Meenakshi Amman
Temple – Museum
The temple also houses a museum, which has a collection
of antique items. It has antique coins from different periods, rare paintings
and also a collection of metal idols. These idols were made from an alloy of 5 different
metals which produced unique malleable and ductile properties. It also has
other unique items such elephant tusk carvings, etc.
Since 1966, the thousand pillars hall is also doubling
as the museum of the temple. Among those items of artistic elegance and
cultural excellence are:
· Paintings explaining the quintessence
of the ancient arts of architecture, sculpture, painting, music, dance and
other forms of aesthetic importance.
·
Antique panchaloka (five metals)
idols
·
Collection of rare
photographs
·
Rare antique items
·
Articles of Saiva and
Vaishnava religions
·
Antique coins
·
Carvings in tusks and
antique items
·
Paintings from the Nayaka
period depicting the 64 miracles performed by Lord Chokkanathar
· This mandapam is now being
renovated and modernized using latest techniques.
· The saying that one needs
thousand eyes to view the hall of thousand pillars is not without truth.