The Goddess Meenakshi

Day 8 – Meenakshi Temple

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March 11th 2007
A welcome day’s rest. At last I cam please myself and actually try to see a bit of this remarkable country. Sachiko had agreed to show myself and Scot some of the sights of Madurai to help speed up the orientation process. This morning started with the spectacular Meenakshi Temple. Meenakshi is a prominent Goddess in Hindu mythology, her important is emphasised by the fact that it is unusu ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more