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which temple is famous in India
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golden temple is famous in india
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FAMOUS TEMPLES OF INDIA
1)Lord Venkateswara Temple Andhra Pradesh The temple on Tirumala hills is also known as Tirupathi Balaji. It is the richest Hindu temple in the world.
The temple is in Dravidian Architecture style.
2)Mahabodhi Temple Bihar It is a Buddhist Stupa, discovered in 260 BC situated in Bodhgaya.
The Central Tower Of Mahabodhi is 180 feet tall i.e. 54 metres.
The brickwork depicts the life of Buddha.
3)Somnath Temple Gujarat Also known as Prabhas Patan and Deo Patan.
It is one of the 12 jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva.
There is no land in between seashores from Somnath temple to Antarctica.
1947 – Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel renovated the temple.
Constructed in Chalukya style
4)Dwarkadhish Temple Gujarat Also known as Jagat Mandir. It is one of the four Hindu pilgrimages (Char Dham).
The original structure was destroyed by Mahmud Brgada in 1472.
Presently, in the Chalukya architecture style.
5)Vaishno Devi Temple Jammu & Kashmir 5200 feet above sea level atop Trikuta Hills.
It is a Cave temple.
6)Amarnath Temple Jammu & Kashmir A cave temple situated at an altitude of 3888 metres.
One of the 51 Shakti Peeth and Bhrigu Muni was the first to have discovered Amarnath.
7)Virupaksha Temple Karnataka It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Hampi, Bellari district.
Built by Lakkana Dandesha, a chieftain under the ruler Deva Raya II of the Vijayanagara Empire.
8)Gomateshwara Temple Karnataka The tallest monolithic statue in the world carved out of a single block of granite.
It is a Jain temple that is 57 feet high.
One of the largest free-standing statues in the world depicting the prolonged meditation of Bahubali.
9)Padmanabhaswamy Temple Kerala Build in the fusion of Chera and Dravidian style of architecture.
Khajuraho Temple Madhya Pradesh They are a group of temples built by the rulers of Chandela Dynasty.
There were 85 temples scattered over an area of 9 square miles, of which only 25 temples are remaining.
Famous for nagara style architecture and known for extensive erotic sculptures.
10)Sanchi Stupa Madhya Pradesh Commissioned by emperor Ashoka, it is the finest example of Mauryan sculpture.
It is the oldest stone structure in India.
The famous Ashoka Pillar i.e. four lions like that of Sarnath is found in Sanchi as well and are constructed in a Greco-Buddhist style.
Symbolises Buddha, i.e. a symbol of his final release from the cycle of birth and rebirth called the Parinirvana or ‘Final Dying.
11)Siddhivinayak Temple Maharashtra The richest Temple in India was constructed by Laxman Vithu & Dubai Patil in 1801.
12)Konark Sun Temple Odisha Build in the 13th century by King Narasimhadeva I (AD 1238-1264) during the Ganga Empire.
It is conceived as a gigantic chariot of the Sun God built in Kalinga architecture.
13)Jagannath Temple Odisha Called Yamanika Tirtha.
This temple in Puri is famous for its annual chariot festival, Ratha Yatra.
The first Jagannath temple was commissioned by King Indradyumna.
Jagannath, Balabhadra and Subhadra are a trio of deities worshipped at the temple.