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'''Meenakshi Sundaresvarar Temple''' is a [[Hindu temple]] dedicated to the deity [[Shiva]] located at [[Arimalam]] of [[Pudukkottai district]] in Tamil Nadu, India.<ref>[https://temple.dinamalar.com/en/new_en.php?id=1510 Sri Meenakshi Sundareswarar Temple, Dinamalar Temples]</ref><br />
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==Location==<br />
This temple is located at [[Arimalam]] in [[Pudukkottai]] district. ''Ari'' means [[Chandra]] and ''mala'' means child. Due to a curse, the size of Chandra started reducing. After losing everything when Chandra came to this place, which was found with many umber of [[Aegle marmelos|vilva]] trees, the deity of this place took and put the Chandra on his head. Then he got rid of the curse. Later he requested the deity that this place be called as Arimalam and so this place got the name. There is also another opinion that 'Arumpallam' became Arimalam in due course. In the shrine of Vilangiamman many number of Eralinji fruits were found and so this place was called as Arimalam.<ref name="dinamalar">[https://temple.dinamalar.com/new.php?id=1510 அருள்மிகு மீனாட்சி சுந்தரேஸ்வரர் கோயில் திருக்கோயில், தினமலர் கோயில்கள்]</ref><br />
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==Presiding deity==<br />
The presiding deity of the temple is known as Sundaresvarar and the goddess is known as Meenakshi. From 19 to 21 March the rays of Sun fell on the presiding deity. Vidyavathi, the daughter of Gandharavan, started worshipping Shyamaladevi as her daughter. Due to her continuous worship she as a daughter of Surasenan came into existence. Later she married Malaiyatthuvaja Pandyan. As they did not have children, he conducted a [[yagna]] in which a three-year-old girl appeared. The king gave her the right to rule the country. She got the name of Meenakshi, as she satisfied the needs of the devotees. She also got the rare chance of seeing [[Shiva]] at [[Kailash]]. To marry her Shiva came to [[Madurai]]. After her marriage, she got the right of ruling Madurai and to satisfy the devotees she gave darshan to them in Arimalam also.<ref name="dinamalar"/><br />
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==Festivals==<br />
During the [[Tamil calendar|Tamil]] month of Chithirai, the float festival is held in a grand manner.<ref name="dinamalar"/><br />
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==Kumbhabhishekham==<br />
The [[Kumbhabhishekham]] of the temple was held during December 2018. Later special [[Abhiṣeka|abhiseka]] was held to the presiding deity and the goddess. [[Dāna|Annadanam]] was offered to the devotees. Celestial marriage of the deities and the procession of deities was held later.<ref>[https://www.dailythanthi.com/Districts/Chennai/2018/12/13012000/Arumalam-Meenakshi-Sundareswarar-Temple-is-a-great.vpf அரிமளம் மீனாட்சி சுந்தரேசுவரர் கோவில் கும்பாபிஷேகம் திரளான பக்தர்கள் தரிசனம், தினத்தந்தி, 13 டிசம்பர் 2018]</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Hindu temples in Pudukkottai district}}<br />
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