MEENAKSHI (ANGAYARKANNI)
- Meenakshi also known as ANGAYARKANNI , is a Hindu goddess.
- She is the tutelary deity of Madurai and is considered a form of the goddess Parvati.
- Meenakshi is the divine consort of Sundareśvarar, a form of Shiva and the sister of Aḻagar, a form of Vishnu.
- She finds mention in literature as the queen of the ancient Madurai-based Pandya kingdom, and is later deified. The goddess is also extolled by Adi Shankara as Shri Vidya.
- She is mainly worshipped in India where she has a major temple devoted to her known as the Meenakshi Temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. Meenakshi, Kamakshi, and Visalakshi are considered the three Shakti forms of the goddess Parvati.
