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    The document describes important Hindu temples located across India. It provides details about 18 temples located in various states including Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Dilwara Temples, Lord Venkateswara Temple, Mahabodhi Temple, Somnath Temple, Virupaksha Temple, Gomateshwara Temple, Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Khajuraho Temples, Lingaraja Temple, Konark Sun Temple, Ramanathaswamy Temple, Ranganathaswamy Temple, Meenakshi Temple, Brihadeeswara Temple, Badrinath Temple, Kedarnath Temple, Gangotri Temple, and Yamunotri Temple. Key

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    The document describes important Hindu temples located across India. It provides details about 18 temples located in various states including Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Dilwara Temples, Lord Venkateswara Temple, Mahabodhi Temple, Somnath Temple, Virupaksha Temple, Gomateshwara Temple, Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Khajuraho Temples, Lingaraja Temple, Konark Sun Temple, Ramanathaswamy Temple, Ranganathaswamy Temple, Meenakshi Temple, Brihadeeswara Temple, Badrinath Temple, Kedarnath Temple, Gangotri Temple, and Yamunotri Temple. Key

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    1.

    Kashi Vishwanath Temple


    • It is in Varanasi Uttar Pradesh.
    • It is one of the 12 Jyotirlingas.
    • The original Vishwanath temple was destroyed by the army of
    Qutb-Ud-din Aibak in 1194 CE when he defeated the Raja of
    Kannauj.
    • In 1669 CE, Emperor Aurangzeb destroyed the temple and built
    the Gyanvapi Mosque in its place.
    • In 1780, Malhar Rao’s daughter-in-law Ahilyabai Holkar
    constructed the present temple adjacent to the mosque.
    2. Dilwara Temples

    •It is in Mount Abu, Rajasthan.


    •It is a pilgrimage place for Jains.
    •It is famous for the use of a very pure white marble and intricate
    marble carvings
    3. Lord Venkateswara Temple
    •It is situated in Andhra Pradesh
    •The temple on Tirumala hills is also known as Tirupathi Balaji
    temple. It is also called a temple of seven hills.
    •The temple builds in Dravidian Architecture style.
    4. Mahabodhi Temple
    •It is situated in Bihar.
    •It is a Buddhist temple.
    •The Central Tower Of Mahabodhi is 180 feet tall i.e. 54 meters.
    •It is one of the oldest brick structures. The brickwork depicts
    the life of Buddha.
    •It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    5. Somnath Temple
    •It is situated in Gujarat.
    •It is also known as Deo Patan.
    •In AD 1026, Mahmud of Ghazni first looted the temple.
    •It is one of the 12 jyotirlinga shrines of Lord Shiva.
    •Constructed in Chalukyan style.
    •1947 – Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel ordered the reconstruction of the temple
    that completed in 1951.
    6. Virupaksha Temple
    •It is situated in Karnataka.
    •Built by Lakkana Dandesha, under the ruler Deva Raya II of the
    Vijayanagara Empire.
    •It forms a part of Group of Monuments at Hampi that is designated
    as UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    7. Gomateshwara Temple
    •It is situated in Karnataka.
    •It is also known as Bahubali temple.
    •The tallest monolithic statue (Of Gomateshwara) in the world carved out of
    a single block of granite.
    •It is a Jain temple that is 57 feet high.
    •Bahubali statue is one of the largest free-standing statues in the world
    depicting the prolonged meditation of Bahubali.
    8. Padmanabhaswamy Temple

    • It is situated in Kerala.
    • The architecture is the fusion of Chera and Dravidian styles.
    9. Khajuraho Temple
    •It is situated in Madhya Pradesh.
    •They are a group of temples built by the rulers of Chandela Dynasty.
    •There were 85 temples scattered over an area of 9 square miles, of which only
    25 temples are remaining.
    •Famous for nagara style architecture.
    10. Lingaraja Temple
    •It is situated in Odisha.
    •It is dedicated to Lord Shiva.
    •It is the largest temple in Bhubaneswar.
    11. Konark Sun Temple
    •It is situated in Odisha.
    •Build in the 13th century by King Narasimhadeva I (AD 1238-1264) during
    the Ganga Empire.
    •It is conceived as a gigantic chariot of the Sun God built in Kalinga
    architecture (Odisha style of architecture).
    12. Ramanathaswamy Temple
    •It is situated in Tamil Nadu.
    •One of the twelve Jyotirlingas temples built in the 12th Century.
    •It has the longest corridor among all Hindu temples in India.
    •It is built in the Dravidian style of architecture.
    •Creators – Pandyas and Jaffna Kings
    •There are 64 Tīrthas i.e. holy water bodies in and around the island of
    Rameswaram.
    13. Ranganathaswamy Temple
    •It is situated in Tamilnadu.
    •One of the most important of 108 (Divya Desam)Vishnu Temples.
    •It is built in Dravidian style, constructed in Vijayanagar Period.
    •It is located on the island formed by twin river- Cauvery & Coleroon.
    •1st temple to be awarded by the UN Body for protecting and conserving cultural heritage.
    •Its Gopuram is the biggest Gopuram in Asia. Also, it is the largest functioning Hindu temple
    in the world.
    14. Meenakshi Temple
    •It is situated in Tamilnadu.
    •It has Dravidian Architecture and over 40 inscriptions(शिलालेख).
    •There are 985 richly carved pillars that depict scenes from the wedding of
    Meenakshi (Parvati) and Sundareswarar (Shiva).
    •It is famous for its 3 storied Gopuram at the main entrance.
    15. Brihadeeswara Temple
    •It is situated in Tamilnadu.
    •Also known as Raja Rajeswara Temple located at Thanjavur.
    •This Dravidian style temple was built by the Chola emperor Raja Raja Chola I.
    •One of the tallest temples in India that is completely made of Granite.
    •It is one of the Great Living Chola Temples, along with Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple and
    Airavatesvara temple.
    •It is also called Dakshin Meru and is situated on the bank of Cauvery river.
    •It is a part of UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
    16. Badrinath Temple
    • It is situated in Uttarakhand.
    • It is located in Garhwal hill along the banks of Alaknanda River.
    • It is at an elevation of 3,133 metres i.e. 10,279 ft above the mean sea level.
    • The temple is mentioned in ancient religious texts like Vishnu Purana and Skanda Purana.
    17. KedarnathTemple
    • It is situated in Uttarakhand.
    • It is located in Garhwal hill along the banks of Mandakini River.
    • It is at an elevation of 3,583 metres i.e. 11,755 ft above the mean sea level.
    18. Gangotri Temple
    •It is situated in Uttarakhand.
    •It is located on the banks of the river Bhagirathi at an altitude of 3,415 m (11,204 ft).
    19. Yamunotri Temple
    • It is situated in Uttarakhand.
    • Situated at an altitude of 3,291 meters i.e. 10,797 ft.
    • It is dedicated to goddess Yamuna.
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