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Temples of TamilNadu

By: maverick83
Category: History
Date: Mar 05, 2007
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Temples of TamilNadu

Thousands of temples with lofty towers dot the skyline of the entire state of Tamilnadu. The Tamils have been the greatest of temple builders. Temples from the pre Christian era as well as those from the 20th century exist in this state, where the ancient rulers have made outstanding contributions to the growth of these monuments of great artistic value.The most ancient temples were built of brick and mortar. Upto about 700 AD temples were scooped out of caves. The Pallava Kings (upto 900) were great builders of temples in stone. The Cholas (900-1250 AD) have a number of monuments to their credit. Mention must be made of the Brihadeeswarar Temple in Tanjavur. The Cholas added many ornate mandpams or halls to temples and constructed large gopurams - towers. The Pandya Style (Upto 1350 AD) saw the emergence of huge towers, high wall enclosures and enormous towered gateways. The Vijayanagar Style (1350 - 1560 AD) is noted for the intricacy and beauty especially for the decorated monolithic pillars. The Naik style (1600 - 1750 AD) is noted for the addition of large prakarams (circumambulatory paths) and pillared halls.The above is a rather terse description of the Dravidian temple styles found in Tamilnadu. The age of a temple could be determined from the architectural features exhibited by it, as well as from references to it in ancient literature. The Sangam period literature of the pre Christian era refers to some temples. The songs of the revered Saivite Saints (Nayanmars) and the Vaishnavite Alwar Saints that date back to the period 7th to the 9th century AD provide ample references to the temples of those days, and these are a valued source of reference in estimating the age of temples. In addition, stone inscriptions found in most temples throw a lot of light on the history, and on the patronage extended by various rulers. The list of temples whose name begins with ‘A’
  1. Aabathsahayeswarar Temple at Aduturai near Kumbakonam (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  2. Aabathsahayeswarar Temple at Mathur (Sriperumpudur) near Chennai (Padal Petra Stalam)
  3. Aabatsahayeswarar Temple at Tiruppazhanam (Vadakurangaduturai- Tiruvaiyaru) near Thanjavur (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  4. Aabatsahayeswarar Temple at Rudraganga near Thanjavur
  5. Aabatsayayeswarar (Dakshinamurthy) Temple at Alangudi near Kumbakonam (Navagrahastalam, Paadal Petra Stalam)
  6. Aadavalla Eswarar Temple at Tiruttalaialangadu (Tirupperuvelur) near Tiruvarur (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  7. Aadi Kumbeswarar Temple at Kumbakonam (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  8. Aaduturai Perumaal Temple at Tirukkoodaloor (Tiruvaiyaru) near Kumbakonam (Divya Desam)
  9. Aatmanathar Temple at Aavudayar Koil near Pudukkottai (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  10. Aatmanatheswarar Temple at Tiruvalampozhil (Tirupponthurutti) near Kumbakonam (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  11. Abayapradhana Ranganathar temple at Karur near Karur (Tiruchirappalli) (Divya Desam)
  12. Abhirameswarar temple at Thiruvamathur near Villuppuram (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  13. Abhirami - Amritaghateswarar Temple at Tirukkadavur near Kumbakonam (Paadal Petra Stalam, Veeratta Stalam)
  14. Abhirami - Kalahastheeswarar Temple at Dindukkal
  15. Achchaladheepeswarar temple at Mohanur near Karur
  16. Adhi Madyarjuneswarar temple at Erakkudi near Tiruchirappalli (Kallagam)
  17. Adhidheeswarar Temple at Vaniyambadi near Jolarpet
  18. Adhimoolanathaswamy temple at Thirupalaithural near Srirangam (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  19. Adhimoolaperumal temple at Pudupalayam near Kanchipuram
  20. Adi Jagannatha Temple at Tiruppullani near Ramanathapuram
  21. .Adi Kesava Perumal Temple at Chennai (Santhome)
  22. Adi Parasakthi Temple at Melmaruvattur near Chennai
  23. Adikesava Perumal Temple at Peramandur (Arantangi) near Pudukkottai
  24. Adikesava Perumal Temple at Tiruvattar near Kuzhitturai (Kanyakumari) (Divyadesam)
  25. Adikesava Perumal Temple at Arani near Ponneri (Chennai)
  26. Adikesava Perumal Temple at Meyyur (Sadurangapatnam) near Chingelput
  27. Adikesava Perumal Temple at Pudupalayam near Ponneri (Chennai)
  28. Adikesava Perumal Temple at Kuram (Injambakkam) near Chennai
  29. Adikesava Perumal Temple at Kavathur near Madurantakam
  30. Adikesava Perumal Temple at Chennai (Mylapore)
  31. Adikesava Perumal temple at Vilambar near Kallakurichi (Villuppuram)
  32. Adikesava Perumal Temple at Korattur in Chennai (*)
  33. Adikesava Perumal Temple at Arpakkam near Kanchipuram
  34. Adikesava Perumal Temple at Ramanjeri near Tiruvallur
  35. Adinathaswami Temple (Tirukkurukoor) at Alwar Tirunagari near Srivaikuntam (Tuticorin) (Divya Desam)
  36. Adiratneswarar Temple at Tiruvadanai (Devakottai - Sivaganga) (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  37. Agastheeswarar Temple at Chennai (Nungambakkam)
  38. Agastheeswarar Temple at Tiruvotriyur near Chennai
  39. Agastheeswarar Temple at Chunampet near Madurantakam
  40. Agastheeswarar Temple at Kattankulam near Kanchipuram
  41. Agastheeswarar Temple at Pudupalayam near Kanchipuram
  42. Agastheeswarar Temple at Pozhichalur (Pallavaram) near Chennai
  43. Agastheeswarar Temple at Villivakkam near Chennai
  44. Agastheeswarar Temple at Vettavalam near Tiruvannamalai
  45. Agastheeswarar Temple at Siruvallur near Kanchipuram
  46. Agastheeswarar Temple at Arungulam near Tiruttani
  47. Agastheeswarar Temple at Ottivakkam near Chingelput
  48. Agastheeswarar Temple at Orathur (Guduvancheri) near Tambaram (*)
  49. Agastheeswaraswamy Temple at Sholavaram near Ponneri (Chennai)
  50. Agastheeswaraswamy Temple at Panjetti near Ponneri (Chennai)
  51. Agastheeswaraswamy Temple at Nabalur near Tiruttani
  52. Agastheeswaraswamy Temple at Kolathur (Villivakkam) near Chennai
  53. Agastheeswaraswamy Temple at Chinnambedu near Ponneri (Chennai)
  54. Agastheeswaraswamy Temple at Kummangalam near Ponneri (Chennai)
  55. Agastyar Temple at Agastyampalli (Tirutturaippoondi) near Vedaranyam (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  56. Agneeswarar Temple at Tirukkattuppalli near Thanjavur
  57. Agneeswarar Temple at Kanjanur near Kumbakonam (Navagraha Stalam, Paadal Petra Stalam)
  58. Agneeswarar Temple at Tiruppugalur (Nannilam) near Tiruvarur (Paadal petra stalam)
  59. Agneeswarar Temple at Tirukkollkikkadu (Tirunellikka) near Tiruvarur (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  60. Agneeswarar Temple at Annur (Tiruveezhimamizhalai) near Mayiladuturai (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  61. Airavateeswarar Temple at Tirukkottaru (Ambaraithur) near Nagappattinam (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  62. Airavateeswarar Temple at Darasuram near Kumbakonam
  63. Airavateeswarar Temple at Nemam near Thanjavur
  64. Airavateswarar Temple at Melaittirumanancheri (Tiruvelvikkudi) near Mayiladuturai (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  65. Akshaya Lingeswarar Temple at Keezh VeLur near Thanjavur (Paadal petra stalam)
  66. Aksheeswaraswamy Temple at Acharapakkam near Madurantakam (Padal Petra Stalam)
  67. Alagarswamy Temple at Palayur near Tirumangalam (Madurai)
  68. Alwar Temple in Iraniel at Iraniel near Padmanabhapuram (Kanyakumari)
  69. Amanalingeswarar temple at Tirumurthimalai near Udumalpet (Coimbatore)
  70. Amarapatheeswarar Temple at Sirukalathur (Pallavaram) near Chennai
  71. Ambalavana Eswarar Temple at Angambakkam near Wallajabad
  72. Ambaleeswaraaswamy Temple at Nemali near Tiruttani
  73. Ambravananathar Temple at Tiru (Vada) Maanthurai near Lalgudi (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  74. Ammaiappar Temple at Ambasamudram (Tirunelveli)
  75. Ammainathaswami Temple at Cheranmahadevi near Tirunelveli
  76. Amritaghateswarar Temple at Tirukkadambur(Inanoykutyr) near Chidambaram (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  77. Amritaghateswarar Temple at Kuzhagar Kovil near Vedaranyam (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  78. Amritakaleswarar Temple at Tirukkalayanalloor near Kumbakonam (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  79. Amudeswarar Temple at Tirusaikadu (Sirkali) near Chidambaram (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  80. Anaikatha Perumal Temple at Kalappal (Mannargudi) near Thanjavur
  81. Ananta Padmanabhaswamy Temple at Chennai (Besant Nagar)
  82. Anantheeswarar Temple at Anantheeswaram near Chidambaram
  83. Anantheeswaraswamy temple at Udalyarkudi near Chidambaram
  84. Andal and Vadapatrasayee Temple at Srivilliputtur near Tirunelveli (Divya Desam)
  85. Anekathanga Paadeswarar Temple at Kanchipuram (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  86. Angalamman temple at Melmalayanur near Gingee
  87. Anjaneyar Temple at Chennai (Mylapore)
  88. Appakkudathan Temple at Tirupper Nagar near Lalgudi (Divya Desam)
  89. Apparswamy Temple at Chennai (Mylapore)
  90. Araianinatheswarar temple at Arakkandanallur near Tirukkovilur (Villuppuram) (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  91. Arangulanathar temple at Thiruvarangulam near Pudukkottai
  92. Aranya Sundareswarar Temple at Keezh Tirukkattuppalli (Tiruvengadu) near Chidambaram (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  93. Arappaliswarar temple of Kollimalai at Valappurnadu near Namakkal (Salem) (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  94. Arasilinathar Temple at Arasili (Irumbai Maakalam) near Puducheri (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  95. Aratturai Nathar Temple at Tirunelvayil (Pennadam) near Villuppuram (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  96. Aravindalochanar Temple at Tiruttolaivillimangalam near Alwar Tirunagari (Srivaikuntam, Tirunelveli)
  97. Ardhanareeswarar temple at Rishivandiam near Kallakurichi (Villuppuram)
  98. Ardhanariswarar Temple at Tiruchengodu near Salem (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  99. Ardhanatheswarar Temple at Pidagam near Ulundoorpet (Villuppuram)
  100. Ariyathamman temple at Arani near Vellore
  101. Arulvalla Nathar Temple at Keezh Tirumanancheri near Mayiladuturai (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  102. Arunachaleswarar Temple at Ariyathurai near Tiruvallur (*)
  103. Arunachaleswarar Temple at Tiruvannamalai (Pancha Bhoota Stalam, Paadal Petra Stalam)
  104. Arunachaleswarar Temple at Nemam (Tiruninravur) near Arakkonam
  105. Aruneeswara temple at Karimangalam near Dharmapuri
  106. Ashta Lakshmi Temple at Chennai (Besant Nagar)
  107. Ashtabuja Perumal Temple at Pillayarpalayam near Kanchipuram (Divya Desam)
  108. Avanashi Lingeswarar Temple at Avinashi near Coimbatore (Paadal Petra Stalam)
  109. Aymoortheswarar Temple at Moongipattu near Ponneri (Chennai)
  110. Ayyappan Temple at Chennai (R A Puram)
  111. Ayyappan Temple at Chennai (Annanagar)
  112. Ayyappan Temple at Chennai (Mahalingapuram)
  113. Azhagamman Temple<



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