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Holy Pilgrimage - Hindu temples in USA  











Sri Meenakshi Devasthanam, Pearland, TX


Temple Location

 SRI MEENAKSHI TEMPLE SOCIETY
17130 McLean Road,
Pearland, TX, USA 77584-4630
temple@emeenakshi.org

Temple History

Sri Meenakshi Temple Society was established in October 1977. The property was purchased on June 20, 1978. Sri Ganesh temple was constructed and inaugurated on Ganesh Chathurthi day in August 1979. Houston families took turns and performed daily poojas.
University of Houston professor of architecture, Sri Ranjit Banerjee, developed the initial master plan for the first five acre tract, which included the main temple hall and Ganesh temple. The master plan was then updated by Architect Sri Ashok Mungara, AIA, to include the over twenty-three acres that MTS has acquired over the years, which now boasts an outer prakaram for the main temple, priests quarters, kalyana mandapam, youth center, and a visitors center
The main temple schematic plans were drawn by Sri Ganapathi Stapathi and further developed by Sri Muthai Stapathi. Sri Ashok Mungara developed the architectural and engineering construction documents. Over twenty shilpis (intricate stone artisans), headed by Sri Muthai Stapathi, constructed the main temple with the help of Sri Ashok Mungara, who undertook the construction of the building.
The Maha Kumbhabhishekam (inauguration) was performed in June 1982. The deities at the main temple include Meenakshi, Sundareswara, and Venkateshwara, were installed according the agamas and yantras. Nandi, Siva's vehicle, is directly opposite to Siva. Garuda, Vishnu's vehicle, is directly opposite to Venkateswara. Lakshmi, the companion of Vishnu, is the Goddess of wealth. She is represented as Padmavati.
After 12 years, in June 1994, Ashtabhandhana was performed for the main deities. The east Rajagopuram, three gopurams and four prakara temples with sannadhis for Maha Ganapathi, Ayyappa, Subramanya Parivar, Ramar Parivar, Anjaneeya, Radha-Krishna, Durga, Jyothi, Kannikaparameshwari, Navagraha, Bairavar, Natarajar, and Sivakami were constructed in July 1995. The Maha Kumbhabhishekam for the Rajagopuram and for prakara temples were performed on July 16, 1995. The Kalyana Mandapam was inaugurated in July 1998. A few years later in October 2003, MTS inaugurated the Youth Center, which boasts a kitchen and library. Currently, MTS is completing the Visitors Center, which was inaugurated in December 2009, and will include library /gift shop, temple archives, meditation room, and the Ratham house. The newly built silver Ratham will be used for procession during important Hindu festivals.
Listen to MTS Radio every Sunday from 10:30 AM to 11:00 AM on KILE AM 1560 Houston, TX and here on the web



Temple Timings
Monday - Thursdays
8:30 AM to 12 noon and   5:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Fridays
8:30 AM to 12 noon and   5:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Weekends and National Holidays
8:30 AM to 8:30 PM


Sunday, May 12 AKSHAYA THRITHIYA RAJA MAATHANGI HOMAM
FRIDAY, May 24, VAIGASI VISHAGAM
Saturday, May 25, MTS Chess Tournament
RAJA Mathangi HOMOM (108 Sumangali Pooja)
         On Sunday, May 12, 2013 at 10:00 AM at the Main Temple


Temple Location

17130 McLean Road, Pearland TX 77584
281-489-0358   

Temple Directions

From Houston Downtown Intercontinental airport:
Take highway 59 south and take exit for south freeway 288.
On 288 south, take FM 518 Pearland exit after McHard exit.
Turn left on 518 under the bridge.
Soon after Frost bank, stay on right lane of Y fork.
Take right on McLean at stop sign after shopping center.
After 3 stop signs and 2.3 miles, temple is on the right side after county road 101.
From Sugar Land:
Take highway 6 east towards Galveston and Alvin.
At Chevron gas station at Manvel, take left on highway 1128.
After five miles and a curve take right on 101 at flashing light.
After 2 miles and at second stop sign, turn right on McLean (CR 104).
Temple is on the right after 1/2 mile.
From Texas medical center and Astrodome:
Take 610 loop south. Take 288 south exit towards Freeport.
On 288, take Pearland exit after McHard.
Take left on 518. Soon after Frost Bank, stay on right lane at Y fork.
Take right on McLean at stop sign and after a shopping center.
Pass 3 stop signs and 2.3 miles. Temple is on the right side after CR 101.
From Galveston:
Take 45 north.
Take FM 2351 Friendswood exit.
Turn left on 2351.
Turn right on 518 near Campus bank.
Go past Telephone road (Hwy 35) and railway track.
Turn left on McLean Road just before Frost bank.
Pass 3 stop sign and go 2.3 miles on McLaen Rd or CR 104.
The temple is on the right after CR101

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Contact Us
SRI MEENAKSHI TEMPLE SOCIETY
17130 McLean Road,
Pearland, TX, USA 77584-4630
temple@emeenakshi.org

Name
Designation
Phone
 Main Temple
 
  281-489-0358 Extn 100 / 101
  Office
 
  281-489-0358 Extn 100 / 110
  Temple Fax (for Pooja Requests)
 
  281-489-3540
  Temple Kitchen
 
  281-489-0358 Extn 227
  Library
 
  281-489-0358 Extn 125
  Sri Tupil Narasiman
  Chairman
  tnarasiman@gmail.com
  Sri Rajendra Mikkilineni
  Secretary
  rajmikkilineni@yahoo.com
  Sri Parthiban Dhanabalan
  Treasurer
  d_parthiban@yahoo.com
  Vatsa Kumar
  Executive Officer
  281-489-0358; 832-689-6448
Sri K. Venkatachalam
  Administrator
281-857-6096
 Late Sri Rajarathana Bhattar
  Priest Emeritus
 
  Sri Doraiswamy Bhattar
  Priest

  Sri Manickasundara Bhattar
  Priest
  
  Sri Pavan Kumar Sri Bhashyam
  Priest
 
  Sri N.Kalyana Sundaram
  Priest
  
  Sri R.K.E. Parameswaran
  Priest
  
  Sri Santhanam Bhattar
  Priest

  Sri Sridharan Raghavan
  Priest


Pooja Services Festivals and Special Poojas
Gurupeyarchi Abhishekam, Gurupeyarchi Abhishekam and Homam



Om Tat Sat
                                                        
(Continued...)                                                                                                                              



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