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Why to visit Meenakshi Amman Temple
The temple's most prominent feature is its gorgeous exterior, which is rich in fine details and incorporates excellent art pieces into the walls and pillars. The Meenakshi Amman temple complex was built in accordance with the Shilpa Shastra and features 14 gateway towers or'gopurams,' golden 'vimanas,' holy sanctums and shrines dedicated to the beloved Goddess Meenakshi, among other things.
Thousands of worshippers visit the temple every day, making it a popular tourist attraction. The historic Meenakshi Amman temple is located in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, on the southern bank of the Vaigai River. The magnificent architecture of the place, which was built between 1623 and 1655, is famous worldwide. Meenakshi Temple is devoted to Parvati, also known as Meenakshi, and Shiva, her husband.Goddess Meenakshi appears in with a parrot in her right-hand at this shrine, which is generally associated with the Vaishnava azhwar saint Andal. It is believed that this shrine is one of the five locations where Shiva performed the 'Tandav' or cosmic dance of destruction, and hence, a huge statue of the Lord made out of silver is installed here. Nataraja is shown dancing with his right leg raised, which is a divergence from the more popular image where his left leg is raised.The most striking feature of the temple is its exquisite facade, which has highly minute details with great art pieces incorporated in the walls and pillars.
Meenakshi Amman temple complex is made in accordance to the Shilpa Shastra and has 14 gateway towers or 'gopurams', golden 'vimanas', holy sanctums and shrines dedicated to the revered Goddess Meenakshi and many others. It is a major tourist attraction, with thousands of devotees visiting the shrine on a daily basis
