Since 1966, the thousand pillars hall in the
Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple is also doubling as the museum of the
temple. Among those items of artistic elegance and cultural excellence
are:
Paintings explaining the quintessence of the ancient arts of
architecture, sculpture, painting, music, dance and other forms of
aesthetic importance.
Antique panchaloka (five metal) idols.
Collection of rare photographs.
Rare antique items.
Articles of Saiva and Vaishnava religions.
Antique coins.
Carvings in tusks and antique items.
Paintings from the Nayakka period depicting the 64 miracles performed by Lord Sokkanathar.
- maduraimeenakshi.org/
Sakthi Ganesha on mooshikam mount giving darshan to Avvayar
