Photo credits: Renuka Menon

Kamakshi Amman Temple is the one of the three important temples to the Goddess Parvathi (Lord Shiva’s wife) in India. The temple complex covers an area of four acres, and is constructed in the Pallava style.

All temples in the south have a few elephants, considered sacred in the Hindu religion. These elephants are decorated with vegetables dyes and coloured chalk, and bless the devotee for a few rupees.