Shiva Temples in Tamil Nadu

The auspicious one, the great yogi, destroyer and regenerator within the Trimurti.

7 Temples dedicated to Shiva in Tamil Nadu

tiruvannamalai

Arunachaleswarar Temple

Agni (fire) Pancha Bhoota Sthalam at the foot of the Arunachala hill, itself worshipped as a form of Shiva. Ramana Maharshi lived on this hill for over 50 years.

thanjavur

Brihadisvara Temple

UNESCO World Heritage Chola masterpiece, built entirely of granite. Its 66-metre vimana was the tallest in the world at the time of its consecration.

kanchipuram

Ekambareswarar Temple

Prithvi (earth) Pancha Bhoota Sthalam. Its 3,500-year-old mango tree in the outer prakara is said to bear four different varieties on its four branches.

srirangam

Jambukeswarar Temple

Appu (water) Pancha Bhoota Sthalam, adjacent to Srirangam. The sanctum holds a natural underground spring that irrigates the base of the lingam.

kanchipuram

Kailasanathar Temple

Kailasanathar Temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, is the city's oldest surviving structural shrine, built of sandstone with rare early Pallava wall paintings.

chidambaram

Nataraja Temple

Nataraja Temple, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, is the Akasha Pancha Bhoota sthalam - the only shrine where Shiva is worshipped as Nataraja, the cosmic dancer.

rameshwaram

Ramanathaswamy Temple

One of the twelve Jyotirlingas and part of the Char Dham. Famed for the longest temple corridor in India, running nearly 1,200 metres.