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Above: Krishna sculpture at the Meenakshi temple (sketched in 1801). The small six-pillared swing mandapam (Unjal, oonjal) was built by Cheventhi Murthi Chetti during this period, and this remains in use currently for a Friday ritual. The images of Meenakshi and Sundareswarar are placed on the swing every Friday evening and swung.
Thousand-Pillared Hall, 16th century, Meenakshi Temple at Madurai (3) Meenakshi Temple is a historic Hindu temple located on the southern bank of the Vaigai River in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Meenakshi (Parvati) and Sundareswar (Shiva). Date: Taken on 5 September 2017, 10:06: Source: Thousand-Pillared Hall, 16th century ...
Carved pillar, Thousand-Pillared Hall, Meenakshi Temple, Madurai (3) Meenakshi Temple is a historic Hindu temple located on the southern bank of the Vaigai River in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Meenakshi (Parvati) and Sundareswar (Shiva). Date: Taken on 5 September 2017, 10:17: Source: Carved pillar, Thousand-Pillared Hall ...
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Images or icons have been found on the entrance walls of the temples, and the graceful mythical lion is believed to protect and guard the temples and ways leading to the temple. They usually have the stylised body of a lion and the head of some other beast, most often an elephant (gaja-vyala). [ 8 ]
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A Gopuram of Meenakshi Temple at Madurai. The temple complex in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India is dedicated to Meenakshi who is worshipped as the primary deity. It is also referred to as Meenakshi Amman or Meenakshi-Sundareśvarar Temple. [25] [26] Meenakshi's shrine is next to that of her consort Sundareśvarar, a form of Shiva. [6] [27]
English: The Golden Lily Pond(called Potramarai in Tamil) is located inside the Meenakshi Amman Temple to the left of the corridor leading to the Shrine of Meenakshi Amman. One can view the imposing South Gopuram raising above the opposite temple corridor to the height of 170 feet.