From Meenakshi Temple To Virupaksha Temple: Top South-Indian Temples To Visit On New Year 2025

Discover the spiritual and architectural marvels of South India with these iconic temples, each offering a blend of divine significance, rich history, and breathtaking craftsmanship.

South-Indian Temples

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Southern India holds, some of the grandest temples, with relics of history, myth, and marvelous architecture combined. These impressive monuments of the region, proudly displaying the influence of specific architectural styles, like the 'Dravidian', the 'Vijayanagara', and the 'Chalukya'. These temples are not only rich in spirituality but also in carvings, high gopurams, and great pillars.

As we step into 2025, explore some of the most promising temples for beautiful journeys through time and devotion can be made into such an event.

Meenakshi Temple, Madurai:

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The gopurams of this grand temple portray the mythological couple and are dedicated to the goddess, Parvati, and the god, Shiva. Meenakshi Temple, or Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, was built between 1623 and 1655 CE and is regarded as an architectural and cultural wonder. With its grandeur, intricate carvings, and unique representation of Meenakshi with a parrot.

Venkateswara Temple, Tirupati:

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Tirumala is the hill town of Andhra Pradesh, and here is located the sacred Venkateswara Temple, which is popularly worshipped as Tirupati Balaji Temple. It is said to have been constructed during AD 300, and it's famed for its offer Dravidian architecture and possibly one of the richest in the world, people have their contribution and faith in such an act. A place of pilgrimage and symbol of devotion.

Ramanathaswamy Temple, Rameswaram:

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Ramanathaswamy Temple is one among the twelve revered Jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Siva located on Rameswaram Island, Tamil Nadu. This ancient temple bears the association with a legend of Lord Rama praying to Shiva here. It is part of Char Dham pilgrimage and famous for its long and elaborately designed corridors.

Virupaksha Temple, Hampi:

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Carved on the banks of the great Tungabhadra River, this is a site of world heritage and an unparalleled example of Vijayanagara architecture; that is the famous Virupaksha Temple. '

Airavateswara Temple, Kumbakonam: 

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This UNESCO-recognised World Heritage site in Darasuram is much closer to Kumbakonam in Tamil Nadu and was constructed in the 12th century CE. It is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva and so is named after the white elephant of Indra, Airavata. The temple is well-known for its fine stone carvings, marking the height of Dravidian architecture.