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Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple facade.

Meenakshi Amman Temple is a historic Hindu temple located on the south side of the Vaigai River in Madurai, which is one of the most prominent landmarks of the city.[145] It is dedicated to Parvati known as Meenakshi and her consort, Shiva as Sundareswarar.[144] The complex houses 14 gopurams (gateway towers) ranging from 45–50 metres (148–164 ft) in height, the tallest being the southern tower, 51.9 metres (170 ft) high. There are also two golden sculptured vimana (shrines) over the sanctum of the main deities

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13 comments

William Sutherland said:

Exceptional architectural capture!

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14 months ago

Kayleigh said:

Wie prachtvoll, ich bin beeindruckt!
14 months ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Awesome details.
14 months ago ( translate )

Nouchetdu38 said:

Gorgeous**************
14 months ago ( translate )

Mireille Marignac-Vi… said:

Un véritable chef-d’œuvre de l'art et de l'architecture de l'Inde. Pas étonnant que ce temple attire autant de visiteurs du monde entier. Magnifique photo.
14 months ago ( translate )

Boarischa Krautmo said:

beeindruckend.
14 months ago ( translate )

LotharW said:

Ich bin geblendet! *****
14 months ago ( translate )

Doug Shepherd said:

An amazing structure!
14 months ago ( translate )

Roger Bennion said:

It is a very impressive Temple and well photographed.
A belated HFF and have a lovely week ahead, Annemarie..
13 months ago

Percy Schramm said:

Fantastisch, wie viele Details man hier erkennen kann.
13 months ago ( translate )

J. Gafarot said:

Amazing ! ! !
So big and intrincate . . .
It shows us another, very different World.
13 months ago

m̌ ḫ said:

very nice temple I remember
13 months ago ( translate )

Leo W said:

welch ein imposantes bauwerk.
13 months ago ( translate )