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The site India Travel Destinations offers you tour booking
and online reservation for tours to the temples of Tamil Nadu
in South India.
Tamil Nadu is known as the temple town of the south as there
are quite a few amazing architectural marvels here that were
built by the several rulers who reigned in this region in
the ancient times. Most of the temples located in the State
of Tamil Nadu are dedicated to the Hindu deities Lord Vishnu
and Lord Shiva. Most of these temples are magnificent examples
of Indian art and architecture. Some of the most popular temples
in Tamil Nadu, India are: Chidambaram, Sri Parthasarathy Temple,
Kapaleeswarar Temple, Rameswaram, Palaniandavar Temple, Kumari
Amman Temple and the Swamimalai.
Chidambaram
Chidambaram is located at a distance of 250 kilometers from
Chennai the capital city of Tamil Nadu, South India. During
your tours to temples of Tamil Nadu, India this is one temple
town that you must pay a visit to. The Chidambaram Nataraja
Temple is an excellent example of a unique amalgamation of
a number of architectural styles. The innermost sanctum inside
the Chidambaram Nataraja Temple has idols of Lord Shiva and
goddess Parvati. The Chitsabha inside the temple is an interesting
piece of architecture. This shrine is built of wood and is
supported with pillars that are also made of wood. The other
fascinating and important shrine located inside the Chidambaram
Nataraja Temple is the Govindaraja Perumaal.
Sri Parthasarathy Temple
The Sri Parthasarathy Temple is located in Triplicane in
Chennai, India. This temple is dedicated to the Hindu deity
Lord Vishnu.
Kapaleeswarar Temple
The Kapaleeswarar temple is located in Mylapore located in
Chennai, India. This temple is dedicated to the Hindu deity
Lord Shiva. This temple is of special significance as it finds
a mention in ancient devotional hymns sung by the Hindu Nayanmars
sometime in the 7th century. This ancient temple was constructed
almost a thousand years ago though historians are not very
clear about the exact age of this ancient temple.
Rameswaram
During your tours to the temples of Tamil Nadu, India you
may visit Rameswaram that is a tiny island that is located
at a distance of 160 kilometers from Madurai in Tamil Nadu,
India. Rameshwaram is an important Hindi pilgrimage. According
to legend Hindus who undertake a pilgrimage to Kashi should
end by bathing in the sacred waters near Rameshwaram in Tamil
Nadu, India. Another important pilgrimage in the region is
the Dhanuskodi that is located in Rameshwaram. There are quite
a few tiny temples in the area.
Palaniandavar Temple
The Palaniandavar temple is located at Vadapalani in Tamil
Nadu, India. This temple is dedicated to the Hindu deity Lord
Subramanya. This area is located in the north of Chennai,
India. The local people worship Lord Subramanya as Pazhani
Andavar.
Kumari Amman Temple
The Kumari Amman Temple in Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu, India
is one of the most important temple sites in South India.
This shore temple is famous for a legend according to which
the temple deity did a penance to win Lord Shiva's hand in
marriage but since she could not marry him she vowed to remain
a virgin all her life and thus the name 'Kumari' Amman Temple.
Swamimalai
Swamimalai is one place that you must visit during your tours
to the temples of Tamil Nadu in South India. This temple is
supposed to be one of the six abodes of the Hindu deity Lord
Subramanya. This ancient temple has been constructed atop
an artificial hill and a flight of steps leads up to the main
temple. The temple architecture is such that the temple complex
has 3 gopurams and 3 praharams.
Map of Tamil Nadu
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