Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple

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Dravidian architecture monument Hindu temple Temple complex

Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple is a historic and architecturally renowned Hindu temple complex dedicated to Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Sundareswarar, famed for its towering gopurams and vibrant Dravidian art.

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Label Occurrences
Meenakshi Amman Temple 9
Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple canonical 2
Madurai Meenakshi-Sundareswarar Temple 2

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dravidian architecture monument ⓘ
Hindu temple ⓘ
Temple complex ⓘ
AayiramKaalMandapamPillarCountApprox 1000 ⓘ
annualFestivalMonth Chithirai Festival ⓘ
surface form: Chithirai
architecturalStyle Dravidian architecture ⓘ
artStyle vibrant Dravidian art ⓘ
associatedDynasty Pandya dynasty ⓘ
associatedWithLegend marriage of Meenakshi and Sundareswarar ⓘ
culturalSignificance major pilgrimage site in South India ⓘ
symbol of Madurai city ⓘ
dedicatedTo Goddess Meenakshi ⓘ
Jambukeswarar ⓘ
surface form: Lord Sundareswarar
festival Chithirai Festival ⓘ
surface form: Chithirai Thiruvizha

Meenakshi Thirukalyanam ⓘ
Navaratri ⓘ
governingBody Tamil Nadu Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments Department ⓘ
surface form: Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department of Tamil Nadu
hasGopuramsCountApprox 14 ⓘ
hasHall Aayiram Kaal Mandapam ⓘ
hasSacredTank Porthamarai Kulam ⓘ
hasSculpturesDepicting Hindu deities ⓘ
animals and celestial beings ⓘ
mythological scenes ⓘ
hasStructure Meenakshi shrine ⓘ
Sundareswarar shrine ⓘ
Thousand Pillar Hall ⓘ
golden lotus tank ⓘ
gopuram ⓘ
mandapam ⓘ
knownFor colorful paintings ⓘ
intricate carvings ⓘ
towering gopurams ⓘ
vibrant sculptures ⓘ
locatedInCity Madurai ⓘ
locatedInCountry India ⓘ
locatedInState Tamil Nadu ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Vaigai River NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainEntranceGopuramHeightApprox about 52 meters ⓘ
majorReconstructionBy Nayak rulers of Madurai ⓘ
surface form: Nayak rulers
notablePatron Tirumala Nayak ⓘ
surface form: Tirumalai Nayak
periodOfMajorDevelopment 16th century ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
primaryDeity Meenakshi ⓘ
Sundareswarar ⓘ
religion Hinduism ⓘ
sacredTankMeaning Golden Lotus Tank ⓘ
tallestGopuramHeightApprox 50 meters ⓘ
tourismImportance major tourist attraction in Tamil Nadu ⓘ
UNESCOTentativeListStatus on UNESCO World Heritage tentative list ⓘ
worshipTradition Shaivism ⓘ

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Tamil Nadu → contains → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
Tamil people → traditionalReligionCenter → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madurai Meenakshi Temple
Madurai → famousFor → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meenakshi Amman Temple
Madurai → hasLandmark → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meenakshi Amman Temple
Sambandar → associatedWithTemple → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madurai Meenakshi-Sundareswarar Temple
Shaiva Siddhanta → ritualCenter → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madurai Meenakshi-Sundareswarar Temple
Dravidian temple architecture → notableExample → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai
Tamil culture → hasFamousTemple → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meenakshi Amman Temple, Madurai
Nayak rulers of Madurai → patronized → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meenakshi Amman Temple
Nayak period → associatedWith → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple expansions
Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam → associatedWith → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meenakshi Amman Temple
Madurai Junction railway station → nearbyLandmark → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meenakshi Amman Temple
Meenakshi Thirukalyanam → associatedWith → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
Meenakshi Thirukalyanam → performedAt → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meenakshi Amman Temple complex
Chithirai Festival → majorTemple → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meenakshi Amman Temple
Chithirai Festival → organisedBy → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meenakshi Amman Temple administration
Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal → near → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meenakshi Amman Temple
Koodal Azhagar Temple → nearbyLandmark → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meenakshi Amman Temple
Temple City → associatedWithTemple → Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meenakshi Amman Temple