Sri Meenakshi amman Temple - 37 sec The origin of Sree Meenakshi amman Temple At Madurai district of tamilnadu state in south india goes far back as 1600B.C.The puranas tell us an interesting story about the temple origin
In the forest Kadamba trees,there was a lingam of lord shiva under a kadamba tree.This linga is believed to be installed by Indra who came to earth to wash his sins.Indra built the sanctum sanctorum and vimanam.
Later Dhananjeyan a merchant happened to see this divine temple in the midst of the forest.At once he informed the king Kulasekara Pandyan.The kings capital was then at manavur.
He cleared the forest and built a small town round the tower with the siva lingam.This town was the nucleous for the big city Madurai that came into being in later years Auteur : akilakalai Tags:akilakalaimaduraipandianmeenakshiammanlingakadambaindrasouthindiatemplespuranas
