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Madurai Temple
Madurai,
also known as the Temple City of South India, is the second largest city in
Tamil Nadu. Situated on the banks of the river Vaigi, this city is tantamount
with the Meenakshi Sundareswarar twin Temple. This gigantic temple complex is
dedicated to Shiva, known here as Sundareshwara and his consort Parvati who
is known here as Meenakshi. This temple is the focal point around which the
city of Madurai has developed over 2500 years.
The sprawling temple complex is one of
the oldest and largest of its kind in our country and is almost like a city
unto itself. It covers an area of over 65,000 square meters. Even though the
temple was originally built by the Pandya King, Kulasekaran, the temple has
grown due to the contribution of each dynasty and victorious monarchs.
The
Temple, as we see it today was built by Tiurmalai Nayakar who ruled Madurai
from the 16th to the 18th century.
The Temple itself is set within a high-walled enclosure
at the centre of which are the two shrines for Meenakshi and Sundareshwara.
There are four massive gateways enclosing there two shrines which are
surrounded by a number of smaller shrines and majestic pillared halls. The
complex also contains 14 impressive gopurams (gateway towers) which range
from 45-50 m in height. The towers have solid granite bases and are covered
with stucco figures of deities, mythical animals and monsters painted in
bright colors. There is not a single visitor who is not overwhelmed by the
vast number of paintings and sculptures. About 33,000 sculptures can be found
in the temple complex.
The most stunning feature of this temple is the
magnificent Hall of Thousand Pillars or “Ayiramkaal Mandapam”. It is an
architectural marvel wherein each pillar features high, elaborate and bold
sculptures that look life like. What’s more, these pillars appear to be in a
straight line when viewed from any angle. The beautiful musical pillars are
located in the outermost corridors and are carved out of stone. When tapped,
each pillar produces a different musical note.
The temple is one of utmost importance for the Tamil
people, which can be seen by the number of visitors it attracts. Around
15,000 people visit this temple daily with it increasing to 25,000 on
Fridays. It was even in the list of Top 30 nominees of the “New Seven Wonders
of the World” and gets annual revenue of sixty million INR.
Opening Hours: 05:00-12:30pm and 4:00-9:30pm
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