Aayiram Kaal Mandapam
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Aayiram Kaal Mandapam is a famed pillared hall renowned for its thousand intricately carved stone columns within the historic Meenakshi Amman Temple complex in Madurai, India.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aayiram Kaal Mandapam canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mandapam
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pillared hall ⓘ |
| access | open to pilgrims and tourists ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Dravidian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Lord Shiva as Sundareswarar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meenakshi Amman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | patrons of Madurai Nayak dynasty ⓘ |
| city | Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | example of South Indian temple architecture ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Meenakshi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sundareswarar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
detailed stone carvings
ⓘ
sculptural artistry ⓘ thousand stone pillars ⓘ |
| flooringMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| function |
gathering space for devotees
ⓘ
processional hall ⓘ temple hall ⓘ |
| hasArt |
deity sculptures
ⓘ
mythological sculptures ⓘ yali and animal motifs ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
intricately carved columns
ⓘ
ornamental ceilings ⓘ pillared hall ⓘ sculptural reliefs ⓘ |
| hasMaterial | stone ⓘ |
| heritageContext | within ancient city of Madurai ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ Meenakshi Amman Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Hall of Thousand Pillars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPillars | 1000 ⓘ |
| orientation | within inner precincts of Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ |
| partOf |
Meenakshi Amman Temple complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
historic temple complex ⓘ |
| period | Nayak era of Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| state | Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| structuralSystem | stone columns and beams ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
festive processions
ⓘ
pilgrim congregation ⓘ religious ceremonies ⓘ |
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