Temple Insights
Comprehensive analysis of Tamil Nadu's sacred temple landscape
Total
43,789
Heritage
7,879
Districts
42
Taluks
326
Mappable
91.6%
Padal Petra
576
Temple Categories
By District
1.Thiruchirappalli2,712
2.Thanjavur2,354
3.Thiruvarur1,840
4.Madurai1,797
5.Cuddalore1,689
6.Coimbatore1,527
7.Ariyalur1,473
8.Erode1,422
9.Salem1,417
10.Tiruppur1,360
11.Tiruvannamalai1,343
12.Krishnagiri1,335
13.Pudukkottai1,316
14.Tirunelveli1,292
15.Mayiladuthurai1,263
16.Dindigul1,262
17.Thoothukudi1,245
18.Dharmapuri1,210
19.Chennai1,206
20.Kanyakumari1,142
21.Sivagangai1,128
22.Kallakurichi1,081
23.Namakkal1,070
24.Viluppuram1,040
25.Tiruvallur1,029
26.Perambalur950
27.Nagapattinam941
28.Tenkasi880
29.Karur756
30.Chengalpattu750
31.Kancheepuram690
32.Virudhunagar542
33.Ranipet476
34.Vellore476
35.Ramanathapuram462
36.திண்டுக்கல்335
37.Thirupathur292
38.Theni227
39.திருச்சிராப்பள்ளி160
40.மயிலாடுதுறை133
41.தேனி113
42.Nilgiris49
Top Taluks
1.Kumbakonam641
2.Ariyalur586
3.Udayarpalayam484
4.Agastheeswaram455
5.Sirkazhi454
6.Thiruvidaimaruthur445
7.Lalgudi433
8.Nagapattinam409
9.Tirunelveli372
10.Krishnagiri345
11.Chidambaram334
12.Dharapuram330
13.Papanasam324
14.Thiruvarur323
15.Tondiarpet318
Heritage Temples by District
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Thanjavur
976 heritage temples
Thiruvarur
558 heritage temples
Mayiladuthurai
505 heritage temples
Thiruchirappalli
403 heritage temples
Cuddalore
349 heritage temples
Thoothukudi
337 heritage temples
Tiruvannamalai
334 heritage temples
Nagapattinam
307 heritage temples
Tirunelveli
291 heritage temples
Salem
289 heritage temples
Kancheepuram
262 heritage temples
Tiruvallur
241 heritage temples
Tenkasi
213 heritage temples
Viluppuram
208 heritage temples
Sivagangai
190 heritage temples
Top Primary Deities
1.Vinayagar1,441
2.Perumal490
3.Ayyanar463
4.Iyyanar353
5.Pillaiyar206
6.Kattalai174
7.Kailasanathar166
8.Varatharajaperumal150
9.Sivan132
10.Selva Vinayagar131
11.Mariamman114
12.Varatharaja Perumal113
13.Sastha97
14.Murugan97
15.விநாயகர்86
16.Ramar81
17.Anjaneyar81
18.Varadharaja Perumal77
19.Lakshmi Narayana Perumal77
20.Vinayakar76
Top Female Deities (Ambal)
1.Mariyamman738
2.Mariamman490
3.Amman160
4.Angalamman156
5.Kannimar132
6.Mutharamman110
7.Kaliamman104
8.Pidari99
9.Kaliyamman91
10.Muthumariamman89
11.Muthalamman89
12.Pidariyamman79
13.Pidariamman74
14.Selliyamman69
15.Sellandiamman63
16.Muthumariyamman57
17.Muttharamman54
18.மாரியம்மன்52
19.Kamatchiamman50
20.Marriamman47
Subcategories by Deity Type
Amman
Amman4,829
Mariamman3,907
Kaliamman1,060
Pidariyamman988
Selliamman491
Vinayagar
Vinayagar4,528
Pillaiyar1,196
Selva Vinayagar486
Siddhi Vinayagar363
Karpaga Vinayagar185
Vishnu
Perumal2,213
Varadaraja Perumal1,030
Narayana Perumal570
Rama435
Hanuman298
Shiva
Eswarar2,720
Kailasanathar292
Sundareswarar196
Agastheeswarar133
Sivan128
Ayyanar
Ayyanar2,425
Karuppasamy690
Muniswaran139
Maduraiveeran99
Sudalaimadan76
Murugan
Subramaniyaswamy720
Palaniyandavar276
Murugan156
Kandan91
Kumara Swamy43
Ayyappan
Sastha295
By Century
1.19th Century20,130
2.20th Century2,405
3.18th Century1,872
4.3rd Century1,845
5.20th-21st Century1,539
6.21st Century1,250
7.19th-20th Century791
8.17th Century541
9.16th Century402
10.18th-19th Century280
11.10th Century246
12.13th Century227
13.12th Century214
14.7th Century200
15.15th Century200
16.9th Century169
17.17th-18th Century154
18.11th Century154
19.14th Century134
20.8th Century99
21.6th Century80
22.5th Century39
23.12th-18th Century38
24.1st Century29
25.Before 1st Century29
26.15th-16th Century25
27.13th-14th Century22
28.12th-13th Century20
29.7th-8th Century18
30.16th-17th Century18
By Dynasty / Rulers
1.Latest Period1,434
2.Cholan662
3.Others545
4.Pandiyan351
5.Later Cholas187
6.Pallavan103
7.Nayakkar86
8.Vijayanagaram48
9.Maratha King Shivaji41
10.Cheran32
11.Later Vijayanagaram27
12.Latest Period, Others13
Tower (Vimana) Styles
1.Other Vimanam6,032
2.Oru Nillai Vimanam1,695
3.Ega Thalam1,542
4.Vattam Vadivam527
5.Dravidian457
6.Anandha Vimanam369
7.Thiravidam287
8.Suthai222
9.Moondru Nilai Vimanam185
10.3 Nilai Suganantha Vimanam144
11.Sathura Vimanam138
12.Thuvithalam Vimanam130
Sanctum Shapes
1.Square Shape8,983
2.Back Side Of An Elephant Shape1,668
3.Rectangle Shape1,344
4.Hexagon Shape152
5.Triangle Shape98
6.Conch Shape55
7.Pentagon Shape19
8.Gajabrushtam9
Sacred Trees
1.Vilvam513
2.Vembu (Neem)106
3.Arasu (Peepal)102
4.Vembu99
5.Nill34
6.Vilvamaram31
7.Vanni Tree31
8.Vanni Maram29
9.Vilva Maram28
10.Vanni25
11.Vilva Tree20
12.Mango Tree19