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' Thanjavur Big Temple ') and Peruvudaiyar Kovil, is a Shaivite [3] [4] Hindu temple built in a Chola architectural style [5] located on the south bank of the Cauvery river in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India. [1] [6] It is one of the largest Hindu temples and an exemplar of Tamil architecture. [7] It is also called Dakshina Meru (Meru of the South ...
The temple, located in Tamil Nadu, occupies an area of 63 hectares (156 acres) with a perimeter of 4,116 metres (13,504 ft), making it the largest temple in India [10] and the largest functioning religious complex in the world with a continuous historical presence. [11] Sri Lakshmi Narayani Devi Temple, Sripuram: 404,686 [12]
Ranganathaswamy Temple is the largest temple complex in India, covering an area of 156 acres (63 ha). [8] 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
Tamil Nadu has more temples than any other states of India. Tamil Nadu is home to more than 400,000 Hindu temples and is aptly called "the land of temples" by the media. Many are at least 800 years old and are found scattered all over the state. The rulers of various dynasties constructed these temples over centuries. Vimanas (storeys) and ...
There are more than 34,000 temples in Tamil Nadu built across various periods including some of the largest and oldest temples in the world. [3] The department was established by the Madras Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Act of 1951 and is responsible for the maintenance, promotion and consecration of temples and mutts under its ...
The Tamil Nadu State Chess Association (TNSCA) is the apex body for the game of chess in Tamil Nadu, India. It was formed on 26 April 1947 with a view to identifying upcoming chess players and mould them into world-class professionals.
Chathuranga Vallabhanathar Temple (சதுரங்க வல்லபநாதர் கோயில்) is a Hindu temple located between Needamangalam and Mannargudi in the Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is Shiva.
Madavar Vilagam Vaidyanathar temple is a Shiva temple located in Madavar Vilagam, located in one kilometer southerly to Srivilliputhur in Virudhunagar district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple has two precincts.