South India Temples

Southern India is dotted with places of religious interest. There are several towns that are referred to as the temple towns owing to the grandeur of the temples they are home to. Southern India is dotted with places of religious interest. There are several towns that are referred to as the temple towns owing to the grandeur of the temples they are home to. Rameshwaram is an island- of Lord Rama's temple at Tamil Nadu is a terrific destination. Along with being a major pilgrimage for the Hindus, Rameshwaram is a happening holiday spot too. Rameshwaram is significant for the Hindus as a pilgrimage to Benaras is incomplete without a Pilgrimage to Rameshwaram.

Architecture of South Indian Temples
This is the style that developed in the Dravida Desam. The Vimana and the Gopurams are the distinctive characteristics of the Southern style. The Vimana is a tall pyramidal tower consisting of several progressively smaller storeys. This stands on a square base. The Gopuram has two storeys seperated by a horizontal moulding. The Prakara or the outer wall, envelops the main shrine as well as the other smaller shrines, the tank.The Pallavas, the Cholas, the Pandyas, the Vijayanagar rulers, the Nayaks all contributed to the Southern style of temples.

Major Temples in South India

Badami Cave Temples	Guruvayoor Temple	ISKCON Temples
Jagannath Temple	Kailash Temple	Lepakshi Temple
Lingaraja Temple	Meenakshi Temple	Mukteswara Temple
Sabarimala Temple	Thousand Pillar Temple	Tirupati Tirumala Balaji

Other Temples in South India

Ambalapuzha Temple	AtmalingaTemple	Bull Temple
Chamundeswari Temple	Channakeshava Temple	Chennakesava Temple
Chottanikkara Temple	Ekambareswarar Temple	Ettumanoor Temple
Gangaikondas Cholapuram	Gavi Gangadeshwara Temple	Gundala Mallikarjuna Swami Temple
Gunupudi Someswara Temple	Hazara Temple	Hidimbeshwar Temple
Jain Mandir	Jain Temple in Chennai	Kailasanathar Temple
Krishna Temple	Lokanarkavu Temple	Manjunatha Temple
Mannarshala Tmple	Manthani Temple	Mukhalingam Temple
Oachira Temple	Parthasarathy Temple	Perur Patteeswaraswamy Temple
Sivagiri Temple	Thali Temple	Thirunavaya Temple
Thirunelli Temple	Tiruvalla Temple	Thriprayar Temple
Ugra Narasimha Temple	Ulahalanda Perumal Temple	Vaikom Temple
Varadaraja Temple	Virupaksha Temple	Vithala Temple

Famous Pilgrimage Destinations of South India

Bhubaneswar	Chidabaram	Kanchipuram
Kanyakumari	Konarak	Madurai
Mahabalipuram	Puri	Puttaparthi
Rameshwaram	Shirdi	Sravanabelagola
Thanjavur	Tirupati