This is a list of popular Hindu temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, known as Land of Temples. Nearly 33,000 ancient temples, many at least 800 to 3500 years old, are found scattered all over the state. Most of the largest Hindu Temples reside here. Studded with complex architecture, variety of sculptures, and rich inscriptions, the temples remain the very essence of the culture and heritage of Tamil land, with historical records dating back to at least 3,000 years.
The state also abounds with a large number of temple tanks. The state has 2,359 temple tanks located in 1,586 temples. The government has identified 1,068 tanks for renovation.
Temples of Tamil Nadu can be categorized as below:o
Temples of Sangam Age
Temples of Thevaram Hymns
Temples of Divya Prabhantham Hymns
Cave Temples of the Pallavas
Cave Temples of Pandiyas
Rockcut Monolith Temples of the Pallavas
Rockcut Monolith Temples of the Pandiyas
Structural Temples of the Pallavas
Structural Temples of the Pandiyas
Structural Temples of the Cholas
Structural Temples of Vijayanagar / Nayaks
Ayyanarappan Temples (The Protector of Villages)
Following is the list of temples categorized by the deity.
Six Abodes of Lord Muruga, the six sacred mountains of Tamil Nadu.
Kadan Nivarthi Sthalam
18. Kumara kovil, Located velimalai hills about 7 km from Thuckalai enroute of Kanyakumary Trivandrum National highway a beautiful temple famous for Kavadi 19. Velli malai Murugan Temple, located Kanyakumary Colachel Coastel road. 20. Murugan Kovil Thovalai Enroute of Nagerkoil -Tirunelveli High way 21.
Lord Shivan temple, Thiru kundachappai village, ooty, The Nilgiris dist
Arulmigu Amarasundreashwarar Temple, Singalandapuram, Thuraiyur taluk,Tiruchirappalli district
Surayanarayanar Temple, Gnairu, Redhills, Chennai
Madurai Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Madurai
Nellaiappar Temple, Tirunelveli
Sankaranayinarkoil or Sankaranaraya swamy temple, Sankarankovil
Brihadeeswarar Temple at Thanjavur
Vaitheeshwaran Temple near Mayuram
Jalakandeswarar Temple, inside the Vellore Fort, Vellore
Kapaleeshwarar Temple at Mylapore, Chennai
Ramanathaswamy Temple at Rameshwaram
Jambukeswarar Temple, Thiruvanaikaval at Tirucharapalli
Arunachaleshwarar Temple at Thiruvannamalai
Thillai Nataraja Temple at Chidambaram
Vedapureeswarar Temple at Pondicherry
Thyagaraja Temple at Thiruvarur
Ekambaranathar Temple at Kancheepuram
Thirumagaraleeswarar Temple at Kancheepuram
Kalyana Pasupatheeswarar Temple (Thiru Aanilai), Karur
Magudeeswarar Temple, Kodumudi, Erode
Virdhgiriswarar Temple at Vriddhachalam
Sree Pasupatheeswarar Temple, Pandanainallur
Denupuriswarar Temple at Pattiswaram, Kumbakonam
Nageeswarar Temple, Kumbakonam
Amarapaneeswarar Temple at Pariyur, Gobichettipalayam
Arudra Kabaleeswarar Temple at Erode
Vigirtheeswarar Temple, Venjamangudalur, Karur
Rathinagireeshwarar Temple, Iyermalai, Karur
Sangameswarar Temple at Bhavani
Natadreeswarar Temple inside Cauvery, Erode
Emaneswarar Temple, Emaneswaram at Paramakudi.
Agneeswarar koil, Thirukkaattuppalli
Brahmapureeswarar koil, Sirkaazhi
Thaayumaanavar koil, Thiruchy
Poongundra Nathar Temple, Mahibalanpatti (sivagangai)
Veerattaaneswarar koil, Korukkai
Koenaeswarar koil, Kudavaasal
Seshapureeswarar koil, Thiruppaamburam
Ligusaranyeswarar koil, Ponnur
Amirthakalasanaathar koil, Sakkottai
Hayavandheeswarar koil, Seeyaaththamangai
Maanikkavannar koil, Thirumarugal
Sookshmapureeswarar koil, Sirukudi
Uthraapatheeswarar koil,Thiruchchengaattaangudi
Panchanadheeswarar koil, Thiruvaiyaru
Pasupatheeswarar koil, Aavoor
Kasi Vishwanathar Temple, Darapuram
Thiruaavinankudi Temple, Palani
Agastheeswarar koil, Agasthiyampalli
AmudhaGataeswarar koil, Kodikkarai
Kailasanathar temple, Kanchipuram
Vazhakarutheeswarar temple, Kanchipuram
Suguvaneshwarar temple, Salem
Kailashnathar temple, Tharamangalam, Salem
Theerthagirieswarar temple,Theerthamalai, Dharmapuri
Chandrasoodeshwarar temple, Hosur
Patteeswaran Temple at Perur, Coimbatore.
Sri Ramalinga Sowdambikai Amman Temple at Raja street, Coimbatore.
Sri Manneaswarar Kovil, Annur, Coimbatore.
Old Someaswarar Kovil at Annaimalai, Pollachi.
Shree Sadhasiva Bhrameendhraal Temple, Nerur, Karur
Sivapurishwarar Temple, Shivayam, Karur
Brahmapureeswarar Temple, Thirupattur, Tiruchirappalli
Sangameswarar Temple, Bhavani, Erode
Kadambavananathar Temple, Kulithalai, Karur
Ardhanaareeswarar Temple, Tiruchengodu, Namakkal
Lingeshwarar Temple, Avinashi, Tiruppur
Arulmigu Vedapurishwarar Temple, Thiruvothur, CHEYYAR.
Ekambareswarar Temple,Chettikulam, Perambalur Dt, Tamil Nadu
Sri Sivashankara Kasiviswanather Temple at Sri Chinna Mariamman Temple Kodaikanal.
Arulmigu Vedhagiriswarar Temple,Thirukalukundram
Kondarangi Hills - Lord Malligarjuna Swamy Temple, Konrangi Keeranur
Agatheeshwarar temple,Dharapuram, Tirupur(http://www.agastheeswarartemple.tinfo.in/)
Arulmigu Sri Sivan Anaindha Pottri temple,Mamsapuram,Srivilliputhur,Virudhunagar http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=2057
ThirumaleaswararTemple, Thirumathalampakkam, Arakonam Tk, Vellore Dt.
Panchabhootha Sthalangal
Pancha Sabha Sthalangal
The Ashta Veeratta shrines
kala bhairavar temple, aathisivan temple, thandarampattu, thiruvannamalai .
Yoga Bhairavar Temple, Tiruppathur, Sivagangai Dt.
Bhairavar Temple, Vairavan Patti, Karaikudi
Bhairava Moorthi ( Bhairava Natha Moorthi) Temple, Morepalayam, Tiruchengodu
Bhairaveswarar Temple, Cholapuram, Kumbakonam
Kalabhairav Temple, Adhiyaman Kottai
Kala Bhairavar Temple, Achangulam, Pasuvanthanai Taluk
Sri Bhairavanathaswamy Temple, Thagattur
Sri kaala bhairavar Temple (vairavankoil) near Eachangudi Thanjavur Dt
Astha Bairavar temple, Aragalur, Attur Tk, Salem Dt.
Shri Bairavar Rudhra Alayam, Ecchankarunai, Chengalpatu -603003
Kala Bhairavar Temple, KshetraBalapuram, Near Mayiladuthurai, Tanjore Dt
kala Bhairavar temple,kundadam.near Dharapuram,Tirrupur Dt
Bhairavar Temple,Renganathapuram,Bodinayakkanur,Theni dt
Sri Lakshmi Narayanan Kovil, Sathyamangalam
sri Sowmia Narayana Perumal Temple,Thirukostiur(sivagangai)
veera ragava perumal kovil, thandarampattu, thiruvannamalai
Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam, Trichy
Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple Pondicherry
Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Vellore
Yoga Narasimha temple at Sholingur
Narasimha temple at Namakkal
Narasimha temple at Tindivanam
Yoga Narasimha temple at Velachery, Chennai
Uppiliappan Temple at Mayavaram
Chakrapani temple at Kumbakonam
Sarangapani temple at Kumbakonam
Ramaswamy temple at Kumbakonam
Oppliyappan Temple at Kumbakonam
Srinivasa perumal Temple,natchiyarkoil Kumbakonam
Saranathan temple at Tirucherai, Kumbakonam
Adi Narayana Perumal Temple, Pariyur, Gobichettipalayam
Kalyana venkatramanaswamy Temple, Thannthondri Malai, Karur
Shree Abayapradhana Ranganathar Temple, Karur
Vasantha perumal Temple, Kadavur, Karur
Neelameegha perumal Temple,Kulithalai, Karur
Kripasamudra Perumal (Arulmakadal) temple at Mayavaram
Thanjai Mamani Koil, Thanjavur
Parimala Rangantha temple at Mayavaram
Ugra Narasimha temple at Singaperumal Koil
Ari Katha Rama temple at Maduranthakam, Chennai
Hayagreeva temple at Chettipunyam, Chennai
Hayagreeva temple at Cuddalore, Chennai
Varaha temple (Nithya kalyana Perumal) at Tiruvidanthai, Chennai
Varaha temple (Bhoovaraha) at Simushnam
Varadaraja Perumal Temple at Kancheepuram
The Parthasarathy Temple at Chennai
Kasthuri Ranganatha Perumal Temple at Erode Fort
Magudeswarar Temple, Kodumudi, Erode
Kongu Tirupati at Erode
Sri Viswaroopha Lakshmi Nrusimha Temple at Kattavakkam ,Kancheepuram District, Near Thenneri
The LakshmiNarasimhar Temple at Tindivanam
The Lakshmi Narayan temple at Pulikkundram near Thirukazhukundram
The Kesavaperumal Temple at Chennai
The Lakshmi Narasimhar Temple at Chennai
The Madhavaperumal Temple at Chennai
The Azhagar temple, Alagar Kovil, Madurai
The Koodalazhagar temple,Madurai
The Devaraja Swami temple at Cuddalore
Sri Mayakoothar Devasthanams, Perungulam, Tuticorin [Thoothukudi]
Kottai Alagiri Nathar temple, Salem
Pandurangan temple, Shevapet, Salem
Arulmegu sattur perumal swamy temple, Solavampalayam, Kinathukadavu, Pollachi, Coimbatore
Sri Rajagopalan Temple, Mannargudi
Sri Kailasanathar temple - kodaganallur
Sri Adivaraha Temple Kallidaikurichi Tamlinadu
Srivilliputhur Andal Temple, Srivilliputhur
Sri Veeraragava perumal temple,Dharapuram,Tirupur
Arulmigu Sridevi Poodevi Sametha Aathinarayanan Temple,Mamsapuram,Srivilliputhur,Virudhunagar
http://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=2057
Sri Rama Bhaktha Anjaneyar temple,Ayippettai,Chidamaram
Anjaneyar Temple, Suchindram, Kanyakumari
Anjaneyar Temple, Namakkal
Sri Panchamukha Anjaneyar, Panchavatee, Pondicherry
Sri Viswaroopa Adhivyadhihara Sri Bhaktha Anjaneya Swamy Temple, Nanganallur, Chennai
Tirukkatikai Yoga Anjaneyar Temple, Sholingar
Veera Anjaneya Swami Temple, Mylapore, Chennai
Sri periya Anjaneyar Temple, Ambur
Sri SanjeeviRayan Temple,Iyengar Kulam, Kanchipuram
Sri Viswaroopa Panchamukha Anjaneya Swami Temple, Tiruvallur
Sri Jaya Anjaneya Swami Temple, Karur
Shri Bhaktha Anjaneyar, Vedasandur, Dindigul
Sri PunithaPuli Anjaneyar Temple, Paramakudi
Sri Anuvavi Anjaneya Temple, Coimbatore
Arulmigu KaduHanumatharayar Temple, Dharapuram
Arulmigu Nava Anjaneyar Temple, Madurai-Dindugul Bye pass, Kulasekarapattinam.
Sree Moola Anjaneyar koil, Thanjavur
Sanjeevirayar anjaneyar koil pidampatti village mathur post kulathur tk puthukkottai dt. near by trichy.
Shri Rama baktha bavya swaroopa anjaneyar temple, BHEL nagar, Medavakkam, Chennai
Panchamuga Anjaneyar Temple, Gowrivakkam, Chennai
Sri Guru Hanuman Temple,Vadavalli,Coimbatore
Shri Anandhavalli sametha Shri Agastheeswarar Temple, Semmangudi, Kudavasal taluk,Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu
Arulmigu Chamundeshwari Amman Temple, Singalandapuram, Thuraiyur taluk,Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu
Shri Anandhavalli sametha Shri Agastheeswarar Temple, Semmangudi, Kudavasal taluk,Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu
Arulmigu Mariamman Temple,Irukkankudi,Virudhunagar Dist,Tamil Nadu.
Gomathi Amman Temple, Sankarankovil
Aanangur Ammaicharamman (Mariamman) Temple, Aanangur, Before Pillur, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu.
Arulmigu Angalaparameswari Aalayam, Chinna Subbarayapillai Street, Pondicherry-1.
Bannari Mariamman Temple, Bannari, Sathyamangalam
Arulmigu Masani Amman Temple, Anaimalai (Pollachi)
Pariyur Kondathu Kaliamman Temple, Gobichettipalayam
Adhi Kamakshi temple, Kanchipuram
Mariamman temple, Samayapuram, Tiruchirappalli
Arulmigu Annai Sri Gowmariamman Temple, Veerapandi,theni Dist, Tamil Nadu.
PunnaiNallur Mariamman temple, Thanjavur
Sholiyamman Temple, Karur
Narayani Golden Temple, vellore
Arulmigu Devi Karumariamman Temple Thiruverkadu (Chennai)
Bangaru Kaamaatchiyamman koil, Thanjavur
Arulmigu Kottai Mariamman Kovil, Salem
Koniyamman Temple, Coimbatore
Sri Ramalinga Sowdambikai Amman Kovil at Raja Street, Coimbatore.
Kottai Mariamman Kovil, Dindigul
Sri Poongundra Nayaki Amman Temple, MahibalanPatti(Sivagangai)
Koppudayamman Koil, Karaikudi
Kumariamman Koil, Kanyakumari
Angalaparameswari Koil, Mel Malayanur
Aathiparashakthi Koil, Mel Maruvathur
Badrakali Amman temple, madapuram, Sivagangai District
Sri Rajarajeshwari Ishakkiamman Trust, Kollemcode (Kanyakumari)
Mondaicaud Bhagavathi Temple, Mandaicaud (Kanyakumari)
Muppandal Isakki amman temple, Muppandal (Kanyakumari)
Arulmigu Thayamanagalam Muthu Mariamman Kovil, Thayamangalam, Sivagangai District
Arulmigu kannaparkula peecha vettuva gounder kuladeivam kulavilakkuammankovil,kaalamangalam 'erode ganapathi palayam,
Arulmigu Mariyamman koil, Alangayam (Vellore)
Arulmigu Sri Chinna Mariamman Kovil (Kodaikanal) Dindugal District,
Sri Porkilai, Sri Poorani Samedha Kaliyurayan Ayyanarappan Temple, Pillur, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu.
Sri Ayyanarappan Temple, Kanniakoil, Cuddalore Road, Puducherry.
Ayyanarappan Temple, Kilputhupattu, Pondicherry.
Arulmigu Ettimarathumuniappan Temple, Salem.
Cave Temples of Pandiyas
Kandan Kudaivarai - Muruga Temple, Madurai- Period: Pandiya
Seevaramudaiyar Kudaivarai - Shiva temple, Pudukkottai- Period: Pandiya
Pathinen Bhoomi Vinnagaram - Pazhiyili Iswaram - Naarthamalai, Pudukkottai - Period: Pandiya
Adyantha Kaamam - Dharmaraja Ratha, Mamallapuram - Period: Pallava
Kailasanatha Temple - Kancheepuram Dt - Period: Pallava
Raajasimmeswaram / Kshatriya Simmeswaram - Shore Temples, Mamallapuram - Period: Pallava
Vijayalaya Choleeswaram - Naarthamalai, Pudukkottai - Period: Pallava
Venkataramana Swamy Temple, Thanthondri malai, Karur - Period: Pallava
Lakshmi Narashimma swamy Temple, Namakkal - Period: Pallava
Kanagagiswarar Temple and Sri Periyanayagi amman Temple- Devikapuram Tiruvannamalai District - Period: Nayaka
Sri Neelakanta Pillaiyar Temple-Peravurani -Thanjavur District-Peravurani
Gangaikonda Cholapuram Temple Thanjavur - Period: Chola
Raajarajeswaram - Brihadeeswarar Temple or Big Temple, Thanjavur - Period: Chola
Thayinum Nalla Iswaram - Aaragalur - Period: Chola
Airavatheeshwarar Temple, Kumbakonam - Period: Chola
Chennai has its own set of Navagraha Temples located in and around Kundrathur
a) Suryan - Agastheeswaram at Kolapakkam
b) Moon - Somanatheeswarar at Somamangalam
c) Mars - Vaitheeswaran at Poonamalee
d) Kethu - Neelakanteshwarar at Gerugambakkam
e) Guru - Ramanadeshwarar at Porur
f) Sukran - Velleswarar at Mangadu
g) Budhan - Thirumeyneeswarar at Kovur
h) Rahu - Thirunageshwaram at Kundrathur
i) Saneeswarar - Agastheeswaram at Pozhichalur
For detailed write up on these temple refer to page on Kundrathur Ayyanarappan Temples Sri Porkilai, Sri Poorani Samedha Kaliyurayan Ayyanarappan Temple, Pillur, Villupuram, Tamil Nadu. Sri Ayyanarappan Temple, Kanniakoil, Cuddalore Road, Puducherry.
