Cave Temples of the Pallavas This is a list of popular Hindu temples in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, known

as Land of Temples. Nearly 33,000 an ient temples, many at least !00 to "#00 years old, are found s attered all over the state. $ost of the lar%est Hindu Temples reside here. &tudded with omple' ar hite ture, variety of s ulptures, and ri h ins riptions, the temples remain the very essen e of the ulture and herita%e of Tamil land, with histori al re ords datin% (a k to at least 3,000 years. The state also a(ounds with a lar%e num(er of temple tanks. The state has #,3)* temple tanks lo ated in ",)!+ temples. The %overnment has identified ",0+! tanks for renovation. The $ahendra style $anda%appattu, Lakshita-s ave.temple /0 Pallavaram, Pan hapandava ave.temple )" $amandur II, 1udravalisvaram ave.temple )/ 2uran%anilmuttam, 2al.mandakam ave.temple )! 3allam I, 3asantesvaram ave.temple +" $ahendravadi, $ahendra-s 3ishnu ave.temple +/ $amandur I, northern ave.temple +0 4alavanur, &atrumalla-s ave.temple 0" Tiru hirappalli.Lalitankura-s ave.temple 5upper6 0* &iyaman%alam, 7vani(ha8ana-s ave.temple !* 3ilappakkam, Pan hapandava ave.temple */ 7ra%andanallur, unfinished ave.temple *! Period II Tirukkalukkunram, 9rukal.mandapam ave.temple "00 $aha(alipuram, 2otikal.mandapam ave.temple "00 &in%aperumal.koil, Narasimha ave.temple ""0 &in%avaram, 1an%anatha ave.temple ""# $ela heri &ikhari Pallavesvaram ave.temple ""+ $amandur I3, smaller unfinished ave.temple ""! $amandur III, lar%e unfinished ave.temple ""! $aha(alipuram, 4harmara8a.mandapam or 7tyantakama-s ave.temple "## &aluvankuppam, 7tirana handa-s ave.temple "#) Period III 2ilmavilan%ai, 3ishnu ro k. ut ell "30 3allam II, lower 5&iva6 ave.temple "3# 3allam III, northern 53ishnu6 ave.temple "3/ The $amalla style $aha(alipuram, 2oneri.mandapam, five. elled 5&iva6 ave.temple "3/ $aha(alipuram, 3araha.mandapam ave.temple "/" $aha(alipuram, $ahishamardini.mandapam ave.temple "/! $aha(alipuram, Trimurti ave.temple ")+ $aha(alipuram, unfinished ave.temples "+"

$aha(alipuram, Paramesvara.$ahavaraha.3ishnu.%riha 57divaraha6 ave temple "++ $aha(alipuram, 1amanu8a.mandapam ave.temple "0) &aluvankuppam, :ali.mandapam 5Ti%er. ave6 "!0 $aha(alipuram, the smaller :ali.mandapam "!3 $aha(alipuram, $ahishasura ro k. ut ell "!3 $aha(alipuram, $ahishasura ro k. ut ell However, this leads topi s of dis ussions as (elow 1a8asimha 5 listin% undisputed ones6 mallai ti%er aves and atiran handa manda(am mallai shore temple kan hi kailasnatha temple panamalai ; tala%iririswarar 5 with his portrait paintin%6