
1) Form of Parvati
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[Nayak queen] Meenakshi (ruled 1731-1736) was the last ruler in the Madurai Nayaks line. She was the granddaughter-in-law of Rani Mangammal. Vijaya Ranga Chokkanatha died in 1731, and was succeeded by his widow Meenakshi, who acted as Queen-Regent on behalf of a young boy she had adopted as the heir of her dead husband. She had only ruled a...
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(also: Minakshi) The material form of Goddess Meenakshi is best known as the reigning goddess of the popular South Indian temple town of Madurai, where her large temple complex is at center of town built in concentric square processional streets around the temple. She is the bride of Shiva called Sundareshvara, the “beautiful Lord,” but is also...
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