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title: "5 Famous Shiva Temples in South India"  
description: "In this story we will see the top 5 famous temples of God Shiva"  
author: "Pravalika rayapati"  
published: 2024-10-18  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/4639/5-famous-shiva-temples-in-south-india  
category: "spiritual"  
tags: ["shiva god", "south India", "Temples"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# 5 Famous Shiva Temples in South India

![5 Famous Shiva Temples in South India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/34ff82b1-f975-4c05-bea0-a5642d96ef15/images/545362e0-38df-4e6a-9735-e97ca0dd659d.jpeg) ![5 Famous Shiva Temples in South India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/34ff82b1-f975-4c05-bea0-a5642d96ef15/images/587cc2ce-1a0f-4142-8617-1a83fd3a1829.jpeg) srisailam: It is located in Andhra Pradesh, one of the Famous 12 Jyotirlingas and is completely surrounded forest. ![5 Famous Shiva Temples in South India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/34ff82b1-f975-4c05-bea0-a5642d96ef15/images/478b4c59-976c-4ea3-aa50-646dd48f3ec0.jpeg) Ramanathaswami temple: It is located in Tamilnadu, also one of the jyotirlingas, famous for it's architecture, and it's beautiful gopuram structure. ![5 Famous Shiva Temples in South India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/34ff82b1-f975-4c05-bea0-a5642d96ef15/images/4eee2dcd-3dfb-42b5-8869-bfac1e7bb0e7.jpeg) Chidamabram: Dancing form of Shiva, where shiva can't be seen in linga form is located in Tamilnadu ![5 Famous Shiva Temples in South India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/34ff82b1-f975-4c05-bea0-a5642d96ef15/images/fcfd875a-1598-42ec-868c-7bbed1d1c734.jpeg) Brihadishwara Temple: Materpeice of architechture, UNESCO world heritage is also located in Tamilnadu. ![5 Famous Shiva Temples in South India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/34ff82b1-f975-4c05-bea0-a5642d96ef15/images/1dfee498-8516-4d80-907a-7abc0d52e657.jpeg) Shore Temple: Located in Mahabalipuram, Tamilnadu, it was a seaport once, and also UNESCO site and is one of the ancient temples.

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