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10 articles on South India’s sacred places
Mysuru Dasara — One of India's Greatest Festivals Mysuru Dasara (2026 dates: October 13–22) is a 10-day royal festival that has been celebrated for over 400 yea…
Andhra Pradesh — The Land of Lord Venkateswara Andhra Pradesh is one of India's richest states for temple heritage — home to the world's most visited religious …
Why Visit the Navagraha Temples? In Vedic astrology, the nine celestial bodies (Navagraha — Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Rahu, and Ketu) ar…
The Kerala Ashtamangalam The Kerala Ashtamangalam (eight auspicious temples) is a sacred circuit of eight of Kerala's most powerful temples — covering different…
Bangalore's Sacred Neighbourhood Bangalore sits within striking distance of some of South India's finest temples. Whether you have a weekend or just a single da…
A Living Legend in Stone The Meenakshi Amman Temple at the heart of Madurai is not just a place of worship — it is the reason the city of Madurai exists. For ov…
A Temple That Is Also a City The Ranganathaswamy Temple at Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, is not merely the largest functioning Hindu temple in the world — it is a…
A Forest Shrine with Ancient Power Nestled at the foot of the Western Ghats, surrounded by mist-covered mountains and the Kumaradhara river, Kukke Subramanya is…
A Temple Unlike Any Other Sri Manjunatheshwara Temple at Dharmasthala is one of the most remarkable pilgrimage destinations in South India — a Shaivite temple m…
The World's Most Visited Temple Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, perched at 853 metres on the seventh peak of the Tirumala Hills, receives between 50,000 and 1,00,…
