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South Indian Temples Tour
Take a classic journey through the warm scented lands of South India. The south is a cross road of many temples, palaces, museums and churches. In spite of the seeming similarity, each State of South India has different scenery, festivals, architecture and subtle cultural variations, which a re reflected in their beautiful temples. Although battered by the destructive forces of time, weather, and invading forces, the temples of South-India remain as the greatest legacy of their ancient history.
In South India beautiful temples of ancient and medieval times still exists these temples are intact because it was not like North India where invasion were frequent. South Indians hail from Dravidan's race. Most of the South India Temples have the Dravidian style of architecture in which the tower crowns the innermost sanctum of the temple. Thousands of temples with lofty towers dot the skyline of the south India. These temples are torch bearers of the glorious heritage of this region, and are archives of the wonderful art forms that evolved over several centuries. Several of these temples have been glorified by the ancient hymns of the 1st millennium CE.
In South India beautiful temples of ancient and medieval times still exists these temples are intact because it was not like North India where invasion were frequent. South Indians hail from Dravidan's race. Most of the South India Temples have the Dravidian style of architecture in which the tower crowns the innermost sanctum of the temple. Thousands of temples with lofty towers dot the skyline of the south India. These temples are torch bearers of the glorious heritage of this region, and are archives of the wonderful art forms that evolved over several centuries. Several of these temples have been glorified by the ancient hymns of the 1st millennium CE.
These ancient architecture were made by great kings of the Pallavas, Cholas, Pandyas and Vijayanagar rule. They have been the greatest of temple builders. Temples from the pre Christian era as well as those from the 20th century exist in this state, where the ancient rulers have made outstanding contributions to the growth of these monuments of great artistic value. The most ancient temples were built of brick and mortar. Up-to about 700 CE temples were scooped out of rocks.
Few of the famous South Indian Temples are Tirupati Temple, Badami Cave Temples, Chamundi Temple, Kanchipuram Temples, Mahabalipuram Temples, Tanjore Temples, Birla Mandir, Meenakshi Temple, Sabarimala Temple, Rameshwaram Temple, Somnathpur Temple etc.
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