All India Packages (AIP)|Blog

Blogs View

Heritage of Tamilnadu Temples

“Temple is a place of Worship to the Mind, Body & Soul”

Tamil-Nadu is renowned for its cultural heritage and beauty especially for its temples and heritage sites. It is a state that boasts the largest tourist industry and is a popular tourist destination of the country with zillions of foreign arrivals.

Tamil-Nadu is a state which is a home to the largest number of historic buildings, religious sites and heritage monuments and is proudly designated by UNESCO World heritage site.

It brings immense amount of pride for us being Indians to have born is a place of such antic and universal beauty which is a unique treasure of our nation. Visiting these heritage is a must for all! As the temple and its heritage takes us back in to the ancient times, where our rulers took the time and privilege to build them, the 3 Great living Chola temple which was built by the Chola dynasty of Thanjavur in Tamil-Nadu is one of the most prestigious monument of all times.The 3 Chola temples (Brihadeeswarar, Gangaikonda and Airavatesvara) each with its unique touch of ancient Tamil and Dravidian architecture which is a delight to watch as it is precise and perfect art-work that reflects our culture so beautifully.

Thanjavur holds a special placein Tamil-Nadu as it beholds some of our oldest and classic legacy of temples, the Chola dynasty withholds its name in the history of Indian culture for not only of their amicable rule but also for their brilliant architecture of temple that we get to experience today. Their yet another masterpiece is the Brihadeeswarar temple,one of the largest Hindu temples in Tamil-Nadu, built by Raja Chola I.It stands tall along with the other temples such as the Gangaikonda and Airavatesvara temples as the World heritage site. Experience the magnum opus that our ancestors have built with such love, dedication and hard work, with so much of precision and less resources for us to value and treasure.

We at All India packages bring to you some classic visits of our heritage that will leave you spell-bound in awe and also pride that we are one of the lucky few who have the liberty to witness what was made by our great rulers.

Furthermore, as we move ahead, Thanjavur is a treasure place of all temples that tempts you to see and want more, the next temple that we talk about is the Gangaikonda Cholapuram temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva built by Rajendra Chola I, temple is known for architectural brilliance and therefore is a protected monument by the Archaeological survey of India. Along with Gangaikonda temple, Airavatesvara is beautiful Lord Shiva temple, located in the town of Darasuram also built by Raja Chola II. Along with Thanjavur, Kumbakonam town which is located 40 km away, also beholds a special place as a heritage of some most ancient Hindu temples and also for the Mahamaham festival.

As we go ahead from Thanjavur that took us to the beautiful journey of the 3 Great living Chola temples, we now move towards the group of monuments at Mahabalipuram. It is a collection of some magnificent stone-crafted construction of beautiful and ancient monuments. Not only are the monuments worth appreciating but also stands tall is the structural temple Olakkannesvara. It was built in the 8th century and is situated directly above the Mahishsuramardini Mandapa on the hillock, which gives us the surreal scenic view of the town, it’s a visitors delight and a must visit destination for all the tourists. The Olakkannesvara temple is at times mistook as the Mahishasura temple, which is a dedicated to the incarnation of Lord Shiva. This temple is one of the group of monuments at Mahabalipuram that are designated as a UNESCO world heritage site since the year 1984.

The next in line is the Shore temple one of the oldest and richest stone temples in the history of South India, also classified as the UNESCO world heritage site. This temple was built by the Pallava dynasty with blocks of granite at the shore of the Bay of Bengal that beautifies every piece of breath-taking beauty ever made by man-kind.

Mahabalipuram is called the land of 7-pagodas, amongst which 6 temples have been submerged at the Coromandel Coast of Bay of Bengal about 60 kilometres south of Chennai all built in the 7th or 8th century. The cave temples such as the Varaha, Krishna and panchapandava’s are the mandapas or rockcut caves over-looking the coast, these temples are most savoured by the tourist for its structure and beauty. Mahabalipuram consists of some eye-catchy monuments of which is the Descent of the Ganges as it a largest open air rock relief in the world! This relief is carved on 2 monolithic rock boulders along with Arjuna’s Penance and is therefore protected the Archaeological Survey of India and UNESCO designated.

All India packages take you all the places and make your visit a memorable one.