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In this talk, Meera Kachroo – Adjunct Professor at the University of Saskatchewan’s St. More College – will highlight the distinctive religious, literary, and cultural practices associated with the grand temple dedicated to goddess Meenakshi in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. This temple is an iconic and storied hub of religious, historical, and cultural life, honouring the “goddess whose eyes dart like fish.” Her worship — and the poetic stories about her youth, courtship, and marriage — show the intertwining of politics, royalty, and religion over centuries of rule under successive Hindu kingdoms. For devotees, entering a temple like this one is to walk through living history, celebrate her at every age simultaneously, and to re-weave the cloth of an ancient culture.

Trip departs on November 8, 2024. Click here to learn all the details about this exciting trip!