Saturday 14 April 2012

meenakshi temple festival

The plurality of faiths centered around the Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple, the splendour of its festival traditions, the invocation of events from the 1st millennium CE in its festival traditions (as in the enactment of the Tiruvilayadal Puranam),...

for Meenakshi Amman Temple
for Meenakshi Amman Temple

The temple is a significant
The temple is a significant

The Meenakshi temple complex
The Meenakshi temple complex

Meenakshi Temple
Meenakshi Temple

Meenakshi Temple built in
Meenakshi Temple built in

Meenakshi Temple - Meenakshi
Meenakshi Temple - Meenakshi

The Chitterai Thiruvizha (festival) is celebrated in the Meenakshi Temple Madurai. In some parts of Tamil Nadu mostly southern part, it is called Chitterai Vishu which is also celebrated in Kerala as Malayalam new year ( vishu...
Tamil New Year, Vishu, Baisakhi, Nababarsha festivals on the row ...

We get taken to the Sri Meenakshi temple. We are told that is has 3 million statues. Only certain areas are open to the general public but the statues and colours are amazing. I'm not sure any of my photos will do any of this stuff justice.
meenakshi temple festival

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