Meenakshi Temple in Madurai India

Meenakshi Temple is one of the most popular and important temple of the Hindus. The Temple is situated in the middle of the city Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India and is a place of religious belief. On a daily basis, thousands of pilgrims pay visit to the temple. The Meenakshi temple stands as the landmark of the city. The Gopurams has images of colorful statues of gods, goddesses, animals and various mythological characters.

Meenakshi Temple in Madurai

Meenakshi temple has four different entrances and is spread in an area of six hectors. The Parvati Hut is a part of the temple where only women can enter and men are not allowed to go in. It also has a museum called the Art Gallery, which is full of brass and stone metaphors.

Meenakshi Temple in Madurai

During the pre-Christian era, the temple was built by Kilasekara Pandya. After a long time, it was rebuilt once again by Trimalai Nayak. The city of Madurai was ruled by the Nayak for almost 2 centuries from 14th till the 18th century. The gates of Pride known as the Gopura are more than 50 feet tall. The temple is a spectacular one with one of the best architecture ever seen in a temple. It has four towers, the north, south, east and west tower. All of them have nine stories, each with an average height of 161’3”, 170’6”, 163’3” and 160’6”. The east tower has 1011 Sudhai figures and the south tower has the highest 1511 figures. This temple is dedicated to lord Shiva and his wife Parvati, also known as Meenakshi.

Meenakshi Temple in Madurai


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