Temple

 

Gujarat

Sun Temple (Modhera)

• left bank of the river Pushpavati ( a tributary of river Rupan)
• Mehsana, Gujarat
• Bright yellow sandstone
• three groups of deities: Adityas, Lokapalas and devis

Telengana

Rudreshwar Temple (Ramappa), Mulugu

• Kakatiya Period (1123-1323)
• Shiva Temple
• Thousand Pillar Temple
• Rudradeva and Recharla Rudra
• UNESCO World Heritage List (Cultural)

Sri Seetha Ramachandra Swamivari Devasthanam, Bhadrachalam

• Lord Raam
• Left bank of the river Godavari
• 17th Century
• Reconstructed by Kancherla Gopanna
• Reign of Abul Hasan Qutub Shah (Sultan of the Golconda(1626-1672))

Tamil Nadu

Brihadeshwara Temple (1003-1010)AD

• Raja Rajeswara Temple
• Dedicated to Shiva
• Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)
• Chola emperor Raja Raj Chola I (985-1014)
• Dravidian Style
• UNESCO Heritage Site (1987)

Andhra Pradesh

Srisailam Temple,Kurnool

• Top of the Nallamala Hills (River Krishana)
• Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati
• Only temple in India significant to both Saivism and Shaktism
• One of the 12 Jyotirlingas and 18 Maha Shakti Peethas 
• Satavahana Dynasty
• Chalukya, Kakatiyas and Vijayanagara empire contributed