This photo tour of the magnificent Meenakshi Temple at Madurai will leave you in awe!

Meenakshi Amman Temple, also called as Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple is a famous Hindu temple located on the southern bank of Vaigai River in the temple city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. This temple i

Meenakshi Amman Temple, also called as Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple is a famous Hindu temple located on the southern bank of Vaigai River in the temple city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. This temple is dedicated to Parvati, known as Meenakshi and her consort Shiva (known as Sundareswarar here). This popular temple attracts over 15000 visitors daily and around 25000 on Fridays. If you haven’t visited the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai yet, you ought to take this pictorial tour. We’re sure it will tempt you to take a trip to the temple, as soon as possible!

It’s believed that the Meenakshi Temple was founded by Indra, while he was on a pilgrimage.

The temple looks beautiful, all lit up during evenings.

This shows the interiors of the temple.

One can see the religious hall with thousands of columns here.

There are an estimated 33,000 sculptures in the temple.

The temple complex is spread around an area of 45 acres!

One can see intriguing sculptures all over the temple complex!