Temples in Vellore

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Jalakanteswara Temple

This impressive large Siva temple was built around 1566 in the Vijayanagar style. This ancient temple is named after Jalakanteswara, or "Lord Siva residing in the water." The temple has a Nataraja Siva deity on the north altar, and on the west altar is a Siva-linga. This temple has just recently been reestablished as a place of worship. The temple is famous for its magnificent sculptures. There is a 100-foot-high, seven story gopuram of blue granite flanked by two carved dwarpals (guards). This temple is located in the Vellore Fort.