Temples Classification of Hindu Temples North Indian Style Western Indian & the Deccan Style South Indian Style Temple listing regionwise Temples in Tamilnadu Temples in Karnataka Temples in Kerala Siva Temples Jyotir Linga Sthalams Somanath - Somanathar, Gujarat Sri Sailam - Mallikarjuna, Andhra Pradesh Ujjain Mahaakaaleshwar, Madhya Pradesh Omkareshwar - Omkaareshwar, Madhya Pradesh Vaidyanatham - Vaidyanathar, Bihar Bhimashankaram - Bhimashankar, Maharashtra Rameswaram - Ramalingeswarar, Tamilnadu Nagesam - Nageshwar, Gujarat Viswanatham - Viswanathar, Uttar Pradesh Triyambagam - Triyambageshwar, Maharashtra Kedaram - Kedareswar, Uttar Pradesh Kusmesam - Kusmeswara, Maharashtra Pancha Bootha Sthalangal, Tamilnadu Aadi Kumbeshwara temple - Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu Mahaamaham festival in Kumbakonam Airavateshwara Temple - Darasuram near Kumbakonam,Tamilnadu Annamalaiyar temple - Thiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu Ardhanaareeswarar Koil - Thiruchengodu, Tamilnadu Arunachaleswarar (Annamalaiyar) temple - Thiruvannamalai, Tamilnadu Arunajadeswarar temple, Thirupananthal, Tamilnadu Brihadeeswarar Koil - Thanjavur, Tamilnadu Brihadeeswarar Koil - Gangaikonda Cholapuram, Tamilnadu Photographs of the Gangaikonda Cholapuram Brihadeeswarar Temple
Dhaathreeswarar Koil, Thirumanam village, Sidharkadu, Tamilnadu Jambukeswar temple - Thiruvaanaikaaval, Tamilnadu Kadambavaneswarar temple - Kulithalai, Tamilnadu Kampahareswarar temple - Tribhuvanam, Tamilnadu Kapaleeswarar temple - Chennai, Tamilnadu Kapaleeswarar
temple Panguni Thiruvizhaa, March 27 - April 5, 2004 Kowpeeneswara Swamy Temple - Thane, Maharashtra Mahalingam temple - Thiruvidaimarudur, Tamilnadu Mahendeshwar Mahadev temple - Hisar, Haryana Malleeswarar Koil - Chennai, Tamilnadu Nageswara temple - Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu Natarajar temple - Chidambaram, Tamilnadu 1
... 2 ...
3 ... 4 Panchalingams - Talakadu, Karnataka and Mallikarjuna temples Sahasralingam, Skandhashramam - Chennai, Tamilnadu Sattanathaswamy temple - Sirkali, Tamilnadu Swarnapureeswarar (Padikaasunaadar Koil) - Azhagaaputhur, Tamilnadu Thirukannaar Koil - near Mylaaduthurai, Tamilnadu Vaanchinaathar temple - Sri Vaanchiyam, Tamilnadu Vaideeswaran temple - Vaideeswaran Koil, Tamilnadu Vedagiriswarar temple - Thirukazhukundram, Tamilnadu Vishnu Temples 108 Vaishnava Divya Desangal
The Divya Sthalangal in
Malai Naadu - 13
Celestial Divya Sthalangal
(Not to be seen in our world) - 2
Chakrapani temple - Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu Jaganmohini Kesavaswami temple - Ryali, Andhra Pradesh Naachiyaarkovil - Thirunaraiyur, 10 km from Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu Narasimha temple, Penukonda, Ananthapur District, Andhra Pradesh Parthasarathy Swamy Temple - Chennai, Tamilnadu Ramaswamy temple - Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu Sarangapani temple - Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu Sri Boomi Neela Devi sametha Sri Sundaraja Perumal kovil - Pachapperumalpatti, Thuraiyur taluk, Trichy, TamilnaduSri Prasanna Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Hari-Hara Kshethram - Devuni Gutta near Hyderabad, Andhra PradeshTirupati - Chitoor district, Andhra Pradesh Ulagalanda Perumal temple - Tirukkoilur, Tamilnadu Uppiliyappan Koil - Thiruvinnagaram, 6 kms from Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu Temples
for
Goddesses
Aadi
Parasakthi
temple -
Melmaruvathur, TamilnaduAnnapoorneshwari
temple - Horanadu,
KarnatakaAshta
Lakshmi temple -
Chennai, TamilnaduBramaraambigai,
Durga
Parameswari temple
- Kateel, KarnatakaKamakshi
Amman
Temple Utsavam ,
Kancheepuram, TamilnaduMahalakshmi
Temple , Kolhapur,
MaharashtraMeenakshi
Amman
Temple - Madurai,
Tamilnadu
Photographs
of
sculptures in
1000 pillared
Hall,
Meenakshi
Temple Nemili
Sri Bala Peetam ,
Vellore, TamilnaduShree
Baleshwari Devi temple ,
New DelhiSri
Lakshmi Narayani
Temple near
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