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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. Many are at least 800 years old and are found scattered all over the state.
Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India: 8 Kasi Viswanathar temple, Tenkasi: 180 15th century AD Built by the Pandya kings, the massive gopuram of the temple is the second largest in Tamil Nadu. It is also known as Ulagamman Temple. This temple boasts beautiful sculptures and also has musical stone pillars that produce different sounds when tapped with fingers.
Varuna iconography at the 11th-century Rajarani Hindu temple. ... Varuna (/ ˈ v ɜːr ʊ n ə, ˈ v ... Karaiyar is a Sri Lankan Tamil caste found mainly on the ...
The name Theerthamalai in Tamil means "Hill with Holy Water". Theerthamalai is a village situated about 16 km (about 9.9 mi) northeast of Harur. Theerthagirishwarar Temple is located at the top of a hillock. [1] The temple, situated about 1 km (about 0.6 mi) up the steep slope of the hillock, derives its name from the five springs in the temple.
Sarangapani temple, Kumbakonam. The Sanctum sanctorum is designed like Chariot, Chola architecture These are the two surviving Hindu temples of the pre-Pallava period namely, Veetrirundha Perumal Temple and Murugan temple at Saluvankuppam. These temples are one of the oldest ones in Tamil Nadu. Part of a series on Tamils History History of Tamil Nadu History of Sri Lanka Sources of ancient ...
The temple priests perform the puja (rituals) during festivals and on a daily basis. As at other Vishnu temples of Tamil Nadu, the priests belong to the Vaishnava community, from the Brahmin class. The temple rituals are performed six times a day: Kalasanthi at 8:00 a.m., Uchikalam at 12:00 p.m., Sayarakshai at 6:00 p.m., and Ardha Jamam at
Sri Vadaranyeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple in Thiruvalangadu, a western suburb of Chennai, India. It was built by the Cholas during the 12th century CE. It is one of the shrines of the 275 Paadal Petra Sthalams .
Tiruttani is a historic temple town situated in the Tiruvallur district and serves as a suburb of Chennai within the Chennai Metropolitan Area in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is famous for the Tiruttani Murugan Temple , an ancient Hindu temple dedicated to Kartikeya , also known as Murugan , the Hindu god of war.