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Acid rain is rain or any other form of precipitation which is unusually acidic. It has dangerous effects on the environment and on structures. It is mostly caused by emissions due to human activity of sulfur and nitrogen compounds which respond in the atmosphere to produce acids. In recent years, many governments have introduced laws to lessen these emissions. Both lower pH and higher aluminum concentration in the surface water that occur as a result of acid rain can cause damage to fish and other aquatic animals. At pHs lower than 5 most of the fish eggs would not hatch and lower pHs can kill adult fish. As lakes become more acidic biodiversity is also reduced. Soil biology can be critically damaged by acid rain. Some tropical microbes can quickly consume acids but other microbes are incapable to tolerate low pHs and are killed. The enzymes of these microbes are denatured by the acid. The hydronium ions of acid rain also mobilize toxins and filter away essential nutrients and minerals

The Meenakshi temple complex is literally a city one of the largest of its kind in India and one of the oldest.Various kings have renovated it, adding many convoluted corridors here, larger-than-life sculptures there, polishing an abode suitable for Meenakshi, one of the many forms of goddess Parvati (consort of Lord Shiva). Stonewalls and towers of the Meenakshi temple is rising out of the teeming streets of Madurais city center. From her rambling maze-like palace, the Goddess Meenakshi presides here. It is said that her image (all three and a half feet tucked into the ancient and dark sanctuary, which is lit by a steady glow from an oil lamp) is carved out of a single emerald.This whole magnificent temple complex sprawls over an area of 6 hectares. It also has 12 gopurams, ranging in height from 45 to 50 m, which is the tallest being the southern one. The southern gateway is very beautifully proportioned and is nine stories high.