The document discusses three Hindu temples in South India - Thanjavur Temple, Madurai Meenatchi Temple, and Mahabalipuram. The Thanjavur Temple, also known as Brihadishvara Temple, is located in Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. It was built in 1010 AD by Raja Raja and is an exemplary example of fully realized Tamil architecture. The Madurai Meenatchi Temple is located in Madurai, Tamil Nadu and is dedicated to the goddess Meenakshi and her consort Sundareswarar. It is a historic temple built on the bank of the Vaigai River. Mahabalip

1. Art Intergration
3 Temple
Subject – Social, Math

2. Q/A Session
What Is This
Temple ???
A) Madurai Meenatchi
B) Thanjavur

3. Answer
Thanjavur
Temple

4. Thanjavur Temple
This Temple Is Created By
Rajaraja.
Completed At 1010 AD .
Elevation 66 m (217 ft)

5. Thanjavur Temple
Brihadishvara Temple, locally known as
Thanjai Periya Kovil, and also called
Rajarajeswaram, is a Shaivite Hindu
temple dedicated to Shiva located in
South bank of Cauvery river in Thanjavur,
Tamil Nadu, India. It is one of the largest
Hindu temples and an exemplary
example of a fully realized Tamil
architecture …

6. Madurai Meenatchi
Temple
 Elevation: 144 m (472 ft)
 Features: Temple pond: Potramarai Kulam
 Festivals: Chithirai Thiruvizha, Navaratri,
Cradle festival, Aavanimoolam, Meenakshi
Tirukkalyaanam, Alagar's river plunge
 Deity: Meenakshi (Parvati);
Sundareswarar/Chokkanathar (Shiva)
 District: Madurai

7. Madurai Meenatchi
Temple
 Arulmigu Meenakshi
Sundareshwarar Temple is a
historic Hindu temple located
on the southern bank of the
Vaigai River in the temple city
of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
It is dedicated to the goddess
Meenakshi, a form of Parvati,
and her consort,
Sundareshwar, a form of
Shiva.

8. Mahabalipuram
Elevation: 12 m
Who built Mamallapuram?
The town's religious centre was
founded by a 7th-century-ce
Hindu Pallava king—
Narasimhavarman, also known
as Mamalla—for whom the town
was named. Ancient Chinese,
Persian, and Roman coins found
at Mamallapuram point to its
earlier existence as a seaport.

9. Mahabalipuram
 What Is The Special Of
Mahabalipuram ???
 Mahabalipuram is a place that is
famous for its temples and
monuments, especially the very
famous Shore Temple. It consists
of three temples built in one single
complex, that was constructed way
back in the 8th century. Another
famous temple is the Pancha
Rathas.

10. Mahabalipuram
 Mamallapuram, or Mahabalipuram,
is a town on a strip of land between
the Bay of Bengal and the Great
Salt Lake, in the south Indian state
of Tamil Nadu. It’s known for its
temples and monuments built by
the Pallava dynasty in the 7th and
8th centuries. The seafront Shore
Temple comprises 3 ornate granite
shrines. Krishna’s Butter Ball is a
massive boulder balanced on a
small hill near the Ganesha Ratha
stone temple.

11. By :
K.S.Kanishk