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
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
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
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
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
.
Contact Us
SRI MEENAKSHI TEMPLE SOCIETY
17130 McLean Road,
Pearland, TX, USA 77584-4630
temple@emeenakshi.org
17130 McLean Road,
Pearland, TX, USA 77584-4630
temple@emeenakshi.org
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Name
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Designation
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Phone
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Main
Temple
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281-489-0358 Extn 100 / 101
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Office
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281-489-0358 Extn 100 / 110
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Temple
Fax (for Pooja
Requests)
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281-489-3540
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Temple
Kitchen
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281-489-0358 Extn 227
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Library
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281-489-0358 Extn 125
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Sri Tupil Narasiman
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Chairman
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tnarasiman@gmail.com
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Sri Rajendra Mikkilineni
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Secretary
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rajmikkilineni@yahoo.com
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Sri Parthiban Dhanabalan
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Treasurer
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d_parthiban@yahoo.com
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Vatsa Kumar
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Executive Officer
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281-489-0358; 832-689-6448
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Sri K. Venkatachalam
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Administrator
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281-857-6096
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Late Sri Rajarathana Bhattar
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Priest Emeritus
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Sri Doraiswamy Bhattar
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Priest
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Sri Manickasundara Bhattar
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Priest
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Sri Pavan Kumar Sri Bhashyam
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Priest
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Sri N.Kalyana Sundaram
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Priest
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Sri R.K.E. Parameswaran
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Priest
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Sri Santhanam Bhattar
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Priest
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Sri Sridharan Raghavan
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Priest
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Pooja Services Festivals and Special Poojas
Gurupeyarchi Abhishekam, Gurupeyarchi Abhishekam and Homam
Om Tat Sat
(Continued...)
(My
humble salutations to the great devotees
, wikisources and Pilgrimage tourist guide for the
collection )
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