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Madurai Travel Tours Guide | Tour Packages from Madurai
Madurai
Tamil Nadu travel guide will takes you to another temple city of South India.
Madurai is the second largest city of the state of Tamil Nadu.
It is famous for its temples, especially for the celebrated Meenakshi Temple Madurai Travel Tours Guide.
Situated on the banks of river Vaigai, it derives its name from the divine nectar (Madhu) that was showered from the locks of Lord Shiva according to a popular legend Madurai Travel Tours Guide.
The city has a rich cultural heritage which it has inherited from the great Tamil era, which is more than 2500 years old.
Once the capital of the great Pandya kings, Madurai was an important cultural and commercial center even as early as 550 AD.
temple at Madurai Madurai Travel Tours Guide.
Today, Madurai is a well-known producer of some of the finest textiles in India and some of the best harvests of jasmine flowers Madurai Travel Tours Guide.
The city of Madurai is also mentioned in Megasthenes' Indica. He was an ancient Greek diplomat and envoy to India in the 3rd century BC , who wrote praises about this temple city Tour Packages from Madurai.
Madurai's glory reached its peak, during the reign of the Cholas and then during the Pandyas' regime in the 13th century.
History of Madurai
Madurai, the city is as old as its history, which dates back to the Sangam period of the pre Christian era.
Madurai's honour returned in an impaired form in the earlier part of this millennium Tour Packages from Madurai.
Later, Madurai came under the rule of the Vijayanagar kingdom, after it was plundered by the destructive armies of Delhi (Malik Kafur) Tour Packages from Madurai.
During the 16th and 18th centuries, Madurai was ruled by the Nayak Emperors, the foremost of whom was Tirumalai Nayakar Tour Packages from Madurai.
In the Sangam period, poet Nakkeerar was associated with some of the Tiruvilayaadal episodes of Sundareswarar. Even today these episodes are enacted as a part of temple festival traditions Tour Packages from Madurai.
Attractions At Madurai
The ancient and historical city of Madurai has many places that pulls tourists from all over the world and makes it one of the most travel destinatiions in South India Tour Packages from Madurai.
Among the most famous attractions at Madurai, is the Meenakshi Amman Temple, where the main deities are Goddess Meenakshi and Lord Shiva.
The temple has 985 beautifully sculptured pillars, forming the Thousand Pillar Mandapam Hall. It has also been the center of Tamil art, music and dance.
The Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam is another prime attraction in Madurai. The presiding deity of this temple is Lord Vigneshwara. This temple is also the host of the annual float festival celebrated in the months of January and February. Thirupparankundram, situated 6 kms southwest of Madurai, is a small town known for its sacred granite hill. This place is regarded as one of the six dwellings of Lord Subramaniyam Tour Packages from Madurai.
There is also a cave temple and a rock cut temple built by the Pandyas in the 8th century. Besides these attractions, Munnar, Thekkadi Wildlife Sanctuary and Palani Hills are other places of interest around Madurai.
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