Mad-Madurai

After 6 hours on a local bus we arrived to the hustle and bustle of Madurai, a third world metropolis with a massive temple complex in the center.

The temple was carved with thousands of gods, as is usual for hindu temples.

Some the of carvings were rather naughty...

Even as non-hindus we were allowed to wander around inside the temple grounds and check out some of the artwork and carving up close.

We're not really sure what this one's supposed to be...

This is a shrine for the elephant god, Ganesh.

There were many bats that have taken up residence on the temple ceilings.

This is a shrine for the monkey god, Hanuman.

There were many people there to worship, some seemed to be praying at the various shrines and others were there to carry the hindu blessing ritual called Darshan.

This is a carving of the cow god, Nandi.

This is one of the many representations of a Shiva Lingam (aka penis).