Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundaraswarar Temple is located in the middle of the city. There is no place to sit and meditate next to the shrine. However, you can go into meditative states here effortlessly. Meenakshi Amman Temple is mukti place of four out of 63 Nayanmars, namely Merchant Murthi who later became king, Minister Kulacchirai, King Ninra Seer Nedumara and Queen Mangayarkarasiyar.
The temple premises also has the Jeevasamadhi of Sundarnandar Siddhar on the East side inside the temple. https://sannidhi.net/sannidhi/sundaranandar-siddhar-jeevasamadhi-meenakshi-amman-temple-madurai-tamil-nadu/
How to get there:
The temple is located 11 kms North of Madurai Airport.
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/AKUB9LuoaeLY6NLLA
About Mangayarkarasiyar Nayanar
Koon Pandyan, the Pandyan king, was ruling in Madura. He was called Koon Pandyan because of his hunchback. He was himself a poet and he patronised the Tamil poets and established a Tamil Sangam. His wife was Mangayarkarasiyar. She was the daughter of a Chola king. She was an ardent devotee of Lord Siva. Kulacchirai Nayanar was his minister: and he was also a staunch devotee of Lord Siva. Tiru Jnana Sambandar has sung Padigams in praise of both.
Koon Pandyan had fallen a victim to the influence of Jainism. The queen and the minister feared that unless something was done, Saivism would be wiped out. When Sambandar came to Madura and was staying outside the city, Kulacchirai Nayanar invited him into the city. The Jains tried in vain to destroy Sambandar. When Sambandar sang a song, the king’s hunchback was cured, as also his burning pain. He came back to Saivism. Since then he was known as Ninra Seer Nadumara Nayanar, as his hunchback had disappeared and he stood erect and tall.
The Pandyan king then defeated the northern kings at Tirunelvely and spread Saivism there. Mangayarkarasiyar helped her husband a lot in this. Both the husband and the wife worshipped Sambandar with great faith and devotion. Their devotion to the Guru and love of Saivism earned His grace for them.
Mukthi Sthalam of Four Nayanmars
Meenakshi Amman Temple is mukti place of four out of 63 Nayanmars, namely Merchant Murthi who later became king, Minister Kulacchirai, King Ninra Seer Nedumara and Queen Mangayarkarasiyar.
Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundaraswarar Temple is located in the middle of the city. There is no place to sit and meditate next to the shrine. However, you can go into meditative states here effortlessly. Meenakshi Amman Temple is mukti place of four out of 63 Nayanmars, namely Merchant Murthi who later became king, Minister Kulacchirai, King Ninra Seer Nedumara and Queen Mangayarkarasiyar.
The temple premises also has the Jeevasamadhi of Sundarnandar Siddhar on the East side inside the temple. https://sannidhi.net/sannidhi/sundaranandar-siddhar-jeevasamadhi-meenakshi-amman-temple-madurai-tamil-nadu/
How to get there:
The temple is located 11 kms North of Madurai Airport.
Map: https://goo.gl/maps/AKUB9LuoaeLY6NLLA
About Arulmigu Meenakshi Sundaraswarar Temple
Meenakshi Amman Temple, also known as Minakshi-Sundareshwara Temple, is one of the oldest and most important temples in India. Located in the city of Madurai, the temple has a great mythological and historical significance. It is believed that Lord Shiva assumed the form of Sundareswarar (the handsome one) and married Parvati (Meenakshi) at the site where the temple is currently located. Renowned for its astonishing architecture, Meenakshi Temple was nominated as one of the wonders of the world, but couldn’t make it into the list of ‘Seven Wonders of the World’. However, the temple is definitely one of the ‘Wonders of India’. It is also one of the main attractions of South India with thousands of devotees thronging it every day. During the ‘Tirukalyanam Festival,’ which takes place over a period of 10 days, the temple attracts more than a million devotees.
Mukthi Sthalam of Four Nayanmars
Meenakshi Amman Temple is mukti place of four out of 63 Nayanmars, namely Merchant Murthi who later became king, Minister Kulacchirai, King Ninra Seer Nedumara and Queen Mangayarkarasiyar.
Jeevasamadhi of Sundarnandar Siddhar
The temple premises also has the Jeevasamadhi of Sundarnandar Siddhar on the East side inside the temple. https://sannidhi.net/sannidhi/sundaranandar-siddhar-jeevasamadhi-meenakshi-amman-temple-madurai-tamil-nadu/
Source:
https://www.dlshq.org/download/sixty-three-nayanar-saints/
