99092016 List of large Hindu temples Us farge Hindu temples - Wikipedia the free encyclopedia From Wikipedia, the fre encyclopedia This s a list of Hindu Temples in torms of area. ‘Name of the Rank temple Photo ‘Area (wr) Location Architecture/Timeline 1 Angkor Wat * 820,000 ‘Angkor,Cambodia ‘Angkor Wat isa tomple complex at Angkor, ‘Cambodia, bul for the king Suryavarman iin the early 12th century as hs state temple and capita cy. As the best-oreserved temple at the site itis the only one to have remained a significant religious center since its foundation — first Hindu, dedicated to the godVishnu, then Buddhist sri 2 Ranganathaswamy ‘Temple, Srrangam r 631,000 TiruchirappallTamil Nadu,Incia ‘Srrangam temple is often listed as the largest functioning Kindu temple inthe word (the stil larger Angkor Wat being the largest existing temple). The tomple occupies an area of 156 ‘acres (631,000 m*) with a perimeter of 4,116” (10,710 feet) making it the largest temple in India! and one ofthe largest religious ‘complexes in the world. The temple is enclosed by seven concentric walls {(ermed prekarams(outer courtyard) or math Suvar) wh a total length of $2,592 feet or over sik miles. These walls are enclosed by 21Gopurams. The Ranganathanswamy Temple ‘complex with 49 shrines, all dedicated to Lord Vishnu, is so huge that tis ke a cty within sel However, the entire temple is not used for the religious purpose, the frst three out of seven concentric walls are used by private commercial establishments such as restaurants, hotels, ower market, and residential homes."Taking this detal into account, stil the temple ranks third to inthe ist of large Hindu temples afterThilai Nataraja Temple, (Chidambaram andTiruvannamalaiAnnamalaiyar Temple, 3 Akshargham 240,000 Dati, India ‘Akshardham is @ Hindu temple complex Jn Dethi.ndia.! Alga referred to as Delhi ‘Akshardham orSwaminarayan Akshardham, the ‘complex displays milennia of traditional Indian ‘and Hindu culture, spiritually, and architecture. ‘The building was inspired and moderated by Pramukh Swami Maharaj, the spirtual head cof theBiochasanwasi Shri Akshar Purushattam ‘Swaminarayan Sanstna, whose 3,000 volunteers helped 7,000 arisansconstruct Akshardham.1°) Belur Math, 4 Ramakrishna: temple ih 160,000 Howrah, West Bengal, India ‘Bolor Math or Belur Mutt is the headquarters of the Ramakrishna Math and Mission, founded ‘bySwami Vivekananda, a chef disciple ‘ofRamakeishna Paramahamea, Itis located on the west bank of Hooghly River, Belur, West Bengal, India and is one of the significant Institutions in Caleutta, This temple isthe heart fof the Ramakzishna Movement. The temple is rotable for is architecture that {usesHindu, Christian andisiamic motifs as a ‘symbol of unity of al religions j Thila! Nataraja 5 Temple, Chidambaram hnipevienwikipeta.orgiwikiist of large_ indy tenples 160,000 (Chidambararn Tamil Nagu,India ‘Thilai Natarajah Temple, Chidambaram - Chidambaram Thai Natarajar-Koothan Kovl or Chidambaram temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shivalocated in the centre of the temple town ofChidambaram, east- ccontral Tamil Nadu,South india, Chidambaram is ‘a temple complex spread over 40 acres (160,000 m2) in the heart ofthe city. tis trly a large temple which is completely used for uesana2016 st ofarge Hindu temples - Wikipedia the ree encyclopedia Prambanan, 6 Trimurt temple 182,000 ‘compound 7 Brhadeeswarar 402.400 Temple ‘Annamalalyar 6 fone sonar Rajagopalaswamy ° fasee 93,000 4 Ekambareswarar 10 Ghambe 92,860 hnipevienwikipeta.orgwikiist of large_ Hinds tenplos Yogyakarta Indonesia Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, india Truvannamalai,Tamil Naduiingia MannargueiTaminadu,India Kanchipuram, Tari Nadu,ingia religious purpose. The main complex to Lord ‘Shiva Nataraja also contains shrines to de'ties such as Sivakami Amman, Ganesh, Murugan land Vishnu inthe form Govindaraja Perumal. Candi Prambanan orCandi Rara Jonggrang’s 2 th-century Hindu tomple compound inGental ‘ava, Indonesia, dedicated tothe Trimurt, the fexpression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Proserver (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva). The temple compound is located approximately 47 klometres (11 mi) northeast ofthe city cofYogyakarta on the boundary between Central Java andYogyakarta provinces The temple compound, aUNESCO World Heritage Site, is the largest Hindu temple site in Indonesia, and one of the biggest in Southeast Asia. tis characterized by ifs all and pointed architecture, typical of Hindu temple architecture, and by the towering 47-metre-high (154 f) central building inside a large complex of individual temples. !1Prambanan attracts many visitors from across the werd" Brinadeeswarar Templealso called The Big ‘Temple was built by Raja Raja Chola | in 1010 CE and is dedicated toShiva, The Big Temple is nal only a magnificent edifice with its majestic vimana, sculptures, architecture and frescoes, but also has a wealth and richness of Tamil inscriptions engraved on stone in superb calligraphy. The temple is part of theUNESGO World Heritage Sit. One wonders ‘of how such a big temple could be builtin flat 6 years taking into account the amount stone and Soll to be moved and the lack of powered machinery available in those days. The massive sized main Vimanam (Tower) is 200 feet high, possibly the highest inthe world when it was. uit. The Vimanam has 16 elaborately articulated stories, and dominates the main ‘quadranglet nas @ monolithic Nandhi weighing ‘about 25 tonnes, and is about 12 feet high ana 20 feat long The presiding deity of ingam 12 fet tal!" ‘Annamalaiyar Temple i a noted Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, and tis the second largest temple (by the area used completely for religious purpose). thas got four stately towers ‘onallthe four sides and four high stone walls Just lke the rampart wals of a fort. The 11-tered highest (217 feet (66 m)) Eastern Tower is called the Rajagopuram. The fertiied walls pierced with four gopura entrances offer a formidable look to this vast complex.) Rajagopalaswamy temple isa Vaishnavte shrine located Inthe town of Mannargual, Tamil Nadu, India.[1}The Front Temple tower is 186 feet tal ‘The presiding delty is Rajagopalaswamy, a form of Lord Krishna. The temple is spread over an area of 23 acres (93,000 m2) and The temple tank is ealedHaridra Nadhi, 1.158 feet long and £837 feet broad 23 acors (93,000 m2) is one of the important Vaishnavite shrines in india. The temple i called Dakshina Dwarka (Southern Dwarka) along with Guruvayoor by Hindus (2) ‘The temple is also 23 acers and the Templo tank Haridra Nadh is also 23 acers making it fone ofthe largest temple tanks in India Ekambareswarar Temple is @ Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, located in Kanchipuramin the state of Tamil Nadu, India This one of the five major Shiva templessana2016 st ofarge Hindu temples - Wikipedia the ree encyclopedia 5 \Varadharaja * ‘1 | Perumal Temple | ,.'} 81,000 Tiewarur 12 | Thyagarajaswamy 80,937 Temple Jambukeswarar 13 | Temple, 72,843 Thiruvanaikaval 14 | Nelaiappar Temple 71,000 Meenakshi Amman 15 Meena 70,050 16 | Vaitheeswaran Koil 60,780 hnipevienwikipeta.orgiwikiist of large_ indy tenples Kanchipuram, Tam Nadu,ingia Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu, India ‘Trichy, Tamil Nac, India TiruneWvel, Tamil Nadu, India Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India \aitheeswaran Kol, Tam Nadu, Inala fr Pancha Botha Sthalams (each representing 2 natural element) representing the element Earth \Varadharaja Perumal Tomple is dedicated taLord Vishnu located in the hoy city ‘ofkanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India. Itis one of the Divya Desams, the 108 tomples of Vishnu belioved ta have boen visited by the 12 poet saints, or Alwars."3 itis located in a suburb of Kanchipuram known as the Vishnu Kanchi that is. ‘a home for many famous Vishnu temples. One of the greatest Hindu scholars of Vaishnava\is'shtAdvaitaphiosophy, Ramaruja is. believed to have resided in his temple, “The ancient Sx Thyagaraja temple atTiruvarur is dedicated to the Somaskanda aspect of Shiva. ‘The temple complex has shrines dedicated to \Vanmikanathar, Tyagarajar and the Kamalaamba, and covers an area of over 20, ‘acres (81,000 mé) The Kamalalayam temple tank covers around 16 acres (68,000 m?),"“lone fof the largest inthe country. The temple chariot is the largest of ts kind in Tamil Nadu.) ‘Thiruvanaikaval (also Thiruvanaikal) is {a Shivatemple in Truchirapali(Trichy), in the State offamil Nadu India. The temple was bul byKocengannan (Kochenga Chola), one of the Early Cholas, around 1,800 years ago." “The temple of Arulmigu Swami Nellaiappar and kanthimathi Ambal was bult before 2500-3000 years ago. The river Tamirabharani referred to by poets as "Poruna flows round the ety In the distant past the city was @ bamboo forest; hence itwas known in those days asvenuvanam, One ofthe famous temples in india steeped in tradition and history and also known for its musical pllars and otner brillant sculptural splendor. The temples were built by Muluthukanda Rama Pandiyan. The musical pilas in the Mani Mandapam wich produce ‘sound in various pitches when struck (7tn Century AD by Nindrasir Nedumaran or Koon Pandyan), the Somavara Mandapam, the 1000 pilared hall, and the Tamra sana with invicate ‘Wood wark, and the Vasantha Mandapam are some of the noteworthy points in this temple. ‘The temple car belongs to this temple isthe third largest temple car in India and It's more than $10 years ago and itis the oldest car festival in the world Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple or Meenakshi Amman Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva — who is known here: ‘asSundareswarar orBeautiul Lord — and his ‘consort, Parvati wha is known as Meenakshi ‘The temple forms the heart and ifelin of the 2500-year-old city ofMadural. The complex houses 14 magnifcentGopurame of towers including two golden Gopurams forthe main doltes, that are elaborately sculptured and painted showing the architectural and sculpting Skis of the ancient Indian sthapathis, Vaitheeswaran Temple is located in Tamil Nadu Incia, dedicated tothe god Shiva. In this temple, Lord Shiva is worshiped as "Vaitheeswaran" or the "God of medicine99092016 Us of arge Hindu temples - Wikipedia the ree encyclopedia worshipers believe that prayers to Lord Vaihesewaran can cure diseases, Jagannath Temple 7 Pun 37,000 Puri, Odisha,India ‘The Jagannath Temple in Puriis @ famous Hindu temple dedicated tadagannath (Vishnu) in the coastal town ‘of Purin the state of Odisha, India. The name Jagannath (Lord of the Universe) is a ‘combination of theSanskrt words Japanese) ‘and Nath(Lord of." 18 | Birla Mangir 30,000 Dati, India “The Laxminarayan Temple (also known as the Birla Mandir is aHind temple dedicated ta Laxminarayan in Delhi India. The temple is builtin honour of Lakshmi(Hindu goddess of wealth) and her consortNarayana (Vishnu, Preserver in theTrimurt). The temple was built ln 1622 by Vir Singh Deo and renovated by Prithvi Singh in 1793. During 1933-39, Laxmi "Narayan Temple was bull by Baldeo Das. Bilaof Birla fami. Thus, the temple is also ‘known as Birla Mandit. The famous temple is ‘accredited to have been inaugurated bby Mahatma Gandhi in 1939. At that time, ‘Gandhi kept a condition that the temple would ‘not be restricted to the Hindus and people from ‘every caste would be allowed inside. Since then, ‘funds for further renovations and support have ‘come from the Bia family") hnlpevienwikipeta.orgiwikiList of arge_ indy tenses