Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sri_Meenakshi_Sundareswarar_Temple
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Hindu_temple
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Meenakshi_Temple
gptkbp:annualEvent gptkb:Meenakshi_Tirukalyanam
gptkb:Chithirai_Festival
gptkbp:annualVisitors over 15,000 per day
gptkbp:annualVisitorsDuringFestival over 1 million
gptkbp:architecturalStyle Dravidian architecture
gptkbp:artworkBy intricate sculptures
colorful paintings
gptkbp:built early 17th century
gptkbp:complexArea approximately 14 acres
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dedicatedTo gptkb:Meenakshi
gptkb:Sundareswarar
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:sculpture
gopurams
painted ceilings
musical pillars
gptkbp:features sacred tank
numerous shrines
hall of thousand pillars
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Navaratri
gptkb:Chithirai_Thiruvizha
gptkbp:hasLegend marriage of Meenakshi and Shiva
gptkbp:hasTemple 14
33,000 sculptures
gptkbp:historicalPatrons gptkb:King
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple
gptkbp:location gptkb:Madurai
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Meenakshi
gptkb:Sundareswarar
gptkbp:mainEntranceHeight approximately 52 meters
gptkbp:mainFunction gptkb:East_Tower
gptkbp:mainGopuramHeight 52 meters
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Hindu_Religious_and_Charitable_Endowments_Department,_Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:MeenakshiIs form of Parvati
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:wedding_of_Meenakshi_and_Sundareswarar
gptkbp:notableLandmark gptkb:Madurai
gptkbp:numberOfColumns over 1000
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Hinduism
gptkbp:significance major pilgrimage site
gptkbp:state gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:SundareswararIs gptkb:Ganesha
gptkbp:templeTank Porthamarai Kulam
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list yes
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus gptkb:list
gptkbp:visitedBy millions of devotees annually
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Siva_Ganga
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8