We visited the largest Hindu temple in India today, the Meenakshi Amman Temple. The colors, incense, and statues were very different from anything we have experienced so far. 20,000 people come to this temple every day to pray. We could not tour sections of the temple that admit Hindus only. There were interesting statues of the many of the Hindu gods in several incarnations. In the picture we are walking through the hall of 1,000 pillars. The ornate granite pillars depict many of the Hindu gods, others are decorative carvings. Our tour guide tried to explain to us what the statues mean and how believers pray to them. We were having a hard time taking it all in, there was so much to see and so many new names and stories. This poor man was the last tour guide we will have on our three week trip. He brought us through the afternoon in good humor and exhibited a great deal of patience with Garrett's complaining. All the kids wanted to do was get back to the hotel to swim. It's time to go home!
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