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An illustration of a south Indian gopuram, standing for Sri Meenakshi Devasthanam, Pearland

Sakta (Amman) · Houston, Texas, United States

Sri Meenakshi Devasthanam, Pearland

ஹூஸ்டன் மீனாட்சி தேவஸ்தானம்

Meenakshi with Sundareswarar and Venkateswara, and a Navagraha sannidhi

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The temple in short

Deity
Meenakshi with Sundareswarar and Venkateswara, and a Navagraha sannidhi
Where
Houston, Texas, United States · 29.49N 95.33W
Usual hours
9 am – 12 pm, 6 pm – 8.30 pm; 9 am – 8.30 pm at weekends — hours change with festivals and the season; check before travelling. Were these right when you went?
Grahas
Sukran Sani Chandran
Visited for
The one Meenakshi temple outside Madurai, built by Houston’s Tamil families from the late 1970s and now the main temple of the Gulf coast. Chithirai Thirukalyanam is its great day.
Kept for Moon, Venus and Saturn, 3 of the nine grahas a temple can be visited for.

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Parihaaram is traditional practice, offered for devotion and peace of mind; it is not a guaranteed cure of any condition. Temple hours change with festivals and the season, so check before travelling.