AD Murdeshwara Temple is known for its colossal, 40m high statue of Shiva. Its gopuram is the second tallest in India.

  3. Gopuram - Wikipedia

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    Gopurams are exquisitely decorated with sculpture and carvings and painted with a variety of themes derived from the Hindu mythology, particularly those associated with the presiding deity of the temple where the gopuram is located. [citation needed] The two tallest gopuras are both modern, at least in part.

  4. List of largest Hindu temples - Wikipedia

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    The complex houses 14 magnificent Gopurams or towers including two golden Gopurams for the main deities, that are elaborately sculptured and painted. Batu Caves: 65,000 [48] Gombak Malaysia: Rising almost 100 m above the ground, the Batu Caves temple complex consists of three main caves and a few smaller ones. The biggest, referred to as ...

  5. Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam - Wikipedia

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    Each layer has walls and gopurams, which were built or fortified in and after the 16th century. These walls total 32,592 feet (9,934 m) or over six miles. The temple has 17 major gopurams (towers, 21 total), [note 3] 39 pavilions, 50 shrines, nine sacred water pools, Ayiram kaal mandapam (a hall of 1000 pillars) and several small water bodies ...

  6. Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam - Wikipedia

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    Kumbeswarar temple complex covers an area of 30,181 sq ft (2,803.9 m 2) and houses four gateway towers known as gopurams. [8] [9] The tallest is the eastern tower, with 11 stories and a height of 128 feet (39 m) The temple is approached by a corridor 330 ft (100 m) long and 15 ft (4.6 m) wide. There are five silver-plated chariots in the temple ...

  7. Ekambareswarar Temple (Kanchipuram) - Wikipedia

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    The temple complex covers 10 hectares (25 acres), and is one of the largest in India. It houses four gateway towers known as gopurams. The tallest is the southern tower, with 11 stories and a height of 58.5216 m (192 ft), making it one of the tallest temple towers in India.

  8. File:Thiruvannamalai, Arunachalesvara Temple, Annamalaiyar ...

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    English: A Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva covers 10 hectares, and is one of the largest in India. It houses four gateway towers, gopurams. The tallest tower has 11 stories and a height of 66 metres, making it one of the tallest temple towers in India. Arunachalesvara Temple. Annamalaiyar Temple. Thiruvannamalai, India.

  9. List of Hindu temples in Kanchipuram - Wikipedia

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    The temple gopuram (gateway tower) is 59m tall, which is one of the tallest gopurams in India. [3] It is one of the Pancha Bhoota Stalams representing earth ( Sanskrit : पन्च भूत स्थल) referring to the five temples, [ 4 ] dedicated to Shiva , a Hindu god, each representing the manifestation of the five prime elements of ...