Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Kapaleeshwarar and Karpagambal Temple, Mylapore
Mylapore’s Kapaleeshwarar Temple brings together Tamil sacred poetry, a busy neighbourhood pilgrimage and the worship of Shiva and Karpagambal.
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Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Marudhamalai Subramanyaswamy Temple
Marudhamalai rises above the Coimbatore plain on the edge of the Western Ghats.
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Vadapalani Andavar Temple
Vadapalani Andavar is a major Murugan temple within Chennai’s urban landscape.
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Thiruverkadu, Tamil Nadu
Thiruverkadu Devi Karumariamman Temple
Thiruverkadu’s Karumariamman shrine is an important Amman destination on Chennai’s western side.
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Mangadu, Tamil Nadu
Mangadu Kamakshi Amman Temple
Mangadu presents Kamakshi in the setting of penance.
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Nanganallur Anjaneyar Temple
Nanganallur’s Anjaneyar Temple is recognised for its monumental Hanuman image carved from a single granite block.
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Thirumanancheri, Tamil Nadu
Thirumanancheri Kalyanasundareswarar Temple
Thirumanancheri is associated with Shiva and Parvati’s divine marriage.
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Mandaikadu, Tamil Nadu
Mandaikadu Bhagavathy Amman Temple
Mandaikadu is a major Bhagavathy shrine in Kanniyakumari district, drawing devotees from Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
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Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu
Nagaraja Temple, Nagercoil
Nagercoil’s Nagaraja Temple gives the city its name and provides an important introduction to serpent worship in southern India.
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Anaimalai, Tamil Nadu
Anaimalai Masani Amman Temple
At Anaimalai near Pollachi, Masani Amman is worshipped in an unusual reclining form.
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Thirukadaiyur, Tamil Nadu
Thirukadaiyur Amritaghateswarar–Abirami Temple
Thirukadaiyur joins two celebrated devotional stories: Shiva protecting Markandeya from death and Abirami’s grace toward Abirami Pattar.
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Thirukkarugavur, Tamil Nadu
Thirukkarugavur Garbarakshambigai Temple
Thirukkarugavur is known for prayers connected with pregnancy and family life, but it is also a historic Shiva temple with Chola inscriptions and Tamil sacred poetry.
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Deity cards show devotional artworks or representations. Region images illustrate places in that region. Images are resized and may be cropped for display.
- "Garuda Vahan Vishnu," from the Ravi Varma studio, c.1910's Source- ebay, Oct. 2009.jpg — Ravi Varna Studio · Public domain
- Shiva meditating Rishikesh.jpg — Iqbal Mohammed · CC BY-SA 2.0
- Murugan by Raja Ravi Varma.jpg — Raja Ravi Varma · Public domain
- Kamakshi moolavar kanchi.jpg — Unknown artist · Public domain
- Ganesha. Chromolithograph. Wellcome V0044933.jpg — Wellcome Collection · CC BY 4.0
- Paintings of Ayyappan at Shree Dharmashasthagiri Ayyappa Swamy Temple, Huskuru.jpg — Kaartic · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hanuman fetches the herb-bearing mountain, in a print from the Ravi Varma Press, 1910's.jpg — Ravi Varma Press · Public domain
- Tirumala Venkateswara temple entrance 09062015.JPG — Nikhilb239 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Padmanabhaswamy Temple Gopuram, eastern view.JPG — Aravind Sivaraj · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Complex of Virupaksha Temple, Hampi (04).jpg — iMahesh · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Grishneshwar temple in Aurangabad district.jpg — Rashmi.parab · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Kedarnath Temple.jpg — Shaq774 at en.wikipedia · Public domain
- Navagraha RuthraKaliamman.jpg — Thaejas · CC BY-SA 3.0
- Yashoda and Krishna — Raja Ravi Varma, public domain; representative devotional painting.
- Sai Baba at Shirdi — Amolthefriend; cropped and retouched by ShotgunMavericks, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Region outlines adapted from geoBoundaries: India states, CC BY 2.5 IN; Nepal, CC BY 4.0. Simplified and restyled for navigation.
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