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South India Pilgrimage Tours

Multi-day pilgrimages that bring together the most famous temples of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

Tours
8 suggested itineraries
Temple guides
8 temples

Some temples draw pilgrims from every corner of India. A South India pilgrimage often brings several of them together in one journey — Madurai, Rameswaram and Kanyakumari in the south; Srirangam and Thanjavur in the Kaveri delta; Tirumala in Andhra Pradesh; and Guruvayur in Kerala.

Our most popular multi-day journeys include:

Arriving by train or flight from another state? We can pick you up from the railway station or airport and plan the entire circuit around your arrival and departure.

Packages

Famous South India Temples — tour packages

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Temple guides

Famous South India Temples covered by our tours

  • Colourful sculpted gopurams of the Meenakshi Amman Temple in Madurai

    Madurai, Tamil Nadu

    Meenakshi Amman Temple

    The great temple at the heart of Madurai, dedicated to Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar, famous for its towering sculpted gopurams.

    Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar (Shiva)

  • Long pillared corridor of the Ramanathaswamy Temple in Rameswaram

    Rameswaram, Tamil Nadu

    Rameswaram Ramanathaswamy Temple

    One of the twelve Jyotirlingas and a Char Dham pilgrimage site, famous for its long pillared corridors and sacred theerthams.

    Lord Shiva as Ramanathaswamy

  • Seashore at Kanyakumari near the Bhagavathy Amman Temple

    Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu

    Kanyakumari Bhagavathy Amman Temple

    The ancient temple of the virgin goddess at the southern tip of India, where three seas meet.

    Devi Kanya Kumari (Bhagavathy Amman)

  • The Rajagopuram of the Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple

    Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

    Srirangam Ranganathaswamy Temple

    The foremost of the 108 Divya Desams, an immense temple-town on an island between the Kaveri and Kollidam rivers.

    Lord Vishnu as Sri Ranganathaswamy (reclining)

  • The towering granite vimana of the Brihadeeswarar Temple in Thanjavur

    Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

    Thanjavur Brihadeeswarar Temple

    The "Big Temple" built by Raja Raja Chola I — a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a masterpiece of Chola architecture.

    Lord Shiva as Brihadeeswarar (Peruvudaiyar)

  • Temple towers of Tirumala in the Seshachalam hills

    Tirumala, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

    Tirumala Venkateswara Temple

    The hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara in the Seshachalam hills — one of the most visited pilgrimage centres in the world.

    Lord Venkateswara (Srinivasa, Balaji)

  • Guruvayur Sri Krishna temple with its traditional Kerala architecture

    Guruvayur, Kerala

    Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple

    Kerala's most revered Krishna temple, where Lord Guruvayurappan is worshipped in the form of a four-armed child Krishna.

    Lord Krishna as Guruvayurappan

  • Arunachaleswarar Temple with Arunachala hill behind it at Tiruvannamalai

    Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu

    Arunachaleswarar Temple, Tiruvannamalai

    The fire (Agni) lingam of the Pancha Bhoota Sthalams, at the foot of the sacred Arunachala hill.

    Lord Shiva as Arunachaleswarar and Goddess Unnamulai Amman

More pilgrimage circuits

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  • Murugan Temples

    Pilgrimages to the hill shrines and seashore temples of Lord Murugan — from Palani and Marudamalai to Tiruchendur and the six sacred abodes.

  • Arupadai Veedu

    Visit all six sacred abodes of Lord Murugan in one well-planned private tour across Tamil Nadu.

  • Shiva Temples

    The great Shaivite temples of the south — Rameswaram, Thanjavur, Chidambaram, Tiruvannamalai, Kumbakonam and more.

  • Pancha Bhoota Sthalams

    The five Shiva temples representing earth, water, fire, air and space — Kanchipuram, Thiruvanaikaval, Tiruvannamalai, Srikalahasti and Chidambaram.

  • Navagraha Temples

    The nine planetary temples in the Kaveri delta near Kumbakonam, visited in a comfortable two-day circuit.

  • Vishnu Temples

    Pilgrimages to Srirangam, Tirumala, Guruvayur and other great Vaishnavite shrines of the south.

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