Divine promises, dancing Gods and devout princesses …all come together in one celestial nuptial at The Meenakshi Temple, Madurai.(This ones not a fairy tale.) In the Athens of the East, as the city is called, life is built around myth and legend …literally. Located at the core of Madurai, the origin of The Meenakshi Temple goes as far back as 1600BC which is also, the time around which this temple factory of a city flourished Walking through the streets of this blessed city among lazy traffic blocking cows, furiously honking drivers only obeying the ‘horn ok please’ in front of them, tobacco chewing balloon sellers, and old women sitting under umbrellas selling lemons for 25 paisa, procrastination can be a very attractive deal. And so as we keep walking, taking in the details, ahead of us
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