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Hindu Temples in India What
is so unique about the temples of Khajuraho that makes them different
from the temples found in southern India? Well, lots of things such as
the dynasty, the sculptures and the architecture. But what doesn't
change at all is the devotion and faith of people who visit these
monumental holy temples of India.
![]() Each temple of Khajuraho is built of stone and is distinguished by carved spires and walls, where the subject range from aesthetic depictions of major and minor deities and celestial beings to a variety of erotic sculptures. Mahabalipuram, Kanchipuram and Thanjavur are good examples of temple towns where within the temple fortifications grew a multilayered society that preached faith and grew from social harmony. Famous Hindu Temples in IndiaMeenakshi
Temple, Tamil Nadu
The Sri Meenakshi Sundareswara temple and Madurai city, popularly known as "City of Nector" originated together. Pandyan king, Kulasekhara had built the gorgeous Meenakshi temple around which he created a lotus shaped city. It has been a center of learning and pilgrimage since then. read more about
Meenakshi Temple Jagannath Temple, Orissa No visit can be complete without visiting this one of holiest shrines of Lord Jagannath in the city of Puri. The crowning glory of the temple is the Rath Yatra, that takes place over here every here. read more about
Jagannath Temple Khajuraho
Temples, M.P.
Once a great capital of Chandela Kings, the temple town of Khajuraho has become one of the most visited temple site in India. Out of the once existing eighty-five temples, only twenty-five, strewn amidst the lakes and fields have survived. read more about
Khajuraho
Temples Lepakshi Temple, A.P. Lepakshi is a small village that lies nine miles east of Hindupur in Anantapur District of Andhra. Lepakshi is famous for its temple of Veerabhadra, and is also a renowned place where the best specimens of the mural paintings of the Vijayanagar kings are available. Dilwara Jain Temples, Rajasthan Ganapatipule, Maharashtra In one prefers a religious flavour at a beach site, then Ganapatipulle is a must visit place for you. The main attraction of this sacred pilgrim site is 400-year-old Swayambhu monolith of Lord Ganesha. Masrur,
H.P.
At an altitude of 8,00m within District Kangra is situated a small township of Masrur, which houses 15 Shikhra Temples, cut out of solid rock and built in the Indo-Aryan monolith style in the 10th century. Chattarpur Mandir, Delhi Somnath temple, Gujarat One of the twelve most sacred Shiva shrines in India, welcome to the legendary shore temple of Somnath. Somnath was destroyed six times and rebuilt on every occasion. Lingaraja Temple, Orissa The temple of Lingaraja is the perfect example of Orissan architecture. The plastic embellishment of the temple is of equally exquisite workmanship.
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