Devotion at the Sri Menakshi Temple

Here's a picture I meant to post a while back. This is a group of people in worship at the Sri Menakshi temple in the southern city of Madurai. The temple itself was enormous. There were many separate shrines and focal points of devotion. I must admit to being somewhat confused about this aspect of Hindu temples; but perhaps I'm simply accustomed to the altar-centric focus of Christian houses of worship.