The Magnificent Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple - Madurai

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1000 pillar Mandapam The Thousand Pillar Mandapam It is the ‘wonder of the palace’. Actually the number of pillars count to 985 beautifully decorated columns. Each pillar is sculptured and is a monument of the Dravidan sculpture. There is a Temple Art Museum in this 1000 pillars hall where you can see icons, photographs, drawings, etc., exhibiting the 1200 years old history. There are so many other smaller and bigger mandapams in the temple. Just outside this mandapam ,towards the west, are the Musical Pillars. Each pillar when stuck, produces a different musical note. The kalyana mandapa, to the south of the pillared hall, is where the marriage of Shiva and Parvati is celebrated every year during the Chitirai Festival in mid- April.

.. Vasantha Mandapam This mandapam was built by Thirumalai Nayakkar. Vasanthosavam – the Spring festival-is celebrated in this mandapam in Vaikasi (April/May). Its pillars contain elaborate sculptures of Shiva, Meenakshi, scenes from their wedding as well as the figures of ten of the Nayak Kings and their consorts. This is also called Pudhu Mandapam.

Vasantha Mandapam The idol of Meenakshi Meenatchi or Meenakshi sister of Lord Vishnu and wife of Lord Shiva, who is worshipped mainly by South Indians. She is also one of the few Hindu female deities to have a major temple devoted to her Templeâ€

 

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