Come along , come here
Come Meena amma
the vendors call
one displays the archana basket
the other swings the rose
and jasmine garlands
Greeting them with a namaskar
I run to the sanctum
of Meenakshi temple, I am late,
Lo! the bells go, time for abhishegam.
which will last for an hour.
I walk through the corridors
eyeing each sculpture,
the artistic excellence,
the way they depict the legendary
manifestations keep me in awe.
The bells chime ,the curtains go up
bejeweled Goddess Meenakshi
smiles. The devotees cry
Amma, Amma, prostrate
at her feet.
Meenas Poems 