Servants of the Goddess: The Priests of a South Indian Temple

by Christopher J. Fuller and C.J. Fuller

The Minaksi Temple is one of the largest, most celebrated and most popular Hindu temples in India. Situated in the ancient south Indian city of Madurai, it is dedicated to the goddess Minaksi and her husband the god Sundaresvara, a form of the great god Śiva. Minaksi's principal servants in the Temple are the priests who carry out all the elaborate rituals for her and Sundaresvara, and these priests are the subject of this book. Drawing upon...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521040094
• ISBN13: 9780521040099
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"