Madurai - Sri Meenakshi-Sundareshwar Temple |
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The Golden Lotus Pond is empty, but the lotus is there | |
Scaffolded south gopuram is not yet covered in banana leaves; on the right, the gold top of one of the sanctuaries is barely visible | ![]() |
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Wedding parties |
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Walkway around the Shiva sanctuary | It looks pretty much like a clarinet |
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Gilt horse and silver elephant | Shiva and Parvati |
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Marriage of Shiva and Parvati | Incensed Nandi |
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The sign says "Wearing of socks inside the temple are [sic] not allowed". | Temple musicians; the horn sounds like a sackbut |
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Steps by the tank, as the sun goes low | Tourist being blessed by the temple elephant |
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Thousand-Pillared Hall |
It is now used as a museum of sculptures and bronzes.
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The Tamil god Murugan, son of Shiva | Tourist elephant-lover and elephant |
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The Mandapa | Worshipping Hanuman |
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Worshipping a god, probably Ganesh | Part of a gate holding 1008 ghee lamps |
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