Meenakshi Temple India:

Meenakshi Temple India

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Meenakshi Temple India

The very old city of Madurai India, more than 2,500 years old, was built by the Pandyan king, Kulashekarar, in the 6th century B.C. However the reign of the Nayaks marks the golden period of Madurai while art, architecture and knowledge flourished widely. The best-looking buildings in the city as well as its most famous landmark, the Meenakshi temple, were built throughout the Nayak rule.
Meenakshi Temple India situated in the heart of the city of Madurai, the Meenakshi-Sundareshwarar temple is dedicated to goddess Meenakshi, the consort of lord Shiva. It has long been the focus of both Indian and international tourist attraction as well as one of the most chief places of Hindu pilgrimage. For the people of Madurai, the temple is the very center of their cultural and spiritual life.

It is said that the people of the city wake up, not by the call of nature but by the chant of hymns at the temple. All the main festivals of Tamil Nadu are celebrated here with gaiety, most important being the Chitrai festival that is held in April/May, when the celestial marriage of Meenakshi and Sundareshwarar is celebrated, drawing a huge crowd of people from all over the state.

The sculpted pillars are adorned with the exquisite murals that celebrate the ethereal beauty of princess Meenakshi and the scenes of her wedding with Lord Shiva. At the Sundareswarar temple across the courtyard, Lord Shiva is represented as a lingam. The pillars depict scenes from the wedding of Meenakshi and Sundareswarar. Present are 985 richly carved pillars here and every one surpasses the other in beauty.