India is a hub of temples that attracts tourists from different parts of globe. Tourists can make tour to South India, North India to visit to temples in India. Most of the temples are situated in South India that is major point of attraction in India tours.
Below you find some temples in India,
Brihadisvara Temple
The Brihadeeswara temple is the major center of tourist attraction at Thanjavur. King Rajaraja Chola constructed the Brihadeeswara Temple in 10th century AD and the architect Sama Varma designed it. The Cholas were great patrons of art.
Ekambaranathar Temple
Ekambaranathar Temple is one of the oldest temples in the city. The architecture of this temple is amazing. The gopuram of this temple stands as a massive landmark, spanning a height of 57 metres - one of the tallest in South India.
Chamundeswari Temple
It is located on the top of Chamundi Hills about 13 km from the palace city of Mysore in the state of Karnataka in India. The temple was named after Chamundeswari or Durga, the fierce form of Shakti, a tutelary deity held in reverence for centuries by Mysore Maharajas.
Bull Temple
The Bull temple of Mysore is located in the Southern part of India in the state of Karnataka. It was constructed in the 6th century and is dedicated to Nandi, the sacred bull of Lord Shiva.
Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple
The Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple or Meenakshi Amman Temple is a historic Hindu temple located in the holy city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the famous temples among temples in India and mostly visited by tourists on India tours. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva (in the form of Sundareswarar or Beautiful Lord) and his consort, Goddess Parvati (in the form of Minakshi).
Somnath Temple
India holidays attract most of the overseas tourists. During your holidays must visit to temple of Somnath, one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva is situated 79 Kms. from Junagadh and 25 Kms. from Chorwad. According to the legend, Somnath is as old as creation, built by none other than the Moon God himself.
Shore Temple
It is located in Mahabalipuram in the state of TamilNadu. This is one of the oldest temple of the south Indian temples which were structural temples constructed in the nature Dravidian style. This shore temple has gained popularity and tourists gather here during their India holidays because it has been listed among the world heritage sites of the UNESCO. The temple is full of designs made by carvings.
Sabarimala Temple
It is located in Sahya hilly regions, Pathanamthitta District in the state of Kerala. Raja of Pandalam constructed the Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala based on the advise of Lord. It is also believed that there already existed the Dharma Sastha temple at Sabarimala, one of the 64 temples established by Parasurama, and Lord Ayyappa merged into the deity there. The King (Raja) of Pandalam renovated/ reconstructed the temple, supervising the work by staying at Perunadu.
Padmanabhaswamy Temple
Padmanabhaswamy Temple is a famous Hindu temple of Lord Vishnu, located inside the East Fort in city of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. The temple is one of the 108 divya desam, the holiest abodes of Lord Vishnu and the main deity, Padmanabhaswamy is a form of Vishnu in Anananthasayanam posture (in eternal sleep of yognidra). This is an ancient temple and famous one that is mostly visit by tourists while India tours and the city of Thiruvananthapuram derives its name from the name of the presiding deity enshrined in the temple.
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