Meenakshi Amman Tanjore PaintingA quick walkthrough: Goddess Meenakshi is the presiding deity of the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, Tamilnadu. She is the manifestation of Goddess Parvati. Goddess Meenakshi is always shown having a parrot on her right shoulder. Parrot in Hinduism depicts love and devotion. It also can talk to live human beings if trained, thus parrot also represents communication between different forms of life. The parrot on the shoulder of the Meenakshi Goddess shows