M A D U R A I Location
: Located in Tamilnadu,It is one of major city in Tamilnadu. Area :
3741.73 sq. kms. Population : Approx. 922,913.
Tourist
Spot » From Madurai City(Bus Stand) -
All the below are located between 5 to 70 kms
Meenakshi
Temple Tirumalay Nayak Place Le bassin de Teppakulam Koodal Alagar Temple Vandiyur
Kanmoy Tourist Comlex Vandiyur
Mariamman Teppakulam Gandhi Museum Thirupparankunram Alagar Koil Vaigai Dam Kodaikkanal
How to reach Madurai
? : Roadway :
It
is connected with all important cities of South
India. : Railway :
Madurai
is a major Railways Junction connected with important
cities of Tamilnadu. : Airway :
Madurai Airport is connected with Chennai, Bangalore
and Tiruchirapalli.
History of Madurai
Once the capital city of Pandyas, Madurai
is today the second largest city in Tamil Nadu.
It is famous for the
Meenakshi Temple with its towering gopurams and rare sculptures. The city is
said to have got its name from the drops
of nectar (Mathuram) that fell from Shiva's locks when he came to bless its people
for constructing a temple for him.
Originally named Madhurapuri or the 'land of nectar', the name later got modified
as Madurai.
Madurai lies on the banks of the river Vaigai.
The temple and the old city are on the banks,
while modern Madurai with
its textile mills, engineering industries and
large university sprawls around.
Meenakshi
Temple
