Sundareswarar shrine
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The Sundareswarar shrine is the sanctum within the Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva in his form as Sundareswarar, the consort of Goddess Meenakshi.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu temple shrine
ⓘ
sanctum ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Dravidian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeityForm | Sundareswarar form of Shiva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedFestival |
Chithirai Thiruvizha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meenakshi Thirukalyanam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedGoddess | Meenakshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMythology | marriage of Meenakshi and Sundareswarar ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Pandya kingdom heritage ⓘ |
| consortShrineOf | Meenakshi shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | important Shaivite pilgrimage spot in Madurai ⓘ |
| dedicatedToDeity |
Shiva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sundareswarar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConsortDeity | Meenakshi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGuardianDeities | various attendant deities of Shiva ⓘ |
| hasMainIdolType | lingam ⓘ |
| hasRituals |
abhishekam
ⓘ
daily puja ⓘ deeparadhana ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Madurai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | India ⓘ |
| locatedInState | Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTemple | Meenakshi Amman Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | within main temple complex ⓘ |
| partOf | Meenakshi-Sundareswarar Temple complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pilgrimageType | local and regional pilgrimage site ⓘ |
| primaryDeityGender | male ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| sacredStatus | highly revered by Shaivites in Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| templeComplexRole | principal Shiva sanctum of Meenakshi Amman Temple ⓘ |
| worshipLanguage | Tamil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipTradition | Shaivism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.