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Temple Trail — South India's Sacred Circuit

The temples of South India are architectural wonders. Each one is a universe of sculpture, ritual, and faith built over millennia.

12 destinations in this collection
Guruvayur
1

Guruvayur

20m

Kerala

Kerala's holiest Krishna temple. 60+ temple elephants

Thrissur
2

Thrissur

20m

Kerala

Vadakkunnathan Temple. Thrissur Pooram — 100 elephants

Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
3

Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

10m

Kerala

Padmanabhaswamy — world's richest temple

Sabarimala
4

Sabarimala

914m

Kerala

50 million pilgrims/year. Ayyappa temple in the Western Ghats

Mysore
5

Mysore

770m

Karnataka

Chamundeshwari Temple. 1,008 steps. Nandi bull

Dharmasthala
6

Dharmasthala

89m

Karnataka

Feeds 30,000 free meals daily. Unique Jain-Hindu temple

Udupi
7

Udupi

4m

Karnataka

Krishna Mutt — where the dosa that conquered the world was born

Shravanabelagola
8

Shravanabelagola

805m

Karnataka

57-foot monolith Gommateshwara. World's largest monolithic statue

Tirupati
9

Tirupati

160m

Andhra Pradesh

World's richest temple — 75,000 pilgrims daily climb 7 hills

Srikalahasti
10

Srikalahasti

122m

Andhra Pradesh

Vayu linga — Pancha Bhuta air element Shiva temple

Srisailam
11

Srisailam

476m

Andhra Pradesh

Only place with both Jyotirlinga AND Shakti Peetha

Ahobilam
12

Ahobilam

327m

Andhra Pradesh

9 Narasimha temples hidden in one Eastern Ghats gorge

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