Most beautiful temple in India

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Maadakkovil Temple at Maadakkovil (Vaikal, Aaduturai) near Kumbakonam
Maakaala Naathar Temple at Ambar Maakalar near Tiruvarur
Maakaala Nathar Temple at Irumbai Maakalam near Puducheri
Maamani Temple at Vinnatrankarai near Thanjavur
Maantheeswarar Temple at Nambakkam (Thinnanur) near Tiruvallur
Maatrari Varadar Temple at Tiruvasi (Bikshandar Kovil) near Tiruchirappalli
Madhava Perumal Temple at Chennai (Mylapore)
Madhuvaneswaraswamy Temple at Nannilam near Tiruvarur
Madhya Kailasha Temple at Chennai (Adayar)
Madhyagnanacbidambareswarar temple at Orathur near Ulundoorpet (Villuppuram)
Madhyarjuneswaraswamy temple at Pettaivaithalai near Tiruchirappalli
Madurakaliamman temple at Siruvachur near Perambalur (Tiruchirappalli)
Magudeswarar and Veeranarayana Perumal Temple at Kodumudi near Erode
Mahadevar Temple at Keralapuram near Padmanabhapuram (Kanyakumari)
Mahakaleeswarar Temple at Palayanur (Padalam) near Madurantakam
Mahalakshmeeswarar Temple at Tiruninriyur near Mayiladuturai
Mahalingaswamy Temple at Chennai (Mahalingapuram near Chennai (Mahalingapuram)
Mahalingeswarar Temple at Tiruvidaimarudur near Kumbakonam
Malleeswarar Temple at Chennai (Mylapore)
Mallikeswarar Temple at Chennai (Parrys Corner)
Mallinatha (Jain) Temple at Mannargudi near Thanjavur
Manattunai Nathar Temple at Tiruvalivalam (Adimangalam) near Tiruvarur
Manavaleeswarar Temple at Tiruninravur near Arakkonam
Mandakkad Bhagawathi Amman Temple at Mandakkadu near Padmanabhapuram (Kanyakumari)
Mandaleswarar Temple at Kanchipuram
Mandaleswarar Temple at Tiruvarur

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Mandhiragiri Yelayudhaswami temple at Malaipalayam near Pollachi
Manendiappar Temple at Kallidaikkurichi near Ambasamudram (Tirunelveli)
Mangalanathaswami Temple at Uthirakosamangai near Ramanathapuram
Mangaleswarar Temple at Tiruchirukudi (Peralam) near Tiruvarur
Manikandeeswarar temple at Thirumalpur near Kanchipuram
Manikka Varadar Temple at Tirumaanikuzhi near Cuddalore
Manikkavannar Temple at Tirunattiyattankudi (Mavur) near Tiruvarur
Manikkavannar Temple at Vaaazhkoliputtur (Vaideeswaran Temple) near Chidambaram
Manneeswarar Temple at Mannivakkam (Vandalur) near Tambaram
Manneeswarar temple at Annur near Coimbatore
Mantrapureeswarar Temple at Kovilur (Tirutturaippoondi) near Vedaranyam
Maragadheeswarar Hill temple at Thiruvengimalai near Kulittalai (Tiruchirppalli)
Maragadheeswarar temple at Mannur near Karur (Tiruchirappalli)
Margabandhuswami Temple at Virinchipuram near Tiruvannamalai
Mariamman Temple at Niramani near Vriddachalam (South Arcot)
Mariamman Temple at Puduppatti near Rasipuram (Salem)
Mariamman Temple at Samayapuram near Tiruchirappalli
Mariamman temple at Bannari near Bhavanisagar (Coimbatore)
Mariamman temple at Pudur Chengam near Tiruvannamalai
Mariamman temple at Sulakkal near Pollachi (Coimbatore)
Mariamman Temple at Punnainallur near Thanjavur
Marimersakthi Temple at Uthiramerur near Chennai
Markandeeswarar Temple at Echoor (Walajabad) near Kanchipuram
Marthandeswaram Temple at Iraniel near Padmanabhapuram (Kanyakumari)
Marudagangeswarar Temple at Neiyadivakkam near Kanchipuram
Marudavaneswarar Temple at Ammanankoil near Tiruppattur (North Arcot)
Marundeeswarar Temple at Chennai (Tiruvanmyur)

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Marundeeswarar Temple at Tirukachur (Singaperumal Koil) near Chingelput
Marundeeswararswamy temple at Tiruvedaiyur near Villuppuram (Tiruvennainallur)
Masilamaneeswarar Temple at Ten Tirumullaivayil near Mayiladuturai
Masilamaneeswarar Temple at Tiruvavaduturai near Mayiladuturai
Masilamaneeswarar Temple at Tirumullaivayil (Avadi) near Chennai
Mathuraivaneswarar temple at Thiruvasal near Uttamarkoil (Lalgudi)
Mayuranathaswami Temple at Mayiladuturai near Kumbakonam
Mayuranathaswamy Temple at Rajapalayam near Virudunagar
Meenakshi Somadundareswarar Temple at Madurai
Meenakshi Sundareswarar Hill temple at Thogamalai near Manapparai (Tiruchirappalli)
Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple at Keelasevalpatti near Karaikkudi
Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple at Melatirumanikkam near Usilampatti (Madurai)
Moolai Hanuman Temple at Tanjore near Thanjavur
Moolanathar Temple at Tiruppatrurai(Tiruverumbur) near Tiruchirappalli
Moolanathaswamy Temple at Keezh Tanjore near Tiruvarur
Mukkona Natheswarar Temple at Mukkoodal near Tiruvarur
Muktapureeswarar Temple at Tiruppayattrankudi near Tiruvarur
Mukteeswarar Temple at Kadambattur near Tiruvallur
Mukteeswarar Temple at Tirutilaippathi (Peralam) near Tiruvarur
Mukteswarar Temple at Kanchipuram Muktheeswarar Temple at Athur (near chingleput)
Mulanathaswamy Temple at Sambavarvadavarai near Sengottai (Tirunelveli)
Mulanathaswamy Temple at Tenkarai near Madurai (Cholavandan)
Mullaivananathar Temple at Tirukkarukaavur near Kumbakonam
Mundaka Kanni Amman Temple at Chennai (Mylapore)
Munimuktheeswaraswamy temple at Chinnadharapuram near Karur (Tiruchirappalli)
Munkudimi Eswarar Temple at Kalathur (Ottivakkam) near Chingelput
Murugeswaraswamy Temple at Sirukundram near Chingelput
Muththeesar Temple at Thiladaippadi near Nagappattinam
Muthumariamman Temple at Narthamalai near Tiruchirappalli
Muyarchinathar Temple at Tirumeeyachur (Peralam) near Tiruvarur

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Nachiar Kovil Temple at Nachiar Kovil near Kumbakonam (Divya Desam)
Nadhareeswarar Temple at Kariambedu (Nagari) near Tiruttani
Nadutariappar Temple at Tirukkanraappur (Adimangalam, Mavur) near Tiruvarur
Naganandeeswarar Temple at Pedhanagapudi (Sholingur) near Tiruttani
Naganathar Temple at Kuzhumani near Tiruchirappalli
Naganathar Temple at Tirunageswaram near Kumbakonam (Navagraha Stalam)
Naganathaswamy Temple at Nayinarkoil near Paramakudi (Ramanathapuram)
Nagarajar Temple at Nagarkoil near Kanyakumari
Nageswarar Temple at Kanchipuram
Nageswarar Temple at Kumbakonam
Nageswaraswamy Temple at Tirunageswaram(Kunrathur-Pallavaram) near Chennai
Nageswaraswamy Temple at Vijayapuri near Erode
Nallamangaibagaswamy Hill Temple at Piranmalai near Tiruppattur (Karaikkudi)
Nallandavar temple at Kanudayanpatti near Manapparai (Tiruchirappalli)
Nandeeswarar Temple at Nandivaram (Guduvancheri) near Tambaram
Nandikeswarar Temple at Tiruvotriyur near Chennai
Nanjundeswarar Temple at Karamadai near Coimbatore
Narasimhaswamy Cave Temple at Namakkal near Salem
Nariswarar temple at Veeracholapuram near Kallakurichi (Villuppuram)
Narumpunanathaswami Temple at Tiruppudaimarudur near Ambasamudram (Tirunelveli)

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Natarajar Temple at Mel Karivalam Kulam near Nanguneri (Tirunelveli)
Natrunaiappar Temple at Tirunanipalli (Semponnar Kovil) near Mayiladuturai
Nattaththeeswaran Koil at Vediyapatti at Vadugappatti near Dharapuram (Coimbatore)
Natturayaswamy temple at Mettupalayam near Coimbatore
Navaneeta Krishnan Temple at Tanjore near Thanjavur
Navapashanam Temple at Navapashanam near Ramanathapuram
Neel Neri Nathar at Thandalaicheri (Tirutturaippoondi) near Vedaranyam
Neelakandeswarar Temple at Rajendra Pattinam near Vriddachalam (Sourh Arcot)
Neelakantar Temple at Iluppaippattu (Tiruppunkur, Vaideeswaran Kovil) near Chidambaram
Neelakantar Temple at Tiruppainneeli near Tiruchirappalli
Neelakantaswamy Temple at Padmanabhapuram (Kanyakumari) near Nagarkoil(Kanyakumari)
Neelakanteswarar Temple at Tiruneelakkudi (Aduturai) near Kumbakonam
Neelamega Perumal Temple at Nagappattinam
Neelivaneswaraswamy temple at Thiruppangili near Lalgudi
Neer Vanna Perumal Temple at Tiruneermalai
Nelli Vananathar Temple at Tirunellikka near Tiruvarur
Nellivana Natheswarar Temple at Tirunellikka near Tiruvarur
Neri Kaattiya Nayakar Temple at Koodalaiyatrur near Vriddachalam (South Arcot)
Netrapaneswarar Temple at Tiruveezhimazhalai near Mayiladuturai
Netrothdwarakeswarar temple at Panayapuram near Villuppuram
Neyyadiappar Temple at Tillaistanam (Tiruvaiyaru) near Thanjavur (Saptastanam)
Nitya Sundareswarar Temple at Tirunattankulam (Tiruverumbur) near Tiruchirappalli
Nityakalyanaperumal Temple at Tiruvidandai (Vandalur) near Tambaram
Nootretteeswarar Temple at Ponneri (Chennai) Nellaiappar Temple
Nellaiappar Temple, Tirunelveli

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Onakantheswarar Temple at Kanchipuram
Oonreeswarar Temple at Poondy near Chennai
Othanda Eswarar Temple at Tirumushi(Avadi) near Chennai

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Paalaivananathar Temple at Tiruppaalaithurai (Papanasam) near Kumbakonam
Paalugantha Naathar Temple at Tiruvaippadi (Tiruppananthal) near Kumbakonam
Paalvanna Natheswarar at Tirukkazhippalai near Chidambaram
Paambureswarar Temple at Tiruppamburam (Nannilam) near Tiruvarur
Paarvateeswarar Temple at Tiruttelicheri near Tiruvarur
Paataaleswarar Temple at Haridwaramangalam (Avalivanallur) near Thanjavur
Pachaivarna Perumal Temple at Agaram (Avadi) near Chennai
Padikkasalitta Eswarar Temple at Azhagar Puttur (Tirunarayur) near Kumbakonam
Palaasavana Nathar Temple at Tirunaaloor Mayaanam near Kumbakonam
Palani Andavar temple at Bailnadu (Kollimalai Hills) near Rasipuram (Salem)
Palayamsalai Kumaraswamy Temple at Sindupoonturai near Tirunelveli
Paleeswarar Temple at Gummidipoondi near Ponneri (Chennai)
Paleeswarar Temple at Velliyur (Thinnanur) near Tiruvallur
Pallavaneeswarar Temple at Kaveripatnam (Poompuhar)
Pallavavaneswarar Temple at Tiruppalathurai(Papanasam) near Kumbakonam
Palvannanathaswamy Temple at Karivalamvandanallur near Sankarankoil (Tirunelveli)
Pana Mudeeswarar Temple at Kanchipuram
Panankatteeswarar Temple at Panankattoor near Villuppuram
Panchanatheeswarar Temple at Tiruvaiyaru near Tanjavur
Panchanatheswarar Temple at Allur near Tiruchirappalli
Panchanatheswarar at Mayiladuturai
Panchavadi-Panchamuga Anjaneyar Temple on the way from Thindivanam to Puduchery
Panchavananaathaswami Temple at Aathalaiyur (vicinity of) near Nagappattinam
Panchavarneeswarar Temple at Ekkadu near Tiruvallur
Panchavarneeswarar temple at Tiruchirappalli (Uraiyur)
Pandanai Nalloorar Shiva Temple at Pandanallur near Kumbakonam
Pandava Dhootha Perumal Temple (Tiruppadakam) at Kanchipuram
Pandeesar temple at Kulasekharapattinam near Tiruchendur (Tuticorin)
Pannipakkam Mahadevar Temple at Pannippakkam near Padmanabhapuram (Kanyakumari)

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Kapaleashwarar temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva also known as Adi Bhagwan of Dravidians and his consort. Lord Shiva (eswarar) was wearing a necklace of skulls, so the name Kapaleashwarar. The original 8th century Dravidian Jain temple was built by the Pallavas and located on the shore but it was destroyed by the Portuguese.

The Vijayanagara kings rebuilt the temple during the 16th century and added two entrances to the temple marked by the gopuram on either side. The east gopuram is 37 m high, while the smaller western gopuram faces the sacred tank.



Festivals

Arupathimoovar festival attracts a huge crowd. Lot of sweets, savouries, juices, buttermilk are served to the pilgrims during the festival. Pongal and Navrathri (Sep.) are celebrated with great pomp.

Panguni Peruvizha is in mid Mar to mid April and the main attraction is the chariot festival. The Chariot (13 m in height) will be decorated with flowers and statues. Huge gathering will be there to pull the Ther (chariot). It is a nine day festival.

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Kanyakumari temple

Devi Kanya Kumari, known as Kumari Amman (the virgin goddess) is one of the forms of Devi is located on the shore. She is popularly known as "Bhagavathy Amman". Bhagavathy Amman Temple is located in Kanya Kumari (formerly Cape Comorin) on the confluence of the Bay of Bengal, the Arabian Sea, and the Indian Ocean. She is also known by several other names, including Kanya Devi, and Devi Kumari. The worship of Devi Kanya Kumari dates back to the Vedic times.
It is a Shakti Peetha dedicated to a manifestation of Parvati, the virgin goddess who did penance to obtain Lord Shiva's hand in marriage. The sparkling diamond nose-ring of the deity is said to be visible even from the sea.

Nearby attractions

Vivekanda Rock Memorial

On two rocky islets just off the shore, southeast of the Kumari Amman temple, are the Vivekanda Rock Memorial, built in
1970, and the gigantic 133 ft statue of Tamil saint-poet Thiruvalluvar, one of the biggest statues in Asia. One of the
rocks called Sri Padhaparai is said to bear the footprints of the virgin goddess. Swami Vivekananda is said to have seated
on this rock in deep meditation. Also on this rock, there is a Dhyana mandapam, an area for meditation. Ferry services are
available to reach the memorial.



Gandhi Memorial

The Gandhi Memorial has been built on the spot where the urn containing the Mahatma's ashes was kept for public viewing
before immersion. Resembling central Indian Hindu temples in form, the memorial was designed in such a way that on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday, October 2, the first rays of the sun fall on the exact place where his ashes were kept.

How to Reach

Well connected to nearby major cities - Nagercoil (22 km) and Thiruvananthapuram (85 km) by road and rail. Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram (90 km) away.

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Mahabalipuram temple & Rathas (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Mahabalipuram also known as Mamallapuram was a 7th century port city of the South Indian dynasty of the Pallavas around 60 km south from the city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu. It is believed to have been named after the Pallava king Mamalla.

* Thirukadalmallai, the temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu
* Descent of the Ganges - a giant open-air bas relief



* Arjuna's Penance - relief sculpture on a massive scale extolling an episode from the Hindu epic, The Mahabharata.

In one interpretation, a figure in the bas-relief who is standing on one leg is said to be Arjuna performing an austerity
Tapas to receive a boon from Shiva as an aid in fighting the Mahabharata war. The boon which Arjuna is said to have
received was called Pasupata, Shiva's most powerful weapon.



* Varaha Cave Temple - a small rock cut 7th century temple.