What a temple with an amazing structure and arrangements to reach to Darshan. Must take guide with you and at least spare 60 minutes post Darshan to see the temple and to understand the temple. Its unbelievable!!

Glorious ancient temple of the Mother Goddess. The area around the temple in a no vehicle zone. Vast and massive temple. Great spiritual experience. The architecture will leave you spellbound, a tribute to the people who built it.

As a foreign tourist you really need a guide to get the most out of the experience. Our guide Rajesh was wonderful. He explained the place as a living temple, what was happening around us as well as the rich stories behind the sculptures. Highly recommend Rajesh!!

Meenakshi temple located at Madurai .One needs to put all cameras ,mobile and shoes etec outside luggage room . The tall gate drwas attention from far away . After security check we were following queue . The temple is built on dravidian style and has got 33000 sculptures.Here Meenakshi devi is situated as deity a form of Parvati . The greatness and architechtural beayty is beyond description . Once you enter the complex you feel the different atmosphere . There is museum also. Around the temple there is good business hub.

Temple is quite crowded during year end due to pilgrims and school holidays. Please plan your visit accordingly since it will take at least 4-5 hours to complete Darshan of both the Deities (even for paid special darshan). Try to visit during morning hours before 6 AM. Electronic items (including mobile & smartwatch ) and big purse/bags are strictly prohibited inside the temple. You need to deposit these items in the counter before entry. Special darshan : Rs.50 (Meenakshi Amman or Sundareshwarar ) , Rs.100 (both). Queue is same for both the tickets. Carry sufficient water and small biscuit packets along considering the long wait time. If queue is too long , you may try your luck to visit the Aayiram kaal mandapam (1000 pillars) , it is towards the right side of the Temple if you enter from East Tower.

My husband and I booked a tour guide Mr.Dhanabalan Perumal on the 28/12/22 This would have to be one of the best day trips and excellent darshan my husband and I have been on. we were make a call him in advance and he had recommended to book one of the Pooja seva from the temple and we were asked to come at 5.30 in the morning and we were wondered what are we going to see and ultimately the service and professionalism from our guide was first class. He was extremely enthusiastic and very knowledgable. Thank you so much for an unforgettable day. can reach him from this telephone number +919659324304

Visited temple in evening shift. Temple closed between 1p.m to 3 p. M. South gate entry for Rs100/- ticket. West gaye for free devotees. Long serpentine queue took around two hours. Drinking water and fans are in queue for devotees. Do shiv darshan also in same premises.

Rajesh gave us a great tour of Meenakshi Amman Temple. He was really knowledgeable and engaging, really brought the whole place to life for us helping us to understand what we were seeing. As you aren’t allowed to take photos inside he kindly sent us lots of pictures afterwards. Would thoroughly recommend him for a great tour.

Our licensed temple guide (RasheedRajesh - 9994849453) was exceptional. Knowledgeable, friendly and helpful. Without him, our experience would have been significantly lesser. Having had the good fortune to have met him, it was an extraordinarily rich and rewarding few hours. The tiny cost (circa 1000 rupees), was some of the best money spent during our trip. Highly Recommend.

Madurai Meenaxi temple is one of must do in life time visit and its architecture is divine. But very bad surprise is that beyond a small gate on any of streets surroonding the temple, no smartphone or any camera is allowed. Very sad that one cannot go back with life time memories of 1000 pillar mandapa, amman temple Vimanam (sanctum's crowning roof), golden lotus. The fountains were working in the holy pond. Overall a place to visit over 4-6 hours depending on darshan or not. but you should be in premises to thoroughly admire it. Long queues and deposit of belongings etc may consume time. Dilemmas of paid or free darshans may come but if you believe in ergonomy and crowd management, you may reach at same time in free queue as you would reach in paid queue. Morning time (young lady-like attire), Afternoon time (madisar saree) and night white saree attire is offerred to Goddess. Elephant can be seen in premises if you are lucky enough.