{"id":33508,"date":"2017-10-27T08:26:07","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T08:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=33508"},"modified":"2017-10-27T08:26:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-27T08:26:07","slug":"meenakshi-sundareswar-temple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/meenakshi-sundareswar-temple\/","title":{"rendered":"Meenakshi Sundareswar Temple"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Question: Which one of the following places was selected for the cleanest iconic place award-2017?<\/strong><br \/>\n(a) Tajmahal<br \/>\n(b) Meenakshi Sundareswar Temple<br \/>\n(c) Vaishno temple<br \/>\n(d) Ajmer Sharif<br \/>\n<strong>Answer: (b)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Related Facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>On October 1<sup>st<\/sup>, 2017, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation announced the 10 most clean iconic place under the &#8216;Swachhta Hi Seva&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Meenakshi Sundareswar temple of Madurai was remained at the first place as the Cleanest Iconic Place for 2017.<\/li>\n<li>Under the &#8216;Swachh Bharat Mission&#8217; by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, on October 2, a special award was given to Madurai Municipal Corporation on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.<\/li>\n<li>Till March 2018, the temple complex has to be completely made of plastic free area.<\/li>\n<li>This scheme worth approximately Rs 11.65 crore is being sponsored by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd.<\/li>\n<li>This temple has 12 Gopurams and its sanctum is 2500 years old.<\/li>\n<li>Malik Kafur, the Islamic conqueror (Allauddin Khilji&#8217;s general), almost demolished it after looting in 1310 AD.<\/li>\n<li>It was reconstructed by Tirumalaya Nayak between 1623-1655 AD.<\/li>\n<li>Meenakshi Sundareswar Temple is related to Lord Shiva and Parvati.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Reference:<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tamil-nadu\/meenakshi-temple-gets-cleanest-iconic-place-tag\/article19782075.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tamil-nadu\/meenakshi-temple-gets-cleanest-iconic-place-tag\/article19782075.ece<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Madurai\/madurais-meenakshi-temple-named-best-swachh-iconic-place-in-india\/article19780817.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/cities\/Madurai\/madurais-meenakshi-temple-named-best-swachh-iconic-place-in-india\/article19780817.ece<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/trinitymirror.tv\/meenakshi-temple-gets-clean-award-cm-praises-officials\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/trinitymirror.tv\/meenakshi-temple-gets-clean-award-cm-praises-officials\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: Which one of the following places was selected for the cleanest iconic place award-2017? (a) Tajmahal (b) Meenakshi Sundareswar Temple (c) Vaishno temple (d) Ajmer Sharif Answer: (b) Related Facts: On October 1st, 2017, the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation announced the 10 most clean iconic place under the &#8216;Swachhta Hi Seva&#8217;. 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