Top 10 Tallest Temple Gopurams in Tamil Nadu

Gopuram are monumental tower at entrance of Dravidian style temple in Tamil Nadu, They function as temple gateways through the walls that surround the temple complex in South India by all four sides.

Ranganathaswamy Temple, Raja Gopuram – 239.50 ft

Ranganathaswamy Temple is constructed in the Dravidian architectural style and listed as the largest temple compound in India and is one of the largest religious complex in the world.

Annamalaiyar Temple, East Gopuram – 216.5 ft

Annamalaiyar Temple surrounded by four tall gopurams, East Gopuram has height of 216.5 ft and
Northern Gopuram has 171 ft. Arunachalesvara Temple is a Pancha Bhuta Sthalams in Tamil Nadu.

Ulagalantha Perumal Temple – 194 ft

Trivikrama or Ulagalantha Perumal Temple is one of the 108 Divya Desams dedicated to Vishnu and his consort Lakshmi.
The temple is dedicated to Vamana avatar of Vishnu and known as Trivikrama.

Srivilliputhur Andal Temple – 193.5 ft

Gopuram of Srivilliputhur Andal Temple is eleven storeys high and and 59m tall. The temple is the emblem of the Government of Tamil Nadu, A unique architectural style build by Madurai Nayak dynasty.

Ekambareswarar Temple – 190 ft

Ekambareswarar Temple is the largest temple in Kanchipuram, One of the five elements, the Pancha Bhoota Stalas.
Temple was built by Pallava dynasty and later some of the structure was built during the Chola dynasty.

Kallazhagar Temple – 187 ft

Kallalagar Temple is dedicated to the god Vishnu and has a seven-tiered raja gopuram, Also the temple is surrounded by a large fort, part of which is dilapidated.

Kasi Viswanathar Temple – 180 ft

Kasi Viswanathar Temple in Tenkasi is build in the Tamil style of architecture. There are images of Vinayaka and Subramanya are located on the halls leading to the sanctum.

Sarangapani Temple – 173 ft

Sarangapani Temple is one of the famous 108 temples of Vishnu in South India, also one of the Pancha Kshethram. The Gopuram or temple gateway has eleven tiers and has a height of 173 ft (53 m).

Arunachalesvara Temple – 171 ft

Arunachalesvara Temple located at the base of Arunachala hill in Tiruvannamalai and houses four Tallest Temple Towers known as gopurams.
Tallest gopurams of Annamalaiyar Temple is at a height of 66 metres (217 ft), followed by other gateway towers.

Meenakshi Amman Temple – 170 ft

Meenakshi Amman Temple is the most visited tourist temple of Tamil Nadu. The temple is surrounded by 14 gopuram also known as gateway tower and the Tallest Gopuram in Meenakshi temple rises to 170 ft.

Annamalaiyar Temple has four tallest Gopuram in South India followed by Rajagopalaswamy Temple gopuram, Ranganathaswamy Temple Vellayi Gopuram, Sundaravarada Perumal temple Gopuram and Varadharaja Perumal Temple in Kanchipuram has 130 feet Tall Temple Gopuram.