Tamil Nadu
Madurai
Thirupparankundram

Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple

Meenakshi Temple, also known as Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, is a historic located on the southern bank of the in , Tamil Nadu, India.
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  • Opening hours: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
  • Type: Hindu temple
  • Description: historic Hindu temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
  • Also known as: “Arulmigu Meenakshi Amman Thirukkovil”, “Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundaraswarar Temple”, “Meenakshi Amman Temple”, “Meenakshi Temple”, “Sri Meenakshi Amman Temple”, and “Sri Meenakshi Temple”
  • Address: Madurai Main, Madurai, Tamil Nadu 625001
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Thirumalai Nayakkar Mahal and Madurai Junction.

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is a palace completed in 1636 by Tirumala Nayaka, a king of the Madurai Nayak dynasty, who ruled from 1623 to 1659. It is located 2 km to the southeast of the Meenakshi Amman Temple in central Madurai. is situated 710 metres southeast of Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple.

Railway station
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railway station is an NSG-2 category Indian railway station in Madurai railway division of Southern Railway zone. It serves the city of , located in of the Indian state of . is situated 1 km west of Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple.

Mosque
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The , also known as the Kazimar Periya Pallivasal, is a Sufi Hanafi in city, in the state of , India. The mosque was constructed in 683 AH and is the oldest mosque in the city. is situated 1 km southwest of Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madurai and Thiruparankundram.

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, formerly Madura, is the third-largest city in the Indian state of . It's on the banks of the river Vaigai and has been a major settlement for two millennia.

Town
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, also spelled Tiruparangundram, is a neighbourhood in in , India. Located about 7 km from the city center, it is located on the southwest part of the city. is situated 9 km southwest of Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple.

Village
is a panchayat village in of Madurai District in the Tamil-Nadu state of India. is located on the right bank of the , on Route 85 about eight kilometers by road southeast of the city of , the district headquarters. is situated 9 km southeast of Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple.

Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple

Latitude
9.91949° or 9° 55′ 10″ north
Longitude
78.11935° or 78° 7′ 10″ east
Elevation
139 metres (456 feet)
Height
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
6JXWW499+QP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 28669371
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6618514
Wiki­data ID
Q1424358
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “معبد ميناكشي”
  • Awadhi: “मीनाक्षी सुन्दरेश्वर मन्दिर”
  • Azerbaijani: “Minakşi məbədi”
  • Basque: “Meenakshi Amman tenplua”
  • Belarusian: “Храм Мінакшы”
  • Bengali: “মাদুরাই মীনাক্ষী সুন্দরেশ্বর মন্দির”
  • Bengali: “মীনাক্ষী মন্দির”
  • Bulgarian: “Минакши Аман”
  • Catalan: “Temple de Minakxi Amman”
  • Catalan: “Temple de Minakxi”
  • Chinese: “Meenakshi神廟”
  • Chinese: “米纳克希神庙”
  • Dutch: “Minakshitempel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “معبد ميناكشى عمان”
  • Finnish: “Meenakshin temppeli”
  • French: “Temple de Minakshi”
  • French: “temple de Mînâkshî”
  • French: “Temple de Mînâkshî”
  • Georgian: “მინაკშის ტაძარი”
  • German: “Meenakshi-Tempel”
  • German: “Minakshi-Tempel”
  • German: “Shri Meenakshi-Sundareshwarar-Tempel”
  • Hebrew: “מקדש מינקשי”
  • Hindi: “मीनाक्षी अम्मां मन्दिर”
  • Hindi: “मीनाक्षी मंदिर”
  • Hindi: “मीनाक्षी मन्दिर”
  • Hindi: “मीनाक्षी सुन्दरेश्वर मन्दिर”
  • Hindi: “मीनाक्षी सुन्दरेश्वरर मन्दिर”
  • Indonesian: “Kuil Meenakshi”
  • Italian: “Tempio di Meenakshi”
  • Japanese: “ミーナークシ寺院”
  • Kannada: “ಮೀನಾಕ್ಷಿ ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ”
  • Khmer: “មីនាឈី សុនទរេសូរ មនឌៀរ”
  • Maithili: “मिनाक्षी अम्मन मन्दिर”
  • Malayalam: “Meenakshi Amman Temple”
  • Malayalam: “മതുരൈ മീനാക്ഷി ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Malayalam: “മധുര മീനാക്ഷി ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Malayalam: “മീനാക്ഷി സുന്ദരേശ്വര ക്ഷേത്രം”
  • Manipuri: “ꯃꯤꯅꯥꯛꯁꯤ ꯂꯥꯏꯁꯪ”
  • Manipuri: “ꯃꯤꯅꯥꯛꯁꯤ ꯂꯥꯢꯁꯪ”
  • Marathi: “मीनाक्षी मंदिर (मदुराई)”
  • Marathi: “मीनाक्षी मंदिर”
  • Nepali: “मिनाक्षी अम्मन मन्दिर”
  • Newari: “मीनाक्षी देगः”
  • Oriya: “ମିନାକ୍ଷୀ ମନ୍ଦିର”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Minakszi w Madurai”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Minakszi w Maduraj”
  • Polish: “Świątynia Minakszi w Maduraju”
  • Portuguese: “Templo de Meenakshi Amman”
  • Romanian: “Templul Meenakshi Amman”
  • Russian: “Храм Минакши”
  • Russian: “Храма Шри Менакши”
  • Serbian: “Храм Менакши”
  • Slovenian: “Tempelj Menakši, Madurai”
  • Spanish: “Templo de Meenakshi Amman”
  • Tamil: “மதுரை மீனாட்சி சுந்தரேசுவரர் கோயில்”
  • Tamil: “மதுரை மீனாட்சி”
  • Tamil: “மதுரை மீனாட்சியம்மன் கோயில்”
  • Tamil: “மதுரை மீனாட்சியம்மன் கோவில்”
  • Tamil: “மீனாட்சியம்மன் கோவில்”
  • Telugu: “మీనాక్షి అమ్మవారి ఆలయం”
  • Thai: “มีนากษีมนเทียร”
  • Thai: “มีนาฏจิโกยิล”
  • Ukrainian: “Храм Мінакші”
  • Urdu: “میناکشی مندر”
  • Vietnamese: “Đền Meenakshi”
  • Western Armenian: “Մինաքշիի տաճարը”

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