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South Indian Temples are mostly based on Dravidian and Cholan architecture.

Kapaleshwara Temple in Chennai : The temple was built around the 7th century CE and is a good example of Dravidian architecture. This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The name of the temple came from two names Kapalam means head and Ishwara means another name of Lord Siva.

Tirumala Tirupati Temple in Tirupati : This temple is dedicated to Lord Venkateshwara. It is also one of the richest Temple in Idia. This temple built on the seven hills on Tirumala, at Tirupathi. This temple is exclusively built in Dravidian style.

Brihadeshwara Temple in Tanjore : This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple built by Raja Raja Chola in 1010 AD. The temple is made out of granite in Cholan architecture. This temple celebrated 1000 years in 2010. The outer wall of the upper storey is carved with 81 dance postures of Bharathanatyam, the classical dance of Tamilnadu.

Rameshwaram Temple : This is one of the 12th Jyorirlingam of Lord Shiva. As per Hindu Mythology, Lord Rama built a Shiva Lingam and prayed to Lord Shiva to rescue his wife Sita from Ravana. Rameswara means “Lord of Rama” in Sanskrit, an epithet of Shiva, the presiding deity of the Ramanathaswamy Temple.

Meenakshi Temple in Madurai : This temple is dedicated to Goddess Parvati ( wife of Lord Shiva ) who is known as Meenakshi. The temple was destroyed by the Muslim invader Malik Kafur in 1310 and all the ancient elements were destroyed. The first Nayak King Viswanatha Nayak taken the decision to rebuild this temple. This temple finally built during the reign of Thirumalai Nayak between 1623 to 1655.

Ekambareshwar Temple in Kanchipuram : This temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva. This is one of the five major Shiva temples or Pancha Bhoota Sthalams - each representing a natural element. This one represents - The Earth. The other four temples in this category are Thiruvanaikaval Jambukeswara (water), Chidambaram Natarajar (Sky), Thiruvannamalai Arunachaleswara (fire) and Kalahasti Nathar (wind).