Sri Meenakshi Temple (Pearland, Texas)
The Sri Meenakshi Temple (also called the Sri Meenakshi Devasthanam) is a Hindu temple located in Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas, in the Houston metropolitan area. The temple's presiding deity is Meenakshi Devi, an aspect of Parvati whose consort is Sundareswarar, an aspect of Shiva. Meenakshi Devi is also the presiding deity of the famous Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India. The Sri Meenakshi Temple in Pearland is the only temple outside India dedicated to Meenakshi Devi. Built in 1982 and designed by Indian architect S. M. Ganapathy Sthapathi in the South Indian Dravidian style of Hindu temple architecture, it is the third-oldest Hindu temple in the United States.The temple's main shrine is dedicated to Meenakshi Devi, Sundareswarar, Venkateshwara (a form of Vishnu), and Lakshmi. Other shrines within the temple complex are dedicated to Ganesha, Rama, Ayappa, Durga, Nandi, and Garuda. In addition to the main shrine, the temple has four additional corner shrines – one at each corner. The temple also has sculptures of the Tamil Alwar and Nayanar poet-saints and gurus of Vedanta philosophy (Adi Shankaracharya, Ramanujacharya, and Madhvacharya).The Sri Meenakshi Temple attracts Hindu devotees and visitors from across the Houston metropolitan area. It is considered one of Greater Houston's most prominent religious landmarks as well as a major visitor attraction in Pearland.
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Texas, United States
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