Worship at the Madurai Meenakshi Temple, India (Part 3)
July 5, 2012 • Hinduism, Photography & Travel
This is part 3 of our series of posts on the Madurai Meenakshi temple in Tamil Nadu state in South India. Today’s images show Hindus worshiping in the temple. From statues carved into pillars to small shrines tucked away along the long corridors to the sanctum sanctorum, there is no shortage of devotion to be seen anywhere in this temple.
A Hindu couple applies oil on a carving of a deity on a pillar who is depicted to be pregnant.
One of the many statues carved into the pillars at the temple
A Hindu lady worships at one of the smaller shrines tucked away between two gigantic pillars
A Hindu girl places kumkum (red powder) on her friend's forehead.
A massive Ganesha graces a shrine at the Meenakshi temple. Here Ganesha is known as Mukkuruni Vinayagar and is one of the largest Ganesha statues in the south.
A young girl prays devoutly to Ganesha.
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