Great Hindu Temples
December 8, 2012This year the Silpi Paramparai, our traditional temple builders, received Hinduism Today's Hindu of the Year Award, so honored for the remarkable work they do and the impact of their creations on our faith. In this slideshow we recall centuries of work they have done, without acknowledgement, without their name being on their masterpieces. Enjoy these thirty-plus images of renowned and sacred citadels, the homes of God.
Sri Gokarnanatheshwara Temple, Mangalore, Karnataka
Murudeshwara Temple , Murudeshwar (165 kms from Mangalore), Karnataka.
Kanchi Kamakshi Amman Temple , Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu
Brihadeeshwar temple, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Gopuram does not cast any shadow
Dakshineswar Kali Temple , Kolkata, West Bengal
Sri Ranganathaswamy Kovil ( Temple ), Srirangam (Near Trichy), Tamil Nadu
Sri Chennakesava Temple, Belur (Near Hassan), Karnataka
Sri Virupaksha Temple, Hampi, BELLARY, Karnataka
Arulmigu Sarangapani Temple - Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu
Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu
Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar ThiruKovil, Madurai , Tamil Nadu
Suchindram Temple, Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.
Chamundeswari Temple , Chamundi Hills, Mysore , Karnataka
Kedarnath temple, Kedarnath, Uttarakhand
Sri Venkateswara Temple, Tirumala, Andhra Pradesh
Pashupatinath temple, Kathmandu , Nepal
Tiruchendur Sri Subrahmanya Swami Devasthanam, Tiruchendur, Tamil Nadu
Lord Kalabhairaveshwara Temple , Adichunchanagiri Math (95 Kms from Bangalore ), Karnataka
Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu
Sri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Temple, Dharmasthala (75 kms from Mangalore), Karnataka
Sree Seetha Ramachandra Swamivari Temple, Bhadrachalam, Andhra Pradesh
Sri Krishna Temple, Guruvayur, Kerala
Sri Sharadamba Temple, Sringeri Sharada Peetham, Sringeri (101 kms from Mangalore), Karnataka
Sri Krishna Mutt\/Temple, Udupi , Karnataka.
Sri Madhuru Madananteshwara Siddivinayaka Temple , Madhur (50 kms from Mangalore), Kerala
Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple , Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Tiruvananthapuram, Kerala, perhaps the richest in the world.
Sri Kalahastheshwara Temple, Kalahasti, Andhra Pradesh The only Hindu Temple in the world which is opened even during Lunar and Solar Eclipses as the Graha Doshas do not effect this Temple .
Sri Ramanathaswamy Temple Corridor, Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu
Sri Hoysaleshvara Temple, Halebidu (Near Hassan), Karnataka with peerlessly ornate sculpting.
Sri Shantadurga temple, Ponda, Goa
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