Meenakshi Temple (Civ6)

The Meenakshi Temple is a Medieval Era Wonder in Civilization VI: Gathering Storm. It must be built adjacent to a Holy Site by a player who has founded a religion.
* Effects:
** +3 .
** +2 Gurus.
** Gurus are 30% cheaper to purchase.
** Religious units adjacent to Gurus receive +5 Religious Strength in Theological Combat and +1 .
==Strategy==
Gurus are underused, even for Religious players, because they aid the quest of spreading Religion, but are not a compulsory part in the process. While Gurus allow religious units to heal in enemy territory, which is tremendously powerful, they are also rather clunky to be used effectively, and since they cannot be put in a Formation with other religious units, have low Religious Strength, and are often found to take up tiles and block Apostles and Missionaries (imagine if Great Generals and support units cannot be put in Formations and you have to march them across the map), and rarely can you perfectly surround a Guru with your religious units to maximize its healing capability (Read more here). What the Meenakshi Temple gives you is the ability to turn Gurus into Religious Great Generals, which enhances the utility of Gurus, and encourages you to march your religious units in groups like you do with your regular land armies. Since you cannot form Escort Formation with the Gurus like you can with Great Generals, your Gurus should ideally be surrounded by Apostles to be protected, but overall, Gurus are sufficiently powerful enough at Theological Combat to survive an attack or two from enemy Apostles and Inquisitors, which they can heal back up afterward. 
Adding +5 Religious Strength and +1 to a group of Apostles and Missionaries gives you an edge in not only Theological Combat, but also the speed at which you can spread your religion; the greatest obstacle to spreading your religion when you have huge per turn is rough terrains, which can turn a conversion mission into a painstaking affair. Therefore, adding 1 is just as important as the 5 Religious Strength, if not more so. 
The greatest downside of this Wonder is that the AIs, even when playing as civilizations with no religious tendency, really prioritize this Wonder. On higher difficulty levels, it is almost downright impossible to build this Wonder, so if you want it to bolster your religious strength, the easiest way is to wage a war. 
==Civilopedia entry==
== Gallery ==
File:Wonder Meenakshi Temple (Civ6).jpg|The Meenakshi Temple completed
File:Meenakshi Temple in-game (Civ6).png|The Meenakshi Temple, as seen in-game
Category:Civilization VI: Gathering Storm
ru:Храм Минакши (Civ6)