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Title/Caption	Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple Complex
Site/Creative Center	Madurai, Tamil Nadu (India)
Date of Work	mainly ca. mid-17th century
Description of View	South gateway (gopura) of outer enclosure with colonnade of Golden Lily Tank (Potramarai Kulam)
Notes	The Minakshi Sundareshvara Temple, also known as the Great Temple, is located at the center of Madurai, the capital of a local governing dynasty, known as Nayaka, from ca. mid-16th ccentury until 1739. The temple mainly assumed its present form during the reign of the powerful Nayaka ruler, Tirumalai (r. 1623-59). The temple complex is contained within high enclosure walls with four large gateways (gopuras) centrally placed on each side. Within the enclosure are two principal east-facing temples, one dedicated to the local goddess Minakshi and the other to her consort Shiva as Sundareshvara (Beautiful Lord). Each temple is situated within its own walled enclosure and entered through smaller gateways (gopuras). Various subsidiary shrines, pillared halls (mandapas) and other structures are situated within the inner and outer enclosures. This immense temple complex is an important place of pilgrimage and periodically painted and reconsecrated.
Technique/Process	architecture, architectural sculpture, painting
Materials/Medium	Gopuras, brick and stucco on granite bases. Exteriors covered with stucco sculpture, originally monochrome, painted in 20th century.
Dimensions	Gopuras, each 9 stories high. Height of towers range between 161 - 170 ft.
Culture	Indian (South Asian)
Dynasty	Nayak Dynasty
Century	17th Century
Style of Work	Nayak
Subject	Architecture, Indian (South Asian) Sculpture, Indian (South Asian) Architecture, Nayak Architecture, 17th Century Religious complexes Temples Gateways Towers (single built works) Gopuras
Publisher	Saskia Ltd. Cultural Documentation
Publisher.Location	Freeport, Maine (United States)
Credit Line	(C) Dr. Ronald V. Wiedenhoeft
Reference Number	Saskia Mia-2232
Collection Title	Architecture (Art and Art History Department images)
Collection Information	Collection administered by Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library (402) 472-1193
Copyright Information	http://contentdm.unl.edu:2000/ah_copyright.html

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