A man reads a religious book at the Sri Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, India. The temple itself is one of the largest and most historically significant in India. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva (in the form of Sundareswarar) and his consort, Goddess Parvati (in the form of Meenakshi). While much of the temple dates only to the seventeenth century, the site and an original shrine maybe up to two thousand years old. The temple attracts many thousands of pilgrims from all over India..Tamil Nadu, India