
Trained carefully in all the 64 sastras, the fields of science.Īs the time came for Tadaatagai's coronation, she had to wage war on the three "Tadaatagai" and being the heir to the throne, Tadaatagai was Soon as the girl meets her future husband. The happy king named the girl Worry about the abnormality and added that the third breast would vanish as A voice from the heavens told the king not to She would have the privilege of mothering the goddess. Goddess herself gave a boon to Kanchanamalai in one of her previous births that Kanchanamalai, Parvati appeared out of the holy fire of the Putra Kameshti Yagna (sacrificeįor childhood) performed by the king. According to another legend, the Prayers of the second Pandya king Malayadwaja Pandya and his wife Is the principal deity. According to Hindu legend, in order to answer the This is unlike most Shiva temples in South India where Shiva Goddess Meenakshi is the principal deity of the temple and not Sundareswarar. "mīna" meaning fish and "akṣi" meaning eyes. "Mīnachchi" means fish eyed and is derived from the words One of the Hindu female deities to have a major temple devoted to her. Meenakashi is an avatar of the Hindu goddess Parvati - the The annualġ0 day Meenakshi Tirukalyanam festival celebrated during April–May attracts 1 It was in the list of top 30 nominees of the " New Seven Wonders of the World ". There is an estimated 33,000 sculptures in the temple and

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