Sri Meenakshi Temple
United States
The Sri Meenakshi Temple is a Hindu temple located in unincorporated Brazoria County, Texas, in the Houston metropolitan area, with a Pearland postal address and in the Pearland extraterritorial jurisdiction. The temple's presiding deity is the goddess Meenakshi, an aspect of Parvati whose consort is Sundareswarar, an aspect of Shiva. The Sri Meenakshi Temple in Pearland is the only temple outside of India that is dedicated to Meenakshi and it is a replica of the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. The Sri Meenakshi Temple in Pearland was built in 1982 and was designed by Indian architect S. M. Ganapathy Sthapathi in the South Indian Dravidian style of Hindu temple architecture.[1]
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Key facts
| Location | United States |
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| Status | Active |
Sources
- Sri Meenakshi Temple (Brazoria County, Texas) - Wikipedia — Wikipedia
- Wikidata Q113114920 — Wikidata