Who built temples in Tamil Nadu?

The Chola kings ruled from 848 to 1280 CE and included Rajaraja Chola I and his son Rajendra Chola who built temples such as the Brihadeshvara Temple of Thanjavur and Brihadeshvara Temple of Gangaikonda Cholapuram, the Airavatesvara Temple of Darasuram and the Sarabeswara (Shiva) Temple, also called the Kampahareswarar …

Which is very old temple in Tamil Nadu?

The only big ancient temple more than 1000 years ago for Uchishtta Ganapathy is situated in Manimoortheeswaram on the banks of River Thamirabarani in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. This popular Ganesha shrine is located inside the famous Madurai Meenakshi Temple.

Why Tirupati is not part of Tamilnadu?

Since it was Tamilians who owns most of the land, Chittoor should have been merged with Tamil Nadu; Tirupati Temple should have been a famous destination in Tamil Nadu itself. States Reorganisation Act was formed in the year 1956 and that’s how Tamil Nadu lost the world-famous Tirupati Temple to Andhra Pradesh.

How many Shiva temples are there in Tamil Nadu?

The most temples are in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, where there are 2,500 Shiva temples of importance.

Which district has more temples in Tamil Nadu?

Kumbakonam, known as the temple city of South India is in Thanjavur district of Tamil Nadu. The Mahamaham festival, celebrated once in 12 years, makes Kumbakonam a pilgrim hotspot, when the festival comes around.

Why was Madras name changed to Chennai?

In 1996, Tamil Nadu capital Chennai got its current name. Earlier it was known as Madras. At that time the nationwide trend was to rename cities in native language. Elangovan said Madras was renamed as Chennai in memory of the Telugu ruler Chennappa.

Who built the Tirupati temple?

The first temple at Tirumala Tirupati was built by King Thondaiman, Tamil ruler of the ancient Thondaimandalam. He is said to have built the original Gopuram (tower) and the Prakhara in the 8th century.