Madurai - Temple town
The most important place to see in Madurai is the Goddess Meenakshi Amman temple, a historic Hindu temple located in the southern bank of river Vaigai. The temple is a significant symbol for the Tamil people, and has been mentioned since antiquity in Tamil literature, though the present structure is built during 1623 to 1655. The temple attracts 15,000 visitors a day, around 25,000 during Fridays and gets an annual revenue of sixty million
The temple was in the list of top 30 nominees of the "New Seven Wonders of the World. The "Aayiram Kaal Mandapam" or Thousand Pillar Hall contains 985 (instead of 1000) carved pillars. The hall was built by Ariyanatha Mudaliar in 1569 and it is a structure where the engineering skill and artistic vision are blended.
A three-storied 'gopuram' stands at the entrance of the shrine and on the outer sanctum, the golden flagstaff, Thirumalai Nayakar Mandapam, brass images of Dwarapalakas, and shrines of Vinayaka can be seen
Places to see
- SrI Meenakshi Temple
- Gandhi Memorial Museum
- Aayiram Kaal Mandapam
- Mariamman Theppakkulam Temple
- Thirumalai Nayakar Mahal
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