Shiva Temples of South India
Shiva Temples of Tamilnadu, Karnataka & Telangana
Prayers were offered on the festive day of Maha Shiva across all the Shiva temples in the city. The festival is equally celebrated in North and South India and the people worship the Lord in different forms.
Apart from the Jyotirlingas and Shaktipeetas, there also some famous temples in Tamil Nadu, which were built in ancient times. Here are some of the famous Shiva temples in Tamil Nadu..
Bruhadeesvara Temple
The temple is built during the Chola reign and is the tallest temple in the world. It also has tallest Nandi inside the temple. It is located in Thanjavur.
Ramanathaswamy Temple
The temple is located in Rameswaram on the coast of Indian Ocean. The Shiva lingam here is installed by Lord Rama during the war with Ravana.
Meenakshi Temple
The temple is dedicated to Goddess Parvati and Lord Shiva, which is situated in Madurai. Parvati is famous as Meenakshi.
Kapaleeshwarar Temple
The temple is located near Mylapore in Chennai and is one of the ancient temples in the city. Along with Lord Shiva temple, it also has several other shrines too.
Jambukeswarar Temple
It is the famous Shiva temple in Tamil Nadu, which is situated in Tiruchirapalli. It is located in the Srirangam island near to the Rangathaswamy temple.
Arunachaleshwarar Temple
The temple is located in Annamalai Hills, Thiruvannamali and is the largest Shiva temples in South India.
Shiva Temples To Visit In Karnataka
Maha Shivaratri literally means ‘The Night of Lord Shiva.’ The festival falls on the new moon day, where the people observe fasting. They visit Shiva temples and spend the day chanting the Lord’s mantras. Thereafter people stay awake at the night, which is called Jagaran. The festival is celebrated all over the country regardless of caste and region.
Let us see the temples, which are highly crowded on the festive day in Karnataka.
Murdeshwar
The Murdeshwara temple is located in Uttara Kannada in Bhatkal. The place is very attractive as the temple lies on the coast of Arabian sea. A big statue of Lord Shiva is seen at the premises. It is the second tallest Shiva Statue in India.
Kotiligeshwara
The temple is famous for largest Shiva Linga along with a number of Shiva Lingas installed at the temple. It is located in Kammasandra village of Kolar district.
Mahabaleshwaram
This is the yet another temple in Uttara Kannada district, located in Gokarna. Mahabaleshwar temple is considered as the holy place of Lord Shiva after Varnasi. The temple is popularly called as Dakshin Kasi and is built is Dravidian architectural style.
Kolar Temple
Lord Shiva is famous as Someshwara here. This temple is located in Kolar district of Karnataka. It resemblances the Someshwara temple located in Bangalore. The temple was built during the reign of Vijayanagara empire.
Dharmasthala
The temple is situated in Dakshin Kannada and the deity is known as Sri Manjunatha. This is the oldest temple in the state, which is 800-year-old.
Shiva Temples To Visit in Telangana
Maha Shivaratri is celebrated all over India with religious fervour. The chanting of mantras will be echoed throughout the country on the festive day. Many people throng to the famous Shiva temples across the state to seek the blessings from the Lord.
Here we bring you some of the famous Shiva shrines in Telangana where we witness a lot of devotees lined up to have a glimpse of the favourite deity.
Keesaragutta
Keesaragutta temple is the most famous temple in the outskirts of Hyderabad. This temple is also known as Ramalingeshwara Swamy temple, and according to the legend Lord Rama installed Shiva lingam here.
Vemulawada
This temple of Lord Shiva, who is worshipped in the form of Raja Rajeshwara Swami is very famous in this part of Telangana. The presiding deity Sri Raja Rajeswara Swamy who is locally popular as Rajanna is much believed and Shivaratri will witness huge influx of people from all over Telangana thronging the temple to seek his blessings. This temple is situated in Rajanna Sircilla district.
Komuravelli
Komuravelli Mallikarjuna Swamy temple popularly known as Komuravelli Mallanna temple is located on a hill in Komuravelli village of Siddipet district in Telangana state. Here too we find many Shiva devotees making a bee-line to pray at their beloved God.
Chaya Someshwara temple
Chaya Someswara Swamy temple, also known by the name Thrikutalayam, is a Hindu temple located in Panagal, Nalgonda district, Telangana, India.
Thousand pillared temple
The temple is star-shaped with several shrines and lingams. There are three shrines inside the temple called the Trikutalayam, dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu, and Surya. Constructed during Kakatiya period, the temple is oldest Shiva temple in Telangana and is an architectural marvel.
Ramappa temple
Ramappa Temple is a famous Shiva temple and more popular for its wonderful architecture. Located in the valley of Palampet village, 77 km from Warangal, this temple was constructed during the Kakatiya era. The famous Perini Natyam has been designed with the help of the frescos on the temple. Even today we have floating bricks in the temple premises.
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