Meenakshi Mandir – A Huge Hindu Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu

One of the biggest Hindu temple compounds in Tamil Nadu is dedicated to Meenakshi, a manifestation of Shiva’s consort Parvati.

A typical Ganesha – Freshly decorated and washed every day

Morning Puja for the temple elephant

Holy cows are fed and worshipped in the temple

Top of Western Mandapam

Western Mandapam

The Golden Roof of the Inner Sanctum

The temple tank

The Thousand Pillared Hall

Ancient Ganesha in the temple museum

Ceiling decoration in the arcade around the Inner Sanctum

Chakras in the Human Body

Ground Plan of a Hindu Temple

Vastu Setup of a Temple

Thought forms observed by a yogi during meditation

Lord Murugan (Shiva’s son) Yantra

A Ceiling Yantra

A Ceiling Yantra