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Old Town (Ekamra Kshetra), Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Odisha
Lingaraj Temple, also known locally as Tribhuvaneshwara and Shri Lingaraja Temple, stands as a magnificent example of Kalinga architecture in the heart of Old T…
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Alarapur / Naragariamatha, Brahmagiri, Puri, Odisha
Deulghata, near Boram village, on the bank of the Kangsabati River, Near Jaypur, Purulia, West Bengal
Pashupatinath Mandir Road, near Dhan Mandi, northern banks of Shivna River, Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh
Chintaman Ganesh area / Jawasya village, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh
Mandhata Island (Shivpuri/Omkar Parvat) in the Narmada River, Mandhata, Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh
Andhari Gam / Vaghadiyani Andhari (near Kadana Dam), Kadana, Mahisagar, Gujarat
Markandadeo village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra
Triveni Sangam (Tapi-Purna confluence), Changdev, Jalgaon, Maharashtra
Chouphala / Pradakshina Road, Pandharpur, Solapur, Maharashtra
Shingnapur Hills / near Mungi Ghat, Shikhar Shingnapur, Satara, Maharashtra
Old Mahabaleshwar, Mahabaleshwar, Satara, Maharashtra
Northern coastal edge of Harihareshwar town, near Harihareshwar Beach, Harihareshwar, Raigad, Maharashtra
Jambli Naka / Shivaji Path, Thane, Maharashtra
Mahurgad hilltop, Mahur, Nanded, Maharashtra
Nehru Chowk / Vaijnath Galli, on a small hillock, Parli Vaijnath, Beed, Maharashtra
Temple Road area, Perinchalloor, Taliparamba, Kannur, Kerala
Alathiyoor – Kodakkal Road, Triprangode, Malappuram, Kerala
Near Triveni Sangama, Bhagamandala, Kodagu, Karnataka
Base of Nandi Hills, Nandi Village, Chikkaballapur, Karnataka
Halasuru (Ulsoor), Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka
Joida Taluk, Ulavi, Uttara Kannada, Karnataka
Near Siddhavatam Fort, on the bank of the Penna River, Siddhavatam, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh
Kollapur town, banks of Krishna River, Nallamala forest area, Kollapur, Nagarkurnool, Andhra Pradesh
Irala Mandal, Kanipakam, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Ranganaykulapet, Nellore, Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
Pushpagiri Village, Pushpagiri, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh
Pullirukkuvelur, Sirkazhi, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
Near Sirkazhi, Thiruvenkadu, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
Near Vedaranyam bus stand, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
Within the Thenupuriswarar Temple Complex, Patteeswaram, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Hilltop area, Tiruchengode, Namakkal, Tamil Nadu
Hillock in the heart of Viralimalai town, Viralimalai, Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu
Pallikaranai, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Pavazhakundur, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
Valayapettai Agraharam / Nageswaran North Street, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Outskirts of Cuddalore, on the banks of Garudanadhi and Kedilam rivers, Thiruvahindrapuram, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
Near Haridranadhi Temple Tank, Mannargudi, Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
Kumaravayalur, Vayalur, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Heart of the city, near Kaveri River, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Near Kamalalayam Temple Tank, Tiruvarur, Tamil Nadu
Thiruvanaikaval, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu
Kumbakonam, Darasuram, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Central Chidambaram, Chidambaram, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu
Membalam Road, Balaganapathy Nagar, Sivaganga Little Fort area, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu
Tiruvannamalai Taluk, Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu
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