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Mandagapattu Tirumurti Temple is a Hindu temple situated in the village of Mandagapattu in the Viluppuram district of Tamil Nadu, India. Hewn from rock by the Pallava ruler Mahendravarman I in honour of the trinity Brahma-Shiva-Vishnu, the rock-cut cave temple is the oldest stone shrine discovered and dated in Tamil Nadu.
It preserves an important 7th-century Hindu temple, significant to the history of architecture and writing scripts of South India. Dedicated to Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva, it includes a Sanskrit inscription in Grantha script which states that it is first rock cut cave temple made without "wood, brick, metal or mortar".
Guddattu Sri Vinayaka Temple is located at Kundapura, Udupi District in the state of Karnataka, India. [3] [4] It is a Hindu temple dedicated to god Ganapathy, also called Jaladhivasa GanapathyTemple, It is the only Jaladhivasa Ganapathi temple in India. Lord Ganesha’s three-foot idol is believed to have emerged from the rock.
According to the folklore, the temple was constructed by a cowherd about 300 years ago. The present day temple was renovated 160 years ago by Krishna Rao Deshmukh. Besides the main deity Anjaneya swamy, the temple also has the idols of Lord Venkateswara , Goddess Alwaarula and Goddess Lakshmi .
The Ganga Jadadisvarar Temple (also known as the Govindaputhur Gangajatatheeswarar Temple [1]) is a Hindu temple located in the village of Govindaputtur, Ariyalur District, Tamil Nadu, India. Saint Appar and Sambandar who lived during the period of Mahendravarma Pallava praised the deity of the temple in their Devaram hymns.
Uthrapathiswaraswamy Temple is a Hindu temple in Tiruchenkattankudi in Nagapattinam district in the Tamil Nadu state of India. Though it is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva, it is more famous for its Ganesha (Ganapati) icons. [1] The main Ganesha shrine depicts him with a human head, instead of the elephant head he is usually depicted with. [1]
Virupaksha temple at Pattadakal Sri Gundan Anivaritachari was the chief architect of the Virupaksha temple, the most famous and centerpiece at world heritage temple complex at Pattadakal . According to inscriptions he held such titles as "Anikapuravastu Pitamaha" and "Tenkanadesiya Sutradhari".
Ganpatipudhe temple. Ganpatipule town is situated approximately 375 km. south of Mumbai city, along the Konkan Coast. It is situated in a small town which have about 100 houses. The beach present near the town is a popular tourist destination. The Ganpatipudhe temple has Swayambhu murti. Every year thousands of devotees across Maharashtra visit ...