Temples

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Chirakkadavu Sree Mahadeva Temple

Kanjirappally taluk, India

Chirakkadavu Mahadevar Temple is a Hindu temple at Chirakkadavu in Kottayam, Kerala, India. It was built in the medieval period and the idol is a lingam of Shiva.

Chokkeeswarar Temple

Kanchipuram district, India

Chokkeeswarar Temple or Kousikeswarar temple is a Hindu temple located in Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the protected monuments in Tamil Nadu declared by Archaeological Survey of India. The temple was built by Cholas in the 9th century CE.

Cochin Thirumala Devaswom

Ernakulam district, India

Cochin Tirumala Devaswom, also called Gosripuram is the biggest and most important socio-religious institution of Gowda Saraswat Brahmins of Kerala, India. The temple is situated at Cherlai in the heart of Mattancherry town in Kochi area which is one of the earliest settlements of GSBs in Kerala. The temple was established in the later half of the 16th century. The history of GSBs in Kerala is inter-woven with that of this temple and its Venkateswara idol.

Dalavanur

Viluppuram district, India

Dalavanur Sathrumalleswaram Pallava rockcut temple is situated between Gingee and Mandagapattu in Tamil Nadu. Attributed to the 7th-century Pallava king Mahendravarman I, the temple, cut out of the rock, is thought to have been dedicated to Shiva, and is noted for its unusual inscriptions. It is an Archaeological Survey of India site.

Devapiran temple

Tamil Nadu, India

Irattai Tirupati Temples refer to two temples of the Nava Tirupati, namely, the Devapiran temple and Aravindalochanar temple, which are dedicated to Vishnu. They are part of the nine "Divya Desams" located along the Tiruchendur-Tirunelveli route in Tamil Nadu, India on the banks of Thamiraparani river. The two temples are located adjacent to each other. All nine temples are part of the 108 temples of Vishnu revered by the 12 poet saint Alvars. The Irattai Tirupati is a Ketu Sthalam, sacred to the deity Ketu.

Dhamrai Jagannath Roth

India

Dhamrai Jagannath Roth is a chariot temple or Ratha Yatra, a Roth, dedicated to the Hindu God Jagannath located in Dhamrai, Bangladesh. The annual Jagannath Roth Jatra is a famous Hindu festival attracting thousands of people. The Roth Jatra in Dhamrai is one of the most important events for the Hindu community of Bangladesh. Sri Jagannath is believed by the Hindus to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, one among the Holy Hindu Trinity of Gods. Lord Jagannath is also believed to be a deity form of Lord Krishna.

Edaganathar temple

Madurai district, India

Edaganathar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to the deity Shiva, in Thiruvedagam, a village in Madurai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The temple is located on the banks of Vaigai River. Shiva is worshipped as Edaganathar, and is represented by the lingam. His consort Parvati is depicted as Visalakshi. The presiding deity is mentioned in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.

Elamgulam Sree Dharma Sastha Temple

Kottayam district, India

Elamgulam Sree Dharma Sastha Temple is a Hindu temple in India, located in the state of Kerala. It is situated on Main Eastern Highway (SH-8) with its landmark temple ground in the village of Elamgulam in Kottayam district. The temple's annual festival features the captivating Gajamela and Aanayoottu ceremonies with around 15 elephants.

Erakeswara Temple, Pillalamarri

Suryapet district, India

The Erakeswara Temple is a Hindu Saivite temple located in the western side of Pillalamarri, in the Suryapet district, of Telangana, India. The temple was built on the banks of the Musi river in c. 1208 CE. It was commissioned by Erakasani, the wife of Bēti Reddi of the Recherla Reddis family, who were feudatories of Kakatiyas. The Erakeswara Temple is one among the four prominent and intricately carved stone and granite temples located in Pillalamarri—the other three are about 250 metres east of the Erakeswara temple.

Erumely Sree Dharmasastha Temple

Kottayam district, India

Erumely Sree Dharmasastha Temple is a Hindu temple located in the heart of Erumely town in Kottayam district in the Indian state of Kerala. The temple is dedicated to Ayyappa or Dharmasastha. It is also an important meeting place of Sabarimala pilgrims.

Gajendra Varadha Temple

Thanjavur district, India

The Gajendra Varadha Perumal Temple in Thirukkavithalam, a village in the outskirts of Papanasam in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is glorified in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Gajendra Varadha Perumal and his consort Lakshmi as Ramamanivalli. The temple is one of the five Pancha-Kannan temples, where Krishna, an avatar of Vishnu is given prominence over the presiding deity.

Ganapati Temple, Redi

India

The Ganapati temple of Redi is located approximately 30 km from Vengurla, in the small village of Redi, Maharashtra, India. The town in which this temple is situated contains iron ore mines and the Ganpati (Ganesha) idol was found in one of the mines near Rewati port in 1976. A local person by the name of Sadashiv Kambli supposedly visualized a buried statue of Ganesha in his dream and convinced local workers to dig out the statue from the seashore. After an investigation it has been found that the statue was made by the Pandava during their rule. The statue is approximately 6 ft in height and 4 ft in width.

Jagannath Temple, Dharakote

Ganjam district, India

Dharakot Jagannath Mandir is a Hindu Jagannath Mandir located in Dharakot of Ganjam district in the Indian state of Odisha.

Jakath Rakshaka Perumal Temple, Thirukkoodaloor.

Vadakurangaduthurai, India

The Jagad Rakshaka Perumal Temple or Thirukoodalur in Vadakurangaduthurai, a village in the outskirts of Kumbakonam in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is dedicated to the Hindu god Vishnu. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is mentioned in the Nalayira Divya Prabandham, the early medieval Tamil canon of the Alvar saints from the 6th–9th centuries CE. It is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu, who is worshipped as Jakath Rakshaka and his consort Lakshmi as Pushpavalli.

Jwala Ji Temple, Khrew J&K

India

Jwala Ji Temple or Jwalamukhi Temple is Hindu shrine in the town of Khrew in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Kadavul Temple

Hawaii, United States

The Kadavul Temple is a Hindu temple located on the island of Kauai, Hawaii, USA. The temple is part of a larger Kauai Aadheenam Monastery, also known as the Kauai Hindu Monastery.

Kadeshwari Devi Temple

Maharashtra, India

Kadeshwari Devi Temple is a Hindu temple located in Bandra, Mumbai, India. The temple is dedicated to mother goddess Kadeshwari situated on the top of hill behind Bandra Fort in Land's End, Bandstand, Mumbai.

Kamaksha

Jaidevi, India

Shri Kamaksha Temple Jaidevi, also known as the Kul Devi of the Suket royal family and the Raj-Rajeshwari and Adhisthatri Devi of the Suket principality, is a historic Hindu temple surrounded by mountains in a natural setting.

Kannayariamudayar Temple, Thirukkarayil

Nagapattinam district, India

Kannayiranathar Swamy Temple, Thirukkarayil is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva located in Thirukaravasal in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu, India. Constructed in the Dravidian style of architecture, the temple is believed to have been built during the Cholas period in the 9th century CE. Shiva is worshipped as Kannayiranathar and his consort Parvathi as Kailasanayaki.

Karchapeswarar Temple

India

Karchapeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple located in the town of Kanchipuram in Tamil Nadu, India.

Kathiramangalam Vana Durga Temple

Tamil Nadu, India

Kathiramangalam Vana Durga, also known as Vana Durga Parameshwari Amman, is a temple situated in Kathiramangalam, Thanjavur District in Tamil Nadu. The temple is located 25 kilometers away from Kumbakonam and 15 kilometers from Mayiladuthurai.

Kayarohanaswami Temple, Nagapattinam

Tamil Nadu, India

Kayarohanaswami Temple, Nagapattinam is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Siva situated in the town of Nagapattinam in Tamil Nadu, India. The presiding deity is known as Kayarohana and his consort is Nilayathakshi. The temple has been in existence from the 6th century CE and has been praised by the Nayanmars Appar, Sambandar and Sundarar. The temple has been constructed by the Lakolisa cult which originated in Gujarat and their only other temple in Tamil Nadu is at Kanchipuram. The idol of Thyagaraja in the temple is made of lapis lazuli.

Kilimarathukavu Temple

Kerala, India

Kilimarathukavu Shiva Parvathy Temple is a Hindu temple located in Kadakkal Kollam district, Kerala, India. The temple deities include the cult images of 'Dharma Shastha', and an epithet of Ayyappan is also present within the temple. Kilimarathukavu Temple was taken over by the Travancore Devaswom Board under Government of Kerala in 2011.

Kodeeswarar Temple

Thanjavur district, India

Kodeeswarar Temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in Kottaiyur, a village on the western outskirts of Kumbakonam, in Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, India. Shiva is worshipped as Koteeswarar and His consort Parvathi as Pandhadu Nayaki. Lord Koteeswarar is revered in the 7th century Tamil Saiva canonical and greatest work, Tevaram, written by Tamil saint poets known as the Nayanmars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam, the 275 temples revered in the canon.