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| title = Queen ([[Maharani]]) of [[Madurai]] and [[Korkai]]<br>Maharani<br>Raja Mata<br />
| name = Kanchanamalai<br />
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| caption = Statue of Kanchanamalai at her temple<br />
| birth_place = [[Chola Nadu]]<br />
| spouse = [[Malayadhvaja Pandya]]<br />
| issue = [[Meenakshi]]<br />
| succession = [[Pandya dynasty|Queen consort of Madurai & Korkai and Empress of Pandyan dynasty]]<br />
| reign = 1200 BCE<br />
| father = Surashena<br />
| dynasty = [[Solar dynasty|Suryavamsha]] (by birth)<br>[[Pandyan Dynasty]] (by marriage)<br />
}}<br />
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'''Kanchanamalai''' (Tamil:காஞ்சனமலை) was legendary queen consort of [[Madurai]] and [[Korkai]] and also empress of the [[Pandya dynasty]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Pillai |first=M. S. Purnalingam |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QIeqvcai5XQC&dq=kanchanamalai&pg=PA283 |title=Tamil Literature |date=1994 |publisher=Asian Educational Services |isbn=978-81-206-0955-6 |language=en}}</ref> She ruled [[Madurai]] alongside her husband, King [[Malayadhwaja Pandya|Malayadhvaja Pandya]]. She was also the mother of [[Meenakshi]]. Kanchanamalai is believed to be the reincarnation of Vidyavati (a princess of [[Gandharva]] kingdom).<br />
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== Life ==<br />
Nothing is mentioned or known about Kanchanamalai outside of this legend written during the Meenakshi era. Kanchanamalai was born to king Surashena of the [[Solar dynasty]]. She was a pious devotee of the goddess [[Parvati]]. When Kanchanamalai was living her old birth as Vidyavati, she requested that [[Parvati]] be born as her daughter in her next birth. While performing a [[yajna]] with her husband, she was granted a child called [[Meenakshi]] who was a reincarnation of goddess [[Parvati]].<br />
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== Widowhood ==<br />
After the death of her husband king [[Malayadhwaja Pandya|Malayadhvaja Pandya]], she lost her role as queen consort and later assumed the role as ''Raja Mata'' (widow of former king) and also witnessed the [[coronation]] of her daughter [[Meenakshi]] as she became the ruler and [[queen regnant]] of [[Madurai]] and prime empress of [[Pandya]] clan. She also witnessed the wedding of [[Meenakshi]] and Sundareśvarar. After the wedding of her daughter it is believed that she spent her last days of life in her chamber.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2012-10-17 |title='Once Upon A Madurai' |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/leisure/%E2%80%98Once-Upon-A-Madurai%E2%80%99/article12561163.ece |access-date=2023-06-03 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
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==Temple and legacy==<br />
A temple in [[Madurai]], Arulmigu Kanchanamalai Amman Tirukovil, was built and dedicated to Kanchanamalai. She is seen as a goddess by few devotees because she was the mother of [[Meenakshi]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 January 2020 |title=The Temple of Meenakshi's Mother |url=https://indiancolumbus.blogspot.com/2020/01/KanchanaMalaMadurai.html |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=The Temple of Meenakshi's Mother}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-10-27 |title=Kanchanamalai Amman Temple Portal in Madurai Tamil Nadu India |url=https://ingress-intel.com/portal/kanchanamalai-amman-temple/ |access-date=2023-06-03 |website=Ingress Intel |language=en-US}}</ref><br />
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==Sources==<br />
* {{citation |last=Mookerji |first=Radha Kumud |author-link=Radha Kumud Mukherjee |title=Queen Kanchanamalai. The unspoken queen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i-y6ZUheQH8C |edition=4th |year=1988 |orig-year=first published in 1966 |publisher=[[Motilal Banarsidass]] |isbn=81-208-0433-3 }}<br />
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