Most big temples in the South are run by a state department or a devaswom board. Here is each one with its official website and the temples on Temple Yatra that it manages.
Andhra Pradesh
Over 21,000 templesunder this department (official figures, approximate)
Under the A.P. Charitable & Hindu Religious Institutions & Endowments Act, 1987. Major devasthanams: Srisailam, Simhachalam, Annavaram, Vijayawada Kanaka Durga, Srikalahasti, Kanipakam, Dwaraka Tirumala.
Andhra Pradesh
About 65 templesunder this department (official figures, approximate)
Independent trust board for Tirumala and its local and outstation temples.
Telangana
Thousands of templesunder this department (official figures, approximate)
Commissionerate of Endowments, Hyderabad. Major temples: Yadadri, Bhadrachalam, Vemulawada, Basara, Keesaragutta, Komuravelli.
Karnataka
About 34,500 templesunder this department (official figures, approximate)
Hindu Religious Institutions & Charitable Endowments Department. Its Integrated Temple Management System (ITMS) lists all Muzrai temples with sevas and booking.
Tamil Nadu
About 44,000 templesunder this department (official figures, approximate)
Hindu Religious & Charitable Endowments Department, Chennai. Publishes the list of temples district-wise on its website.
Kerala
About 1,250 templesunder this department (official figures, approximate)
Southern Kerala, including Sabarimala.
Kerala
About 400 templesunder this department (official figures, approximate)
Central Kerala (Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad); headquarters in Thrissur.
Kerala
About 1,340 templesunder this department (official figures, approximate)
North Kerala (Malabar); headquarters in Kozhikode.
Kerala
12 templesunder this department (official figures, approximate)
Guruvayur Sri Krishna temple and its associated temples.
| Temple | Town / mandal | District | State | Department / board |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Nettikanti Anjaneya Swamy Temple, Kasapuram | Kasapuram | Anantapur | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Varasiddhi Vinayaka Swamy Temple, Kanipakam | Kanipakam | Chittoor | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Bhimeswara Swamy Temple, Draksharamam | Draksharamam | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Antarvedi | Antarvedi | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Mandeswara (Shaneeswara) Swamy Temple, Mandapalli | Mandapalli | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Vighneswara Swamy Temple, Ainavilli | Ainavilli | Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Dwaraka Tirumala | Dwaraka Tirumala | Eluru | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Panakala Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Mangalagiri | Mangalagiri | Guntur | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Kukkuteswara Swamy & Puruhutika Devi Temple, Pithapuram | Pithapuram | Kakinada | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Veera Venkata Satyanarayana Swamy Temple, Annavaram | Annavaram | Kakinada | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Subrahmanyeswara Swamy Temple, Mopidevi | Mopidevi | Krishna | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple, Srisailam | Srisailam | Nandyal | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Mahanandeeswara Swamy Temple, Mahanandi | Mahanandi | Nandyal | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Kanaka Durga Malleswara Swamy Temple, Vijayawada | Vijayawada | NTR | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Amaralingeswara Swamy Temple (Amararama), Amaravati | Amaravati | Palnadu | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Trikoteswara Swamy Temple, Kotappakonda | Kotappakonda | Palnadu | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Talpagiri Ranganathaswamy Temple, Nellore | Nellore | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Khadri Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Kadiri | Kadiri | Sri Sathya Sai | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Kurmanatha Swamy Temple, Srikurmam | Srikurmam | Srikakulam | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Suryanarayana Swamy Temple, Arasavalli | Arasavalli | Srikakulam | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Govindaraja Swamy Temple, Tirupati | Tirupati | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) |
| Sri Kalahasteeswara Swamy Temple, Srikalahasti | Srikalahasti | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Kapileswara Swamy Temple, Kapila Theertham | Tirupati | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) |
| Sri Padmavathi Ammavari Temple, Tiruchanur | Tiruchanur | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) |
| Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple, Tirumala | Tirumala | Tirupati | Andhra Pradesh | Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) |
| Sri Kanaka Mahalakshmi Temple, Visakhapatnam | Burujupeta, Visakhapatnam | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Varaha Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy Temple, Simhachalam | Simhachalam | Visakhapatnam | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Pydithalli Ammavari Temple, Vizianagaram | Vizianagaram | Vizianagaram | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Ksheera Ramalingeswara Swamy Temple, Palakollu | Palakollu | West Godavari | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Someswara Swamy Temple (Somarama), Bhimavaram | Gunupudi, Bhimavaram | West Godavari | Andhra Pradesh | AP Endowments Department |
| Sri Kodandarama Swamy Temple, Vontimitta | Vontimitta | YSR Kadapa | Andhra Pradesh | Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) |
| Sri Renuka Yellamma Temple, Saundatti | Saundatti | Belagavi | Karnataka | Karnataka Muzrai Department (HRI & CE) |
| Sri Ghati Subramanya Temple | Ghati Subramanya, Doddaballapur | Bengaluru Rural | Karnataka | Karnataka Muzrai Department (HRI & CE) |
| Kukke Sri Subrahmanya Temple | Subramanya | Dakshina Kannada | Karnataka | Karnataka Muzrai Department (HRI & CE) |
| Sri Chamundeshwari Temple, Mysuru | Mysuru | Mysuru | Karnataka | Karnataka Muzrai Department (HRI & CE) |
| Sri Srikanteshwara Temple, Nanjangud | Nanjangud | Mysuru | Karnataka | Karnataka Muzrai Department (HRI & CE) |
| Sri Mookambika Temple, Kollur | Kollur | Udupi | Karnataka | Karnataka Muzrai Department (HRI & CE) |
| Sri Krishna Swamy Temple, Ambalappuzha | Ambalappuzha | Alappuzha | Kerala | Travancore Devaswom Board |
| Chottanikkara Bhagavathy Temple | Chottanikkara | Ernakulam | Kerala | Cochin Devaswom Board |
| Sri Rajarajeshwara Temple, Taliparamba | Taliparamba | Kannur | Kerala | Malabar Devaswom Board |
| Sri Mahaganapathy Kshetram, Kottarakkara | Kottarakkara | Kollam | Kerala | Travancore Devaswom Board |
| Sri Mahadeva Temple, Ettumanoor | Ettumanoor | Kottayam | Kerala | Travancore Devaswom Board |
| Sri Mahadeva Temple, Vaikom | Vaikom | Kottayam | Kerala | Travancore Devaswom Board |
| Sabarimala Sree Dharma Sastha Temple | Sabarimala | Pathanamthitta | Kerala | Travancore Devaswom Board |
| Sri Parthasarathy Temple, Aranmula | Aranmula | Pathanamthitta | Kerala | Travancore Devaswom Board |
| Guruvayur Sri Krishna Temple | Guruvayur | Thrissur | Kerala | Guruvayur Devaswom |
| Kodungallur Bhagavathy Temple | Kodungallur | Thrissur | Kerala | Cochin Devaswom Board |
| Sri Vadakkunnathan Temple, Thrissur | Thrissur | Thrissur | Kerala | Cochin Devaswom Board |
| Sri Maha Vishnu Temple, Thirunelli | Thirunelli | Wayanad | Kerala | Malabar Devaswom Board |
| Arulmigu Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Mylapore | Mylapore, Chennai | Chennai | Tamil Nadu | Tamil Nadu HR&CE Department |
The full government lists run into tens of thousands of temples. The site owner can load them from the official lists using Admin → Import temples (CSV).
