beautiful temples.....but i could not read the content as the information was in tamil

@ karthikeyan

can you post the link which provides information in english?

Brilliant work indeed but couldnt understand any content related to it..Hope Karthikeyan could explain... :P :)

It's a breathtaking view of the temple and thanks Karthikeyan for sharing it!

neetu jain wrote:
[quote]beautiful temples.....but i could not read the content as the information was in tamil

@ karthikeyan

can you post the link which provides information in english?[/quote]



Thanks to every one.i will provides information in english one by one in this Topic

The link is in Tamil and I could not understand the contents as there is no facility of translation from Tamil. But the pictures suffice. These give complete view of temples from all angles. Nice presentation indeed.

karthikeyan wrote:
[quote]neetu jain wrote:
[quote]beautiful temples.....but i could not read the content as the information was in tamil

@ karthikeyan

can you post the link which provides information in english?[/quote]



Thanks to every one.i will provides information in english one by one in this Topic[/quote]


thanks karthikeyan for your reply....would wait for your post.....

Thanks for accepting our request Karthikeyan..hope to see the information soon.. :)

Beautiful temples karthikeyan.....

Even i couldn't understand tamil so do provide information in english.....

First Temple


Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple


The complex is in around 45 acres (180,000 m2) and the temple is a massive structure measuring 254 by 237 meters. The temple is surrounded by 12 towers, the tallest of which, the famous Southern tower, rises to over 170 ft (52 m) high


The North Gopuram
Five Music Pillar in North Gopuram

http://www.dinamalar.com/360_view_detail.asp?id=272



The South Gopuram
http://www.dinamalar.com/360_view_detail.asp?id=272&cat=278
Top view you can seen more Art Works


The West Gopuram
http://www.dinamalar.com/360_view_detail.asp?id=272&cat=276

The Porthamarai Kulam

http://www.dinamalar.com/360_view_detail.asp?id=272&cat=282

http://www.dinamalar.com/360_view_detail.asp?id=272&cat=281


Porthamarai Kulam, the sacred pond inside the temple, is a very holy site for devotees. People go around the 165 ft (50 m) by 120 ft (37 m) lake before entering the main shrine. The name means the Pond with the Golden Lotus, and the lotus that grows in it has a golden color. According to legend, Lord Shiva promised a stork that no fish or other marine life would grow here and thus no marine animals are found in the lake.[2] In the Tamil legends, the lake is supposed to be a judge for judging a worth of a new literature. Thus, authors place their works here and the poorly written works are supposed to sink and the scholastic ones are supposed to float.


Top View
http://www.dinamalar.com/360_view_detail.asp?id=272&cat=288


Mandapam
Entrance in Temple art museum mandapam
Actually the number of pillars counts 985 beautifully decorated columns and there are the wonder of the palace. Each pillar is sculptured and is a monument of the Dravidan sculpture. There is a Temple Art Museum in this 1000 pillars hall where you can see icons, photographs, drawings exhibiting the 1200 years old history. There are many other smaller and bigger mandapams in the temple. Just outside this mandapam, towards the west, are the Musical Pillars. Each pillar when stuck produces a different musical note. The Kalyana Mandapa, to the south of the pillared hall, is where the marriage of Shiva and Parvati is celebrated every year during the Chitirai Festival in mid April.

http://www.dinamalar.com/360_view_detail.asp?id=272&cat=287

For More Information Refer Following Link

http://www.7wonders.org/wonders/asia/india/madurai/meenakshi-temple.aspx