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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:Hindu_temple
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gptkbp:architecturalStyle
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Dravidian architecture
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:King
gptkb:Tirumalai_Nayak
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gptkbp:complexArea
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about 14 acres
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:India
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gptkbp:dedicatedTo
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gptkb:Meenakshi
gptkb:Sundareswarar
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gptkbp:established
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6th century CE (original), major expansion in 16th-17th centuries
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gptkbp:famousFor
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gptkb:sculpture
annual festivals
gopurams
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gptkbp:festival
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gptkb:Meenakshi_Tirukalyanam
gptkb:Chithirai_Festival
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gptkbp:has_painting_by
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mythological frescoes
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gptkbp:hasHall
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gptkb:Hall_of_Thousand_Pillars
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gptkbp:hasMandapam
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gptkb:Ashta_Shakthi_Mandapam
gptkb:Ayirakkal_Mandapam_(Thousand_Pillar_Hall)
gptkb:Chitra_Mandapam
gptkb:Muthupillai_Mandapam
gptkb:Natarajar_Mandapam
gptkb:Nayaka_Mandapam
gptkb:Puthu_Mandapam
gptkb:Rani_Mangammal_Mandapam
gptkb:Sundareswarar_Mandapam
gptkb:Vanniyar_Mandapam
gptkb:Vigraha_Mandapam
gptkb:palace
gptkb:Kambathadi_Mandapam
gptkb:Kilikoondu_Mandapam
gptkb:Meenakshi_Nayakkar_Mandapam
gptkb:Mudali_Mandapam
gptkb:Oonjal_Mandapam
gptkb:Raja_Gopuram_Mandapam
gptkb:Unjal_Mandapam
gptkb:Vasantha_Mandapam
gptkb:Velli_Ambalam_Mandapam
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gptkbp:hasSculpture
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thousands
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gptkbp:hasTemple
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14
2 main shrines
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Meenakshi Amman Temple
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Madurai
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gptkbp:mainDeity
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gptkb:Shiva
gptkb:Meenakshi
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gptkbp:mainGopuramHeight
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52 meters
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gptkbp:majorShrine
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gptkb:Meenakshi_shrine
gptkb:Sundareswarar_shrine
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gptkbp:managedBy
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gptkb:Hindu_Religious_and_Charitable_Endowments_Department,_Tamil_Nadu
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gptkbp:religion
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gptkb:Hinduism
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gptkbp:significance
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important pilgrimage site
one of the most prominent temples in South India
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gptkbp:state
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gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
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gptkbp:templeTank
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gptkb:Golden_Lotus_Tank
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gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list
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Yes
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gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite
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No
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gptkbp:visitedBy
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millions of devotees annually
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:King
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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