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title: "8 Places to See Magnificent Temples in South India"  
description: "Here's where to find the most magnificent South India temples. Many of these places have more than just the one temple, so do look around."  
author: "Abhishek  Sen"  
published: 2022-11-26  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/1673/8-places-to-see-magnificent-temples-in-south-india  
category: "temple story"  
tags: ["Temples", "temple story", "magnificent Temples", "South Indian temples", "South India"]  
reading_time: 2 minutes  

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# 8 Places to See Magnificent Temples in South India

![8 Places to See Magnificent Temples in South India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/598a9923-a1a9-437e-88b5-64c70107123e/images/2ecc447a-1fc2-4d3f-a586-f3828b7ff7a1.jpeg) ![8 Places to See Magnificent Temples in South India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/598a9923-a1a9-437e-88b5-64c70107123e/images/cecbb5aa-b857-46bb-92f8-c7ef6716fd32.jpeg) Ancient Madurai in Tamil Nadu is home to the most impressive and important temple in South India—the Meenakshi temple. ![8 Places to See Magnificent Temples in South India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/598a9923-a1a9-437e-88b5-64c70107123e/images/7e61a5dd-6d7a-4eef-b4b2-4aa627b3977c.jpeg) Thanjavur emerged as the stronghold of Tamil culture in the 11th century, with Chola king Raja Raja I at the helm ![8 Places to See Magnificent Temples in South India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/598a9923-a1a9-437e-88b5-64c70107123e/images/bf57304b-261c-4ec6-bd21-ab64a88125f1.jpeg) The royal temple at Gangaikonda Cholapuram was built not long after Thanjavur's Big Temple in the 11th century ![8 Places to See Magnificent Temples in South India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/598a9923-a1a9-437e-88b5-64c70107123e/images/c1db59a5-77fe-444d-88cc-90670c523fe6.jpeg) Popularly known as a 'City of a Thousand Temples', Kanchipuram is not just famous for its distinctive silk saris. ![8 Places to See Magnificent Temples in South India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/598a9923-a1a9-437e-88b5-64c70107123e/images/f217d740-2f1a-4199-85ab-fcbd14160b36.jpeg) The special feature at Ramanathaswamy temple in Rameshwaram is its astonishing pillared hallway ![8 Places to See Magnificent Temples in South India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/598a9923-a1a9-437e-88b5-64c70107123e/images/7920005c-0823-4aa3-8f3c-daa7fd163e01.jpeg) Chidambaram is off the tourist trail and people mainly head there to visit its Nataraj temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva performing the cosmic dance. ![8 Places to See Magnificent Temples in South India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/598a9923-a1a9-437e-88b5-64c70107123e/images/8ce64868-91a5-4166-8a19-158e1d021405.jpeg) Arunachaleswar temple sits at the base of holy Mount Arunachala in Tiruvannamalai, about four hours southwest of Chennai. ![8 Places to See Magnificent Temples in South India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/598a9923-a1a9-437e-88b5-64c70107123e/images/96bf698f-e83f-4d6d-aa22-2e0bda29396e.jpeg) Tiruchirappalli, or Trichy as it's informally called, is home to the largest temple in India -- the Sri Ranganathaswamy temple on Srirangam Island

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