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Yali in pillars at Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple. Madurai Meenakshi Sundareswarar temple was built by Pandyan Emperor Sadayavarman Kulasekaran I (1190 CE–1205 CE). He built the main portions of the three-storeyed Gopuram at the entrance of Sundareswarar Shrine and the central portion of the Goddess Meenakshi Shrine, which are some of the earliest surviving parts of the temple.
Meenakshi Kalyanam is the wedding celebration of Meenakshi and Shiva (Sundareshvara) in Madurai. On the day of Meenakshi Kalyanam, devotees get up at sunrise and reach the Meenakshi temple in Madurai. After taking a holy dip in the golden lotus pond, they wear clean clothes.
Temple Location Meenakshi Temple: Madurai city center Thiru Aappanoor: About 2 km from the city center, on the north bank of the Vaigai River Subramaniya Swamy Temple: 9 km southwest of Madurai, one of the Six Abodes of Murugan: Edaganathar temple: In Thiruvedagam, 17 km northwest of Madurai Piranmalai Kodunkundreeswar Temple: 24 km northwest ...
It is dedicated to the goddess Meenakshi, a form of Parvati, and her consort, Sundareshvarar, a form of Shiva. [15] The temple is at the center of the ancient temple city of Madurai mentioned in the Tamil Sangam literature, with the goddess temple mentioned in 6th-century-CE texts. [16] Tamra Sabha (Thamirachabai) Chepparai Temple: Tirunelveli
The temple complex has been nominated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and is in UNESCO's tentative list. [8] Other temples like Madurai Kallalagar temple which has high ‘Gopuram’ towers ornamented with colourful figures, and the Meenakshi Temple with high colourful towers and great long
Pechi Amman temple and Adhi Chokkanathar temple are the important temples in Simmakkal. Adhi Chokkanathar temple is said to be the basic temple of Meenakshi Temple, Madurai which is located at a walkable distance from Simmakkal. It has the main deities as Chokkanathar and Meenakshi. [8]
A Gopuram of Meenakshi Temple at Madurai. The temple complex in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India is dedicated to Meenakshi who is worshipped as the primary deity. It is also referred to as Meenakshi Amman or Meenakshi-Sundareśvarar Temple. [25] [26] Meenakshi's shrine is next to that of her consort Sundareśvarar, a form of Shiva. [6] [27]
Madurai Meenakshi temple; Madurai Meenakshi (goddess) Madurai Meenakshi This page was last edited on 16 March 2023, at 23:48 (UTC). Text is available under the ...