Sundareswarar
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Sundareswarar is a form of the Hindu god Shiva venerated as the beautiful lord and consort of Goddess Meenakshi in South Indian Shaivite tradition.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Sundareswarar | 2 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu deity
ⓘ
Shaivite deity ⓘ form of Shiva ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | Pandya dynasty (mythic patronage) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFestival |
Chithirai Thiruvizha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meenakshi Thirukalyanam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Madurai temple rituals
ⓘ
Meenakshi Amman Temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandya kingdom legends ⓘ Shaivite liturgy in Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| consort | Meenakshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
central to Madurai’s religious identity
ⓘ
important in Tamil Shaiva devotional tradition ⓘ |
| deityType | Shaiva form of Shiva ⓘ |
| epithet | Beautiful Lord ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
benevolent householder form of Shiva
ⓘ
royal guardian of Madurai ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| iconographicAttribute |
bears third eye
ⓘ
holds drum ⓘ holds trident ⓘ wears crescent moon ⓘ |
| isFormOf | Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maritalAssociation | Meenakshi-Sundareswarar divine couple ⓘ |
| marriageRitualContext | divine wedding with Meenakshi ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Beautiful Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mythologicalEvent | divine marriage to Meenakshi in Madurai ⓘ |
| primaryTemple | Meenakshi Amman Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTempleLocation | Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTempleState | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| spouseFormOf | Parvati as Meenakshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| templeRole | co-presiding deity with Meenakshi at Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
presiding deity of Madurai
ⓘ
royal patron deity of Madurai ⓘ |
| worshippedBy |
South Indian Hindus
ⓘ
Tamil Shaivites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipRegion | South India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipTradition | Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lord Sundareswarar
this entity surface form:
Lord Sundareswarar