Meenakshi Amman temple - one of the best wonders of the world

Introduction

We are aware of the temples constructed worldwide but only a few might admire us. Ancient temples are all marvels one can say as many have their own story to tell about. I would like to tell you about my experience of visiting the most glorious temples in the world in this article.

About Meenakshi Amman temple

Meenakshi Amman temple is one of the 250 punyasthalas of Shiva situated in Madurai. Here goddess Parvati form of Meenakshi and shiva form of sundareswarar are deities of the temple. It was built during the 6th century by Vishweswara Nayak who ruled Madurai during that time. The temple was believed to have been built with 1 big mountain. 1000 laborers spent around 2 to 3 years building this marvelous temple.

Miracles of Meenakshi Amman temple

There are many wonders to know about the Meenakshi Amman temple. Those are listed below.

• In all temples, God will be first worshipped and then goodness would be worshipped. In the Meenakshi Amman temple, Goddess will be worshipped first and then God which is a never followed structure of any temple.
• There is a 1000 pillar hall in the temple which is full of pillars with beautiful sculptures.
• There are 12 gopurams out of which 4 gopurams are facing on 4 sides north, south, west, and east.
• There is a Hanuman sculpture on the southern side of the gopuram which is growing and measured recently by geologists and confirmed. Because of this, people assume that God is truly residing inside the temple.
• There are a total of 33000 sculptures inside the Meenakshi Amman temple.
• As per Dravidian origin, when dusky people apply turmeric on their faces, they look greenish. Accordingly, Meenakshi Amman has been sculptured to look green.
• The temple is 850ft long and 800 ft wide.
• It covers an area of 7 acres in total.
• There is a beautiful thamarai kolam to watch and enjoy inside the Meenakshi Amman temple.
• There are many indirect routes inside the temple which were believed that Thirumalai nayakar escaped from rivals during this route.

How Meenakshi Amman temple missed the 7 wonders list in 2017

The crew of the wonders list visited the Meenakshi Amman temple to make the wonders list. It was ranked 26th place worldwide. The crew of the wonders list loved the sculptures and the way the temple was constructed but due to maintenance issues, the temple did not make it to the final 7 wonders of the world. Also, during public rating, the Taj Mahal was quite familiar and loved by many. It was beloved that the people of Madurai hesitated to vote for the temple to make it to the final list as they thought the temple should not lose its originality after becoming a wonder of the world. Hope during the next voting people will know about temples better and make it to the wonders list of the world.

Conclusion

Hope this article makes you desire to visit the Meenakshi Amman temple at least once in your lifetime.