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Temples, and the stories they keep

Every temple here has a legend older than its stones. Start with the one you have always meant to visit.

Madurai மதுரைMeenakshi Amman TempleThe heart of the oldest living city of the TamilsThe princess born from fire · 1 journey
Rameswaram ராமேஸ்வரம்Ramanathaswamy TempleOne of the twelve Jyotirlingas, and one of the four Char DhamThe lingam of sand · 1 journey
Thanjavur தஞ்சாவூர்Brihadeeswarar TempleA UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of the Great Living Chola TemplesThe old woman’s stone · 1 journey
திருவண்ணாமலை
Tiruvannamalai திருவண்ணாமலைArunachaleswarar TempleOne of the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams: the element of fireThe column of fire without end · 1 journey
ஸ்ரீரங்கம்
Srirangam ஸ்ரீரங்கம்Sri Ranganathaswamy TempleThe first of the 108 Divya DesamsThe god who would not be moved · 1 journey
காஞ்சிபுரம்
Kanchipuram காஞ்சிபுரம்Ekambareswarar TempleOne of the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams: the element of earthThe lingam held against the flood · 1 journey
திருவானைக்காவல்
Thiruvanaikaval திருவானைக்காவல்Jambukeswarar TempleOne of the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams: the element of waterThe spider and the elephant · 2 journeys
தாராசுரம்
Darasuram தாராசுரம்Airavatesvara TempleA UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of the Great Living Chola TemplesThe white elephant restored · 1 journey
கங்கைகொண்ட சோழபுரம்
Gangaikonda Cholapuram கங்கைகொண்ட சோழபுரம்Brihadisvara Temple, Gangaikonda CholapuramA UNESCO World Heritage Site, one of the Great Living Chola TemplesThe Ganga carried south · 1 journey
சுவாமிமலை
Swamimalai சுவாமிமலைSwaminathaswamy TempleThe fourth of the Arupadai Veedu, the six abodes of MuruganThe child who taught his father · 2 journeys
திருத்தணி
Thiruthani திருத்தணிSubramanya Swamy Temple, ThiruthaniThe fifth of the Arupadai VeeduThe hill of calm · 1 journey
பழனி
Palani பழனிDhandayuthapani Swamy TempleThe third of the Arupadai VeeduThe fruit of wisdom · 1 journey
பழமுதிர்சோலை
Pazhamudircholai பழமுதிர்சோலைPazhamudircholai Murugan TempleThe sixth of the Arupadai VeeduRoasted fruit or not · 1 journey
திருப்பரங்குன்றம்
Thiruparankundram திருப்பரங்குன்றம்Subramaniya Swamy Temple, ThiruparankundramThe first of the Arupadai VeeduThe wedding after the war · 1 journey
திருச்செந்தூர்
Tiruchendur திருச்செந்தூர்Subramaniya Swamy Temple, TiruchendurThe second of the Arupadai Veedu, and the only one on the seaThe battle on the shore · 1 journey
காளஹஸ்தி
Srikalahasti காளஹஸ்திSrikalahasteeswara TempleOne of the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams: the element of air (in Andhra Pradesh)The hunter who gave his eyes · 1 journey
சிதம்பரம்
Chidambaram சிதம்பரம்Thillai Nataraja TempleOne of the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams: the element of spaceThe dance in the Thillai forest · 1 journey
தனுஷ்கோடி
Dhanushkodi தனுஷ்கோடிDhanushkodi, the land’s endWhere the Bay of Bengal meets the Gulf of MannarThe end of the bow · 1 journey

Draft Legends and history await review by the temple team and a Tamil editor.