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Thirukkalyan Mandapam(Sree Meenakshi Temple)

Thirukkalyan Mandapam(Sree Meenakshi Temple)







we next come to the Thirukkalyan Mandapam (Marriage Hall).Here we see dais where the marriage ceremony of sree Meenakhi is performed every year during the chitra festival(April-May).


This dais and the black  stone mandapam were built by Vijayaranga chockanathar.His figure has been engraved on the first pillar on the southern side ,facing north.


On the southern and northern walls,the origin of the universe and the living beings is painted within big circles.

There is a hall,97 feet by 47 feet providing space for the carvings and On the top portion of this hall there are wooden carvings and paintings .The pictures of  vynagaram venkatachalam chettiar and Nagappa chettiar who built this hall are also among them.The roof of this hall is covered with copper plates.






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