Meenakshi Temple

historic Hindu temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
Church hindu_temple Q1424358
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Meenakshi Temple

Summary

Meenakshi Temple is a Hindu temple[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of hindu_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,940 views/month, #6 of 1,245).[2]

Key Facts

  • Meenakshi Temple is located in Madurai[3].
  • Meenakshi Temple is in the country of India[4].
  • Meenakshi Temple's instance of is recorded as Hindu temple[5].
  • Meenakshi Temple's instance of is recorded as gopuram[6].
  • Meenakshi Temple's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction[7].
  • Meenakshi Temple is owned by Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department[8].
  • Meenakshi Temple's Commons category is recorded as Madurai Meenakshi Temple[9].
  • 1200 marks the founding of Meenakshi Temple[10].
  • Meenakshi Temple's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.919722222222223, 'lon': 78.11944444444444}[11].
  • Meenakshi Temple's official website is recorded as http://www.maduraimeenakshi.org[12].
  • Meenakshi Temple's official website is recorded as https://maduraimeenakshi.hrce.tn.gov.in/[13].
  • Meenakshi Temple's heritage designation is recorded as State Protected Monument[14].
  • Meenakshi Temple's language used is recorded as Tamil[15].
  • Meenakshi Temple's language used is recorded as English[16].
  • Meenakshi Temple's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki Loves Monuments in India[17].
  • Meenakshi Temple's category for the interior of the item is recorded as Category:Interior of the Madurai Meenakshi Temple[18].

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Geography

Meenakshi Temple is in the country of India[4]. It is located in Madurai[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Hindu temple[5], gopuram[6], and tourist attraction[7]. Meenakshi Temple's heritage designation is recorded as State Protected Monument[14].

History and Context

1200 marks the founding of Meenakshi Temple[10]. It is owned by Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department[8].

Why It Matters

Meenakshi Temple ranks in the top 0.48% of hindu_temple entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,940 views/month, #6 of 1,245).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/chram-meenakshi-amman/, Removing PlaceMania.sk P973 link added by me after COI/spam concern; see User ta"
  2. 23d ago · Jarkn · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url
    Asi monument id S-TN-34
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P973]]: https://www.placemania.sk/svetova-zaujimavost/chram-meenakshi-amman/, Add Slovak descriptive resource (P973)"
  3. 27d ago · Perumalism · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity Madurai
    Website
    Instance of
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    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1435]]: [[Q17047640]]"
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