Meenakshi Temple

Meenakshi temple complex is where you are greeted by a soaring gateway more than fifteen stories tall, covered in 1500 brightly painted sculptures of divine and demonic figures. It is overwhelming and disorienting, but it is just a taste of what awaits the pilgrim or sightseer at the Meenakshi Temple in the town of Madurai in southern India. With its numerous towers and its warren of associated sacred spaces, it embodies the active continuation of an ancient set of religious and artistic traditions in southern India. Around 20,000 people per day visit the Meenakshi Temple. Including the two principal sanctuaries and dozens of shrines of varying sizes. Come and visit the beautiful temple with your family and friends.