# South India *Sacred places of the South* **Total entries:** 25+ *** ## South Indian Sacred Places South India has a rich Vaishnava tradition, especially through the four sampradayas and the Alvar saints. *** ## Major Pilgrimage Cities & Temples ### Tamil Nadu - [[index/K#kāñcīpuram|Kāñcīpuram]] - One of seven sacred cities - [[index/M#Madurai|Madurai]] - Ancient temple city - [[index/T#tiruchchirāpalli|Tiruchchirāpalli]] - Temple city - [[index/T#Tiruchendur|Tiruchendur]] - Murugan temple - [[index/T#Tirunelveli|Tirunelveli]] - Ancient city - [[index/T#Tiruppullani|Tiruppullani]] - Sacred site - [[index/T#tirunagarai ālvār|Tirunagarai Ālvār]] - Alvar saint's place - [[index/T#tirumaṅga|Tirumaṅga]] - Temple town ### Andhra Pradesh - [[index/T#Tirupati|Tirupati]] - Most visited temple - [[index/T#Tirumala|Tirumala]] - Venkateswara temple ### Karnataka - [[index/U#uḍupī|Uḍupī]] - Madhva tradition Krishna temple ### Kerala - [[index/K#Kerala|Kerala]] - Guruvayur and sacred sites ### Maharashtra (Southern Connection) - Pandharpur - Vitthala temple ## Sacred Rivers - [Godāvarī River](../entries/godavari-river.md) - Sacred South Indian river - [Kāverī River](../entries/kaveri-river.md) - Holy river of Tamil Nadu - [[index/K#kāverī river prahlāda & saint at|Kāverī River stories]] ## Holy Sites - [[index/T#tirukāḍi kuṇḍam|Tirukāḍi kuṇḍam]] - Sacred tank - [[index/T#tiruhitā|Tiruhitā]] - Holy place - [[index/R#rāmeśvaram|Rāmeśvaram]] - One of four dhamas ## Related Topics ### Sampradayas - [[index/S#sri vaishnava|Śrī Vaiṣṇava sampradāya]] - [[index/M#Mādhva-Gauḍīya-sampradāya|Madhva sampradāya]] ### Saints & Literature - [[index/A#ālvārs|Ālvārs]] - Tamil Vaishnava saints - [[index/D#divya prabandham|Divya Prabandham]] - Tamil scriptures - [[index/T#tamil literature|Tamil devotional literature]] *** *See also:* [All Places](../places/) · [Main Index](../index.md)