Meenakshi Temple Society
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.