The Meenakshi Temple is celebrated in Tamil devotional poetry and the hymns of the Nayanmar saints, who sang of its divine presence and the goddess's grace. In modern Indian poetry, the temple has been invoked as a symbol of Tamil cultural identity and the enduring power of Hindu faith, with poets from the Tamil Renaissance to the present using its vibrant imagery and mythological associations as a touchstone for reflections on tradition, modernity, and the sacred feminine.