India's Meenakshi Amman Temple Brings An Ancient Religion Alive In Brilliant Colors (Photos)

Walk Down The Rainbow Halls Of This Ancient Hindu Temple

Photographs can hardly do justice to the Meenakshi Amman Temple, a Hindu temple in Madurai, India, dedicated to the goddess Parvati and her consort Shiva.

Originally a modest structure believed to have been discovered by the king of the gods, Indra, the temple underwent several large-scale renovations over the centuries to become the massive, colorful complex it is today.

The temple has five entrances and is 847 feet long and 792 feet wide with a sacred pond in the center where adherents believe Indra's Golden Lotus to have first bloomed.

Take a 360 degree tour of the site here and check out the temple in all its brilliance below:

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