Temple Yatra

Endowment departments of South India

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

AP Endowments Department

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.

Official site Temples here (26)

Andhra Pradesh

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD)

About 65 templesunder this department (official figures, approximate)

Independent trust board for Tirumala and its local and outstation temples.

Official site Temples here (5)

Telangana

Telangana Endowments Department

Thousands of templesunder this department (official figures, approximate)

Commissionerate of Endowments, Hyderabad. Major temples: Yadadri, Bhadrachalam, Vemulawada, Basara, Keesaragutta, Komuravelli.

Official site Temples here (14)

Karnataka

Karnataka Muzrai Department (HRI & CE)

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.

Official site Temples here (6)

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu HR&CE Department

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.

Official site Temples here (26)

Kerala

Travancore Devaswom Board

About 1,250 templesunder this department (official figures, approximate)

Southern Kerala, including Sabarimala.

Official site Temples here (6)

Kerala

Cochin Devaswom Board

About 400 templesunder this department (official figures, approximate)

Central Kerala (Ernakulam, Thrissur, Palakkad); headquarters in Thrissur.

Official site Temples here (3)

Kerala

Malabar Devaswom Board

About 1,340 templesunder this department (official figures, approximate)

North Kerala (Malabar); headquarters in Kozhikode.

Official site Temples here (2)

Kerala

Guruvayur Devaswom

12 templesunder this department (official figures, approximate)

Guruvayur Sri Krishna temple and its associated temples.

Official site Temples here (1)

Tamil Nadu HR&CE Department

26 temples
TempleTown / mandalDistrictStateDepartment / board
Arulmigu Kapaleeshwarar Temple, MylaporeMylapore, ChennaiChennaiTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Parthasarathy Temple, TriplicaneTriplicane, ChennaiChennaiTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Vadapalani Andavar Temple, ChennaiVadapalani, ChennaiChennaiTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Subramanya Swamy Temple, MarudamalaiMarudamalai, CoimbatoreCoimbatoreTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Dhandayuthapani Swamy Temple, PalaniPalaniDindigulTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Bannari Mariamman TempleBannariErodeTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Ekambareswarar Temple, KanchipuramKanchipuramKanchipuramTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Varadharaja Perumal Temple, KanchipuramKanchipuramKanchipuramTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Kallazhagar Temple, Alagar KovilAlagar KovilMaduraiTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, MaduraiMaduraiMaduraiTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Solaimalai Murugan Temple, PazhamudircholaiAlagar HillsMaduraiTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, ThiruparankundramThiruparankundram, MaduraiMaduraiTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Anjaneyar Temple, NamakkalNamakkalNamakkalTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Ramanathaswamy Temple, RameswaramRameswaramRamanathapuramTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Adi Kumbeswarar Temple, KumbakonamKumbakonamThanjavurTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Swaminatha Swamy Temple, SwamimalaiSwamimalaiThanjavurTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, TiruchendurTiruchendurThoothukudiTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Jambukeswarar Temple, ThiruvanaikavalThiruvanaikavalTiruchirappalliTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Samayapuram Mariamman TempleSamayapuramTiruchirappalliTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, SrirangamSrirangamTiruchirappalliTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Nellaiappar Kanthimathi Temple, TirunelveliTirunelveliTirunelveliTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Avinashi Lingeswarar Temple, AvinashiAvinashiTiruppurTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Subramaniya Swamy Temple, TiruttaniTiruttaniTiruvallurTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple, TiruvannamalaiTiruvannamalaiTiruvannamalaiTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Thyagaraja Swamy Temple, ThiruvarurThiruvarurTiruvarurTamil NaduTamil Nadu HR&CE Department
Arulmigu Andal Temple, SrivilliputhurSrivilliputhurVirudhunagarTamil NaduTamil 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).