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Meenakshi Amman Temple ( Other names : Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple or Tiru-aalavaai or Meenakshi Amman Kovil) is a historic Hindu temple located in the southern bank of river Vaigai in the temple city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Parvati who is known as Meenakshi and her consort, Shiva, named here as Sundareswarar. The temple forms the heart and lifeline of the 2500 year old city[5] of Madurai. The complex houses 14 gateway towers called gopurams, ranging from 45-50m in height, the tallest being the southern tower, 51.9 metres (170 ft) high, and two golden sculptured vimana, the shrine over sanctum of the main deities. The temple is a significant symbol for the Tamil people, and has been mentioned since antiquity in Tamil literature, though the present structure is built during 1623 to 1655 . The temple attracts 15,000 visitors a day, around 25,000 during Fridays and gets an annual revenue of sixty million. There is an estimated 33,000 sculptures in the temple and it was in the list of top 30 nominees of the "New Seven Wonders of the World". The annual 10 day Meenakshi Tirukalyanam festival celebrated during April–May attracts 1 million visitors.

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Meenakshi Amman Temple ( Other names : Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple or Tiru-aalavaai or Meenakshi Amman Kovil) is a historic Hindu temple located in the southern bank of river Vaigai in the temple city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. It is dedicated to Parvati who is known as Meenakshi and her consort, Shiva, named here as Sundareswarar. The temple forms the heart and lifeline of the 2500 year old city[5] of Madurai. The complex houses 14 gateway towers called gopurams, ranging from 45-50m in height, the tallest being the southern tower, 51.9 metres (170 ft) high, and two golden sculptured vimana, the shrine over sanctum of the main deities. The temple is a significant symbol for the Tamil people, and has been mentioned since antiquity in Tamil literature, though the present structure is built during 1623 to 1655 . The temple attracts 15,000 visitors a day, around 25,000 during Fridays and gets an annual revenue of sixty million. There is an estimated 33,000 sculptures in the temple and it was in the list of top 30 nominees of the "New Seven Wonders of the World". The annual 10 day Meenakshi Tirukalyanam festival celebrated during April–May attracts 1 million visitors.

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srinivastunikoju ©, on December 27, 2011, said:

Honour your visit, Dear Elemér thank you , Glad you liked the picture. Greetings from srinivastunikoju Hyderabad INDIA:)

piyush9685, on January 5, 2012, said:

beautiful

srinivastunikoju ©, on January 5, 2012, said:

Honour your visit, Dear piyush9685, thank you , Glad you liked the picture. Greetings from srinivastunikoju Hyderabad INDIA:)

Gajdusci, on January 10, 2012, said:

Superb architecture!!! Like! From Czech Republic

ANSTZA, on January 10, 2012, said:

Fantástico templo.

Parece irreal!

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Ibolya I, on January 15, 2012, said:

Wonderful! Very nice photo! Like144 Best wishes, Ibolya

diego_cue, on January 17, 2012, said:

nice light in this shot srivnivastunikoju!!!

Saludos, Diego

BertKg, on January 17, 2012, said:

Interesting shot! Like Warm regards from Holland, Bert

Lady GooGoo La La, on January 21, 2012, said:

Great shot very nice big LIKE Smiles from Thailand! :~)

srinivastunikoju ©, on February 4, 2012, said:

Honour your visit, Dёar

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Very nice shot
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soerya, on May 27, 2012, said:

c'est magnifique. Je suis javanais.

Nenad Obr, on August 13, 2012, said:

Very nice photo. Like, Greeting,Nenad

Marcello Caponnetto, on November 8, 2012, said:

Interesting photo.
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Michael Schäffner, on November 18, 2012, said:

Impressive building. L152. Michael

Andrey Bogdanov, on February 11, said:

Nice view, beautiful temple!

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~☂✩ Tiffany Liem ✩☂~, on April 11, said:

Great & wonderful and fabulous shapshot & good composition on colour setting.LIKE:152

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srinivastunikoju ©, on April 11, said:

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Manup., on May 9, said:

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Siegismund, on May 29, said:

viele schöne Fotos von einer mir fremden Welt konnte ich hier sehen

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Photo taken in Madurai - Main, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625001, India

9° 55' 9.82" N 78° 7' 4.98" E

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- Camera: Canon PowerShot A570 IS
- Taken on 2009/08/02 17:39:10
- Exposure: 0.001s (1/1000)
- Focal Length: 5.80mm
- F/Stop: f/2.600
- ISO Speed: ISO160
- Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
- No flash