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Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple,Srirangam Sri Ranganathaswamy TempleThis temple is one of the largest running Hindu Temples in the world in terms of area, legend, and history. It is located on an island in the river Cauvery (Tamil Nadu). It has been invaded many times by the Muslim and European invaders. It occupies an area of 631,000m with a perimeter of 4,116m. The temple remarks chivalry of the different dynasties like Chola, Pandya, Hoysala and Vijayanagar, who ruled this part between 9th and 16th century AD. The temple has 21 towers including 1000 pillared hall with sculptures of riding horses. Jagannath Temple, Puri Jagannath TempleJagannath Temple is one of the four Dhams of Hindu religion. The temple has got special emphasis in ancient Hindu religious scriptures. It is situated in a town of Odissa, an Indian state. The two deities, Balaram and Jagannath along with their sister Subhadra and some other deities are located in the main temple. The annual Chariot drawing from main temple to Gundicha in July is one of the most crowd-drawing religious events of India. Golden Temple, Amritsar Golden TempleHarmandir Sahib or Golden Temple is a sacred temple for Sikh people. It is situated in Amritsar, a city of Punjab, India. This bright golden coloured temple is surrounded by a lake with crystal clear water. It was originally built in 1574. The temple has got four doors to enter which signifies the openness of Sikhism towards all. It was constructed by the fifth Sikh Guru, Arjun Singh, who completed the Holy Scripture Adi Granth and set it inside the Gurudwara. People irrespective of caste,sex and religion are welcome to worship there. Brihadeeswarar Temple- Thanjavur Brihadeeswarar TempleBrihadeeswarar temple is a part of UNESCO’s World Heritage Site. This is the world’s first complete granite made temple. The temple signifies the height achieved by the Chola Kings in the field of architecture. It is built by the Tamil emperor Arunomolivarman (Rajaraja Chola I) in 1002 CE. Somnath Temple, Gujrat Somnath TempleSomnath Temple is one of the twelve Jyotirlinga temples of deity Shiva. From historical point of view, this temple is very important. From ancient times, this temple is destroyed number of times by many rulers. Among those rulers Sultan Mahmud of Ghazny and Alauddin Khilji were prominent. The temple was first reconstructed in the year 649 CE. The last reconstruction took place in 1947. The temple’s main spire is 150 feet high. The Baan-Stambh on the sea protection wall is one of the important architecture of this temple.

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