Entrance Gopuram (100 ft height) of #BrihadisvaraTemple, #Thanjavur, #TamilNadu. Built by Raja Raja Chola I in 1003 CE. Dedicated to Bhagwan Shiva & known as Dhakshina Meru. This Great Living Chola Temple is a #UNESCO #WorldHeritageSite.

#NatarajaTemple, also referred to as the #Chidambaram Nataraja temple or #ThillaiNatarajaTemple, is a #HinduTemple dedicated to Nataraja – Shiva as the lord of dance – in Chidambaram, #TamilNadu, India. The temple has mythical roots and a Shiva shrine existed at the site when the town was known as Thillai. Chidambaram, the name of the city and the temple literally means "atmosphere of wisdom" or "clothed in thought", the temple architecture symbolizes the connection between the arts and spirituality, creative activity and the divine.

#ShoreTemple, situated by the serene end of Bay of Bengal, features an amazing artistic grandeur! Built with granite combining Dravidian & Pallava arch, this temple is now a #UNESCO #WorldHeritageSite. It is the oldest, free standing antiquity that #Mamallapuram, #TamilNadu hosts.

#KiliyurFalls is a waterfall in the Shervaroyan hill range in the #EasternGhats, #TamilNadu, India. The waters overflowing the #YercaudLake fall 91 m (300 ft) into the #KiliyurValley.

Incredible India wishes everyone out there #GoodFriday! On this occasion, escape to the quaint abode of divine & offer your prayers therein. There are many aesthetic churches across India, out of which, here we bring out to you one of the most beautiful vintage churches which is #CSIChurch from #Mekkamandapam in #TamilNadu. The very immaculate architecture with its unparalleled white hue amidst the mesmerizing green woods looks wonderful!

Parasakthi Mari Amman Temple is one of the primary attractions of #Sivakashi town. Worked in 1923, the sanctuary is a well known explorer spot in Shivakashi. Panguni Uttiram celebration is the fundamental festival in this sanctuary which is commended for 21 days.

#ParasakthiMariammanTemple is situated at #Elayirampannai, a panchayat town in #Virudhunagar region in the territory of #Tamilnadu. Elayirampannai has a background marked by over 350 years. When it was controlled by Zamindars who were #Palayakarars before the British run the show. Indeed, even today the relatives of Jaminthars are living in Elayirampannai. Chithirai celebration is an acclaimed celebration of this sanctuary. This will be a 12-day work in the Tamil month of Chithirai.

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Sarangapani Temple located in Kumbakonam, #TamilNadu, India. It is one of the #DivyaDesams, the 108 temples of Vishnu revered in Nalayira Divya Prabandham by the 12 alwars. This temple is along Kaveri and is one of the Pancharanga Kshetrams.

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#Gangaikondacholapuram in #Ariyalur, #TamilNadu is surrounded by lush green landscapes and has craftly designed sculptures. It is also a #UNESCO #WorldHeritageSite grouped under the Great Living Chola Temples. The temple’s architecture and bronze sculptures are a site to behold.

#SaraswathiMahalLibrary, also called #Thanjavur Maharaja Serfoji's Saraswathi Mahal Library is a library located in #Thanjavur (#Tanjore), #TamilNadu, India. It is one of the oldest libraries in Asia established during 16th century by Nayakas of Thanjavur and has on display a rare collection of Palm leaf manuscripts and paper written in Tamil and Sanskrit and a few other languages indigenous to India. The collection comprises well over 49,000 volumes, though only a tiny fraction of these are on display. The library has a complete catalog of holdings, which is being made available online. Some rare holdings can be viewed on site by prior arrangement.

#ThyagarajaTemple is a #ShivaTemple, located in the town of #Thiruvarur in #TamilNadu, India. Shiva is worshiped as #Puttridankondar, and is represented by the lingam. Daily poojas are offered to his idol referred to as Maragatha lingam. The main idol of worship is Lord Veedhi Vidangar (#Thiyagarajar), depicted as a #Somaskanda form.His consort Parvathi is depicted as Kondi. The presiding deity is revered in the 7th century Saiva canonical work, the Tevaram, written in Tamil by saint poets known as the nayanars and classified as Paadal Petra Sthalam.

Our Lady of Snows Shrine Basilica is located at Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the Catholic pilgrimage centers in India dedicated to the Our Lady of Snows, a title given to St. Mary. The Shrine name refers to the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.
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Samayapuram Mariamman Temple is a Hindu temple in #Samayapuram in #Tiruchirappalli in #TamilNadu, India. The main deity, #Samayapurathal or #Mariamman, a form of supreme mother goddess Durga or Maha Kali or Aadi Shakthi, is made of sand and clay like many of the traditional Mariamman deities is considered as most powerful Goddess, and hence unlike many other Hindu deities there are no abhishekams (sacred bathing) conducted to the main deity, but instead the "abishekam" is done to the small stone statue in front of it.

The Indra Lingam has east as its direction. It is associated with the celestial Lord Indra. This Temple is located in Thiruvoodal St, #Tiruvennanallur, #Tiruvannamalai, #TamilNadu. This Lingam is situated on Car Street close to the eastern tower of Arunachaleswarar Temple.

Lord Indra is the king of Heaven according to Hindu mythology. His consort is Indrani. His vehicle is the celebrated four-tusked white elephant Iravathi. Indra manifests seated on his elephant wielding in his hand the weapon Vajra with which he destroys ignorance and bestows spiritual knowledge on his deserving devotees. The Indra Lingam is dominated by the Navagrahas, Lord Surya and Lord Shukra (Venus). Devotees are blessed with long life and with prosperity, on worshipping Indra lingam.

The Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health, also known as Sanctuary of Our Lady of Vailankanni, is a Marian shrine located at the small town of Velankanni in Tamil Nadu, South India. The Roman Catholic Latin Rite Basilica is dedicated to Our Lady of Good Health. Devotion to Our Lady of Good Health of Velankanni can be traced back to the mid-16th century, and is attributed to three separate miracles at the sites surrounding the Basilica: The apparition of Blessed Mary and the Christ Child to a slumbering shepherd boy, the healing of a handicapped buttermilk vendor, and the rescue of Portuguese sailors from a deadly sea storm. These accounts are oral lore with no written record or attested sources to support them.

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#Teppakulam also known as Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam in Madurai, #TamilNadu is a temple surrounded by ghats on all four sides. Situated in the midst of a pond, the colourful walled temple is one of the finest architectural marvels of Madurai. Spread over an area of around 16 acres, it is connected to the Vaigai River through underground water channels.

The #ThanumalayanTemple, also called #SthanumalayanTemple is an important #HinduTemple located in #Suchindram in the #Kanyakumari district of #TamilNadu, India. It is one of the 108 shiva temple revered by the Kerala Hindu culture, though this temple is now in Tamil Nadu, when #KanyakumariDistrict got merged into Tamil Nadu from #Travancore .The Thanumalayan Temple is of importance to both Shaivaite and Vaishnavite sects of Hinduism, as the name Stanumalaya denotes Trimurtis; "Stanu" means Siva; "Mal" means Vishnu; and the "Ayan" means Brahma.