The Hall of Thousand Pillars at Meenakshi Temple of Madurai is on the north side Sundareswarar flag staff hall. This beautiful hall is a sculptural marvel.
The hall was built by Ariyanatha Mudaliar in 1569 is an architectural and engineering marvel. It contains 985 carved pillars and each one outdoes the other. There are also few Musical Pillars in this hall and each pillar produces a unique musical note.
Each pillar in the hall is a carved monument of the Dravidian sculpture. The more prominent among the carved figures are those of Rati, Karthikeya, Yali, Shiva.
This hall also serves as a Temple Art Museum and there are icons, photographs, drawings. I liked the huge sculpture of Ganesha on the pillar very much.
The hall was built by Ariyanatha Mudaliar in 1569 is an architectural and engineering marvel. It contains 985 carved pillars and each one outdoes the other. There are also few Musical Pillars in this hall and each pillar produces a unique musical note.
Each pillar in the hall is a carved monument of the Dravidian sculpture. The more prominent among the carved figures are those of Rati, Karthikeya, Yali, Shiva.
This hall also serves as a Temple Art Museum and there are icons, photographs, drawings. I liked the huge sculpture of Ganesha on the pillar very much.
Very nice Hall, marvellous sculptures!
ReplyDeleteIt's another wow of a post Rajesh! I think it's the sheer scale of things in India that always amazes me, to think there are nearly 1000 pillars, wow, wow, wow!
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These sculptures are amazing!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos as always, Rajeesh! Hope you have a great week!
ReplyDeleteThat is unbelievable! Amazing. 1,000 sculptured pillars! Such fantastic detail!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing this wonderful world of sculptural.
ReplyDeleteAmazing place, the sculptures are pretty. Great shots, enjoy your week!
ReplyDeleteIt looks huge.
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible place, Rajesh!! Wonderful captures as always!! Hope you have a great new week!!
ReplyDeleteGoodness the hall is amazing.
ReplyDeleteAwesome 1st photo! Great perspective and lovely statue shots also!
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I also like the Ganesha pillar! Amazing temple!
ReplyDeleteHow very gorgeous1
ReplyDeleteWow! That hall is spectacular.
ReplyDeleteWonderfull statues scultuurs have a nice month april,
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Wow! What a place.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures, I like Ganesha !
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That ceiling is a stunning work of art....I have never heard of a Musical Pillar. What a treat to hear them.
ReplyDeleteThe carved pillars in this temple are fascinating. The detail is amazing -- and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteAlways amazing to see the ornate archicture.
ReplyDeleteFantastic art!
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Delicious photos, thank you very much for showing us these beautiful sculptures!
ReplyDeleteThat is a marvel indeed - so many exquisite pillars.
ReplyDeletealways so much detail!
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Beautiful sculptures !
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M is also Muduliar and Musical... lovely, as always, Rajesh! Amy
ReplyDeleteOh so nice to see my favorite temple in the world, from my hometown :)
ReplyDeleteYes, the pillars do make a unique note. I have heard it!!!
So excited to see this post. Thanks :)
Awesome photos and those sculptures are amazing. Thanks for the share and have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteExcellent capture on the sculptures... marvelous quite!
ReplyDeleteanother interesting looking place
ReplyDeletethere looks to be quite a contrast between the roof and the walls in your first photo :)
Wonderful sculptures.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful picture. Hall came out really nice with colors becoming very clear.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful captures :)
ReplyDeleteGood Article with valuable info. Photos are really good. Being an Indian Traveler ,i really like to explore these places. Thanks for sharing.
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