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Hampi · Mysore · Tamil temples

South India

Dravidian temple cities, Western Ghats coffee hills, colonial hill stations, and the Franco-Tamil coast.

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Places in South India

Hampi, Karnataka

Hampi

The Ruined Capital of Vijayanagara

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Mysore, Karnataka

Mysore

The City of Palaces & Dasara

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Bengaluru, Karnataka

Bengaluru

The Garden City on the Deccan Plateau

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Coorg, Karnataka

Coorg

The Scotland of India

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Chikmagalur, Karnataka

Chikmagalur

The Birthplace of Indian Coffee

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Ooty, Tamil Nadu

Ooty

The Queen of Hill Stations

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Kodaikanal, Tamil Nadu

Kodaikanal

The Princess of Hill Stations

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Pondicherry, Puducherry

Pondicherry

India with a French Accent

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Mahabalipuram, Tamil Nadu

Mahabalipuram

The Pallava Shore of Carved Granite

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Madurai, Tamil Nadu

Madurai

The Temple City That Never Sleeps

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Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

Thanjavur

The Chola Capital of the Great Temple

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Badami, Karnataka

Badami

Cradle of Chalukyan Rock-Cut Art

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Belur & Halebidu, Karnataka

Belur & Halebidu

The Sculptural Zenith of the Hoysalas

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Gokarna, Karnataka

Gokarna

Temple Town of Sacred Beaches

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Udupi, Karnataka

Udupi

Krishna's Temple Town & the Home of the Dosa

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Mangalore, Karnataka

Mangalore

The Port City of the Konkan Coast

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Bandipur, Karnataka

Bandipur

Tiger Country of the Nilgiri Biosphere

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Shravanabelagola, Karnataka

Shravanabelagola

The Colossus of Jain India

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Jog Falls, Karnataka

Jog Falls

The Sharavathi's Great Monsoon Plunge

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Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Chennai

The Gateway to the Dravidian South

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Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

Kanchipuram

The City of a Thousand Temples

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Rameshwaram, Tamil Nadu

Rameshwaram

The Sacred Island of the Ramayana

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Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu

Kanyakumari

Land's End Where Three Seas Meet

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Chettinad, Tamil Nadu

Chettinad

Mansions, Merchants & a Legendary Cuisine

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Tiruchirappalli (Trichy), Tamil Nadu

Tiruchirappalli (Trichy)

Rock Fort & the Great Temple of Srirangam

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Hyderabad, Telangana

Hyderabad

City of the Nizams, Pearls & Biryani

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Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh

Tirupati

Gateway to the Hill of Lord Venkateswara

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Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh

Visakhapatnam

The Jewel of the East Coast

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Araku Valley, Andhra Pradesh

Araku Valley

Eastern Ghats Coffee Country

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Bijapur (Vijayapura), Karnataka

Bijapur (Vijayapura)

Deccan Capital of the Adil Shahi Sultans

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Bidar, Karnataka

Bidar

Fort City of the Bahmani Deccan

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Murudeshwar, Karnataka

Murudeshwar

The Giant Shiva Above the Arabian Sea

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Dandeli, Karnataka

Dandeli

White Water & Hornbills of the Western Ghats

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Kabini, Karnataka

Kabini

Riverine Wildlife on Nagarhole's Edge

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Gandikota, Andhra Pradesh

Gandikota

The Grand Canyon of India

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Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh

Lepakshi

Vijayanagara Temple of the Hanging Pillar

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Warangal, Telangana

Warangal

Capital of the Kakatiya Empire

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Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu

Kumbakonam

The Temple Town of the Sacred Tank

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Yercaud, Tamil Nadu

Yercaud

The Quiet Hill Station of the Shevaroys

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Valparai, Tamil Nadu

Valparai

Tea Country in the Anamalai Rainforest

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Mudumalai, Tamil Nadu

Mudumalai

The Tiger Reserve of the Nilgiri Foothills

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Gingee, Tamil Nadu

Gingee

The Troy of the East

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Pattadakal, Karnataka

Pattadakal

The Coronation City of the Chalukyas

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Aihole, Karnataka

Aihole

The Cradle of Indian Temple Architecture

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Sringeri, Karnataka

Sringeri

The First Seat of Adi Shankaracharya

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Sakleshpur, Karnataka

Sakleshpur

The Coffee-and-Cardamom Hills of Hassan

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Kollur, Karnataka

Kollur

The Mookambika Shrine Beneath Kodachadri

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Horsley Hills, Andhra Pradesh

Horsley Hills

The Cool Retreat of the Eastern Ghats

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Belum Caves, Andhra Pradesh

Belum Caves

India’s Great Underground Labyrinth

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Srirangam, Tamil Nadu

Srirangam

India's Island Temple City on the Cauvery

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Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu

Chidambaram

Where Shiva Dances as the Lord of the Cosmos

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Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu

Tiruvannamalai

The Sacred Hill of the Fire Element

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Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Vellore

Moated Fort City and a Temple of Gold

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Dhanushkodi, Tamil Nadu

Dhanushkodi

The Ghost Town at Land's End

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Velankanni, Tamil Nadu

Velankanni

The Lourdes of the East

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Tranquebar, Tamil Nadu

Tranquebar

India's Danish Colonial Coast

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Srikalahasti, Andhra Pradesh

Srikalahasti

The Wind-Element Shrine and Kalamkari Town

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Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada

The Business Heart of the Krishna Delta

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Srisailam, Andhra Pradesh

Srisailam

Jyotirlinga and Shakti Peetha in the Nallamala Hills

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Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh

Puttaparthi

Ashram Town of Prasanthi Nilayam

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Srirangapatna, Karnataka

Srirangapatna

Tipu Sultan's island capital on the sacred Cauvery

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Belur, Karnataka

Belur

Hoysala soapstone artistry on the Yagachi river

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Halebidu, Karnataka

Halebidu

The old Hoysala capital and its sculpted temple

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Chitradurga, Karnataka

Chitradurga

The fort of seven circles amid granite boulders

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Melukote, Karnataka

Melukote

A Sri Vaishnava hill town of Ramanuja's legacy

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Shivanasamudra, Karnataka

Shivanasamudra

The Cauvery's twin cascades on a river island

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Srivilliputhur, Tamil Nadu

Srivilliputhur

The temple town whose tower crowns Tamil Nadu's emblem

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Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu

Karaikudi

Chettinad's town of merchant mansions and bold cuisine

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Gulbarga, Karnataka

Gulbarga

The Bahmani Deccan's first capital and Sufi shrine city

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Nagarjunakonda, Andhra Pradesh

Nagarjunakonda

An ancient Buddhist city preserved on a reservoir island

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