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: