Meenakshi Amman Temple
Meenakshi Nayakkar Mandapam

Meenakshi Nayakkar Mandapam

A long pillared hall carrying rows of yali figures.

Period
Nayak period

Immediately beyond the Ashta Shakthi hall, this corridor carries rows of yali figures on its pillars — the mythic guardian beast with a lion face and elephant tusks. Built under the Nayak rulers, it forms the main eastern approach inside the temple.

Highlights

  • Rows of yali pillars

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