Madurai district · Tamil Nadu
Koodal Azhagar Temple
A Divya Desam in the heart of Madurai, where Vishnu is worshipped as Viyooga Sundarrajan and Lakshmi as Mathuravalli.
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Tamil Nadu · Temple listing
Meenakshi Temple
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History & tradition
Meenakshi Temple, also known as the Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, is a historic temple on the southern bank of the Vaigai river in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. It is dedicated to Meenakshi, a form of Parvati, and her consort Sundareswarar, a form of Shiva. The temple is significant as a meeting point of Shaivism, Shaktism and Vaishnavism. Sangam literature mentions the temple city of Madurai, and a temple here is first referred to in Tamil texts of the 6th century. It is one of the Paadal Petra Sthalams.
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02 · Before you go
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03 · Getting there
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Meenakshi Temple
Madurai, Tamil Nadu
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04 · At the temple
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Sivaganga district · Tamil Nadu
Pushpavaneswarar temple
A Paadal Petra Sthalam on the bank of the Vaigai at Thirupuvanam in Sivaganga district, with a seven-tiered rajagopuram.
Photo: Ssriram mt · CC BY-SA 4.0
Madurai district · Tamil Nadu
Kallazhagar Temple
A Divya Desam at Alagar Koyil near Madurai, known in Tamil literature as Thirumaliruncholai, where Vishnu is worshipped as Kallazhagar.
Photo: Ssriram mt · CC BY-SA 4.0
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