Temples in India - 1.Shri Ramanathaswamy Temple- Tamil Nadu One of the twelve Jyotirlinga temples built in the 12th Century. Has the longest corridor among all Hindu temples in India. The temple gopuram is the biggest in Asia and the largest functioning Hindu temple worldwide. 2.Brihadeeswara Temple- Thanjavur,Tamil Nadu Also known as Raja Rajeswara Temple. Built in the Dravidian style by the Chola emperor Raja Raja Chola-I One of the tallest temples in India, made entirely of Granite. A part of UNESCO World Heritage site 3.Swaminarayan Akshardham -Delhi 4.Jagannath Temple- Odisha Also called Yamanika Tirtha. Famous for its annual chariot festival, Ratha Yatra. Worships the trio of deities: Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra. 5.Virupaksha Temple-Hampi,Karnataka 6.Kashi Vishwanath Temple- Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh The original temple was destroyed by Qutb-Uddin Aibak i 1194 CE. Contains a small well called the Jnana Vapi (Gyaan Vapi). Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb destroyed the temple in 1669 CE and built the Gyanvapi Mosque in its place. Reconstructed by Ahilyabai Holkar in 1780, adjacent to the mosque. One of the 12 Jyotirlingas 7.Somnath temple - Gujarat One of the 12 jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva. Attacked by mahmud ghazni 17 times. 8.Meenakshi Temple - Madurai, Tamil Nadu 9.Kailash Temple-Maharashtra 10.Sabrimala Temple-Kerala Ab aap bataiye Dilwara temple ???? #temple #architecture

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