Meenakshi sundareswar temple madurai
Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, also known as Meenakshi Amman Thirukkovil, a historic Hindu temple located on the southern bank of the Vaigai River in the temple city of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. It is dedicated to the goddess Meenakshi, a form of Parvati, her consort Sundareśvarar, a form of Shiva and her brother Aḻagar, a form of Vishnu. The temple represents a confluence of the Shaivism, Shaktism and Vaishnavism denominations of Hinduism. The temple with the goddess is mentioned in 6th-century CE texts. This temple is one of the Paadal Petra Sthalams, (Shiva temples praised in the verses of Tamil Saiva Nayanars of the 6th-9th century CE.) Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple அருள்மிகு திருக்காமக்கோட்டம் உடைய ஆளுடைய நாச்சியார் உடனாகிய திருவாலவாய் அண்ணல் திருக்கோவில் [1] The city derived its name Aalavai, from the unique way in which Shiva's snake encircled itself with its tail in its mouth, marking a boundary around the city. The city derived its name...